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COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE <br />6060 Broadway • Denver, Colorado 80216 <br />Phone (303) 297 -1192 <br />cpw.state.co.us <br />February 21, 2014 <br />Jerry M. Nettleton <br />Manager Environmental AtTairs <br />Twentymile Coal, LLC <br />29515 RCR27 <br />Oak Creek, Colorado 80467 <br />Re: Minor Revision MR14 -275, WCR Coal Coreholes III <br />Dear Mr. Nettleton, <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed installation of the coal quality <br />corcholes southwest of Steamboat Springs in sectionl7 and 21, T5N, R86W. The <br />proposed activities will utilize existing County and ranch roads for access. <br />General Information <br />The Foidel Creek Mine is an area that has existing facilities from current mining activity. <br />Existing vegetation is predominantly sagebrush, grassland, mountain shrub, mined and <br />reclaimed mine. <br />The Twenty Mile Park area has been historically important for greater sage grouse, <br />Columbian sharp - tailed grouse, elk, mule deer and antelope as well as numerous small <br />mammals and raptors, <br />Potential Impacts <br />Tile majority of the impacts to wildlife from the construction of the proposed corcholes <br />should be minimal due to the limited amount of acres disturbed and utilizing existing <br />road for access. <br />The proposed locations for the coal coreholes are within the production areas of <br />Columbian Sharp - tailed Grouse. Construction and activity should be conducted outside <br />of the breeding and brood rearing time period ( March 15 -.tune 30) to minimize potential <br />impacts. <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor • Mike King, Executive Director, Department of Natural Resources <br />Bob D. Broscheid, Director, Colorado Parks and Wildlife <br />Parks and Wildlife Commission: Robert W. Bray • Chris Castilian, secretary • Jeanne Home <br />Bill Kane, Chair • Gaspar Pen icone . James Pribyl • John Singletary <br />Mark Smith, Vice- Chair. James Vigil . Dean Wingfield • Michelle Zimmerman <br />Ex Officio Members: Mike King and John Salazar <br />