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<br />J. J. Dudash - 2 - April 20 2001 <br />longer operative, it will be fully grouted with cement or other appropriate material. Drill <br />pads and roads will be restored to approximate original contour and seeded. <br />Right of Entry <br />The fifteen GVBs drill sites and associated light use roads are located on surface owned <br />by BRL and the BLM. Right of entry on the BLM managed land is authorized by Federal <br />Coal Lease COC-61209. <br />Affected and Disturbed Area <br />The light use road construction will disturb approximately 11.7 acres. The fifteen drill <br />sites will disturb approximately 3.6 acres for a total disturbance of 15.3 acres. Of this <br />amount, 2.8 acres were previously disturbed under approved exploration drilling permits. <br />Cultural Resources <br />Technical revision number 18 incorporated a Class III Cultural Resource Inventory and <br />Paleontological Assessment Report for 1640 Acres of BLM Administered Lands within <br />the Iron Point Coal Lease Tract (COC-61209). No further Cultural Resources Inventory <br />should be required. <br />Light Use Roads <br />Light use roads will be constructed to access drill pads for Gob Vent Boreholes. The <br />roads will be constructed in accordance with rule 4.03.3. The layout of the roads are <br />presented on Map 9 Hydrological Monitoring Location Map. New light use roads will be <br />reclaimed. Reclamation of the upgraded and refurbished light use roads may involve <br />narrowing the roads so they are compatible with the poslmining land use of rangeland <br />and wildlife habitat since roads are necessary to manage both land uses and a light use <br />road network was existing on the property prior to mining. <br />Soils <br />No detailed soil survey will be performed in the areas to be disturbed for the light use <br />roads or GVBs. To the extent possible, depending on the slope of the ground surface, <br />topsoil will be salvaged. <br />Vegetation <br />Map 3-1 Vegetation, Iron Point Tract, shows vegetation boundaries for the entire area to <br />be affected by this revision. <br />Reclamation Estimate <br />A reclamation estimate is enclosed. Amounts are provided to seal the 15 gob vent <br />