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Further, should surface disturbing operations be proposed on the lease in lynx habitat, the <br />following special constraints may apply, depending on site-specific circumstances: <br />a. Remote monitoring of the development sites and facilities may be required to reduce <br />snow compaction. <br />b. A reclamation plan (e.g. road reclamation and vegetation rehabilitation) for sites and <br />facilities that promotes the restoration of lynx habitat may be required. <br />c. Public motorized use on new roads constructed for project -specific purposes may be <br />restricted. <br />d. Access roads will be designed to provide for effective closures and will be reclaimed or <br />decommissioned at project completion if they are no longer needed for other management <br />objectives. <br />e. New permanent roads will not be built on ridge tops or in saddles, if possible, or in <br />areas identified as important for lynx habitat connectivity. New roads will be situated away from <br />forested stringers, if possible. <br />If there is reason to believe that Forest Service Sensitive species, Threatened or Endangered <br />species of plants or animals, or migratory bird species of high Federal interest are present, or <br />become present in the lease area, the Lessee/Operator may be required to conduct an intensive <br />field inventory of the area to be disturbed and/or impacted. The inventory shall include species or <br />groups of species identified by the FS, and will be conducted to by a qualified specialist. A report <br />of findings will be prepared and provided to the FS. A plan will be made that recommends <br />protection for these species or action necessary to mitigate the disturbance consistent with the <br />Forest Plan. The cost of conducting such inventory, preparing reports and carrying out mitigation <br />measures shall be borne by the Lessee/Operator. <br />IV. Species Considered/ Evaluated <br />A Forest species list was provided by the US Fish and Wildlife Service on 9 May 2008 (USDI <br />2008b). There is only one federally listed terrestrial species that has the potential to be found in <br />the project area, the Canada lynx. Other species considered are shown in Table 1. As these <br />species do not occur in the project area and no habitat for them will be impacted by the project, <br />these species were not further analyzed. These species would all have no effect determinations. <br />Fish species are being analyzed separately. <br />Sunset Lease Modification Biological Assessment 7 <br />