reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Rule 11-8-8-2-A-7 - Phase III Revegetation Success Standards for Residential Land › Section 11-8-8-2-A-7-VII - Mitigation Plan

Current through June 25, 2024
Ground cover must be greater than or equal to an average
						of seventy percent coverage, and/or tree and shrub stocking must achieve the
						standards set in the permit, the fifth year following completion of the initial
						seeding. If they do not achieve these standards, the permittee must submit a
						mitigation plan to the Permit Board which includes the following:
1. A statement outlining the
					 problem.
2. A discussion of what
					 practices, beyond normal agronomic practices, the operator intends to use to
					 enable the area to finally meet the release standards.
3. A new Phase III liability release plan.
If renovation, soil substitution or any other practice
						which constitutes augmentation is employed, the five-year responsibility period
						begins again.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Rule 11-8-8-2-A-8 - Phase III Revegetation Success Standards for Wildlife Habitat › Section 11-8-8-2-A-8-I - Introduction

Current through June 25, 2024
This policy describes the criteria and procedures for
						determining Phase III success standards for areas being restored to wildlife
						habitat.
Revegetation success on wildlife habitat must be
						determined on the basis of the following conditions:
1. General revegetation requirements of the
					 approved permit;
2. Ground cover;
					 and
3. Tree/shrub/ or half-shrub
					 stocking and survival.
The permittee is responsible for measuring the vegetation
						and for submitting the data to the Department for analysis. Measurements of the
						vegetation must be made in accordance with the procedures outlined in this
						document.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Rule 11-8-8-2-A-8 - Phase III Revegetation Success Standards for Wildlife Habitat › Section 11-8-8-2-A-8-II - General Revegetation Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
The general requirements for revegetation shall be
						considered satisfied upon the determination by the Department that:
A. The permittee has established on regraded
					 areas and all other disturbed areas, except water areas, surface areas of roads
					 and areas around buildings that are approved as part of the postmining land
					 use, a vegetative cover that is in accordance with the reclamation plan in the
					 approved permit and that is:
1. Diverse,
					 effective, and permanent;
2.
					 Comprised of species native to the area, or of introduced species which are
					 allowable under Addendum T, necessary to achieve the postmining land use, and
					 approved by the Permit Board;
3. At
					 least equal in extent of cover to the natural vegetation of the area;
					 and
4. Capable of stabilizing the
					 soil surface from erosion.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Rule 11-8-8-2-A-8 - Phase III Revegetation Success Standards for Wildlife Habitat › Section 11-8-8-2-A-8-III - Success Standards and Measurement Frequency

Current through June 25, 2024
A.
					 Ground Cover
1. The success standard for
					 wildlife ground cover shall be considered acceptable if it has at least seventy
					 percent density with ninety percent statistical confidence interval (one sided
					 test with a .10 alpha error) for the last year of the five year responsibility
					 period.
2. The aggregate of areas
					 with less than seventy percent ground cover must not exceed five percent of the
					 release area. These areas must not be larger than one acre and must be
					 completely surrounded by desirable vegetation which has a ground cover of
					 seventy percent. Areas void of desirable vegetation may not be larger than one
					 quarter acre and must be surrounded by desirable vegetation which has a ground
					 cover of seventy percent.
3. No
					 more than thirty-five percent of the stand can consist of approved species not
					 listed in the permit.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Rule 11-8-8-2-A-8 - Phase III Revegetation Success Standards for Wildlife Habitat › Section 11-8-8-2-A-8-IV - Sampling Procedures

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Random Sampling
1. To assure that the samples truly represent
					 the vegetative characteristics of the whole release or reference area, the
					 permittee must use methods that will provide 1) a random selection of sampling
					 sites, 2) a sampling technique unaffected by the sampler's preference, and 3)
					 sufficient samples to represent the true mean of the vegetative
					 characteristics.
2. Sampling points
					 shall be randomly located by using a grid overlay on a map of the release or
					 reference area and by choosing horizontal and vertical coordinates as described
					 in Addendum A. Each sample point must fall within the release area boundaries
					 and be within an area having the vegetative cover type being measured.
					 Additionally, if the release area does not consist of a single unit, at least
					 one sample point must be measured in each noncontiguous unit.
3. The permittee shall notify the Office of
					 Geology ten days prior to conducting sampling or other harvesting operations to
					 allow any authorized representative of the Department an opportunity to monitor
					 the sampling procedures.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Rule 11-8-8-2-A-8 - Phase III Revegetation Success Standards for Wildlife Habitat › Section 11-8-8-2-A-8-V - Data Analysis

