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• • ~~iiiiir~rini~~iii United States Department of the Interior 999 FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Ecological Services Colorado Field Office 755 Parfet Street, Suite 361 Lakewood, Colorado 30215 RECEIVE ~~ ~«~~, rcErria ~~, JUN 2 9 2001 ESlCO: Mine PertmtslCoal JUG 2 6 p01 piviaion of Minerals Ik Geology Mr. Kent Gorham, Environmental Protection Specialist II Department of Natural Resources Division of Minerals and Geology 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, Colorado 30203 Re: Lorencito Canyon Mine (Permit No. C-1996-084) Permit Revision Application N. 1 (PR-1), Mine Plan Revision Dear Mr. Gorham: We are in receipt of your May 31, 200] letter requesting Service review of the proposed project. You have requested our assessment of potential project impacts to federally listed species or species otliervvise protected under Federal law. Because there is no description of the proposed action or habitats to be affected by the action, we are not currently in a position to offer any assessment of potential impacts that may result from the proposed action. At this time, all we can provide is a list of the federally protected, proposed, and candidate species of concern that could occur in the general project area and which could, therefore, be affected by project actions. Because we do not have mforma4on on affected habitats, the following list will be necessarily inclusive of those species that may be found in any habitats that could be present in western Las Animas County: Mammals: Black-footed ferret (Mzzstela nigripes) Federally listed endangeyed Black-tailed prairie dog (Cvnonrvs ludovicinnus) Candidate for Federal listing Birds: Bald eagle (HaGaeetns leucocephalus) Federally listed threatened Mexican Spotted Uwl (5'rrrz oecrdentalrs lrtcida) Federally listed tiu-eatened Mountain plover (C'{zarndrir4s mnntanus) Proposed federally listed threatened Fish: Arkansas Darter (Etheosrorrra craginz) Candidate for Federal listing Be aware also that Golden eagles and their nests are protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection act; and most bird species are federally protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Because so many other wildlife species will be affected by large-scale coal mining operations, consultation widr and recommendations of the Colorado Division of Wildlife are also important in planning the conditions for [his permit and its reclamation obligations.