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<br />~hrsz impacts should be described 1n the FJ1i1. 71iis description should
<br />include:
<br />a. A su,::nary of the impacts xhlch ha•~e occurred as a rssult of
<br />.nine construction land erection of cosl leading f;,ciliti•:s;
<br />b. A d^s-cription of the overall irn{;acts o~F the riroj.~ct on land
<br />use in the valley;
<br />d. A description of Colorado Hestmor•eland's private land hold-
<br />ings and any anticlpatad pro,j?c2 related d2velopRZnts on tYr%ID.
<br />c. ,1n analysis of tl;e in`lux, 1f any, of construc~io;r workers
<br />from outside the stu.iy area during the ccnstruc.cion pfra_, of the pro-
<br />ject; and
<br />The passibility of as much as 4 f•t. to v ti°t. of surfa~2 subsidence
<br />over the underground mine is m"~tioned on pane III-1 0•. tiiu EkR. ':Jhat
<br />would he the efr-eels of such subsidence on e;:isting ar plar,:,cd land use
<br />in the a~;`ect`d areas? 4!hase p~cperty ;,culd be af;ected? P.re any ad-
<br />verse sva~ar quality impacts tntlcip2t2d as u resuli: or eater collecting
<br />and pons ibiy s~,~ping throt:gh sr+:~^.s where su; Mace suL•side~c^ f;as occurred?
<br />Tn~ E'A? should display the vegetarian and land use for the entire
<br />length of hoth the pipaTtne and the! canv~yer corridor anJ analyze tha
<br />effects of t;:::ir construction ar:,i op~ra-~ion on 'the priest? as txll~a5
<br />th^_ public lands that they cross. Tyra EAR should also co:~tain a rr,a're
<br />d2i:ailed graphic presentation of the locai:io;1 or 2h~ proi:c<_c':l r{gh~.s-
<br />of-~.,ay and 2h~ natUYE Of SC.1:,~, of t'i~,^. 5$'illCtUr05 $0 be ins2Gll~d In
<br />the„r. If poasible, moe•e dci:ails on the lnc,.,i:ion and the design of the
<br />coal conveyor n•ca 1:h' mina to tha io~dirg faciliL-ies in ti:~ valley
<br />should be p7uviJed, ine]udin9 such it~~ns as 'tf;n plar,;~~;ent of cotlv~yor
<br />mOtorS end t1'dnSfCY' po'Ints a5 r1z11 i,5 the stL'~:~ni:c o~' t:,,, cor.voyor tf,at
<br />wyll be pl~lc•~d urd~ryraund. A scltcmzLic display or the g~alas~ic strata
<br />of the propasad laa:,a tract •aould also oe ha7prul in und•~~s;;an,ling tha
<br />naurra and extent o` the roa1 resource and air: oi{~~s- geologic Features
<br />of the site.
<br />Ide arc pleased with the tcrrniVnznt that the applicant Iras dr~,moristra-
<br />ted to ravcge2atiun of disturbed sails at *.{te mini site. :11•,ac rcvegeta-
<br />tion effor`rs, tf any, will i~.? ma~.a foll~;,iog surfzca dis~u;•hances in the
<br />pi;;eline and convaot• cor,•idor~7 Also, t•;11'1 suer"icicnt to;~sn(i ~~cc,;,e
<br />available a; tha rni;,e s:asee ~ai;horal er2a is co;,sL•ructsd to p:•r•~ide lieu
<br />GuF,n'titiss 0'f sOfl r,,:ed2d in 0li~r t0 CO:ICr life 7:aSL35 .Ind :iit2filish
<br />v~geLa~cion, o;• gill ,oil have to be hor,•c,r•'d ~~ru;a otfrr a~:asF'. Fina11;•,
<br />e•r::n though ti:c rzcliz2 that the c{~plicati~t intenus to oporai:-:amine at
<br />th,? site for many years info the 'ruiure, ra L•c7i~va that 11:2 Elan should
<br />address tare s~!bjecia o; mine Abandor,nai•t End racla~;racion ar~d ~cs'c-mining
<br />land use. A star of the art ab«ndon:n^_nt Man should b•~ stipul:,ted iti
<br />any lease orfered fo•r sale, z:nd provisio:r shnt!lr! b~ made rcr im;;ro•ra-
<br />n;:nts in the :nine xbandonmcnt end rurla..nLion plea t~ri~h ~a:~a;res in
<br />rcclama~,un u:c„a,gt~us.
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