Current through June 25, 2024
If the data show that revegetation success has been met,
						the permittee shall submit the data to the Department for review in the format
						shown in Addenda C and F within thirty days of collection.
When the data indicate that the average ground cover
						and/or tree and shrub average stocking density is insufficient, but close to
						the standards, the permittee may submit the data to the Department to determine
						if the vegetation is acceptable when statistically compared to the standards
						using a ninety percent statistical confidence interval. Addenda E and M explain
						how the statistical analysis will be performed.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Rule 11-8-8-2-A-8 - Phase III Revegetation Success Standards for Wildlife Habitat › Section 11-8-8-2-A-8-VI - Maps

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Whenever a new Phase III plan is submitted
					 to the Permit Board, it must be accompanied by maps showing the location of the
					 area proposed for release covered by the plan.
B. Whenever data from a previously approved
					 plan is submitted to the Permit board, it must be accompanied by maps showing:
1. the location of each transect and sampling
					 circle location,
2. the area
					 covered by the plan, and
3. all
					 permit boundaries.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Rule 11-8-8-2-A-8 - Phase III Revegetation Success Standards for Wildlife Habitat › Section 11-8-8-2-A-8-VII - Mitigation Plan

Current through June 25, 2024
Ground cover must be greater than or equal to seventy
						percent coverage and tree and shrub stocking must achieve the standards set in
						the permit the fifth year following completion of the initial seeding. If they
						do not achieve these standards, the permittee must submit a mitigation plan to
						the Permit Board which includes the following:
1. a statement outlining the
					 problem;
2. a discussion of what
					 practices, beyond normal agronomic practices, the operator intends to use to
					 enable the area to finally meet the release standards; and
3. a new Phase III liability release plan.
If renovation, soil substitution, or any other practice
						which constitutes augmentation is employed, the five-year responsibility period
						begins again.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Addendum 11-8-2-11-8-2-A-B - Productivity Summary Data Form for Sampling Frames

Current through June 25, 2024
Rules 2,4,5,6
Example of format for summarizing sampling frame
					 data
Page _____ of ________
Company name ____________________________ Permit no.
					 ___________________________
Check one: ____ Reclaimed area ____ Reference area: if
					 reference area, indicate permit to which data will be compared.
					 _____________________________________________________
Land use
					 ______________________________________________________________________
Acres in sampling area (a) ________ Number of samples taken
					 (n) ___________
Date of sampling ____________
sample number
wet weight in grams
(reclaimed area) oven dry weight in grams (dw)
(reference plot) adjusted for differing soil series in
							 grams (adw)
__________
_________
_________
________
[SIGMA]dw
[SIGMA]adw
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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Addendum 11-8-2-11-8-2-A-C, Part 1 - Cover Line Point Transect Data Summary Sheet

Current through June 25, 2024
Rules 1,3,6,7,8
Example of Format for Summarizing Line Point Transect
					 Data
Page of _______
Company name _________________ Permit no.
					 ________________________
Land use
					 __________________________________________________________
Acres in release area _________________ No. of transects
					 used (n) = ________________
Date of sampling ____________________
transect no. (n)
acceptable points found (out of 100) (x)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16 (extend as needed)
n =___________ [SIGMA]x =
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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Addendum 11-8-2-11-8-2-A-C, Part 2 - Cover Line Point Transect Sheet

Current through June 25, 2024
Rules 1,3,4,5,6,7,8
Example of Format for Recording Line Point Transect
					 Information:
Page ___ of _____
Company name _________________________ Permit no.
					 ___________________________
Land use
					 _____________________________________________________________________
Date of sampling _________________ Line point transect #
					 _______________________
accept or Point # unaccept
accept or Point # unaccept
accept or Point # unaccept
accept or Point # unaccept
1
26
51
76
2
27
52
77
3
28
53
78
4
29
54
79
5
30
55
80
6
31
56
81
7
32
57
82
8
33
58
83
9
34
59
84
10
35
60
85
11
36
61
86
12
37
62
87
13
38
63
88
14
39
64
89
15
40
65
90
16
41
66
91
17
42
67
92
18
43
68
93
19
44
69
94
20
45
70
95
21
46
71
96
22
47
72
97
23
48
73
98
24
49
74
99
25
50
75
100
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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Addendum 11-8-2-11-8-2-A-D - Data Form for Row Crop Production Data

