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highways, structures, or other objects listed in or eligible for listing in the National <br /> Register of Historic Places, nor will it cause loss or destruction of significant scientific, <br /> cultural, or historical resources. A Class I information review and Class III pedestrian <br /> survey of the Area of Potential Affect were conducted. Five sites were found to be <br /> eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places; however these sites <br /> would not be directly impacted by the Proposed Action because they do not occur in <br /> areas of proposed disturbance. Indirect impacts to cultural resources that could occur <br /> through increased opportunity for vandalism or casual collecting of artifacts due to <br /> increased access to sites are not likely because no new roads would be built. <br /> Protective/mitigation measures as described in the EA would apply to any newly <br /> discovered cultural resources. <br /> 9. The degree to which the action may adversely affect an endangered or <br /> threatened species or its habitat that has been determined to be critical under <br /> the Endangered Species Act of 1973, or the degree to which the action may <br /> adversely affect: 1) a proposed to be listed endangered or threatened species <br /> or its habitat, or 2) a species on BLM's sensitive species list. Four Colorado <br /> River fish, listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, could be <br /> impacted by the project. BLM has determined that the Proposed Action is "likely to <br /> adversely affect" the four species based on proposed water depletions. However, the <br /> impact would be offset through a mitigation payment to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife <br /> Service under a Programmatic Biological Opinion resulting in no significant impact to <br /> the Colorado River Endangered Fish. Impacts to BLM sensitive species, as <br /> described in Chapter 4 of the EA, would not be significant. <br /> 10. Any effects that threaten a violation of Federal, State, or local law or <br /> requirements imposed for the protection of the environment. The project does <br /> not violate any known federal, state, local or tribal law or requirement imposed for <br /> the protection of the environment. <br /> Whirlwind Mine FONSI 3 <br />