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_- In qF^LY REFER TO. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Ecological Services Warn Coloudo Office 764 Horimn Drive, Sourh Mnex A Grand Junction, Colorado B150G-3946 ES/CO:CDMG MS 65412 GJ RECEIVEQ November 18, 1994 NOV 21 1994 Ms. Janet H. Binns Division of Mineral s and Geology Division of Minerals 8 Geology Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Dear Ms. Binns: This responds to your November 3, 1994, letter concerning the Eagle Number 5 and 9 Mines (Permit No. C-81-044) Technical Revision No. 25 (Development Drilling A94 Borehole). The mine permit area is located approximately six miles south of Craig, in Moffat County, Colorado and within section 30, T. 6 N., R. 91 W. Your letter requests our "evaluation of the potential for impacts to threatened or endangered species of plants or animals, or wildlife species otherwise protected by federal law". To comply with section 7(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Federal agencies or their designees are required to obtain from the Service information concerning any species or critical habitat, listed or proposed to be listed, which may be present in the area of a proposed construction project. Therefore, we are furnishing you the following list of species which may be present in the concerned area. FEDERALLY LISTED SPECIES III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 999 United States Department of the Interior Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Humpback chub Gila cypha Bonytail Gila elegans Colorado squawfish Ptychocheilus )ucius Razorback sucker Xyrauchen texanus We would like to bring to your attention species which are candidates for official listing as threatened or endangered species (Federal Reoister, Vol. 56, No. 225, November 21, 1991). While these species presently have no legal protection under the Endangered Species Act (Act), it is within the spirit of the Act to consider project impacts to potentially sensitive candidate species. Additionally, we wish to make you aware of the presence of Federal candidates should any be proposed or listed prior to the time that all Federal actions related to the project are completed.