Current through June 25, 2024
Rules 2,5
Page of _______
Company name _________________ Permit no.
					 __________________________
Check one: _________ Reclaimed area _________ Reference
					 area: if reference area, indicate permit to which data will be compared.
					 _____________________________________________________
Land use
					 _____________________________________________________________________
Acres in sampling area (a) ___________
Date of sampling __________________
weight tickets/ pounds or bushels strip no.
unadjusted weight or yield/acre
(reclaimed area) moisture adjusted weight or
							 yield/acre
(reference area) adjusted for differing soil series
							 weight or yield/acre
Refer to Addendum R to calculate the moisture
								adjusted yield per acre.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Addendum 11-8-2-11-8-2-A-E - Statistical Analysis on Ground Cover Measurements

Current through June 25, 2024
Rules 1,7,8
In performing statistical comparisons for ground cover,
					 results of randomly assigned line-point transects will be compared to the
					 success standard of seventy percent ground cover at a ninety percent confidence
					 interval, as illustrated in the following example:
Null hypothesis: ground cover on release area >= 70%
					 ground cover
Alternate hypothesis: ground cover on release area < 70%
					 ground cover
release area sample results (x)
ground cover standard
x2
Assume that it took 10 samples to achieve sample
							 adequacy
41%
70%
72%
89%
42%
69%
80%
42%
57%
77%
89%
[SIGMA]x =
658%
[SIGMA] x2 = 46,574
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Since .695 < 1.38, the null hypothesis is not rejected.
					 It can then be determined that the ground cover on the release area is greater
					 than or equal to the target ground cover.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Addendum 11-8-2-11-8-2-A-F, Part 1 - Density Sampling Circles Summary Sheet

Current through June 25, 2024
Rules 1,7,8
Example of format for summarizing sampling circles
					 information.
Page _____of_____
Company
					 name________________________________________________________________
Permit
					 no.____________________________________________________________________
Land use
					 ____________________________________________________________________
Date(s) of
					 sampling____________________________________________________________
Acres in release
					 area___________________________________________________________
Area of each sampling circle in
					 acres______________________________________________
No. of sampling circles used
					 (n)__________________________________________________
Total no. of countable trees tallied
					 ([NI]x)____________________________________________
Total no. of countable trees 3 years or older ([NI]3
					 years)_______________________________
% of trees 3 years or older = [NI]3 years/3x =
					 _________________ This figure must equal (from or exceed 80% to be Sampling
					 successful for final
Circles bond release. Data Sheet(s)
total number of countable trees per acre ([NI]x) / n x 50
					 =
Target number of trees per acre from approved Phase III
					 Release Plan =
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Addendum 11-8-2-11-8-2-A-F, Part 2 - Density Sampling Circles Data Sheet

Current through June 25, 2024
Rules 2,7,8
Example of format for recording sampling circles
					 information.
Page _____ of _____
Company name ________________ Permit no.
					 ________________________
Land use
					 ______________________________________________________________________
Date of sampling
					 _______________________________________________________________
sampling circle no. (n)
countable trees (x)
number of countable trees 3 years or older (3 years)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
(extend as needed)
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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Addendum 11-8-2-11-8-2-A-G - Values with a one-tailed t distribution for various degrees of freedom (d.f.)

Current through June 25, 2024
All Rules
d.f.
t = 0.1
1
3.078
2
1.886
3
1.638
4
1.533
5
1.476
6
1.440
7
1.415
8
1.397
9
1.383
10
1.372
11
1.363
12
1.356
13
1.350
14
1.345
15
1.341
16
1.337
17
1.333
18
1.330
19
1.328
20
1.325
21
1.323
22
1.321
23
1.319
24
1.318
25
1.316
26
1.315
27
1.314
28
1.313
29
1.311
30
1.310
40
1.303
60
1.296
120
1.289
[INFINITY]
1.282
Note: for the sample adequacy calculations and 1 tail
					 productivity comparisons, use column t = 0.1
From: Chambers, Jeanne C., and Ray W. Brown, 1983, Methods
					 for vegetation sampling and analysis on revegetated mined lands, General
					 Technical Report INT-151. Ogden, UT: United States Department of Agriculture,
					 Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station,
					 57p.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Addendum 11-8-2-11-8-2-A-H - Statistical Analysis on Tree and Shrub Stocking Measurements

