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JUL-20-2001 FRI 03;21 PM FAX N0. P, 08/12 <br />J.ul 20 O1 11:57a PflOfil <br />_ continued public <br />~ Creek area; <br />fl RflfiGER DISTRICT 970-527-4151 p.17 <br />aaa coal operation acoeas co cue ucy rorR aY l7a apcyoca <br />Fozest Development Road 711.2 - Dry Fork of Minnesota Creek Road. <br />Porest Development Read 711.ZH - Apache Rocks Road. <br />The AoA-0y;tem exploration road which junctions with the Apache Rocks Road <br />and goes in a generally easterly directicn to Hest Flatirca is net eoen to <br />public full-size vehicular traffic, but is necessary far continued <br />activieie5 associated with coal mining i4 the Kest Plat Stun area. <br />•A11 three~of~these roads are granted exceptions. <br />For the purpoaa of: <br />The management of wetlands and £SoodplalAS ass subject to Executive Orders <br />11990 and 11989, respectively. The purpose of the SO's are to~awid to the <br />extent possible the long sad short term adverse impacts associated with the <br />destruction ar medifieatioa oP wetlands sad floodplaias and to avid direct <br />or indirect support of new censeruetion in wetlands wherever Chere is a <br />,practical alternative. •, <br />Also, it is recognized chat there is a direct relaeiohsblp between impacts ' <br />• oa such areas'and effects oA voter duality and aquatic ecosystems. Theta <br />is 'a Nigh risk of irreversible and irretrievable impacts va [he latter with <br />• epozatioa and developments is o(etlaads, floodplaias and riparian areas. <br />• Zt may become' neCeSSa!}l !or 8 \Y3iver, excaptioA Or modificntiea (FfEM)' to. <br />this,.atipulaeioa for' the operator/lessee to use the surface in the area <br />covered by this stipulation to allow For the recovery of the coal reserve. <br />' _ iiBM's t0 this $Lipul3tlOn will be 'eoi:aideaed only,ae, the time opcrhtiow <br />are proposed, ~aad will be subject to the Forest L'aad sad Resource <br />Management Plaa in.effaet at the time of eoasideratioa, and will~be subject , <br />to app11'eable zegulatory. and .eaviroamantnl compliageo requiremeat~. <br />Granting of. a 90~i is a Forest service discretionary action which the <br />• operator should eat routinely expect. The Forest Serviea reserves tye <br />• •right to impose other stip~ilatiaas in flee game. area of this leasehold if a <br />'Rffi•f is~graated. ~ ~ ~ ' <br />Coaditioae candor which a wsas'may be graaeedi <br />' If it Cari be Bbown through environmental analysis and the application of <br />mitigation measures that the impacts to wetland, floodplain and riparian <br />resources will be minimized and that no other alternative location £or <br />' facilities and activities associated with coal mining is praetie~l became <br />' of environmental effects and eperatioaal gonsideratieae (eg, economics, <br />health and safety, etc.) ' <br />Any changes to that stipulation rill bs made ~.a aecordaaco with the lmd use <br />' play and/er •the regulatory praviaiona for ~u~h~chaageo. 18or~ guidnnea oa tLa <br />use o£, Chid otipttl'ation, eaa HLM Elaaua1.1614 sad ]400 ar PS Yeaual 1950 and <br />Z9Z0.1 .. <br />Coal-NSO-WFR 2/95 <br />