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Unsuitability Analysis and Report <br />blestern Slope~Carbon, Inc. <br />• C-27103 <br />GESCR1PT10N OF THE fEDCP,AL LAGDS INVOLVED <br />This unsuitability analysis and report has been prepared for an 300 <br />acre tract of federal coal lands described as: <br />T. 13 S. , R. 90 tv`. , 6th P. hi. <br />Section 1: Lots 13, 14, 19, 20 <br />Section 12: <br />'in Gunnison County, Colorado. <br />This tract ~•ras identified in a short-term coal lease application <br />submitted by t;orthuest Coal Corporation (of which Gestern Slope Carbon, <br />Inc., is a subsidiary) on i,ugust 2, 1978. The tract lies appror.i;::ateiy <br />4 rules east of the tocm of Somerset, Colorado. 1n addition, it lies <br />east of and adjacent to three existing federal coal lenses (D-042921, <br />C-17130, D-C56724) also centroled by 'Western Slc,:e Carbon. It consists <br />of-zpproxirnately 300 acres of federally-o,rned i~:ineral es~ate overlain by <br />public lands aanaged by the Bureau of Land idanagezent (~1,9). <br />• i•tethodoiogy <br />In compiling this analysis and report, the procedural instructions <br />and unsuitability criteria published in the Federal Resister, !roi. 43, <br />No. 237--Frida~~, Decer„oer 8, 1978, ~rere used. in acci~ien, for criteria <br />numbers 9 through 16 the suppler:;ental instructions in Colorado Sate <br />Office Briefing tdo. 46 rrere used to interpret the meaning or" the <br />criteria as published in the federal Reyister. <br />As a first step in this analysis, the preliminary mining plan <br />submitted by the applicar•C (Colorado 4lestmereland, Inc.) eras examined in <br />order to identify areas in which the proposed underground minims <br />operation mould produce surface effects. A11 of the areas on :rhich <br />surface facilities associated ti,~ith the proposed operation ~~rere to be <br />located and all the areas identified as likely tc be affected by <br />subsidence (as discussed in Dunrud, 1976) were delineated as haviny <br />surface effects. <br />The unsuitability criteria were then applied individually to the <br />areas identified as having surface effects. Eacir criterion r•;as applied <br />individually and maps were developed shcr•ring the applicability of the <br />criterion. Then after ail criteria had been applied, t're exceptions of <br />each criterion found to be applicable were then examined to determine if <br />i.• <br />~_ <br />