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Bureau of Land Management Environmental Assessment Royal Gorge Field Office DOI-BLM-CO-F020-2020-0036 EA filed in the appropriate State or county office. The responsible party will pay for all survey, investigation,penalties, and administrative costs. 2. Cultural Resources—In order to avoid adverse effects to historic properties, the boundaries of the undertaking were redesigned. This redesign was preferable to resolving potential adverse effects, as such resolutions can be costly and time-consuming. 3. Geology/Minerals—A letter, or similar form of documentation, will need to be provided to the BLM that outlines details of the coordination between the mining claimant and the mineral material contract holder and is signed by both parties involved. 4. Noxious Weeds—Operator will monitor for, and if present,effectively treat Colorado list A and B noxious weeds, in accordance with BLM policy, State and county regulation. 5. Soils—Minimize off-road travel while performing and supervising the operations. Temporary routes will be rehabilitated and closed. 6. Wastes,Hazardous or Solid—The project involves the use of and storage of POL (Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants) and or hazardous materials that will be stored on private lands, in accordance with State and Federal Regulations. Nothing in the approval of this action authorizes or in any way permits a release or threat of a release of hazardous substances into the environment that will require a response action or result in the incurrence of response costs. The operator's compliance with the conditions applied in the permit in no way insulates or releases it from any liability or obligations which may arise with respect to its operations under any applicable environmental law, including but not limited to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act(CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. The United States reserves its rights and claims under CERCLA to seek performance of response actions and/or reimbursement of response costs that may be incurred as a result of any release or threat of a release of a hazardous substance from the permitted area, or any ancillary operation for the mining activity. Because this project involves use of oil or fuel, transfer and/or storage, an adequate spill kit is required to be onsite. The project proponent will be responsible for adhering to all applicable local, State and Federal regulations in the event of a spill of petroleum substances, which includes following the proper notification procedures in BLM's Spill Contingency Plan. 7. Water Quality Surface and Ground—Depth to static groundwater level should be determined before conducting any mining activities to make sure these activities would not impact groundwater anywhere in the project site. 2.2. NO ACTION ALTERNATIVE A no-action decision would constitute a denial of the proposed expansion on BLM managed lands. This would strain the applicant's ability to supply local markets with accessible resources of road base, landscaping material and other industrial products. Demand for these materials is 22