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c E. 5unnary of Complfanco The applicant •~i 11 runt lnnr• Co bu in cnnpl iance if all s[Ipu lat ions in Section D arc n~lhrrod tn, r)SII will hz cnnpliance when the Colorado ;IIPO concurs with .+ ";1.. GEfcct" cr °Nn Advcrsc L{lcct" rletcrmina[ion. F. Proposed Department :1c[ion Thr_ Secretury could nppruve the Colnrr;o mine plan with the proposed special stipulations. G. Residual Impacts nC Proposed Department Action fJnknown cnlu+nl resources with potential significant information ma}' also be destroyed by applicant activities or as a result of increased pop- ulation. Adverse impacts to unknown cultural resources through vandalism and unauthorized collection can be anticipated. The cultural resn~irr:es (presently 2) that :rte not eligible for nonination [o the Nlilli' ^t lh(s LLae wav canto In Lnf urmntton that would h~ consl de red significant nt sunc time in the (u[nrc. The potcn[Ial loss of this data through direct or indirect site dLstu chance Cx iSLS. li. Resource Alternatives to Proposed Action Ono altcrnaCivc would be not to would be directly impacted. Another cultural resources during mining opc tlon of [he known cultural resources tJational Register criteria), neither considered prudent nr feasible. mine and alternn[ rations. does not of these thus, nu cultural resources ivc would be to avoid all P.r_cnuse In-place preserva- seem warranted (based upon alternatives are at present I. Fnvironnen[a1 Impacts of Alternatives to i'reposed Action The beneficial impacts of data recovery through impact mitigation, if 1[ is considered necessary, would not be realized if mining activi[Ses are prohibited or if avoidance of all know cultural sites is enforced. ^issapproval ur avoidance cannot eliminate data loss through unauthorized disturbance or vand.clism, nor can it slow on-going natural processes such ns erosion, weathering anc6 decay. Since approval of the mine plan with stLpulatlons wilt allow for .ray necessary data rocovery prier [o addi- tlonal site dLs hrrbance by cultural or natural agents, iC is considered to be [he alternative [ha[ will entail [he mLnimnn adverse impact and maxlmun .,beneficial impact to cultural sites.