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May 28 1511:29p Joellen 9708647682 p.7 <br />Lu we <br />United States Department Of the Interior <br />-Bureau of Land Management <br />Uncompahgre Field Office <br />2505 South Townsend Avenue <br />Montrose, Colorado 81401 <br />Mike Morgan <br />P.O. Box 346 <br />Nucla, Co 81424 <br />Mike: <br />Enclosed are copies of a letter, soils map, and a list of potential prime <br />units I sorit to C. A. Boudreau in 1992. At that time, Iwo farmland soil mapping <br />rked for the Soil Conservation Service <br />and Mr. Boudreau was a consultant for Western Fuels and the New Horizon Mine. My letter <br />staltecLx4gthere ,-was: .,-�10,-PliMe farmland within thekQund4ry of the proposed mine". My -letter <br />and statement referred w6t <br />--- --- was i entified for me at that time as the Nucla East Mine. The <br />Peboundary for that nine is sho <br />Wn On the soils map that was attached to the 1992 letter. <br />My negative determination for prime farmland referred only to the lands within the East Nucla <br />Mine. At no time did I look at or consider prime farmland status on lands located west of <br />Y <br />the 2700 road based on my 1992 letter would be inappropriate. e 0 <br />Montrose County Road 2700. An attempt to determine prime farmland status for lands w st f <br />Feet free to contact me if you have additional questions, <br />Sincerely, <br />Dean R. Slqltidt <br />Rangeland Management Specialist <br />