Current through June 25, 2024
Rules 1,7
This example assumes that eighty percent of the trees are
					 more than three years old. If they are not, there is no reason to proceed with
					 this analysis.
In performing statistical comparisons for tree and shrub
					 stocking, results of randomly assigned sampling circles will be compared to the
					 success standard, hypothetically 500 trees or shrubs/acre at a ninety percent
					 confidence statistical interval, as illustrated in the following
					 example:
Null hypothesis: Sample stocking rate on release area>=
					 450 trees and shrubs.
Alternate hypothesis: Sample stocking rate on release
					 area< 450 trees and shrubs.
release area sample results (x)
Target release stocking rate
Assume that it
10
450 trees and shrubs
took 10 samples
9
to achieve sample
5
(90% of 500)
adequacy
8
= 9.0 trees/plot (1/50
							 acre sampling circle area)
9
9
8
8
9
9
[SIGMA]x =
84
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If the sample stocking rate mean, 0, is >= the Target
					 release stocking rate (9.0 in this example), then the sample stocking rate of
					 the release area is greater than the Target release stocking rate and is
					 successful. If, as in this example, the sample stocking rate mean, 0, is lower
					 than the target release stocking rate, you must proceed with the t test as
					 follows:
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t table: 0.10 df (10-1) = 1.383. Since 1.4.5 >= 1.383,
					 the null hypothesis is rejected. It can then be determined that the sample
					 stocking rate of the release area is not greater than or equal to the target
					 release stocking rate. The sample stocking rate fails.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Addendum 11-8-2-11-8-2-A-I - Example Use of Sample Adequacy Formula for Ground Cover Measurement

Current through June 25, 2024
Rules 1,4,6,7,8
In this example, the permittee has taken an initial group
					 of samples from ten randomly located line-point transects. The results of this
					 sampling are as follows:
1) Calculating
				  the variance:
transect no. (n)
acceptable points (out of 100) x
x2
1
86
7,396
2
90
8,100
3
76
5,776
4
82
6,724
5
40
1,600
6
76
5,776
7
40
1,600
8
82
6,724
9
86
7,396
10
90
8,100
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now we need to calculate the variance,
					 s2
number of transects (n) = 10
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from the data in the above example, we calculate:
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2) Determining sample adequacy:
from the t table, we find t for a sample size of 10
n-1 = degrees of freedom
10-1 = 9 degrees of freedom for our example
from the t table, locate the t statistic for 9 degrees of
					 freedom = 1.383
the sample adequacy formula is:
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where:
0 = the sample mean
n = the number of samples which will need to be
					 taken
t2 = t table value,
					 squared
s2 = variance
plugging these values into the sample adequacy formula, we
					 get:
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Since we already have taken 10 samples and the sample
					 adequacy formula tells us we need 13, we need to take an additional 3 transects
					 (13 - 10 = 3).
When those 3 additional transects have been taken, a new
					 variance must be calculated and the sample adequacy formula recalculated. This
					 is to ascertain that the 3 additional transects didn't somehow increase the
					 variance and, therefore, require still more transects. If this happens, the
					 additional transects must be taken and the variance recalculated to determine
					 sample adequacy.
The sample adequacy requirements must be fulfilled before a
					 comparison to the standard can be made.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Addendum 11-8-2-11-8-2-A-J - Example Use of Sample Adequacy Formula for Hay Production Measurements

Current through June 25, 2024
Rules 2, 4, 5
In this example, the permittee has taken an initial group
					 of ten randomly located sampling frames. The results of the sampling are as
					 follows:
frame no. (n)
oven dry weight per sampling frame x
x2
1
72.2
5,212.84
2
80.0
6,400.00
3
22.0
484.00
4
96.5
9,312.25
5
100.2
10,040.04
6
25.0
625.00
7
81.0
6,561.00
8
96.0
9,216.00
9
100.9
10,180.81
10
51.0
2,601.00
n=10
[SIGMA]x = 724.8
[SIGMA]x2 = 60,632.94
now we need to calculate the variance,
					 s2
number of sampling frames (n) = 10
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from the data in the above example, we calculate:
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2)
				  Determining sample adequacy:
from the t table, we find t for a sample size of 10
n-1 = degrees of freedom
10-1 = 9 degrees of freedom for our example
from the t table, locate the t statistic for 9 degrees of
					 freedom = 1.383
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n = the number of samples which will need to be
					 taken
t2 = t table value, squared (see
					 Addendum G)
s2 = variance
plugging these values into the sample adequacy formula, we
					 get:
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Since we already have taken 10 samples and the sample
					 adequacy formula tells us we need a total of 33, an additional 23 samples will
					 need to be taken.
When the 23 additional samples have been taken, a new
					 variance must be calculated and the sample adequacy formula recalculated. This
					 is to ascertain that the additional samples didn't somehow increase the
					 variance and, therefore, require still more samples. If this happens, the
					 additional samples must be taken and the variance recalculated to determine
					 sample adequacy.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Addendum 11-8-2-11-8-2-A-K - Example Use of Sample Adequacy Formula for Tree and Shrub Counts

