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, 0....... ..... - _ -~ ..... J TABLE 3 OIL AND GAS LEASING RESTRICTION RECOMMENDATIONS Proposed Restrictions Estimated Acreage Percentage or Federal Oil and Gas Acreage (1,878,400 acres) Area I Seasonal Restrictions 685,927 36 Critical wildlife habitat (scattered throughout the resource area) 2 Irish Canyoo ACEC Lookout Mouotain ACEC A voidance Stipulations 3 Subtotal Performance Standards 4 No Surface Occupancy Subtotal No New Leasing Standard Lease Terms 11,680 6.500 18,180 35,840 1 2 Vermillion M. U., including portions of Canyon Creek, Shell Creek, Vermillion Creek, Sand Wash, Dry Creek, Yellow Cat Wash, northwest facing slopes Vermillion Bluffs (extremely fragile soils/water areas) Critical wildlife habitat (scattered throughout the resource area) 5 Limestone Ridge ACEC/RNA Cross Mountain WSA, including Cross Mountain canyon ACEC (recommended for wilderness designation) Little Yampa/ Juniper Canyon SRMA Cedar Mountain recreation area Steamboat Lake State Park 16,240 1,350 14,081 19,840 880 384 52,775 3 36.240 2 1,Q49,438 56 Diamond Breaks WSA (recommended for wilderness designation) Remaining federal oil and gas acreage I ACEC Area of Critical Environmental Concern RNA Research Natural Area SRMA Special Recreation Management Area WSA Wilderness Study Area 2 See Table 4 under Wildlife Habitat for a summary of seasonal wildlife restrictions. Seasonal restrictions do not apply to maintenance and operation of producing wells. Exceptions to seasonal limitations in any particular year may be specifically approved in writing by the authorized officer. These acreages are estimates based on the application of these stipulations in the June 1982 Little Snake Oil and Gas Umbrella Environmental Assessment. 3 See the descriptions under Management Actions Section for examples of avoidance stipulations. Additional scattered areas containing habitats of known Colorado BLM sensitive plants and specifically identified remnant plant associations would also be protected by avoidance stipulations. 4 If performance standards could not be met, then no-surface-occupancy would be allowed. Additional areas within the resource area may have restrictive stipulations imposed on a case by case basis to protect fragile soils and water resource values; see Soils and Water Resources for further discussion. 5 Critical raptor habitat, greater sandhill crane habitat, critical wildlife watering areas, beaver colonies, sage grouse strutting grounds. sharptailed grouse dancing grounds, prairie dog towns (potential black footed ferret habitat). These acreages are estimates based on the application of these stipulations in the June 1982 Little Snake Oil and Gas Umbrella Environmental Assessment. 9