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<br />OG~~31 <br /> <br />The Colorado Ute Indians also asked that the power line be moved 5 <br />miles ~rther west in northwestern Colorado so as not to cross grazing <br />lands. <br />Information meetings with the press and other interested parties <br />were held to keep them informed of the efforts being made to insure <br />environmental protection and to obtain comments on the proposals. <br />The Bureau of Land Management, in its grant of right-of-way over <br />lands under its jurisdiction, has included the following provisions <br />relating to environmental protection and control: <br /> <br />Road access--Land surface disturbance will be minimized. <br /> <br />Clea.ring.--Clearing of vegetation from right-of-way and from <br />access roads will be limited to that necessary to satisfy <br />safety requirements (construction and operational). Scalping <br />of top soil and removal of low-growing vegetative COVer will <br /> <br />not be allowed except around structures. <br /> <br />Historic and archaeological values.--Historic or prehistoric ruins <br /> <br />and artifacts are to be identified and salvaged where appro- <br /> <br />priate. <br />Restoration and cleanup.--All public land areas,where soils and sur- <br /> <br />face materials are disturbed through construction or otherwise <br /> <br />incident to the project operations, will be restored to their <br /> <br />natural state insofar as practicable to the satisfaction of <br /> <br />BLM. Disturbed soil areas which, in the opinion of ELM, are <br />susceptible to successful reseeding will be reseeded by the <br /> <br />company at its expense. <br /> <br />Sterllants and herbicides.--No soil sterilants or herbicides for <br /> <br />27 <br />