Current through June 25, 2024
Rules 1,7,8
In this example, the permittee has taken an initial group
					 of ten randomly located sampling circles. The results of this sampling are as
					 follows:
sampling circle no. (n)
countable trees/acre x
x2
1
7
49
2
10
100
3
4
16
4
5
25
5
10
100
6
11
121
7
3
9
8
7
49
9
10
100
10
10
100
[SIGMA]x = 77
[SIGMA](x2) = 669
now we need to calculate the variance, s 
					 2
number of sampling circles (n) = 10
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2)
				  Determining sample adequacy:
from the t table, we find t for a sample size of 10
n-1 = degrees of freedom
10-1 = 9 degrees of freedom for our example
from the t table, locate the t statistic for 9 degrees of
					 freedom = 1.383
the sample adequacy formula is:
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n = the number of samples which will need to be
					 taken
t2 = t table value,
					 squared
s2 = variance
plugging these values into the sample adequacy formula, we
					 get:
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Since we already have taken 10 samples and the sample
					 adequacy formula tells us we need a total of 28, the sample adequacy
					 requirements have not been met.
When the 18 additional samples have been taken, a new
					 variance must be calculated and the sample adequacy formula recalculated. This
					 is to ascertain that the additional samples didn't somehow increase the
					 variance and, therefore, require still more samples. If this happens, the
					 additional samples must be taken and the variance recalculated to determine
					 sample adequacy.
In this example, it would have been wise to have taken an
					 initial sample of 15 or 20. Whenever large variation is noted, initial sample
					 size should be increased.
The sample adequacy requirements must be fulfilled before
					 proceeding with comparison to the standard.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Addendum 11-8-2-11-8-2-A-L - Statistical Analysis on Ground Cover Measurements

Current through June 25, 2024
Rules 3,4,6
In performing statistical comparisons for ground cover,
					 results of randomly assigned line-point transects will be compared to the
					 success standard (seventy percent ground cover at a ninety percent confidence
					 statistical interval), as illustrated in the following example:
Null hypothesis: ground cover on release area >=70%
					 ground cover.
Alternate hypothesis: ground cover on release area < 70%
					 ground cover.
sample results (x)
x2
release area
							 ground cover standard
assume that it
41%
1681
70%
took 10 samples (n)
72%
5184
to achieve sample
89%
7921
adequacy
42%
1764
69%
4761
80%
6400
42%
1764
57%
3249
77%
5929
89%
7921
[SIGMA]x = 658%
[SIGMA]x2 = 46,574
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Since 0.7 < 1.38, the null hypothesis is accepted; and
					 it is accepted that the ground cover on the release area is greater than or
					 equal to the target ground cover.
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Current through June 25, 2024
Rules 7, 8
This example assumes that 80% of the trees are more than
					 three years old. If they are not, there is no reason to proceed with this
					 analysis.
In performing statistical comparisons for tree and shrub
					 stocking, results of randomly assigned sampling circles will be compared to the
					 success standard, 250 trees or shrubs/acre hypothetically in this example, at a
					 ninety percent confidence statistical interval, as illustrated in the following
					 example:
Null hypothesis: Sample stocking rate on release area >=
					 the Target release stocking rate of trees and shrubs.
Alternate hypothesis: Sample stocking rate on release area
					 < the Target release stocking rate of trees and shrubs.
release area sample results (x)
Target release stocking rate
assume that it
4
225 trees and shrubs
took 10 samples (n)
4
(90% of 250)
to achieve sample
4
= 4.5 trees/plot
							 (1/50 acre
adequacy
4
sampling circle
							 area
6
4
4
4
4
4
[SIGMA]x = 42 sample stocking rate mean(0)
							 = [SIGMA]x / n = 42/ 10 = 4.2
If the sample stocking rate mean, 0, is >= the Target
					 release stocking rate, (4.5 in this example) then the sample stocking rate of
					 the release area is greater than the Target release stocking rate and is
					 successful. If, as in this example, the sample stocking rate mean, 0, is lower
					 than the Target release stocking rate, you must proceed with the t test as
					 follows:
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Since 1.5 >= 1.383, the null hypothesis is rejected. It
					 can be determined that the sample stocking rate of the release area is not
					 greater than or equal to the Target stocking rate. The stocking rate
					 fails
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Addendum 11-8-2-11-8-2-A-N - Statistical Analysis on Sampling Frame Data

