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Lorencito Canyon Notice of Intent <br /> No holes are being planned to be developed as water wells; however, if water is detected during <br /> drilling and the water production is great enough that it can be used by either the property owner <br /> or New Elk, the hole will be converted to water well and the appropriate permit will be filed <br /> through Colorado Division of Water Resources. <br /> 6. Attach a statement with appropriate references from the relevant State or Federal <br /> agencies or published sources, which determines that the exploration and reclamation <br /> described will not jeopardize the continued existence of an endangered or threatened <br /> species listed pursuant to Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) <br /> or the Nongame, Endangered or Threatened Species Conservation Act (Section 33-8-101 et <br /> seq. C.R.S. 1973) or result in the destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat of <br /> those species. (Rule 2.02.2(2)(h)) <br /> An informal consultation through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service(USFWS), <br /> Information for Planning and Consultation was conducted on September 15, 2020 (File No. <br /> 06E24000-2020-SLI-1925,Attached). Correspondence from the USFWS states that the <br /> following listed, proposed, or candidate species occur or have the potential to occur in the <br /> Project area. A summary of findings to determine the potential for the Project to impact <br /> sensitive species is provided below. <br /> • Canada lynx(Lynx canadensis)—threatened <br /> • New Mexico meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius luteus)—endangered <br /> • Mexican spotted owl (Strix occidentalis lucida)—threatened <br /> The Canada lynx is a boreal forest dwelling cat that requires deep, powdery snow and an <br /> abundance of snowshoe hare density. The New Mexico meadow jumping mouse is a nocturnal <br /> mouse that dwells in dense, tall, herbaceous vegetation with nearby adjacent water. The Mexican <br /> spotted owl is an owl that in habits mixed-conifer forests, madrean pine-oak forests and rocky <br /> canyons. The Project area is not located within any identified critical habitat for these species <br /> and therefore will have"no effect" on listed species,their habitats, or proposed or designated <br /> critical habitat. <br /> Additionally, a habitat evaluation desktop assessment was completed on September 15,2020 to <br /> determine the presence and/or absence of any state threatened or endangered species.No <br /> state/federally threatened or endangered plant species were determined to be found within the <br /> Project area. Four state threatened and endangered mammal (two raptors [Bald eagle and <br /> Burrowing owl] and two fish [Rio Grande sucker and Southern redbelly dace]) species have the <br /> potential to be present within the Project area. The activities proposed in this NOI will not <br /> impact rivers or waters nor adversely impact the raptor species. <br /> 13 <br /> 2020 Exploration Program 9/28/2020 <br />