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<br />001733 <br /> <br />Purpose and Need <br /> <br />overal' changes in <br />recommended as suitable <br />the final are summarized <br /> <br />the acres being <br />from the draft to <br />as follows. <br /> <br />Area DEIS <br />Acres Suitable <br /> <br />FEIS <br />Acres Sui tab 1 e <br /> <br />Redcloud Peak <br />Handies Peak <br />American Flats <br />Bill Hare Gulch <br />Larson Creek <br /> <br />11,140 <br />7,120 <br />1,505 <br />o <br />o <br /> <br />30,400 <br />7,B85 <br />1,505 <br />o <br />o <br /> <br />19,765 <br /> <br />39,790 <br /> <br />SCOPING <br /> <br />A series of seoping and issue <br />identification meetings were held in <br />Gunnison, Montrose, Lake City, Sflverton, <br />and Denver. Colorado. These meetings were <br />used to identify any new issues, solicit <br />resource data from the public, and explain <br />the study procedures to be used. <br /> <br />A second seri es of scopi 09 meet; ngs were <br />held in August of 1981 to present the <br />proposed alternatives for each of the <br />WSAs. At these workshops, information <br />pertaining to a preferred alternative was <br />solicited, as well as a request for any <br />additional alternatives not addressed by <br />BlM. <br /> <br />ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE IDENTIFICATION <br /> <br />BlM used the information obtained as a <br />result of seoping meetings, comments <br />received during the inventory process, and <br />input from BlM professionals to identify <br />concerns associated with the five WSAs. Of <br />these, the following were determined to be <br />important issues and are analyzed in the <br />FEIS. <br /> <br />1. Effects on Wil derness Va 1 ues - The <br />wilderness values of naturalness, <br />solitude, primitive recreation and <br />various special resource values could <br />benefi t from wil derness des i gnati on. <br />The same values may be adversely <br />affected by uses that would occur <br />shaul d the WSAs not be designated <br />wilderness. The significance of these <br />beneficial or adverse impacts is an <br />issue for analysis in all five WSAs <br />addressed in this EIS. <br /> <br />2. Effects on Development of Mi neral <br />Resources Wilderness designation <br />could affect the exploration and <br />development of potential and known <br />mineral resources by withdrawing <br />designated lands from mineral entry. <br />Development of existing mineral claims <br />within designated wilderness areas <br />caul d be affected by wl1 derness <br />management restrictions. Oil and gas <br />and salable minerals do not exist in <br />any of the WSAs and are not an issue. <br />The impact of wilderness designation on <br />the exploration and development of <br />potential and known mineral resources <br />is an issue for analysis in all five <br />WSAs. <br /> <br />3. Effects on Recreation Use <br />Wl1derness designation could affect the <br />availability of opportunities for <br />motorized recreation. If not <br />designated, development activities <br />could result in a shift in recreation <br />use from primiti ve backcountry type <br />settings to those affected by roads and <br />other man made intrusions. The effect <br />of designation or nondesignation is an <br />issue in all five WSAs. <br /> <br />4. Effects on Access - Designation as <br />wilderness could place constraints on <br /> <br />5 <br />