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• EN'~'[RONI\1ENTAL ASSESS~~IENT <br />E.A Number CO-S.1F0-00-010 EA <br />NATIONAL K1NG COAL, LLC <br />COAL LEASE MODIFICATION APPLICATION <br />COC 60941 <br />1. PURPOSE AND NEED <br />The Colorado State Director of the Bureau of Land Management has received a lease <br />modification application from National King Coal, LLC, dated April 12, 1999. The <br />application involves the 7 South Mains Tract (COC 60941) in the amount of <br />approximately 160 acres. The application was submitted under the Mineral Leasing <br />Act of 1920, Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976, and 43 CFR 3432.1. <br />The Montrose Field Center of the BLM manages the coal reserves. The applicant has <br />need for the coal in order to maintain an existing operation a[ its current level of <br />production. The purpose of the environmental assessment (EA) is to evaluate <br />potential impacts of the modification upon the physical and socioeconomic <br />environment and to develop mitigating measures to be included as lease stipulations <br />in the event the lease modification is issued. <br />• National King Coal, LLC hereby applies for a lease modification to Federal Coal <br />Lease #COC-60941 as followed by 43 CFR Subpart 3432. The modification area is <br />described as follows: <br />Township 34 North, Range 11 West, N.M.P.M. <br />Section 6: E%:SW'/<SE%< <br />SW'/aSW%aSE%a <br />Containing approximately 30 acres <br />Section 7: NE'/<NE'/< <br />NE'/<NW'/aNE'/< <br />Containing approximately 50 acres <br />Section 8: N%NW'/< <br />Containing approximately 80 acres <br /> <br />