Current through June 25, 2024
Rules 2,4,5
In performing statistical comparisons for hay production
					 when sample areas are harvested, harvest results of the randomly assigned
					 sample areas will be compared using a t-test to ninety percent of the target or
					 reference yield with a ninety percent confidence interval. The hypotheses
					 should be set up as follows:
Null hypothesis: hay yield on release area >= 90% of
					 target yield.
Alternate hypothesis: hay yield on release area < 90% of
					 target yield.
If USDA/NRCS target yield is used as a standard, the
					 tonnage of forage produced must be divided by 22,687.5 to convert it to sample
					 frame weights.
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Current through June 25, 2024
Rules 2,4,5
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If the test area production per acre is equal to or greater
					 than the reference production per acre, the test passes. If the test area
					 production is less than the reference, the statistical analysis needs to be
					 run. Refer to Addendum P.
*bale weight must be adjusted as per Addendum Q for
					 differing soil series productivity.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Addendum 11-8-2-11-8-2-A-P - Statistical Analysis on Whole Release Area Harvesting

Current through June 25, 2024
Rules 2,4,5
In performing statistical comparisons for hay production
					 when a whole field is harvested, the weights of either ten percent or fifteen
					 small bales, whichever is greater; or ten percent or fifteen round bales
					 whichever is greater are converted to lbs./ac. and compared to one hundred
					 percent of the reference or target yield, using a ninety percent or greater
					 statistical confidence level as approved by the Permit Board in consultation
					 with the USDA/NRCS. Release area harvest data must be compared to 100% of the
					 reference or target yield for prime farmland and to 90% of the reference area
					 or target yield for all other land uses. See the following example.
Null hypothesis: hay yield on release area > 100%
					 reference or target yield
Alternate hypothesis: hay yield on release area < 100%
					 reference or target yield
Example:
size of release area:
40 acres
number of bales harvested:
125
number of bales weighed:
15
Release Area Harvest Data
* weight per round bale (x) -lbs-
x2
100% reference area or target yield
1,100
1,210,000
1,000
1,000,000
3,200 lbs/ac
975
950,625
900
810,000
1,000
1,000,000
1,100
1,210,000
1,000
1,000,000
900
810,000
1,025
1,050,625
1,000
1,000,000
875
765,625
975
950,625
1,000
1,000,000
1,100
1,210,000
1,150
1,322,500
[SIGMA]x = 15,100
[SIGMA]x2 = 15,290,000
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* adjusted for differing soil series as per Addendum
					 Q.
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to determine the t-value, refer to Addendum G.
the degree of freedom is the number of samples (n) -
					 1
we had 15 samples, subtracting 1 = 14.
fourteen (14) degrees of freedom = 1.345 from column t. =
					 .10
therefore, the formula to calculate t value from the
					 harvest data is:
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Since 1.79 is greater than 1.345, the null hypothesis is
					 rejected. Crop yield data from the test area is different from the yield from
					 the reference area.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Addendum 11-8-2-11-8-2-A-Q - Yield Adjustments for Release Areas Due to Differing Soil Series

