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<br />2. Alternative 2: Disapproval of the Proposed Mining Plan <br />• Modification (the "No Action" Alternative). <br />Under this alternative, the Assistant Secretary would <br />disapprove the mining plan modification for Federal leases <br />C-1362, C-0117192, and D-044569, as described under <br />alternative 1. <br />If disapproved, about 20,000,000 tons of Federal coal in the <br />B seam would not be mined. Existing F-seam mining <br />operations at the Mt. Gunnison No. 1 mine would continue to <br />be conducted under the currently approved mining plan as <br />described above in the Background section. <br />B. Other Alternatives Considered But Eliminated From Detailed <br />Analysis <br />o Approval of the Proposed Mining Plan Modification <br />without Special Federal Conditions. <br />Two special Federal conditions of mining plan approval are <br />required to satisfy the requirements of Federal laws, <br />Executive orders, and regulations. The Assistant Secretary <br />could not approve the proposed mining plan modification <br />• without the special conditions. Therefore, this alternative <br />was not considered a reasonable alternative. <br />• <br />