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l Blue Flame co.t coaperry coepetitlve Coel Leue Appliutim COC 69665 DECISION RECORD/RATIONALE 1. eeiaion The recannerdetlan 1• to offer for eoapetitive lease the 193.08 Beres in the Blue Flame eoel lease application (COC) 49665 subj act to the mitiWting amssure listed under Mitieatino Measures betty. 2. Relationsh io of the Deeidon to the Emirornental Ana[n is (EA) Tyo ^lternatives tyre discussed in the EA: Alternative 1 rs to lease the Nay GulcA Tract yleh three possible aeenerios (Blur Flame Coal Caeparry-successful bldder; Natlarral [imp Coral Cc~arry-sueeesaful bidder; and other successful bidder); and Alternative 2, the Mo Action Alterrot ive. The decisf on is to leplement Alterrotive 1 try offerirq the appllcetian area for eaapetitive lease. 3. Rationale The decision is coroistent yith the objectives o} the San ,luen/San Miguel Recourse Nwgmmnt plan. The mitigating measure rill help eraure that emiraratental iapacts addressed In the EA Nitl be kept yithin acceptable limits. 6. Other Factors Considered in the Decision a. The San Juen Cal Vrodtrctian Region has opentcd In a lease bf appliutton mode scree December 1988. The Regional Coal Team (teem) for San Juan Resin cent inuec to oversee all ceryetitive leasing in the region, ircludirp this lease epplicetion. At Its lease aeetirq en April 9, 1989, in Ssnte Fe, Ney Mexico, the teem considered and approved this epplicatian for processing under the proeedurea at 63 CFR 3625. b. Established polfeies of the Depertaent of the Interior require reviey of the adegrary of • evei fable date Prior to State Director decision on the lease application. Because final data adepnecy standards were not evei Leble until November 1989, BLN used interim procedures establfahed by the teem an August 17, 1988. chose praedures cell for three independent Scierca Advisors appointed b/ the teo to review the aveileble date . en[1 determine its adequacy for leesirq. In corrpl farce Nith the procedures, in April 1989, the Colorado State Director requested the Seierce Advisors review a detailed summary of the evaileble data for this lease appl ieatian. As a result o} the reviey, the Science Advisors for ronrerayable resources and for retlemstian earcluded that, althargh the available data yes minimal, it ws adequate for emira~ental aralyai• of the lease epplfeation. The Scierce Advisor for Nildl ifs resources rated the evei table data repardinp raptor habitat en the Ney Gulch tract should be updated. Durfrp preparation of the EA, BlM surveyed the area for eviderce of raptor habitat. None yes identlfed on or djacent to the Nay Gulcfi tract. S. Mitiaatirg Neesures a. As pert of the Permit Appl ieation package, the lessee shell furnish to the Regulatory Officer et the Office of Surface Minirq, Reolrrotion i Enforcement <OSNRE), en estimate of the average amusl water depletion resulting from the proposed aetian. This gill require the ester project propaxnt's one-time contribution to the Recovery Proprms in the amornt of f10.<7 per acre-foot of the project's average arvxal depletion, unless the one-time contribution has •lredy been made. Arrenpmoent for reeeivirq the remitted funds f ram the leuee gill be coordinated di reedy yi th the lessee by the plnittirq entity. These fords coat b/ provided to the LISFIAS prior to the permit epprovsl. failure or refusal to resit arty reroirder of the contribution gill rewlt in the yithdrawl of erry previous issued lease(s) or approval euthoritatian. The above mitigating measure wa identified in the EA. Arty additional aeesurea rneceseery gill be identified end dealt Nith st the time the permit epplieetian is approved. Mani torino Aside frao monitorirq done by the lessee, all aurfsce disturbing and mining aetivi ties on the lease will be mani toned W OSMRE, Colorado Mined lard Recls®tion Division and BLN during the mire aM reclamation plan permitting process. l