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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT GRAND JUNCTION FIELD OFFICE DECISION DOCUMENT CDOT Highway 139 Burnt Shale Borrow Pit Expansion DOI- BLM -CO -130- 20140040 -CX F0 Y04&116NA I have reviewed this document and have decided to implement the CDOT Highway 139 Burnt Shale Borrow Pit Expansion project and described above in the proposed action along with the requirements described in the stipulations attached to this decision. This project is categorically excluded from documentation in an EA or EIS under H- 1790 -1, Appendix 4, Letter: F. Solid Minerals (10). When no extraordinary circumstances apply, the following types of Bureau actions normally do not require the preparation of an EA or EIS: "Disposal of mineral materials, such as sand, stone, gravel, pumice, pumicite, cinders, and clay, in amounts not exceeding 50,000 cubic yards or disturbing more than 5 acres, except in riparian areas" This action is listed in the handbook as an action that may be categorically excluded. I have evaluated the action relative to the 12 criteria listed above and have determined that no extraordinary circumstances exist. The borrow pit has existed and been used intermittently by CDOT since 1967. The proposed pit expansion of 2.2 acres will ensure that CDOT has enough burnt shale to repair highway 139 following damage by future landslide activity. The rock is also used along the shoulder of highway 139 in areas constructed over an active landslide on the south side of Douglas Pass. The shale rock helps direct the water runoff away from the road prism and prevents erosion of the roadway. When parts of the landslide move and damage the road prism, the shale rock is used to stabilize the mud prior to road base gravels being applied. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT: No formal public scoping was conducted for this project. Public notification of the project was completed by posting the project information on the BLM Grand Junction Field Office web site. Internal scoping for the project included presentation and discussion of the project at BLM interdisciplinary meetings (IDT). PLAN CONSISTENCY: Based on information in the CX, the project record, and recommendations from BLM specialists, I conclude that this decision is consistent with the 1987 Grand Junction Resource Management Plan as amended, the Endangered Species Act; the Native American Religious Freedom Act; other cultural resource management laws and regulations; the Migratory Bird Treaty Act; the Clean Water Act; the Clean Air Act; the National Historic Preservation Act, Executive Order 12999 regarding