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ISsues Coal 011 and Gas Other Mineral Deyelopment SUMMARY OF PROPOSED MANAGEMENT ACTIONS BY ALTERNATIVE TABlE 5-1 All Alternatives The application of the screening procedures would be used to Identify hnds acceptable for further leasing consideration. Public land would be available for leaslng (e~cept WSAs pending congressional action. or areas idel')tffied in the Lmbrel1a Enyironmental Assessment for Oil and Gas activities). Public land would genera 11y relllil f n open to mineral entry and deyelop- ment. The sale of common variety mineral materials would continue on a case- by-case basis. Geothermal energy resources or other leasable minerals ~ould be leased as the demand occurred. Current Management Appro~imately 172,200 aCr"es (containing an estimated 2.8 billion tons) would be available for further consideration for leasing (appro~imately 131,200 acres for surface/ underground; appro~lmately 41,000 acres for underground only). 1.15 million acres would be open to leasing with standard lease terms; 685,927 acres would be open wi th seasonal restr"ictions (critical wildlife habitat): 16.240 acres open w'th no surface occupancy (critical wlldlife habftat): 27,424 acres would be closed to leasin9 as identified in the little Snake Resource Area Umbrella Enyiron- menta 1 Assessment for Oil and Gas Actfyi ties. Same S-4 Energy and Minerals Appro~imately 638,800 acres (containlng an estimated 5.8 blll10n tons) would be ayallable for further consi deration for leasing (appr"oxlmately 465,700 acres fOr" surface/ underground; appro~imately 173,100 acres underground only). 1.10 million acres would be open to leasi ng W'i th stan- dard lease terms; 685,927 acres W'ould be open with seasonal restrictions (critical wildlife habi- tat); 17,900 acres would be open lli'i th avoidance stipulatfons (ACEes); 38 ,070 acres waul d be open with no surface occupancy (critfcal wildlife habitat: RHAS; recru. tfonal areas): 35,380 acres would be closed to leasi ng (proposed wlldel"ness). Same, except that 35.380 acres would be withdrawn from mineral entry (proposed wilderness)