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6. All procedures detailed in the "Programmatic Memorandum of Agreement Among the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Geological Survey, and The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Regarding the Federal Coal Management Program" will be followed. 7. Before the approval of a mining plan, the authorized officer may require a . survey of all or part of the leased land to provide an inventory of any historical, cultural, paleontological, and archaeological values. The survey will be conducted by a qualified professional paleontologist or archaeologist, approved by the authorized offier, and a report of the survey will be submitted to the authorized officer. The approval of an exploration or mining plan or the continuation of lease operations may be conditioned on the approval of the survey report and the approval of measures to protect the historical, cultural, paleontological, and archaeological values. The cost of arly survey or measures to protect such values discovered as a result of the survey will be borne by the lessee and items and features of historical, cultural, paleontological, or archaeological value will remain under the jurisdiction of the United States. 8. If any items or features of historical, cultural, paleontological, or archaeological value are discovered during lease operations, the lessee will immediately notify the mining supervisor and shall not disturb such items or features until the mining supervisor issues instructions. If the lessee is ordered to take measures to protect any items or features of historical, cultural, paleontological, or archaeological value discovered during lease operations, the cost of the measures will be borne by the lessor and such items and feature will remain under the jurisdiction of the United States. 9. No surface activities will occur within the three golden eagle nest buffer zones from December 15 to July 31. The mine surface features within the buffer zones must not impair the site for nesting golden eagles and must be approved by the BLM. 10. No surface activities shall occur within the falcon cliff nesting site buffer zone. DESCRIPTION OF THE MINING AREAS The current mining area and the three proposed lease areas are approximately 12 miles north of Fruita, Colorado. The locations are shown on map 1; coordinates and total acres are given in tahle 1. • Current mining operations on privately owned land include entrance facilities, shops, and temporary offices covering approximately 40 acres. Additional facilities would be constructed for: 1) shops, offices, change rooms and other _ support facilities; 2) loadout facility; 3) preparation plant; 4) additional mine openings; 5) disposal areas; 6) storage pond and pumping stations; and 7) transportation and utility structures. Total disturbed surface area for the mine entrance facilities and other surface facilities would be 120 acres. Total acres disturbed for transportation route would be approximately 75 acres. 2-5