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DISCUSSION <br />At this time, no federally listed species are known to regularly occur in the project areas, thus no effects <br />on any federally listed species or habitat are expected to occur in the project areas. The project areas are <br />clearly beyond the known geographic or elevational range of the federally listed species, do not contain <br />vegetation or landscape features known to support these species, or both. However, the lead permitting <br />agency has the authority and final decision regarding what effect this project would have on any federally <br />listed species and whether to require species - specific surveys for any protected species. The method of <br />drilling proposed by GCC does not include new surface disturbance, but access to some of the sites would <br />require some clearance of vegetation that has encroached on the existing two -track roads. This largely <br />undisturbed forest and shrub habitat is likely to be a desirable area for breeding birds. Because this project <br />is expected to occur during the breeding season for migratory birds (May— September), SWCA <br />recommends that breeding bird surveys be conducted within 15 in (50 feet) of the drilling sites prior to <br />vegetation disturbance and drilling. <br />15 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2014. Listings and Occurrences for Colorado. Available at http: / /www.fws.gov/Endangered. <br />Accessed March 2014. <br />Technical Memorandum / SWCA Project No. 28487 10 <br />April 11, 2014 King II Appendix 8 (5 ) <br />