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<br />t) 'J O. ~, .~ <br />~ 0 ... I- .- <br />I <br /> <br />section. <br /> <br />Analysis of Alternative 2 <br /> <br />Grazing. This alternative includes the same grazing allotments as Alternative 1, however, <br />it only represents a 16,203-acre reduction in public lands available for grazing should <br />enabling legislation preclude grazing as an acceptable use. Such action would constitute <br />a reduction of 510 AUMs. This would equate to a reduction of $869.00 in Federal <br />revenues. The value of such AUMs to ranchers would be $13,980, based on <br />$30.00/ AUM. Refer to Appendix D. <br /> <br />Mining and Minerals <br /> <br />The same conditions listed under Alternative 1 apply here, except for a change in acreage. <br />Under this alternative, 17,916 acres are withdrawn from locatable mineral entry and 6,374 <br />acres are open. <br /> <br />Socioeconomic. The boundary that represents Alternative 2 is delineated by a <br />combination of land lines and topographic features. By taking advantage of natural <br />features, there was a slight decrease (9 percent) in the number of acres impacted. The <br />difference in socioeconomic impacts between Alternatives 1 and 2 are insignificant. In <br />summary, these impacts are as follows: <br /> <br />Hunting <br />Forestry <br />Grazing <br />Mining <br />Tourism gain** <br />Net benefit <br /> <br />VALUE <br /> <br />-$2,200 <br />N/A <br />*.13,980 <br />-500 <br />** + 50.000 <br />+ $33,320 <br /> <br />ACTIVITY <br /> <br />This summary is based on a more detailed assessment included in Appendix E <br />*Value to rancher, not revenue to government. <br /> <br />**Conservative 1 percent increase. <br /> <br />ALTERNATIVE 3 <br /> <br />Description <br /> <br />This alternative represents the same geographic area described as the Gunnison Gorge <br />Recreation Area, which encompasses 64,139 acres (refer to Figure 3). The Uncompahgre <br />Basin Resource Management Plan and Record of Decision (RMP/ROD) approved on <br />July 26, 1989, divided the GGRA into Units 4 and 6. The management of these units are <br /> <br />25 <br />