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~>~`'=` ~p United States Department of the Interior <br />7i '~ <br />~' <br />~.:~. FISH A\D ~~'ILDLIFE SERVICE <br />~;;,,. ,; ~ ;t• Ecological Scn•iccs <br />Colorado Field Office <br />?55 Parfet Street, Suite 3G1 <br />Lakewood, Colorado 8021 ~ <br />rv Rt:ri-~ tzerrk ro A.pQ(=QJAL t.TR• i~r~'yN~ <br />ES~CO: Tfi,E%P?•1J~9,'Othcr (~hFl^~~ tOR i11RNF3K~ <br />\dS GSd 12 Lkwd tLW vJOcllwTt~i'(~~iMl/a 1 <br />W ~~~ <br />.1 .' ~''. <br />Pctcr Davis <br />~Vciland, Inc. <br />11i1i){ Colfax Avenue, Suite 3SU <br />Lakewood, C'nlorado S02I ~ <br />Ucar \tr. [)a~ is <br />~~ e : rc responding to vuur letter of April Z. '_004 rcyuc<ting rlcar.rrtc r:n~:cr tl:r :athonty <br />con.`.:rcd to the L..S. Fish and ~~'ildlite Sctyice (Scrvrrci h} ti;r l.n+!an~;crr~ Jpe.•ic~ :\ct of 1973 <br />I [x:11, as a:ncndcd I i G L'.S.C 15? 1 ~t .cry 1, re~rdtnc Ute i+ropose+! low ~~:t[er crossing at <br />Buuhier Creek for the ,asphalt S ecialucs l'tirnpikc ~lininK Resources C~ratcl Pit lJCCtion <br />~: l'~ RC+~~1') in 1~'cld County, Ci~lorado. This protect, as proposed. may dr~turh wetlands and <br />+tLcr ; it+arian habitats. 1'ou requested an esicnsion of our :icceptuncc of ncgati~ c trapping survey <br />re;nlls :tom htnc_UO(1. <br />Based on the inlorn:.uion provided, including the Iack of recent change to condniotts to the area. <br />the Scn ice a:;nes that a~ropulation of Prehlc's meadow jun;ping mouse, lcr~us Iwdsanius <br />preb?e; (Prchlrs), is not ]Ikely to be present within the soh cct area. Thus, tCtc Sen ice continues <br />to conclude that development or other actions un this site s~ould not have direct adceae affects <br />to Preblc's. Should Prcblc's populations exist downstream from the stc, actions on the stte that <br />result in signiticar,t moaitications of Preblc's habitat downstrcant (for example, through <br />alteration of existing Ilea rcg;mes, o: scdimer,:atimt) ma} be subject to proctsions o1 the ESA. <br />Please note that tltis clearance is valid far one near from the date of this letter. Should additional <br />information nn listed orproposcd species hcaime available, this detcmtination may he <br />reconsidcrcd urdcr the hS.A. If du proposed projrct has not commenced within one year, please <br />contact the Colorado Ficid Oflicc to reilucst an extension. <br />It ~cc can be of father assistance. please contact Barbara Spagnuolo of my stafTat (311+) 2 ; 5-23 i0 <br />Sinccrel~ <br />Susan C. Linncr <br />Colorado Field Supcn•isor <br />cc: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Littleton, CO office (Corps File 2004501.3' 1 <br />1=t~'S'C'Erl'~ l3. lpagnuolo <br />Kdcrrn.r U1ti.N'eW'•7um~Arye.a. e'ugd <br />