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• iii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />IN REI'LT REFER TO: <br />FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE <br />Ecobginl Srsvices <br />Western Colorado Office <br />7G4 Horimn Drive, Sourh Mnea A <br />Grand Junction, Colorado B150G-394G <br />ES/CO:CDMG <br />MS 65412 GJ RFL`E/V~n <br />October 28, 1994 OCj 3 <br />Mr. Anthony J. Waldron ~ivislo 1 1984 <br />Division of Minerals and Geology nOiMinefaJS~~.eo~o <br />Department of Natural Resources gy <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Dear Mr. Waldron: <br />This responds to your October 13, 1994, letter concerning the Bear Mine <br />(Permit No. C-81-033) Permit Revision No. 2, According to your letter, Bear <br />Coal Company proposes to add 112.9 acres to their current permit area at the <br />Bear Mine located southeast of the town of Somerset, in Gunnison County, <br />Colorado. Your letter requests our "evaluation of the potential for impacts <br />to threatened or endangered species of plants or animals, or wildlife species <br />otherwise protected by federal law". <br />There is a proposed species and several candidate species that could be <br />impacted by this action. The Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidomax <br />traillii extimus), which is proposed for listing as endangered, may occur <br />along the North Fork of the Gunnison River or in wetland areas within the <br />revised permit area. <br />We would like to bring to your attention species which are candidates for <br />official listing as threatened or endangered species (Federal Resister, Vol. <br />56, No. 225, November 21, 1991). While these species presently have no legal <br />protection under the Endangered Species Act (Act), it is within the spirit of <br />the Act to consider project impacts to potentially sensitive candidate <br />species. Additionally, we wish to make you aware of the presence of Federal <br />candidates should any be proposed or listed prior to the time that all Federal <br />actions related to the project are completed. <br />FEDERAL CANDIDATE SPECIES <br />North American wolverine <br />Northern goshawk <br />Loggerhead shrike <br />Colorado cutthroat trout <br />Great Basin silverspot butterfly <br />Astragalus brandegei <br />Lomatium concinnum <br />Penstemon mensarum <br />Penstemon retrorsus <br />Gu1o gulo ]uscus <br />Accipiter gentilis <br />Lanius ludovicianus <br />Sa1mo c]arki p]euriticus <br />Speyeria nokomis nokomis <br />Brandegee milk-vetch <br />Colorado desert-parsley <br />Grand Mesa penstemon <br />Adobe beardtongue <br />