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Determ- Resource Assigned Specialist Rationale for Determination. Initials Date ination (®)Project Lead There are no floodplains within the project area. NP Floodplains ( Seebach JJB 6/13/2024 ❑ Mitigation: (El)Project Lead The project would have negligible socioeconomic impacts (❑)SO other than the small positive impact to Dolores Co.taxpayers NP Socio-Economics El)P&EC not having to spend as much to maintain their roads. JJB 3/19/2021 RL-negative impacts to the economy are not present RL 3/27/2024 ❑ Mitigation: (El)Project Lead JJB-There are no human inhabitants within several miles,and no (®)P&EC disadvantaged population nearby. The impacts of the project would be negligible regardless. RL-An environmental justice screening was completed and based on U.S.Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)data as used by EPA's EJScreen tool(U.S.EPA 2023; U.S.Census Bureau 2022),the percent of population(all ages)in poverty did meet the low-income threshold(using the criteria of 50 percent or more of the study area population or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level of the State of Colorado)to be identified as having potential EJ populations.Based upon these data sets,the U.S.Census block groups surrounding the project area has low-income populations that meet the criteria for Environmental being identified as potential environmental justice populations. JJB 3/19/2021 NI Justice No minority or tribal concerns have been raised,and there are no known non-resident EJ populations that could be potentially RL 3/27/2024 affected.This fmding could change based on further information received from scoping,public comment,tribal consultation, and/or local knowledge.BLM has considered all input from persons or groups regardless of age,income status,race,or other social or economic characteristics.The outreach and public involvement activities taken by the BLM are discussed in Section 2 of the Environmental Assessment.As a result,the Proposed Action would not result in disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects to low-income, minority,or Tribal populations as the area surrounding the Project is sparsely populated. ❑ Mitigation: Disappointment Valley Gravel Pit Expansion EA DOI-BLM-CO-S010-2024-0021-EA Tres Rios Field Office 25