GENERAL39079

• Permit No: M1977211
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 6/25/2001
• From: US DEPT OF AGRICULTURE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Pikeview Quarry Environmental Assessment Page 2 '
1.2 NEPA Requirements '
This proposal involves a Federal action that could affect the quality of the environment ,
on public lands administered by the USDA Forest Service, and thus requires compliance
with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) [PL90-190; 42 U.S.C. § 4331 et. se.;.].
The NEPA. process requires that complete environmental information be made available t.o '
Federal, state and local agencies, organizations, and individuals that may be interested in or
affected by the Proposed Action. Opportunities to review this information and submit
comments must be provided before decisions aze made or actions are taken on public lands. ,
Under the regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) for
implementation of NEPA, an Environmental Assessment (EA) should be prepazed to ,
deterniine whether a proposed action may cause significant envvonmental impacts (40 CFR
1500). Tht^ EA provides the Forest Service with documentation of an environmental
analysis for determining if a proposed action should be approved under a Finding of No '
Significant Impact or if an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is needed to address
potentially significant impacts.
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The purpose of this EA is to disclose the environmental consequences of
implementing the Proposed Action and alternatives to that action. This EA has been
prepazed to meet the requirements of NEPA, the CEQ guidelines, and the applicable Forest ,
Service regulations. The Forest Service decision will be documented in a decision notice.
1.3 The Proposed Action '
Castle Concrete has submitted an Application for Permit Amendmentz to the Colorado
Division of Minerals and Geology and a Special Use Application to the Pike National Forest ,
for the Pikeview Quarry proposing to lay back the top cut of the quarry approximately 600
feet to improve the stability of the steep slopes and to facilitate the reclamation of the area
disturbed from mineral extraction for the last 100 years. The Permit Amendment also '
includes mining and reclamation in the currently permitted azea which will not be discussed
in detail as it goes beyond the scope of this assessment. '
The top of the cut of the Pikeview Quarry is currently at the National Forest Boundary
and any additional work would be on National Forest System lands. This proposal would
involve approximately 26 acres of public lands (see Figures 1.3 and 1.4). Under the
proposed action, the applicant would layback the top cut concurrently with limestone and
road base production.

z Amendment Number Three to Permit Number M-77-211 (Pikeview Quarry).
Hydrosphere Resource Consultants, 1002 Walnut Sucet Suim 200. Boulder, CO 60302
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