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<br />.'Z.-;::.~~ <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />24 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />We would also request a better description of the areas <br /> <br /><>~~ <br /> <br />--m <br />r- <br />CD <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />where selenium tests were run. The Bro~ns Park and Lewis forma- <br /> <br />3 tions are the most likely areas for selenium problems. Yet at <br /> <br />4 only two of the eight sites are we sure that the tests were run <br /> <br />5 in these two formations. In four other sites, it depends on <br /> <br />6 what part of the section was made and in two other sites they <br /> <br />7 are not in the formation at all. We would like to point out that <br /> <br />8 correlation of maps and figures is almost impossible in the <br /> <br />9 draft. The (Teologymap on page B-20 has no township and range <br /> <br />10 lines and had we not had the original maps from which this one <br /> <br />11 was made we would not have been possible to locate the sections <br /> <br />12 tested. We also feel that uranium and molybdenum should be <br /> <br />"..... <br /> <br />13 <br /> <br />included in the soils tests, as these elements along with sele- <br />. <br /> <br />f':;: <br /> <br />14 nium are synergistic and can be found quite toxic. <br /> <br />15 A second major area of deficienty in the draft state- <br /> <br />16 ment as well as the fish and wildlife position, is the lack of <br /> <br />17 discussion on potential coal development in the valley. There <br /> <br />18 are existent large preference right lease applications which <br /> <br />19 underlie the Little Snake River, presently irrigated lands, <br /> <br />20 lands proposed for irrigation and the critical wildlife habitat. <br /> <br />21 We would take a very dim view of developing more agriculture <br /> <br />22 only to dig it up for mining later. <br /> <br /> <br />23 We would like to request three things relative to coal <br /> <br />24 <br /> <br />development: <br /> <br />That the BureaU of Land Management give assurance <br /> <br />25 <br /> <br />to the Bureau of Reclamation that a preference right lease <br />