PERMFILE65632

• Permit No: X200521206
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 4/22/2005
• Doc Name: NOIApplication
• From: Mountain Coal Company, LLC
• To: DMG
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

The site is accessible from an existing road, which is approximately one mile
long, and which junctions with the Lion Mesa Jeep Trail at the north-fork of
South Prong Creek. This road crosses the creek shortly after the referenced
road junction, parallels the creek for about ahalf--mile, then turns east on a
10-25% grade until it meets the north-south fence line. From here it runs
along the fence line in a southerly direction, then turns east for a quarter mile
to SST-1. One tight switchback exists along the grade between the creek and
the north-south fenceline.
Wildlife Survey
Threatened, Endangered, Sensitive and Management Indicator Species
During habitat and wildlife surveys no Threatened, Endangered, Sensitive or
Management Indicator Species were observed in the area of the drill site and
access road.
Raptors
There is suitable raptor nesting habitat (especially for accipiters) within a 1/4
• mile radius of the site. No raptor nests were located during the surveys.
THREATENED, ENDANGERED AND SENSITIVE PLANT SPECIES
LISTED BY THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE AND BUREAU OF LAND
MANAGEMENT
There are no endangered or threatened plant species known to occur in the
project area. The Uinta Basin hookless cactus (Sclerocactus glaucus), which
is listed as Threatened, is known to occur in the North Fork Valley at
elevations 2000 or more feet below the project area.
The Adobe or Rocky Mountain thistle (Cirsium perplexans) is listed by both
the Forest Service and BLM as sensitive. A review of habitat requirements
for this species shows that it occurs in adobe hills which are well below the
elevation of activities associated with this project.
Slender cotton grass (Eriophorum gracile) is listed by the Forest Service as
sensitive, but habitat conditions suitable for this species are lacking.

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