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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I, <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />9.2 Consultation with Other Federal, State, and Local Agencies <br /> <br />In addition to the written notifications provided to the agencies by USBR, the following agencies were <br />contacted by PNM representatives regarding PNM's request for the original proposed action. <br /> <br />y.2.i iiSFw'S <br /> <br />USFWS was advised of the proposed action. A meeting was held at PNM's headquarters on October II, <br />1994, to discuss the proposed action, any concerns on the part of the USFWS, and specific issues the <br />USFWS wished to have addressed in the environmental assessment. In attendance were: Christine Karas <br />(USBR); Jennifer Fowler-Propst (USFWS); Scott Berger, Jimmy Gonzales, Kathy Maddux, and David <br />Huffman (PNM); Terry Ruiter (PRC); and Jens Deichmann (RSG). Specific recommendations provided <br />by Ms. Fowler-Propst included: <br />o Include in the section on threatened and endangered species those species listed by the USFWS as <br />candidates for listing (subsequently requested to be deleted by USBR and USFWS). <br />o Discuss impacts of the proposed alternative and the other alternatives on migratory bird species. <br />o Discuss impacts of continuing operations at SJGS for an additional 20 years on special status species. <br />o Identity alternative water supplies, if any. <br />o Discuss the potential of nonnative fish species located in SJGS storage reservoir to escape to the San <br />Juan River. <br />o Describe the relationship between the operation of SJGS beyond the current water contract extension <br />date of December 31, 2005. and the operation of the San Juan and La Plata Coal mines beyond that <br />date. <br /> <br />Coordination and discussions are continuing to take place with USFWS. <br /> <br />9.2.2 U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) <br /> <br />Mr. Leo Soukup was contacted by PNM to advise him of the proposed action. <br /> <br />9.2.3 National Park Service (NPS) <br /> <br />NPS was contacted by Scott Berger, PNM, on February 16, 1995 and notified of the proposed action. Jan <br />Schmitt, Environmental Coordinator, stated that the NPS may have an interest in reviewing and <br />commenting on the environmental assessment. <br /> <br />9.2.4 New Mexico Game and Fish Department (NMGFD) <br /> <br />By letter dated January 24, 1995, Terry Ruiter, PRC, advised Mr. Jerry Maracchini, Director NMGFD, of <br />the proposed action and requested information on New Mexico special status species in San Juan County. <br /> <br />9.2.5 San Juan Water Commission <br /> <br />Cindy Murray and Scott Berger of PNM advised Randy Kirkpatrick of the San Juan Water Commission <br />of the proposed action and the scoping meetings being planned. <br /> <br />50 <br /> <br />O '0 ~ " ! 1 <br />I,:, ..l-t ( <br />