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III IIIIIIIIIIIII 111 <br />999 <br />rnvsi <br />COAL LEAST: b10DI1r1CATIUN <br />LEASE NO, COC-53510 <br />CO.150-00-09 <br />l he envirunntertra! aaressrrterrr, unrrly:ir76~ the en r irvnntra:fal ejjeers of thc~ pivpased artinu, has Grrrt retitea'crl. Tl,c <br />npprniYV/ Nt~li,e[[!i[7R /riC~ar7[rB.t rer7[!t ir: a ~17~,f nn si~u;hr•nn! in:nnrt v+7 the /uvitau cnvirnantenr. 7'IrerNja c, art <br />rn virnrurtz~nta! irr;racr srarenu-nr Lr nvr nec[crav7rv !v jhrd+rr nrtrtlyze rhr rn tirann7entn! eJj[~crs of the pro1~aserl r7c•tiw7. <br />DLC151UN ANll 12AT10NALE: It is my de~cie•rur+ tv allow the medifiration of Coal Le:tsc COC:-53510 by adding <br />an addilivnul 127 u[ rcs subject ro the sp[:cinl sr.pulations contained in Lcaxe COG53510 and in th[t Mitip;tti0n <br />hlaasurc Section bt:lute•. The ntvtliFication was requested by llte lessee, Oxbow Mining inc. <br />><il'1'ICATIUN MEASUItIS: <br />1Vith respect to bald ur;:olden ea~Ie nests which may be established on the review Brea during the life of the <br />project, the following slxcia! stipulations shall be applied: 1) No pennment surface faeiGtics or disluttiances, <br />oxropt cubsiJance. sh:dl be lacar~d within a U4 ttule radius buffer tone at'ound each bald or golden eagle oral <br />site. 2) No surface actisiUCS will be allowed within a'h mile radius buffer tune around each bald eagle nest <br />:ire flout November 15 Auvughlufy 30, and Hach golden eaylc oast sits from I'c.brunry I to July 15. 3) Any <br />proposed activities in, or adjacent w. these buffer zones will require approval from the 13Lb1, on a site-spcxific <br />basis, otter consultation with the U.S. Fish and 15'ildlifc Servlcc. <br />2. in dte event that bald eagle roost or ct)necnG•atian areas are estublished on the tract, no surface uctivhy, except <br />subsid..ncc, shall acur within one-half mile of the winter roost between Novcntbcr l5 anJ March l5. Yisits <br />into the buffer zone should be limited to the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.nt. <br />Raptors - a) Prior to development of any surGrcc facilities, nesting raptor surveys must be conducted on the <br />l7 uct, b) No surfucc activities wilt be altownd within one h:df mile of an aelive nev hr.t w.cen Febnrary I and <br />August 15. Exceptions will require approval of the [iLM authorized officer. <br />C(3MPLiANCE AND VIONCtOR1NG PLAN: Aside from monitoring tlvnc by the lessee, all surface disnrrbing call <br />milling activities on the lease will be monitored by tlx: Office of Surface Mining, Colorado Mined Land Reclamation <br />Division anJ 13tH dwing rho mine anJ mcl~amarinn pla~senriltine process. <br />SIGNATURL; OF PRF.PARls11: ~~~ ~y-~t</'~~ ~, <br />SIGNA'!'U1tE UV l;NY-IRONMLrNTAI. COOCCDIIiATOlt:~i7_~`.~ l~~-~~ <br />DATE SiGNL;ll: /x/j,3/99 <br />SIGNATURE OIr AUTHOR[%lsU OFFIC3AI.t c ~~ ~ ~~ fir' - <br />~ ~--~ ~g- <br />I uppruvc the recommendation in this report as Arc decision of the I3LM on this proposed action. <br />A~ etc hector Date <br />?n 'a FR~cac?cnc •nni xN.t 61~t cc•?n nut aR-ct_~an <br />