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,,~.. <br />:.~ r ' <br />' <br /> _ <br />r --~ , <br />a <br /> f?~ ° <br />• - ~r <br />~. <br />United States Department of th•nterior <br />BUREAUOFLAND MANAGEMENT <br />CRAIG DISTRICT OFFICE <br />455 Emerson Slrte~ <br />Cnis, Colorado 81623 <br />J U ~ 9 3 1984 <br />T <br />Memorandum <br />To: _ <br />From: <br />Subject: <br />State Director, CO-943A <br />District Manager, Craig <br />IM fvt'r 1Vln i., <br />3425 (160) <br />C-26194 <br />Coal Lease Application C-26194, Colorado Yampa Coal Company <br />It Ss the District's recommendation that the lands covered by this <br />application (40 Acres) be added to the Little Middle Creek Tract (C-37180). <br />The proposed lease (C-37180), with the 40 acres included, should be <br />recommended for lease sale, as early as possible, in the Green River-Hams <br />Fork (GR-HF) round II regional lease sale. <br />The 40 acre parcel was not included in C-37180 during tract delineation, <br />• because it was unsuitable for surface development (Williams Fork MFP <br />Amendment). Since receiving your request fot information on this <br />application, we have reviewed the application of Criterion 13 on this 40 <br />acres. After consultation with the Fish and Wildlife Service, we are <br />reversing our decision and applying the exception far Criterion 13. The <br />nest is question will be protected through lease stipulations. <br />Proposed coal Lease C-37180 is a maintenance tract for Colorado Yampa Coal <br />Co. The proposed lease is an effort to make available, through competitive <br />lease sale, all unleased surface mineable reserves adjacent to the south end <br />of mine. If C-37180 is not leased timely, these reserves would also be in a <br />bypass situation. .Therefore, the land applied for in the application fits <br />in with the proposed coal lease. <br />Revising the boundary of C-37180, by adding the 40 acres, does not <br />significantly change the proposed lease. We, therefore, would not <br />anticipate amending Che Tract Profile/Site Specific Analysis or GR-IIF round <br />II EIS, if the applied for lands are added to the proposed lease. <br />We have contacted Cetty 011 Company and discussed our recommendation with <br />them. We have not received their position on this subject, but expect to <br />within a week. As soon as we receive their position, we will contact your <br />staff. '. <br /> <br />Exhibit A <br />