Current through June 25, 2024
Rules 2,4,5
When test plots and reference plots fall on different soil
					 series, adjustments must be made to compensate for the productivity difference.
					 Section II of the NRCS Field Office Technical Guide shall be used for this
					 purpose. For ease of calculation, this adjustment shall always be made to the
					 reference area yield.
Example 1:
area
soil series
productivity index (PI)
test plot
Barzo Sil 2-5%
76
reference area
Zoko Sil 1-4%
60
In this situation, the test plot has a 26.6% higher
					 productivity index than the reference plot, so the reference plot yield is
					 adjusted upward by 26.6%.
Example 2:
area
soil series
Productivity Index (PI)
test plot
Zoko Sil 1-4%
60
reference area
Barzo Sil 2-5%
76
In this situation, the test plot has a 21.0% lower
					 Productivity Index than the reference plot, so the reference plot yield is
					 adjusted downward by 21.0%.
These adjusted reference yields become the standard against
					 which the test plot yields are compared.
In the case where several soil series are mixed during
					 reclamation, or a reference plot contains more than one soil series, a weighted
					 average productivity index must be determined. Weighted average productivity
					 indices should be calculated as described in the following example:
Premine Soil Mapping Units
Productivity Index
soil acreage in reference or release area
Barco loam, 2-5% slopes
60
15
Barco loam, 2-5% slopes, eroded
50
25
Deepwater silt loam, 2-5% slopes
84
10
total acreage
50
(15/50)(60) + (25/50)(50) + (10/50)(84) = 59.8 (weighted
					 ave. prod. index)
The adjusted release area yield is determined by
					 multiplying actual release area yield by percent yield
					 adjustment.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Addendum 11-8-2-11-8-2-A-R - Yield Adjustment for Moisture

Current through June 25, 2024
Rules 2,5
Schedule of adjusted moisture contents for some
					 crops:
Corn
18.0%
at 56 lbs/bushel
Hay
Air dry
Sorghum
18.0%
at 56 lbs/bushel
Soybeans
18.0%
at 60 lbs/bushel
Wheat
18.0%
at 60 lbs/bushel
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where
m = moisture content of harvested grain determined before
					 drying
a = adjusted moisture content, for example, 18.0% for
					 corn
y = crop yield before moisture adjustment
ya = crop yield adjusted for moisture
Example: given- 8,000 lbs. of corn from 1.5 acre field,
					 moisture content 22%
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Current through June 25, 2024
Rules 2,5
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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Addendum 11-8-2-11-8-2-A-T - FEDERAL NOXIOUS WEED LIST

Current through June 25, 2024
All Rules
The Federal Noxious Weed List shall be the most current
					 list found at:
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/bats/fnwsbycat-e.html
Literature
Composite List of Weeds, Revised 1989. Available from WSSA,
					 309 West Clark Street, Champaign, IL 61820.
Important Weeds of the World, 1983. Publ. Agrochem. Div.
					 Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Federal Republic of Germany. 711 pp.
LIST OF FEDERAL NOXIOUS WEEDS FOUND IN MISSISSIPPI
Amaranthaceae
ALRSE Alteranthera sessilis R. Br. ex DC.,
sessile joyweed
terrestrial
Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
PUELO Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi,
kudzu
terrestrial
Poaceae (Gramineae)
IMPCY Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv.,
cogongrass
terrestrial
ROOEX Rottboellia exaltata (L.) L.f.
[R. cochinchinensis (Lour.) W. Clayton],
itchgrass or raoulgrass
terrestrial
Solanaceae
SOLVI Solanum viarum Dunal,
tropical soda apple
terrestrial
LIST OF FEDERAL NOXIOUS WEEDS PROBABLE TO
					 MISSISSIPPI
(found in adjacent states)
Commelinaceae
COMBE Commelina bengahlensis L.,
Benghal dayflower
terrestrial AL & LA
Hydrocharitaceae
HYLLI Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle,
hydrilla
aquatic AL, LA, & TN
OTEAL Ottelia alismoides (L.) Pers.,
aquatic LA
Poaceae (Gramineae)
IMPBR Imperata brasiliensis Trin.,
Brazilian satintail
terrestrial LA
Setaria pallide-fusca (Schumacher) Stapf &
							 Hubbard,
cattail grass
terrestrial LA
Part 360-Noxious Weed
					 Regulations Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2803 and 2809;
					 7 CFR
					 2.51, and
					 371.2(c)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Appendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules › Addendum 11-8-2-11-8-2-A-V - Summary Data Form for Line-Point Transects

