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Biological Assessment <br /> Federal Coal Lease Modification(COC-62920)and Federal Mine Permit(CO-0106A)Revision and Renewal <br /> 7. Conclusion and Determinations of Effects <br /> Due to small contributions of mercury to aquatic environments in the AA, the Proposed Action <br /> may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect, the Rio Grande silvery minnow, greenback <br /> cutthroat trout, Colorado pikeminnow, and razorback sucker. There would be no impacts to <br /> critical habitat for Rio Grande silvery minnow as there would be no changes to any of the <br /> constituent elements of the habitat. Table 7-1 summarizes the effects determinations for federally <br /> listed species include in the analysis. <br /> Based on the absence of habitat in the AA, and because deposition of air pollutants would have <br /> no measurable effect on any of the listed terrestrial species, determinations of"no effect" were <br /> made for 10 of the 14 species listed in the AA. <br /> Table 7-1. Summary of effects determinations for federally listed species considered in the AA <br /> Status by County <br /> Species (Where it is Known or Effects Determination <br /> Expected to Occur) INU NIN <br /> Mammals <br /> Canada lynx Threatened No effect—No habitat <br /> (Lynx canadensis La Plata,Pueblo affected <br /> New Mexico meadow jumping mouse Endangered <br /> (Za us hudsonius luteus) (La Plata, Bernalillo) No effect <br /> North American wolverine Proposed Threatened No effect—No habitat <br /> Gulo gulo luscus La Plata,Pueblo affected <br /> Birds <br /> Mexican spotted owl Threatened No effect—No habitat <br /> Strix occidentalis lucida La Plata,Pueblo, Bernalillo affected <br /> Southwestern willow flycatcher Endangered <br /> (Em idonax trailhi extimus) (La Plata, Bernalillo) No effect <br /> Western yellow-billed cuckoo Threatened <br /> Cocc zus americanus La Plata, Bernalillo No effect <br /> Fish <br /> Colorado pikeminnow Endangered May affect,not likely to <br /> (Ptychocheilus lucius La Plata adversely affect <br /> Greenback cutthroat trout Threatened May affect,not likely to <br /> Oncorh nchus clarki stomias Pueblo adversely affect <br /> Razorback sucker Endangered May affect,not likely to <br /> X rauchen texanus La Plata adversely affect <br /> Rio Grande silvery minnow Endangered May affect,not likely to <br /> (H bo nathus amarus) (Bernalillo) adversely affect <br /> Flowering Plants <br /> Chapin Mesa milkvetch Candidate No effect—No habitat <br /> Astra alus schmolliae La Plata affected <br /> July 2017 <br /> 35 <br />