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• CONCLUSION <br />This concludes our biological opinion on the impacts of the proposed project. <br />This opinion was based upon the information described herein. If new <br />information becomes available, new species listed, or should there be any <br />changes in the total average annual amount of water depleted by this project <br />(30.4 acre-feet per year) or any other project change which alters the <br />operation of the project from that which is described in the biological <br />assessment and which may affect any endangered or threatened species in a <br />manner or to an extent not considered in this biological opinion (see 50 CFR <br />402.16), formal Section 7 consultation should be re-initiated. Section 7 <br />consultation must also be re-initiated if there is failure to carry out the <br />Conservation Measures upon which this opinion was based or if there is a take <br />of endangered species caused by this project. The Service requests that the <br />Office of Surface Mining incorporate the letter from Somerset Mining Company <br />as a condition of their approval documents. Also, the Office of Surface <br />Mining should condition its approval documents to retain jurisdiction should <br />Section 7 consultation need to be re-initiated. <br />Thank you for your cooperation in the formulation of this opinion and your <br />interest in conserving endangered species. <br />Attachments: (Appendix A, Appendix B) <br />• cc: CDOW, Grand Junction <br />FWS/FWE, Grand Junction <br />FWS/FWE, Salt Lake City <br />FWS/FWE, Denver (Attn: Dale Hoffman) <br />LJOrtlan:somerse2.bo:012893 <br />,r11 <br />u <br />