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Forest Medicine Bow—Routt National Forests Halms Peak/Bears Ears District <br /> Service and Thunder Basin National Grassland 925 Weiss Drive <br /> Steamboat Springs,CO 80487-9315 <br /> File Code: 1950-1 Date: May 21, 2010 <br /> Route To: <br /> Subject: Decision Notice for the Little Snake North Timber Sale and Fuel Reduction <br /> Project <br /> To: Robert Bringuel <br /> This memo is necessary to clarify the wording in the Decision Notice for the Little Snake North <br /> Timber Sale and Fuel Reduction Project. The clarification is pertinent to the analysis in that the <br /> Decision Notice (signed December 16, 2009) stated the proposed action would include the <br /> utilization of an existing pit and that a "native pit run"operation would be employed. The <br /> definition of"native pit run" is typically defined as "ungraded gravel as it is taken directly from <br /> the gravel pit." Therefore, the assumption should have been that the gravel would not be <br /> crushed. However, in the case of the Little Snake North Timber Sale and Fuel Reduction <br /> Project, there will be a crushing operation to resurface the roads in the area. So the discrepancy <br /> lies in whether or not we (the Forest Service) analyzed for a crushing operation versus a"native <br /> pit run" operation. <br /> After confirming with Forest Service specialists who took part in this project that their analyses <br /> did in fact analyze for a gravel crushing operation, or that a crushing operation would not lead to <br /> any negative effects, it was decided that no additional impacts would occur. Therefore, the intent <br /> of the decision is valid and that no change in actions would be necessary in this decision and that <br /> a crushing operation will be approved. <br /> cJAMIE INGSBURY <br /> �ri anger <br /> cc: Jamie Kingsbury, Robert Bringuel <br /> USDA <br /> It's Cool to Be Safe Printed on Recycled Paper �� <br />