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CHAPTER FOUR Impacts from Uvestock Grazing Management. Eliminating grazing and not allocating any additional forage to livestock would reduce present preference by 12,406 AUMs. Any decreases in AUMs could result in financial losses for the affected ranching operations. Impacts from Forest Management. The potential sale of 900 MBF of commercial timber would support Planning Area income and employment and produce $22,500 annually in federal revenue. On the otber hand, 733 MBF of potential harvest would not be available for production and would mean a potential loss of $18,000 in federal revenue annually. Impacts from Recreation Management. Economic benefits from recreation would be enhanced and would be concentrated on those businesses providing tourist and recreation sales and services. All ESA counties are dependent on tourism-related income sectors for their socio-economic well being and would receive a positive impact to income and employment from an estimated 30% increase in recreation activity. CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ON SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS Cumulative impact on the local economy is likely to be beneficial but not large given the potential losses to forest production and livestock grazing. The actual impact is localized but not presently quantified. IMPACTS ON LOCATABLE MINERALS IMPACTS FROM PROPOSED MANAGEMENT ACTIONS Impacts from Locatable Minerals Management. Identifying 649,645 acres of federal mineral estate, of which 101,550 acres have a high likelihood for the occurrence of locatable minerals, as open to mineral entry and location would make these lands available for exploration and development under the general mining laws. Withdrawing 78,922 acres of federal mineral estate from mineral entry and location would preclude any possible mineral exploration or development of these lands. The lands which would be withdrawn contain 8,980 acres with a high likelihood for the occurrence of locatable minerals. Impacts from WlidlIfe Habitat Management. Designation of the proposed Bighorn Sheep - A ACEC (3,912 acres) and the proposed Bighorn Sheep - B ACEC (4,762 acres) would increase claimant's costs by requiring plans of operation to be submitted. Impacts !'rom Recreation Management. Managing 57,851 acres as closed to OHV use would require claimants to submit plans of operation prior to development, thereby increasing their operating costs. Impacts from Wild and Scenic River Study Segment Recommendation. About 2,408 acres that would not be withdrawn from mineral entry and location in this alternative in the 4,315 acre Segment A of the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River downstream from Sloan Lake would be withdrawn for a three-year period, upon a recommendation to Congress for designation into the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. As a result, the mineral resources within the segment would be unavailable for exploration and development for this period. CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ON LOCATABLE MINERALS Identifying 649,645 acres of federal mineral estate, of which 101,550 acres have a high likelihood for the occurrence of locatable minerals, as open to mineral entry and location would permit exploration and development on these lands. Withdrawing 78,'722 acres of federal mineral estate from mineral entry and location, of which 8,980 acres have a high likelihood for the occurrence ofIocatable mineral, would preclude any possible mineral exploration or development on these lands. Closing areas to OHV use and designation of ACECs would require claimants to submit plans of operation prior to development, thereby increasing their operating costs. 4-40