1993-11-05_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981038

• Permit No: C1981038
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 11/5/1993
• Doc Name: Federal Lease Permit ‎(COC-53356)‎
• Permit Index Doc Type: Other Permits
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

• U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR now
OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
FOR
Orchard Valley Mine
Federal Lease COC-53356
Mining Plan Decision Document
A. Introduction
Cyprus Orchard Valley Coal Company submitted a permit
application package (PAP) for a permit revision for the
Orchard Valley Mine to the Colorado Division of Minerals and
Geology (DMG) under the Colorado State program (30 CFR Part
906) . The PAP proposes extending underground mining
operations into about 522 acres of Federal lease COC-53356.
The proposed mining plan would cause no new surface
disturbance except mining-induced subsidence.
Under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, the Assistant
Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, must approve,
approve with conditions, or disapprove the mining plan for
Federal lease COC-53356. Pursuant to 30 CFR Part 746, the
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM)
is recommending approval of this mining plan.
• B. Statement of Environmental Significance of the Proposed
Action
The undersigned person has determined that the approval of
the mining plan would not have a significant impact on the
quality of the human environment under section 102 (2) (C) of
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) ,
42 U. S.C. SS 4332 (2) (C) , and therefore, an environmental
impact statement is not required.
This finding of no significant impact is based on the
attached environmental assessment jointly prepared in
October 1992 by the Bureau of Land Management and OSM. OSM
independently evaluated the environmental assessment as of
this date and determined that it adequately and accurately
assesses the environmental impacts of the proposed action
and provides sufficient evidence and analysis for this
finding of no significant impact.
OSM has reviewed the mitigation measures identified in the
environmental assessment and has determined that the
mitigation measures are either not applicable, have been
completed, or were incorporated into the operation and
reclamation plan contained in the PAP. No surface
disturbance, except for subsidence, will occur in the lease
• area; thus the mitigation measures to protect eagles and
wildlife habitat are not applicable. An inventory of water
rights and associated mitigation and replacement plans ,