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iJOl J~' .-.,.ol..........- Management Dsclslons Access. Public access to the WSA boundary In the Red Canyon area would be IdentHled for acqulsRlon. Agricultural Development. No agricultural or related development would be permitted within ths managsment unR. The BLM would recom- mend revocation ofthe portion ofthe BOR Fruit- land Mesa wRhdrawal that Is wRhln the WSA. Fire Management. A total of 21,038 acres would be managed under the fire-use category whsre firs would bs utilized as a management tool. Only natural IgnRlons meeting pre-<leter- mined prescriptions would be allowed In this area. MANAGEMENT UNIT 7 17,232 Acrss of Public Surface; 4 percsnt ofths Planning Area Management UnR 7 consists of 54,474 acres of federal coal estate within ths planning area and 1,756 acres of federal coal estate outside of the planning area. A 17,232-acre portion 01 this fedsral coal estate undsrlles federal surface es- tate. The management unR will be managed for both sxlstlng and potential coal development. Dsvelopmsnt of sxlstlng coal leases will con- tinue, and unleased fedsral coal will bsldentHled as acceptable for further coal leasing considera- tion wRh a minimum of multiple-use rsstrlctlons. ActlvRles and land uses that are consistent wRh maintaining existing coal operations and the potential for coal development will be permitted. 011 and Gaa. Federal 011 and gas estate will be open to leasing. A seasonal stipulation on seis- mic and drilling actlvRles will be In effect from December 1 through April 30 on 1,730 acres (federal surface) of crucial deer and elk winter rangs, and on 1,637 acres offederal surface and 630 acres of splR-estate lands used as hunting haMat by bald eagles. Variances In these Chapter Two seasonal stipulations may be granted (see Ap- pendix A). Riparian/Aquatic Systems. Riparian/aquatic zones up to one-quartsr mile wide will be protected. ActlvRles that disturb these areas could be approved on a sRe-specHlc basis after consultation wRh affected entRies and develop- ment of mRlgatlng measures. Wildlife Habitat. WlldlHe will have priority for forage allocations on crucial deer and elk winter range (1,730 acres). Forestry. All commercial forest lands and pinyon-Juniper woodlands that are sultabls for harvest will be managed for sustained yield production wRhln allowable cut restrictions determined by the TPCC Inventory. Off-Road Vehicles. Vehicle use In the riparian zones associated wRh Bear and Roatcap creeks will be IImRed to designated roads and trails yearlong. Vehicle use In crucial deer and elk winter range (1,730 acres) will be limited to designated roads and trails from December 1 through April 30 H necessary to red uce stress on wintering deer and elk. Major Utilities. Corridors one-quarter mile wide and located on each slds of Colorado Highway 133 will be open to development of major utility facllRles. Ths remainder of the area would be closed to major utility facilities except for those needed for coal development. This managsment would greatly reduce the long- term conflicts between new utility facllRles and the potential surface effects of coal mine sub- sidence. AcquIsition of Non-Federal Lands. If they are available, non-federal lands that are necessary for effective management of riparian zones along wRh crucial deer and elk winter range may be ac- quired. Fire Management. A total of 14,910 acres of public land will be managed under the fire sup- 21