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a nised States Department of the Interior FISIi AND N7LDLIFE SER1'1CE =y.~ END.{~LEREU SPECIES Ok'FICE r ti, ~~ 1{04 FEDER AI. BUILDIRG • 125 SOUTH STATE STREET SALT LAKE CITI'. UTAH 611~s-1197 IN AEPL116'Dt 7`O. 3 August 1983 Jezry -ICoblitz Espey. Huston b Associates 7 800 East Dnion Avenue Suite 930 Demrer, Colorado 80237 Dear Mr. Roblitz: We have reviewed your proposed Storm King Coal ?line Project, near the base of the Crand Hogback Hountaia near Glenwood Springs, Colorado. It appears that listed endangered and threatened species, or species proposed for listing, may occur in the area of influence of this action. To comply with Section 7(c) of the Endangered Speeles Act of 1973, as amended, Federal agencies or their designees are required to obtain from the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) information concerning any species, listed or proposed to be listed, which may be present in the area of a proposed construction project. Therefore, we are furnishing you the following list of species which • may be present in the concerned area: Listed bald eagle Haliaeetus leueocephalus peregrine falcon Falco pere);rinus Colorado squavfish Ptychocheilus lucius humpback chub Gila eypha Candid a t e razorback soaker Eyrauchen texanus Colorado River cutthroat trout Salmo clarki pleuriticus Section 7(c) also requires the Federal agency proposing a major Federal action significantly affecting Lhe quality of the human environment to conduct and submit to the FIiS a biological assessment to determine the effects of the proposal on listed and proposed species. The biological assessment shall be completed vi thin 180 days after the date on which initiated or a time mutually agreed upon between the agency and the FWS. Before physical modification/alter- natioc of a major Federal action is begun the assessment must be completed. If the biological assessment is not begun vi thin 90 days. this list should be verified with us prior to initiation of the assessment. We do not-feel that we can adequatelq assess the affects of the proposed action on listed and proposed species or critical habitat and proposed critical habitat without a complete assessment. When conducting a biological assessment, the following shall be done at a minimum: