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J. E. Stover & Associates, Inc. September 9, 2011 Page 3 * Although no habitat is present within the mine permit boundary for these species, downstream designated critical habitat for the three federally endangered fishes is affected by the mine's water consumption. Habitat descriptions and occurrence determinations summarized in Table 1 are based on professional experience, personal communication with experts, and published resources, including but not limited to the following: Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas,3 government memoranda and species profiles ,4 Mammals of Colorado,5 CDPW habitat maps,6 and the Colorado Rare Plant Field Guide.' 3 Kingery, H.E. (Editor). 1998. Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas. Denver: Co. Bird Atlas Partnership & Co. Division of Wildlife. 636 pp. 4 Federal Register documents available at http: / /www.fws.gov /policy /frsystem/default.cfm and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service species profiles viewed at http:/ /ecos.fws.gov /speciesProfile/ on September 8, 2011. 5 Armstrong, D.M.., J.P. Fitzgerald, and C.A. Meany. 2011. Mammals of Colorado. 2nd Ed. Boulder, Colorado: Univ. Press of Co. 620 pp. 6 Habitat maps available at http: / /ndis .nrel.colostate.edu /index.htmi 7 CRPTC (Colorado Rare Plant Technical Committee). 1999. Colorado Rare Plant Field Guide. Available at hftp://www.cnhp.colostate.edu/rareplants/cover.htmi. RARE EARTh SCIENCE Only one confirmed sighting of a wolverine in Wolverine Gulo gulo luscus FC, SE Colorado (in the north - central part of the No state) has occurred since 1919. This species prefers high - elevation alpine habitats. Known range limited to alluvial river terraces and Mancos Shale formation of the Gunnison River valley from near Delta, Colorado, to southern Mesa County, Colorado; and alluvial Colorado hookless Sclerocactus FT river terraces of the Colorado River and in the No cactus glaucus Plateau and Roan Creek drainages in the vicinity of DeBeque, Colorado. Plant associations include semi -desert shrublands, big sagebrush shrublands, and sagebrush - juniper woodland transition areas. Known range limited to the DeBeque area in specific geologic formations (these formations DeBeque phacelia Phacelia submutica FT are not found at the Mine Site). Critical habitat No proposed in the July 27, 2011 federal register (Vol. 76 No. 144 Part IV) does not encompass or lie adjacent to the Mine Site. Known range limited to the Parachute area in specific geologic formations (these formations Parachute are not found at the Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine beardtongue Penstemon debilis FT Site). Critical habitat proposed in the July 27, No 2011 federal register (Vol. 76 No. 144 Part IV) does not encompass or lie adjacent to the Mine Site. Potentially occurs throughout Garfield County in suitable habitat, which consists of wet Ute ladies'- tresses Spiranthes diluvialis FT meadows in perennially or seasonally flooded No alluvial terraces, lake shores, or along irrigation canals. * Although no habitat is present within the mine permit boundary for these species, downstream designated critical habitat for the three federally endangered fishes is affected by the mine's water consumption. Habitat descriptions and occurrence determinations summarized in Table 1 are based on professional experience, personal communication with experts, and published resources, including but not limited to the following: Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas,3 government memoranda and species profiles ,4 Mammals of Colorado,5 CDPW habitat maps,6 and the Colorado Rare Plant Field Guide.' 3 Kingery, H.E. (Editor). 1998. Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas. Denver: Co. Bird Atlas Partnership & Co. Division of Wildlife. 636 pp. 4 Federal Register documents available at http: / /www.fws.gov /policy /frsystem/default.cfm and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service species profiles viewed at http:/ /ecos.fws.gov /speciesProfile/ on September 8, 2011. 5 Armstrong, D.M.., J.P. Fitzgerald, and C.A. Meany. 2011. Mammals of Colorado. 2nd Ed. Boulder, Colorado: Univ. Press of Co. 620 pp. 6 Habitat maps available at http: / /ndis .nrel.colostate.edu /index.htmi 7 CRPTC (Colorado Rare Plant Technical Committee). 1999. Colorado Rare Plant Field Guide. Available at hftp://www.cnhp.colostate.edu/rareplants/cover.htmi. RARE EARTh SCIENCE