PERMFILE55645

• Permit No: C1981038
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 12/11/2001
• Section_Exhibit Name: VOLUME 9A- Environmental Assessment Appendix Part 3 OF 3
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DIVISIOhJ OF P,ESOURCES
BRANCH OF BIOLGuICAL SCiEidCES
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Briefing ~G6
December 7, 197E
Attention Item: Coal Leasing Unsuitability Criteria for
Wildlife
Stztus:
Recently issued Instruction h9~~oru.^.da .;o. CC-79-48'(11/27/78) and J~o.
I~10-79-76 (li/8/?~!, att.=shed, providr. guidance on coal leasine unsuitability
Crlterla. Df the 24 Criterld glVen, c7Ght Of these de3i dlreCtly wltfl
l~rildlife and/or their habita*_ (ilos. 9-16).
A problc~ exists relevant to the use cf these criteria in that they are
SOmetlGi°_S Vle'ae~ aS °CCO~b00;: prescriptions". ri5 a result, til2re i5 a
1055 of m3na;£^e:?L ileXlblllt`/ ann arpllCaLlOn Of CC:^0~ s=nse. nll
personnel invoi•:ed ir. ,'sing Lhz criteria rust rs*r:~aber thatwildlife are
adaptable, r~cbila and often vary their basic bicloyicai needs frcn one,
area t0 the neXL. ?en Simply Cannot aCCJratelV predict '+lhat Yllldll'c?
use areas are or are not suitable for mining, based en strict interpretation
of the criteria alcne. Usually, a coal leasing action c~^ proceed
within z ~~rildlife use area ic:
1. Consideradion is ,iven to the season or time period of year tit-hen
the critiical biological use activity occurs.
2. Consid=ration is given to a specific geographical location or oluce
vrhere biological activities occur that are basic to population
maintenance.
3. Possible miticativa mezsures are explored, defined and included in
coal lease stipulations to replace in kind the wildlife food,
cover, water and living space habitat values impacted.
4. Combinations of. 1-3 are varied in extent to local situations and
are properly defined.
5. The appropriate Federal or State laws and regulations applicable to
a certain wildlife species are well researched, understood and
applied cn-sit? frcm a co„~mon sense as well as legal vie~rpoint.