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7 - <br />Volume 111A, Tab 14 <br /> <br /> <br />• United Stage <br />US Department of Foresi <br />Service Paunia <br />Ranger nistrict <br /> Agricuttore. PHONE NO, 970-527-4131 <br />File Code: <br />Cana: <br />Joe Dudash <br />GDR&1S <br />1313 Sherman Street, Rm 21;5 <br />Denver, CO $()203 <br />Dear Joe, <br />P,0. Box 11130 <br />N Rio Graode Ave. <br />Pavnin, CO 81428 <br />FAX 97"274151 <br />2820-4 <br />June 18, 2000 <br />The Paonia Ranger District has finished Its revlew of Bowie Resource's (Bowie), TR-52, for <br />drilling thirteen methane drainage wells. In accordance with procaduros outlined in 30 CFR <br />906.30, Appendix B, the Foreat Service reviewed the Technical Revision for past-mining <br />land use consistency with land use plan (GMUG Forest Plan), and the adequacy of <br />measures to protect non-mineral surface resources, as proposed by Bowie in their <br />application, <br />According to B0410's Mine Permit and associated Map 13, thA post-mining land use is <br />"Rangeland & Wildlife Habitat", This Is consistent with the Forest Plan; however the Plan <br />specifically prescribes managing this area for wildlife habitat with an emphasis on Forest <br />Service Management Indicator Species (MIS). As such, there are $peeific requirements for <br />• human activities in these areas, which are brought forward in Attachment A discussed <br />below. <br />Regarding the adaquacy of measures to protect Federal resources not cavPred by the coal <br />tease, by evaluating current Forest Service direction and various resource specialist input, <br />the activities proposed in TR-52 must to conducted conslstent W14i measures listed in <br />Attachment A in order to adequately protect surface resources on NF5 lands. <br />'In addition, provided that the application is not further modified, arid-the conditions of <br />Atitachrnent A are carried forward in the DRMS' decision} this letter constitutes USFS <br />consontfconcurrence to the decision, <br />Also, the FS requests that the future project related documents (e.g. decision grid public <br />notices) ARMS acknowledge that protections for non-mineral resources brought forward by <br />the GMUG as tho lend marmgement agency are included in the DRMS decision f <br />documentation, <br />sincorely, <br />LEVI K. BROYLES <br />District Ranger <br />• cc: Ry intone <br />-rJ-_S a Faring for the Land and $erviag People Fr WO m rryy-,ed Paper <br />? PP?2ov?p