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forage. Successful revegetation of the disturbed areas is required by <br />• federal legislation discussed in the North Fork Valley impacts section. <br />~~o impacts to endangered or threatened plants would occur. <br />An expected minimal, yet unquantifiable, amount of veeetative <br />disturbance may occur as a result of subsidence over the underground <br />mine r•rorkings. <br />4lildlife <br />N slight amount of pinyon-juniper habitat (1.6 acres) would be <br />disturbed by construction of the vent shaft and access road and moving <br />the telephgne/pa:;er line (0.3 acre). Some animals would be temporarily <br />disturbed during dctual construction, fig other ner•~ impacts are antici- <br />pated. !lo impacts to endangered or threatened species o-;ould occur. <br />Acuatic Biolocv <br />Temporary erosion due to construction could increase sedimentation, <br />slightly. Jae other impacts are projected. <br />Cultural Resources <br />Prior to any surface disturbing activities, an archeological <br />clearance is r=_:,uired in potential irpact areas (as supported by 1°65 <br />• Hl.r]tQ r1C Pr°_SerYatlOn F1Ct dS a^2 need, .~.6(C~R): ~i''~J, and i;Cv ~1::nJ) t0 <br />ldeGtlfy, eVa.i Uate and ml tlCa to DGSSIble dd mdC2 t0 eY.1S~lnq cL'1 tUrdl <br />Values. Should sites remain undetected by the survey, SUY~aCP. dis- <br />turbance fro,,, construction, subsidence, and other mine-related activities <br />could result in the displacerent and danage of cultural velues. Should <br />61SC be a~;carded the lease, 1.6 acres would be distur-bed by_Sc0 due to <br />the construction of ar, access road and vent shaft and 0.3 acre by moving <br />the pe:;er/telephone line. Subsidence, as it could affect L6 acres <br />could create surface disturbances r•:hich could displace and destroy <br />' cultural resources. The presence of mine-associated r•~orkers on the <br />lease area ti•:ould expose cultural resources to public passage, increasing <br />the potential for vandalism and illegal collecting. <br />Transportation <br />No ne~•, impacts to transporta.tier. are anticipated other than those <br />temporary impacts associated o-+ith hauling refuse from the vent shaft to <br />the disposal area. <br />V15Ual ReSOUrCeS <br />Depending upon the final location of the vent shaft, few or no <br />impacts t~~ould/occur to visual resources. If impacts are predicted from <br /> <br />