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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR <br />FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE <br />ENDANGERED SPECIES OFFICE <br />551 25-1/2 ROAD <br />INDEPENDENCE PLAZA <br />SUITE B-113 <br />GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81505 <br />TELEPHONE: 303-241-0563 <br />January 8, 1985 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii <br />T0: District Manager, Bureau of Land Management, Grand Junction, <br />Colorado <br />FROM: Field Supervisor, Office of Endangered Species, U.S. Fish and <br />Wildlife Service, Salt Lake City, Utah <br />RE: Biological Opinion: Storm King Mines' Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine <br />We prepared this opinion in response to your November 14, 1984 request for <br />formal consultation on the Storm King Mines' Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine (SKM). <br />We have reviewed the biological assessment and are providing this biological <br />opinion as prescribed by Section 7 Interagency Cooperation Regulations (50 <br />CFR 402) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (16 USC 1531 et seq.). This <br />document is being provided to you as lead agency for the ESA Section 7 <br />consultation pertaining to this proposed project. <br />Biological Opinion <br />The construction and operation of the SKM is not likely to jeopardize the <br />continued existence of the Colorado squawfish (Ptvchocheilus lucius), <br />humpback chub (Gila cvahaj, and bonytail chub (Gila elegans), provided <br />conservation measures specified below for these federally-listed fishes are <br />carried out. We are also providing conservation recommendations for the <br />