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December 7. 2G03 Page i <br />Table of Contents <br />Page No. <br />Chapter 1 -Purpose and Need ............................................................................................ ... 1-1 <br />1.1 Introduction and Background ................................................................................. ... 1-1 <br />1.2 Purpose of and Need for Action ............................................................................. ... 1-1 <br />1.3 Leasing Process /Authorizing Actions and Relationship to Policies, Plans and <br />Programs ............................................................................................................... ... 1-2 <br />1.4 Conformance With Land Use Plans .................................:..................................... ... 1-5 <br />1.4.1 Forest Plan Consistency ............................................................................... ... 1-5 <br />1.4.2 BLM Resource Management Plan Consistency ............................................ ... 1-5 <br />1.5 Relationship to Other Environmental Documents .................................................. ... 1-5 <br />1.6 Decisions to be Made ............................................................................................ ... 1-6 <br />Chapter 2 -Alternatives ...................................................................................................... ... 2-1 <br />2.1 Proposed Action .................................................................................................... ... 2-1 <br />2.2 Public Involvement ................................................................................................ ... 2-1 <br />2.3 Issues and Concerns ............................................................................................. ... 2-2 <br />2.3.1 Issues Not Carried Forward for Analysis ....................................................... ... 2-2 <br />2.4 Alternatives ........................................................................................................... ... 2-4 <br />2.4.1 Alternative 1 -Proposed Action Alternative .................................................. ... 2-4 <br />2.4.2 Alternative 2 - No Action Alternative ............................................................... .. 2-4 <br />2.5 Alternatives Considered but Eliminated From Detailed Evaluation .......................... .. 2-4 <br />2.5.1 Room and Pillar Mining (No Longwall Mining) of West Flatiron LBA Tract ..... .. 2-4 <br />2.5.2 Accessing Coal in West Flatiron LBA Tract Through Separate Surface <br />Facilities ........................................................................................................ .. 2-4 <br />2.5.3 Modify the Tract Boundary for Protection of Perennial Streams ..................... .. 2-5 <br />2.6 Comparison of the Alternatives Considered in Detail ..........:.......:::..............:...:...... .: 2-5 - <br />2.7 Past, Present and Reasonably Foreseeable Future Actions ................................... .. 2-5 <br />2.8 Application of Unsuitability Criteria for Coal Mining ................................................. .. 2-5 <br />2.9 Reasonably Foreseeable Development Scenario ................................................... .. 2-8 <br />Chapter 3 -Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences ................................. .. 3-1 <br />3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ .. 3-1 <br />3.2 Topography ............................................................................................................ ..3-1 <br />3.2.1 Existing Conditions ........................................................................................ .. 3-1 <br />3.2.2 Environmental Consequences ....................................................................... .. 3-2 <br />3.2.3 Potential Lease Stipulations ........................................................................... .. 3-3 <br />3.3 Geology .................................................................................................................. ..3-4 <br />3.3.1 Existing Conditions ........................................................................................ .. 3-4 <br />3.3.2 Environmental Consequences ....................................................................... .. 3-4 <br />3.3.3 Potential Lease Stipulations ........................................................................... .. 3-5 <br />3.4 Water Resources ...........................................................................:............... .. 3-5 <br />3.4.1 Existing Canditions ........................................................................................ .. 3-6 <br />3.4.2 Environmental Consequences ....................................................................... .. 3-7 <br />3.4.3 Potential Lease Stipulations ........................................................................... .. 3-8 <br />3.5 Vegetation ..................................................................................................... .. 3-8 <br />3.5.1 Existing Conditions ........................................................................................ .. 3-9 <br />Ewironrrintal Psc~aginent <br />U1~esY Flatiron LBtt Tract <br />vunnison Gounty, CJaiurado <br />