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Table of Contents <br />Table of Contents <br />Chapter 1 Purpose of and Need for Action .................................................................................. 1 <br />Background ......................................................................................... ........................................................... 1 <br />Purpose of and Need for Action ......................................................... ........................................................... 2 <br />Proposed Action in Brief .................................................................... ...........................................................2 <br />Authorizing Ac[ions ........................................................................... ........................................................... 3 <br />Decision Framework .......................................................................... ........................................................... 9 <br />Public Involvement ............................................................................. ........................................................... 9 <br />Issues .................................................................................................. ......................................................... 10 <br />Document Stmcture ............................................................................ ......................................................... 12 <br />Chapter 2 Alternatives, Including the Proposed Action ............................................................ 13 <br />Introduction .................................................................................................................. ............................... 13 <br />Altematives Considered in Detail ................................................................................. ............................... 13 <br />Altematives Considcred but Eliminated from Detailed Study ...................................... .............................. 42 <br />Comparison of Altema[ives ........................................................................................... .............................. 48 <br />Agency Preferred Alternative ........................................................................................ ..............................48 <br />Chapter 3 Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences .......... ........................... 55 <br />Introduction ................................................................................................................... .............................. 55 <br />Air Quality ..................................................................................................................... .............................. 56 <br />Water ............................................................................................................................. .............................. 62 <br />Geology ......................................................................................................................... .............................. 68 <br />Soils ............................................................................................................................... .............................. 73 <br />Vegetation ...................................................................................................................... .............................. 79 <br />Fish and Wildlife ........................................................................................................... ..............................91 <br />Cultural Rcsources ......................................................................................................... ............................ 123 <br />Recreation ...................................................................................................................... ............................ 125 <br />Inventoried Roadlcss Areas ........................................................................................... ............................ 127 <br />Transportation ................................................................................................................ ............................ 131 <br />Visual Quality ................................................................................................................ ............................ 137 <br />Livestock Management ................................................................................................. ............................ 139 <br />Health and Safety .......................................................................................................... ............................ 143 <br />Social and Economic Resources .................................................................................... ............................ 144 <br />Short-term Uses and Long-term Productivity ................................................................ ............................ 150 <br />Unavoidable Adverse Effects ........................................................................................ ............................ 151 <br />Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitments of Resources ............................................ ............................ 151 <br />Other Required Disclosures ........................................................................................... ............................ 152 <br />Chapter 4 Consultation and Coordination ................................................................................ 155 <br />Prcparers ................................................................................................................................................... . 155 <br />Contributors .............................................................................................................................................. . 156 <br />Distribution of the Environmental Impact Statement ............................................................................... . 157 <br />Chapter 5 Response to Comments on the Draft EIS ............................................................... 159 <br />References ................................................................................................................................... 197 <br />Acronyms .................................................................................................................................... 207 <br />Index ............................................................................................................................................. 209 <br />' Deer Creek Ventilation Shafr and E Seam Methane Drainage Wells FEIS i <br />