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State Highway 133 will be protected from surface disturbance and subsidence due to mining by the following stipulation: • No mining related disturbances will occur within 100 feet of the outside line of the right-of-way of Colorado State Highway 133 ae shown on Hap 1. The angle of draw used to protect the State Highway from subsidence will be dictated by the approved CNLRD Mining and Reclamation Plan, (the estimated angle of draw is 25 degrees). However, mining related disturbances may occur if, after public notice and the opportunity for public hearing in the locality, a written finding is made by the Authorized Officer that the lntereete of the public and the landowners affected by mining within 100 feet of a public road will be protected. Criterion 4 Federal lands designated ae wilderness study areas shall be considered unsuitable while under review by the Administration and Congress for possible wilderness designation. For any federal land which is to be leased or mined prior to completion of the wilderness inventory by the surface management agency, the environmental assessment or impact statement on the lease sale or mine plan shall consider whether the land possesses the characteristics of a wilderness study area. If the finding ie affirmative, the land shall be considered unsuitable, unless issuance of noncompetitive coal leases and mining on leases ie authorized under the Wilderness Act and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. Analveie No lands within the review area are designated Wilderness Study Areas. Criterion 5 Scenic federal lands designated by visual resource management analysis as Claee I • (an area of outstanding scenic quality or high visual sensitivity) but not currently on the National Register of Natural Landmarks shall be considered unsuitable. A lease may be issued if the surface management agency determines that surface coal mining operations will not significantly diminish or adversely affect the scenic quality of the designated area. Analveie No lands within the review area are designated ae visual resource management Class I areas. Criterion 6 Federal lands under permit by the surface management agency, and being used for scientific studies involving food or fiber production, natural resources, or technology demonstrations and experiments shall be considered unsuitable for the duration of the study, demonstration, or experiment except where mining could be conducted in such a way ae to enhance or not jeopardize the purposes of the study, ae determined by the surface management agency, or where the principal scientific use or agency give written concurrence to all or certain methods of mining. Analveie No lands within the review area are under permit for scientific study. Criterion 7 All publicly-owned places on federal lands which are included in the National Register of Historic Places shall be considered unsuitable. This shall include any areas that the surface management agency determines, after consultation with the • Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the State Historic Preservation Officer, are necessary to protect the inherent values of the property that made it eligible for listing in the National Register.