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Rifle Gravel Pit ##1 January 2023 <br /> 4.5.2 Bald and Golden Eagles <br /> The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act is a federal statute that prohibits anyone without <br /> a permit issued by the Secretary of the Interior, from "taking" bald or golden eagles, <br /> including their parts, nests, or eggs (16 U.S.C. § 1532(19)). To ensure avoidance of take, <br /> per Colorado Parks and Wildlife guidelines for compliance with the federal statute (CPW <br /> 2020), human encroachment is prohibited within 0.5 miles of active nests from December 15 <br /> through July 15. <br /> The project is within bald eagle winter range, but no mapped nest sites occur within 1.5 <br /> miles of the parcel boundaries. Nests are mapped farther upriver, and a roost site is mapped <br /> approximately 0.25 miles north of the parcel boundary, located on the far side of the <br /> Colorado River. During repeated visits to the site, SGM biologists have not observed bald <br /> eagles to be present at the site or in the vicinity. Development on the parcel would not result <br /> in any level of impact to bald or golden eagles. <br /> 4.6 Mining Maps <br /> Figure 9, Exhibit C4 depicts the proposed mining operations at the 30% development <br /> stage. Figure 10, Exhibit C5 depicts the proposed mining operations at the 60% <br /> development stage. Figure 11, Exhibit C6 depicts the mining conditions at 100% <br /> development (i.e. final conditions). Please note that these are sheets extracted from the <br /> drawing set in Attachment A and have callouts and leaders on the drawing that define <br /> specific features. These drawings are part of other permit applications that require features <br /> to be called out differently than DRMS yet serve multiple purposes across permitting <br /> agencies. <br /> 20 <br />