2017-05-23_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - M1977472

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3. Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.4(g), the applicant must notify the Authorized Official, by telephone and written confirmation, immediately upon the discovery of human remains, funerary items, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony. Further, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.4(c) and (d), the operator must stop activities in the vicinity of the discovery and protect it for 30 days or until notified to proceed by the Authorized Official. 4. The applicant is responsible for informing all persons who are associated with the project operations that they will be subject to prosecution for disturbing or collecting vertebrate or other scientifically-important fossils, collecting large amounts of petrified wood (over 25lbs./day, up to 250lbs./year), or collecting fossils for commercial purposes on public lands. 5. If any paleontological resources are discovered as a result of operations under this authorization,the applicant or any of his agents must stop work immediately at that site, immediately contact the BLM Paleontology Coordinator, and make every effort to protect the site from further impacts, including looting, erosion, or other human or natural damage. Work may not resume at that location until approved by the Authorized Official. The BLM or designated paleontologist will evaluate the discovery and take action to protect or remove the resource within 10 working days. Within 10 days, the operator will be allowed to continue construction through the site, or will be given the choice of either (a) following the Paleontology Coordinator's instructions for stabilizing the fossil resource in place and avoiding further disturbance to the fossil resource, or(b) following the Paleontology Coordinator's instructions for mitigating impacts to the fossil resource prior to continuing construction through the project area. Ila MP The No Action Alternative constitutes denial of the mineral material free use permit. Under the No Action Alternative, none of the proposed project components described in the Proposed Action would take place and the gravel pit would be reclaimed. No feasible alternative surface locations were identified for the proposed project that would result in less surface disturbance than the proposed location. 3. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508) require that the BLM use a scoping process to identify potential significant issues in preparation for impact analysis. The principal goals of scoping are to identify issues, concerns, and potential impacts that require detailed analysis. Scoping is both an internal and external process. DOI-BLM-CO-N020-2017-0003 6