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Section 780.16 (a) Continued. to present a detailed Fish and Wildlife Plan to facilitate the determination of compliance with Sectioa 816.97. In this regard, the protection of fish and wildlife resources on the proposed mine plan and adjacent areas can best be accomplished only after those values have been identified and the potential negative impacts documented. Aa reported in Section 779.20, several studies of fish and wildlife have been prepared containing information relevant to the biological communities within the proposed mine plan and adja- cent areas. The results of these studies are presented in?sA„r. North Park Small Mammal Distribution; ?~, North Park Big Game Distribution; North Park Avian Distribution; r;,~a'-Derr Mine Area Sage Grouse Habitat Types; and ,~i-24', Division of Wild- life Sage Grouse Habitat Types. I~ Impacts on the fish and wildlife resources identified in Section 779.20 will be minimized by designing and implementing the opera- tional and subsequent reclamation plan to avoid, where practicable, disturbances to critical habitats either within the mine plan or adjacent areas. In those areas where disturbance cannot be avoided, mitigative measures such as proper haul road location and adequate sedimentation control are called for by the operations plan. In all instances, disturbance will be limited to areas needed for actual extraction of coal, temporary storage of overburden and topsoil, haul roads, or sedimentation control, with the commitment that all disturbed areas will be reclaimed as contemporaneously as possible to restore the necessary environmental balances. The discussion which follows identifies the anticipated impacts of the proposed mining operation on fish and wildlife resources and re- lated environmental values, explains how disturbances and impacts will be avoided or minimized, and states how enhancement of such resources will be achieved, where practicable. 780-39