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STATE OF COLORADO <br />D1vISI?N ?F R?LAh?A?l+?l?, MINING A?N?? A???Y <br />Departrrm?nt of ??t?rrel Resorr€r?es <br />131 ? ?h?rrn?n ??., Raem 215 <br />DenV?er, '??p{?r??? ?'??!?? <br />FAQ: ?3?3? 832-8106 <br />August ??, 2oa? <br />C?LC?I?,??? <br />1?[VCSrph! b? <br />RECI.?A?`I+?1 <br />!'?INI?I? <br />.?F ?"?' <br />Dili Ritter, Jr. <br />Gov?rn?r <br />r. Flay lira ra <br />Seneca oal r?ompany ??, Harris Q. ??erman <br />I?., Bad ??'? ?xecut??+e Director <br />Rr?n?id w. ?attany <br />?????, ? ? ? Clivision C]ir??:tor <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />?? ?neaa II-'?f ?lin? ?Pri? IVc?. ???2-??? <br />T??hr?ical Re?i???? IVo. ?T?-+??? ??r?t?i?n ?Ic?nitc?rin?g <br />Dear Mr. Karo, <br />The C?ivision has reviewed the above referenced technical revision appl?catianr v?'e cancurwith <br />the proposal to terminate the requirement for quantitative interim vegetation rnonitarinc?, liven <br />the operational status and the current focus on sampling for bend release. I?a?rever, we have <br />number of questions re?ardin specific aspects of the amended Tab ? test. <br />1. The items listed under "Annual Reporting" an amended page ?? were revised to delete <br />references to light use rued updates and submittal of rerade+? topography <br />dacumentation and carrmparisan with approved t?pcraphy? <br />Pl??as? pr?vi?d +??pln?ati+?n?jutifioati?n ??r t?le?? prv??s?d +del+?ti?na. <br />The sectien titled "Sam?!lin lnteisit ", at t e top of amended pale ?+? appears to be <br />relief fram the interim rnonitorinc? narrative of the currently appraved permit. Inclusion of <br />this narrative a a subheading under "Testing far successful ?clamatian" w?auld not <br />appear to be apprapriate and would likely Feed to confusion. arnpli?ng intensity far <br />success demonstration must be "statistically valid" in accordance with Dule 4.1 .? ?i <br />requirements. Nate that the next to lest sentence of the section states that ".. ,the <br />monitc?rin data are intended for evaluatian...and not for strict stet%stical analysis", which <br />is not apprapriate in the context of success demonstration for band release. <br />?lea?e d?ele?? ?e +??ctivn car r?vie ? ?rarrnt+??d t? adc?r?s sm??i?c? int?ni? fir <br />st?ti ti?ally va1i ?m?nstratl?n? a r?r?etation success. <br />At the bottom of emended pale 4? under "Extended Deference Area Approach", the <br />final sentence of the currently appraved text ??s a ?Iac?C of ?ec?a?ea' Ir?d' i{ <br />c?eJir?ea?°e'...? was deleted. <br />If the dltlvrt eras inadv?ertnt, I?? restore ??? aric?inal t+??c?, !? ??e ?eleti?n v??s <br />in?nd?, Tease pror?i? +xplantic?n?justific?a?ivn. <br />4. There is a lame gap in the narrative following the second paragraph of amended page <br />?. Four pees of currently appraved narrative addressing species diversity success <br />C?ffic? cif ?ffi?e ?? <br />Mined Land' ?ec?arr??t?n Denver # bran Juncti?an ? Durar??c? A??ive and Inactive Mires