2019-05-03_PERMIT FILE - C1981038A (4)

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42.05 AP'PLYCATION FOR PERMIT FOR SURFACE OR UNDERGROUND MINING ACTIVITIES -- MINIMUPf REQIIIREMENTS FOR OPERATION AND RECLAMATION PLANS. ' • 2.05.6 Mitigation of Surface Coal Mining Operation Impacts. (Cont'd.) (2) (a) (i) (Cont'd.) CW; will not use persistent pesticides on [he area during underground mining and reclamation activities. CW; will do everything possible [o prevent, control and suppress range, forest and coal Eires which are not approved by the regulatory authority. A golden eagle aerie is located approximately 1,200 feet east of toe proposed rock slopes return portal and is shielded from sight of the construction aria by a narrow ridge. A Bureau of Land Management Wildlife Biologist and a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Special- ist inspected the site of the portals con- struction and determined that mining opera- tions on the site would not cause more impact [o the eagles than Chat of the existing opera- tions (see RLM correspondence, in [he Wildlife • Appendix, Volume 9A). Because of [he careful advance required to Gunnel through colluvial materials a[ the rock slope portals, little, if any, surface blast- ing would occur. ;f material was encountered during the portals development which was too large to handle with earthmoving equipment, less than five pounds of explosives would Se used to break up the material. ;f the nest is active and adults are brooding, CW; may delay surface blasting until after Ju- 1y- ~-or after the eagles stop broodingZhF- young or request a specialist to observe the nest during initial blasting to determine if the eagles would be affected. ;f no impact is exhibited, blasting would continue as needed. (ii) blot applicable. Revised 10/12/86 • Added 07/13/87 Revised 07/13/87 Revised 10/01/87 89 E_.