GENERAL45129

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 8/16/2007
• Doc Name: Environmental Impact Statement-Final
• From: US Foreset Service
• To: DRMS
• Permit Index Doc Type: Other Permits
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4) Coal Methane Drainage Project NEPA
analyses and related decisions: Decision
Memos from 2001; Panel 15 Methane
Drainage Wells EA and DN/FONSI,
2001; Panels 16 to 24 EA and
DN/FONSI, 2002; Sylvester Road Tem-
porary Road Construction and Box Can-
yon Methane Drainage Wells EA and
DN/FONSI, 2003.
5) West Flatiron Federal Coal Lease EA and
DN/FONSI, 2003.
6) North Fork Coal EIS and Record of Deci-
sion, 2000.
7) Mountain Coal Company Geotechnical
Boreholes Decision Memo, 2006
8) E-seam Development Methane Drainage
Wells, Decision Memo, July 2005
9) Box Canyon Methane Drainage Wells
Decision Memo, 2005
] 0) Dry Fork Coal Lease-by-Application Fi-
nal EIS, 2005 and Record of Decision,
2006.
11) Sylvester GulchlLong Draw Supplemen-
tal EA and DN/FONSI, 2006.
12) Mountain Coal Company, Mining and
Reclamation Plan for the West Elk Mine
(MCC 2007a), including various consult-
ants' reports on subsidence, vegetation,
riparian resources, ground water, and
Annual Hydrologic Reports on water
monitoring (MCC 2007b).
13) USGS and Colorado Geological Survey
reports on the local area.
Document Structure
The Forest Service has prepared this
Environmental Impact Statement in compliance
with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) and other relevant Federal and State
laws and regulations. This Environmental
Impact Statement discloses the direct, indirect,
and cumulative environmental impacts that
would result from the proposed action and
alternatives. The document is organized into
four chapters:
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Chapter 1. Purpos of and Need _for Action:
The chapter include information on the history
of the project propo al, the purpose of and need
for the project, and the agency's proposal for
achieving that pure se and need. Authorizing
actions are summlarized and the decision
framework is desc bed. This section details
how the Forest Se ice informed the public of
the proposal and thelpublic `s response.
Chapter 2. Alternate es, including the Proposed
Action: This chapt r provides a more detailed
description of the agency's proposed action as
well as alternative methods for achieving the
stated purpose. This discussion also includes
mitigation measures. Finally, this section
provides a table summarizing the
environmental consiequences associated with
each alternative.
Chapter 3. Affected Environment and
Environmental Cor~seguences: This chapter
describes the environmental effects of
implementing the proposed action and other
alternatives. This malysis is organized by
resource.
Chapter 4. Consultation and Coordination:
This chapter provides a list of preparers and
agencies consulted c~luring the development of
the environmental in~~pact statement.
References: Full references used in the analysis
and cited in the EIS :ire presented here.
Acronyms: Because this is a government
document, this EIS vises many acronyms. They
are all spelled out in this section, starting on
page 207.
Index: The index pirovides page numbers by
document topic.
Appendices: The appendices provide more
detailed information to support the analyses
presented in the environmental impact
statement.
Additional documentation, including more
detailed analyses of project-area resources, may
be found in the project planning record located
at the Forest Supervisor's Office.
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Deer Creek Ventilation Shafi and E Sea i Methane Drainage Wells FEIS '