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mining panel, work will cease within the buffer zones defined above, as appropriate. The nest will be monitored by a qualified biologist until the young have fledged, at which time the BLM will be notified and approval requested to allow construction to continue. Exceptions, modifications, or waivers to the NSO and TL stipulations consistent with the White River Resource Area management plan may be allowed by the BLM based on consultation on asite-specific basis (see Attachment 4-1). Limited portions of the pipeline corridor in the Parachute Creek valley that were not surveyed during 1998 will be surveyed during the 1999 or 2000 raptor nesting season. Likewise, any portions of the pipeline route that may be realigned during final pipeline design and are not covered by previous surveys will be surveyed for raptor nesting activity during 1999 or 2000. The timing of surveys and the survey protocols will be determined in consultation with the BLM, and the final survey plan will be reviewed and approved by the BLM. Prior to initiation of pipeline construction activities in the spring of 2000, any known nests along the corridor will be checked for activity. [f any nests are determined to be active or if any previously unidentified active nests are discovered during construction, construction activities would be subject to the standard BLM stipulations. To minimize the risk of electrocution, all electrical transmission facilities accessible to raptors that allow phase-to-phase or phase-to-ground contact will be constructed according to standards found in the Raptor Research Foundation's "Suggested Practices for Raptor Protection on Power Lines"(Avian Power Line Interaction Committee 1996). There may be reasons to modify this Raptor Mitigation Plan in the future based on the success of the activities implemented, changes in raptor resource management priorities and objectives, improved habitat mitigation methods or technology, or other reasons. This plan, itself, includes provisions for allowing exceptions or modifications to the BLM's standard NSO and TL stipulations, as described above. It should be understood that American Soda, the BLM, and the CDOW view wildlife mitigation as a dynamic process and assume that future modifications to the Raptor Mitigation Plan are likely throughout the life of the project. Any modifications, including those already provided for within the plan, would be developed through consultation among the parties. Wildlife Mitigation Plan 4-3 Yankee Gulch Sodium Minerals Project American Soda, L.L.P.