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3.2 Description of the Environment 3.2.1 Maps United States Geological Survey (USGS) Topographic Map 7.5 Minute Quadrangles Axial and Ninemile Gap, Colorado, cover the area of the permit. 3.2.2 General, Disturbed and Affected Area The Mine is located approximately 28 miles southwest of Craig, Colorado, neaz State Highway 13. The great majority of the permit azea and current operations (including the mine pits, the administrative, shops, warehouses, general offices and a rail loadout facility) are located in Moffat County. Approximately 1,000 acres of PR-02 is located in Rio Blanco County. Although there has been surface disturbance within Rio Blanco County, there has been no coal mined from Rio Blanco County to date. All of the coal mined in the South Taylor azea, with the approval of PR-02, will be in Rio Blanco County. Colowyo owns approximately 75% of the surface acreage of the proposed permit azea. An additional 20% is Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the remaining 5% is State (Colorado) land. The mine operation, as proposed, will consist of several pits operating within approximately 13,581 permitted acres of which approximately 5,018 acres may be disturbed by mining and approximately 5,059 acres may be affected by mining. The permitted boundaries and permitted disturbance of the permit have been revised. A summary of these changes is presented in the following table. Reconciliation of Permit Acreage with Permit Revision Renewal 4 Permit Revision 2 Chan e Mineral Ownershi Federal 5,573.79 10,792.99 + 5,219.2 State 650.21 650.21 + 0 Private 1,307.05 2,137.95 + 830.9 Total 7,531.05 13,581.15 +6,050.1 Surface Ownershi Federal 515.79 2,739.19 + 2,223.4 State 640 640 + 0 Private 6,375.26 10,201.96 + 3,826.7 Total 7,531.05 13,581.15 + 6,050.1 Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance 4 May 2007 Perini[ Revision 02 Page 16