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Tract (COC 62920) in the amount of approximately 1,304.51 acres. The application was <br />submitted under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of <br />1976, and 43 CFR 3425. The coal reserves are managed by the Montrose District Office of <br />the BLM. The applicant has need for the coal in order to expand an existing operation, which <br />is nearing depletion of its known coal reserves, to maintain its current level of production. The <br />purpose of the environmental assessment (EA) is to evaluate potential impacts of leasing the <br />tract upon the physical and socioeconomic environment and to develop mitigating measures to <br />be included as lease stipulations in the event the lease is issued. <br />The application area is described as follows: <br />T. 35 N., R. 11 W., N.M.P.M., North of Ute Line <br />Section 19, lots 4,5, E2SW4, & SE4. <br />T. 35 N., R. 12 W., N.M.P.M., North of Ute Line <br />Section 24, lots 1,2, and SW4SE4. <br />Section 25, lots 1,2, W2NE4 and W2. <br />Section 26, SE4NE4, E2SE4, SW4SE4. <br />Section 35, NE4, N2SE4. <br />Containing approximately 1304.51 acres <br />The application area is located in La Plata County, Colorado (see Maps 1 and 2). The <br />surface is both tribal(1225 acres) and federally(80 acres) owned and the coal rights are <br />reserved to the United States. <br />Authorizing Actions and Agency Involvement <br />In response to the lease application submitted by National King Coal, LLC, the Bureau of Land <br />Management reviews the coal lease application in accordance with the regulations found at 43 <br />CFR 3425. BLM then prepares an environmental assessment (EA) to analyze the potential <br />111 <br />