Current through June 25, 2024
Rules 4,7
Example of format for summarizing line point transect
					 data
Page ___ of _______
Company Name ____________________ Permit No.
					 _____________________
Check one: ____ Reclaimed area _____ Reference area: if
					 reference area, indicate permit to which data will be compared.
					 _______________________________________________________
Land use
					 _______________________________________________________________________
Acres in sampling release area ________ No. of transects
					 used (n) _________
Date of sampling ______________________
transect no. (n)
acceptable points found (out of 100) (x)
I
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
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Current through June 25, 2024
All Rules
Bonham, Charles D., 1989, Measurements for Terrestrial
					 Vegetation: Wiley, New York, 338p.
Chambers, Jeanne C., and Ray W. Brown, 1983, Methods for
					 vegetation sampling and analysis on revegetated mined lands, General Technical
					 Report INT-151. Ogden, UT: United States Department of Agriculture, Forest
					 Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, 57p.
Natural Resources Conservation Service and Mississippi
					 Cooperative Extension Service, no date, NRCS Field Office Technical Guide:
					 Natural Resources Conservation Service in cooperation with the Mississippi
					 Cooperative Extension Service, variously paginated.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 9 - Pollution Emergency Response Regulations › Chapter 1 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Pollution Emergency Response Regulations › Rule 11-9-1.2

Current through June 25, 2024
The Pollution Emergency Fund, created pursuant to Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
									49-17-68,
				  may be used by the commission for the purpose of mitigation, abatement,
				  clean-up, or other remedial actions and related technical investigations
				  involving the introduction of pollutants upon or into the land, air or waters
				  of this state and for related purposes. When funds from the Pollution Emergency
				  Fund are used for such purposes, Responsible Parties are required to reimburse
				  such costs to the Pollution Emergency Fund in accordance with the following
				  statutory authority. The Mississippi Air and Water Pollution Control Law, Miss.
				  Code Ann. §§
									49-17-1
				  through
				  49-17-43,
				  provides a mechanism for ensuring that immediate remedial or clean-up action be
				  completed when a party causes pollution requiring immediate remedial or
				  clean-up action. Miss. Code Ann. §
									49-17-43(4)
				  states the following:
Any person who owns or operates facilities which, through
				  misadventure, happenstance or otherwise, cause pollution necessitating
				  immediate remedial or clean-up action shall be liable for the cost of such
				  remedial or clean-up action and the commission may recover the cost of same by
				  a civil action brought in the circuit court of the county in which venue may
				  lie. This penalty may be recovered in lieu of or in addition to the penalties
				  provided in subsections (1), (2) and (3) of this section. In the event of the
				  necessity for immediate remedial or clean-up action, the commission may
				  contract for same and advance funds from the Pollution Emergency Fund to pay
				  the costs thereof, such advancements to be repaid to the Pollution Emergency
				  Fund upon recovery by the commission as provided above.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										17-17-1,
				  et seq., 49-2-1, et seq. and 49-17-1, et seq.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 9 - Pollution Emergency Response Regulations › Chapter 1 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Pollution Emergency Response Regulations › Rule 11-9-1.3

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Solid Wastes Disposal Law of 1974, Miss.
				  Code Ann. §§
									17-17-1,
et seq
., provides essentially the same mechanism for ensuring
				  that immediate remedial or clean-up action be completed when a party causes an
				  immediate necessity for remedial or clean-up action involving solid waste.
				  Miss. Code Ann. §
									17-17-29(4)
				  states the following:
Any person creating, or responsible for creating, through
				  misadventure, happenstance, or otherwise, an immediate necessity for remedial
				  or cleanup action involving solid waste shall be liable for the cost of such
				  remedial or clean-up action and the commission may recover the cost of same by
				  a civil action brought in the circuit court of the county in which venue may
				  lie. This penalty may be recovered in lieu of or in addition to the penalties
				  provided in subsections (1), (2) and (3) of this section.
In the event of the necessity for immediate remedial or
				  clean-up action, the commission may contract for same and advance funds from
				  the Pollution Emergency Fund to pay the costs thereof, such advancements to be
				  repaid to the Pollution Emergency Fund upon recovery by the commission as
				  provided herein.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										17-17-1,
				  et seq., 49-2-1, et seq. and 49-17-1, et seq.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 9 - Pollution Emergency Response Regulations › Chapter 1 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Pollution Emergency Response Regulations › Rule 11-9-1.4

Current through June 25, 2024
In accordance with the above cited statutes, any person who
				  owns or operates a facility which, through misadventure, happenstance or
				  otherwise, causes pollution necessitating immediate remedial or clean-up action
				  shall be liable for the cost of such remedial or clean-up action and the
				  commission may recover the cost of same by a civil action brought in the
				  circuit court of the county in which venue may lie.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										17-17-1,
				  et seq., 49-2-1, et seq. and 49-17-1, et seq.