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i • Coal Lease COC 51551 Special Stipulations Sec. 15. SPECIAL STIPULATIONS. (a) Cultural Resources. (1) Prior to any mining activity in the area, the lessee shall complete a Class III cultural resources inventory in compliance with section 106 0! the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, on the following described lands: T. 3 N., R. 101 W., 6th P.K. sec. 25, SW'l.; sec. 36, NW'l. and NESSE;. (2) The proposed mitigation plan shall include a research design and studies of the effects of subsidence on cultural resources. A copy of the proposed mitigation plan shall be submitted to the Area Manager, white River Resource Area (WRRA), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), Mined Land Reclamation Division (NERD), State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), and the Advisory Council for Historic Preservation (ACHP) for review and comment. (3) The lessee shall protect all known cultural resource properties within the lease area from lease-related activities until the cultural resource mitigation measures can be implemented as part o! an approved exploration plan or an approved mining and reclamation plan. (4) The cost o! conducting the inventory, preparing reports, and carrying out mitigation measures shall be borne by the lessee. (5) If cultural resources are discovered 3urinq ogerations under this lease, the lessee shall immediately bring them to the attention of the authorized officer of the Bureau of Land Management (BEM) or the OSMRE, as appropriate. The lessee shall not disturb such resources except as subsequently authorized. within 2 working days of notification, the authorized officer will examine or have examined any cultural resources discovered and will determine if any action may be required to protect or 'preserve such discoveries. The cost of data recovery for cultural resources discovered during lease operations shall be borne by the lessee. (b) Wildlife. (1) Habitat Recovery and Replacement Plan. Lessee shall mitigate pronghorn antelope, mule deer, elk, raptor and sage grouse habitat loss and the loss or displacement of these key indicator species from historic habitat as a result of coal mining operations. The lessee shall submit for approval by the authorized officer of the BLId a habitat recovery and replacement plan for protection or enhancement of the affected species populations.