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-38- XIII. Fish and Wildlife -Rules 2.04.11, 2.05.6(2) and 4.18 Section 4.6 of Volume I, Appendix 1 of Volume V and Section 4.5 of Volume VI of the application contain the fish and wildlife information pertaining to Munger Canyon. The applicant has supplied the results of a site-specific wildlife study, along with materials compiled from other studies. The area which the mine is located in has been identified as mule deer winter range. Mule deer tend to migrate diffusely from upland to lowland areas in the winter time. This results in higher concentrations of deer in the canyon bottoms during the winter. At the time of issuance of the initial 5-year permit, The Colorado Division of Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management expressed some concerns relative to wildlife issues at the Munger Canyon Mine. These concerns were: 1) the adequacy of the raptor survey in the permit application, 2) the documentation of road kills in the vicinity of the mine, and 3) the presence of mule deer critical winter range in the vicinity of the mine. Additional raptor information was gathered by the applicant on July 20, 1983 in response to Stipulation No. 15 of the initial permit. Stipulation No. 15 required the applicant to conduct raptor surveys during the summer of 1983 and 1984 and submit survey results to the U.S.F.W.S. and the Division. Following completion of the first survey, the need for an additional survey was waived by the U.S.F.W.S., based on a determination that the data base obtained during the initial survey was adequate to assess future conflicts with nesting raptors. As such, stipulation No. 15 of the initial permit is considered satisfied. However, as a result of the initial survey, the U.S.F.W.S. provided recommendations on the establishment of buffer zones to protect nest sites of high federal interest species of raptors. Therefore, in consideration of the proposed central facilities area permit revision which involves substantial changes to the original mine plan and significant increases in the area of disturbance, the following stipulation is required: Stipulation No. 12 THE PERMITTEE SHALL MAINTAIN RAPTOR BUFFER ZONES ESTABLISHED FOR THE MUNGER CANYON MINE BY THE U.S.F.W.S. FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE INITIAL RAPTOR SURVEY CONDUCTED IN JULY, 1983. NO SURFACE DISTURBANCES SHALL OCCUR WITHIN ESTABLISHED BUFFER ZONES EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY CMLRD IN CONSULTATION WITH THE U.S.F.W.S. AND C.D.O.W.. Salt Creek Mining Company has committed in Section 4.5 of Volume VI of the application to conducting a road kill survey for the Munger Canyon Mine area during it's operation. This study will commence before the mine reaches a production of 149,000 tons per year. Details of timing and reporting procedures for the study will be worked out under consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Colorado Division of Wildlife.