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necessan• to mitigate [he disturbance. The cost of conducting the inventory, preparing reports and carrying out mitigating measures shall be borne by the lessee. (e) Wildlife. (1) Ra tors. (1) With respect to Bald Eagle winter concentration areas: a) No surface activities, except subsidence, may occut within the bald eagle winter concentration area between the dates of December 1 through April 1~. Any proposed activities in the bald eagle concentration area, during the closed period, must be approved by the authorized officer, after consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). (2) With respect to water depletions and impacts on endangered fish and critical habitat: a) In the future, if water to be used for mine related activities is to be taken from a source that is not considered to be non-tributary waters by the USFWS or which exceeds a depletion amount previously consulted upon, the permitting agency must enter into consultation with the USFWS to determine appropriate conservation measures to offset effects to listed fish and critical habitat in the upper Colorado River Basin. (3) With respect to bald or golden eagle nests which may be established on the review azea during the life of the project, the following special stipulations shall be applied: a) No new permanent surface facilities or disturbances, except subsidence, shall be located within a'/a mile radius buffer zone azound each bald of golden eagle nest site. b) No surface ground activities will be allowed within a 1/2 mile radius buffer zone around each bald eagle active nest site from November 15 to July 30, and azound each active golden eagle nest site from February 1 to July 15. c) Any proposed surface facilities, disturbances or activities (as noted above) in, or adjacent to, these buffer zones will require approval from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or U.S. Forest Service (USFS) on asite-specific basis, afer consultation with the USFWS. (4) With respect to bald or golden eagle roost sites or concentration azeas which may be es'tatblished on the review azea during the life of the project, the following special stipulations shall be applied: '7 `- a) No surface ground activity, except subsidence, shall occur within a 1/4 mile radit~s of ~~, ~:_~ winter roosts between November 15 and March 15, development may be permitted at other periods~lf _~_ ~--~ periodic visits are required within the buffer zone after development, activity should be restricted to"fhe r' ' ~_ hours of 10 am and 2 pm from November 15 through March 15. J: C=' `= b) No surface activities, except subsidence, may occur within the bald eagle winterT C- concentration area between the dates of December 1 through April 15. Any proposed activities in tlutbald eagle concentration area during the closed period must be approved by the authorized officer, after consultation with the USFWS. (5) With respect to other raptors (except American Kestrel) which may occur or become established on the West Flatiron Tract during the life of the project, the following special stipulation shall apply: a) Conduct surveys for nesting raptors on the lease tract prior to development of any surface facilities. No surface activities will be allowed within 1/2 mile radius of active nest sites between the dates of February 1 and August 15, unless authorized by BLM or USFS on a site specific basis.