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Mr. Chandler Martin Page 4 If the proposed end use of the site is to return the area to rangeland, then the operator should salvage available topsoil for treatment of the reclaimed landform. The quality of the resultant rangeland will likely be limited if topsoil is not salvaged and respread. 10. CCR Section 3503 (8) requires that appropriate revegetation methods be used for reclaiming a site. The plan puts forth very little, and contradictory, information on revegetating the site; i.e, the plan states that the site will be 1 reseeded with native grasses and that the site will be allowed to revegetate naturally (without reseeding) . The reclamation plan for this site should include a full revegetation plan that details the type of seed, methods of t seeding, season of seeding, any proposed soil amendments, etc. The best method for determining the species to be used to revegetate a site is to note the species currently growing on that site (refer back to comment #5) . 11. Recent amendments to SMARA (Assembly Bills 3551 and 3903/Chapters 1097 and 1101, Statutes of 1990) , which became effective January 1, 1991, require that financial assurances be required of all surface mining operations to guarantee site reclamation; that the financial assurances be payable to the SMARA lead agency and the State Geologist; that the financial assurances be submitted to the State Geologist for his review and comment; and that lead agencies annually inspect mining operations to determine SMARA compliance. These requirements should be incorporated into the reclamation plan prior to approval . Section 2774 (d) of the same legislation requires that lead agencies send a copy of the reclamation plan to the State Geologist for review no less than 45 days prior to approval . The lead agency is also required to prepare a written . response describing the disposition of the major issues raised. In particular, when the lead agencies position is at variance with recommendations and objections raised in the State Geologist' s comments, the written response shall address, in detail, why specific comments and suggestions were not .accepted. Written comments received and responses prepared by the lead agency should be forwarded to the operator.