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United States Forest Paonia P.O. Box 1030
<br />USDA Department of Service Ranger District N Rio Grande Ave.
<br />Agriculture PHONE NO. 970-527-4131 Paonia, CO 81428
<br /> FAX 970-527-0151
<br />File Code: 2820-4
<br />Date: April 18, 2006
<br />Ms. Sandy Brown 9~ECE9VED
<br />Colorado Division of Minerals & Geology
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 APR 2 t 2006
<br />Denver, CO 80203
<br />Dear Ms. Brown, Division ~t Minerals and Geology
<br />___ _ The._Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Uncompahgre Field Office, and,the Grand Mesa-_l1n_com~ahgre____, ____
<br />Gunnison National Forests (GMUG), Paonia District, have prepared an environmental analysis for a
<br />proposal from Bowie Resources, LLC to conduct a 2D seismic survey on private, BLM USFS lands. The
<br />project area lies within portions of Townships 12 and 13 South and Range 91 West, 6`i' Principal Meridian.
<br />The EA and associated documents can be downloaded from the web at
<br />htto://www.fs.fed.us/r2/gmug/oolicy! under the heading "Mining", entitled Terror Creek 2D Seismic
<br />Survey.
<br />This EA is being released for the 30-day public comment period according to 36 CFR 215.5. The
<br />opportunity to comment on the proposal ends 30 days following the date of publication of this legal notice
<br />in the Defta County Independent. Only those who submit timely and substantive comments will be
<br />accepted as appellants of the final decision. Substantive comments are defined in 36 CFR 215. Also, for
<br />appeal eligibility, each individual or representative from each organization submitting comments must
<br />either sign the comments or verify their identity upon request. The Forest Service Responsible Official is
<br />Levi K. Broyles, Paonia District Ranger. The BLM Responsible Official is Barbara Sharrow. Comments
<br />may be submitted in hard copy through the mail, fax, delivered by hand, or emailed. Mail comments to:
<br />USFS, ATTN: Bowie 2D, P.O. Box 1030, Paonia, Colorado 81428 or;
<br />BLM, ATTN: Bowie 2D, 2465 S Townsend Ave, Montrose, Colorado 81401.
<br />Fax comments to. (970)-240-5367 (BLM), or (970) 527-4151 (USFS). Hand delivered written comments
<br />will be accepted at the Paonia Ranger District Office, N. Rio Grande, Paonia, Colorado, the
<br />Uncompahgre Field Office, 2465 S Townsend Ave, Montrose, Colorado Montrose, Colorado and between
<br />the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm., Monday-Friday, except for federal holidays. .
<br />Electronic comments will be accepted, and must be submitted as an IBM compatible format (e.g. ".doc,
<br />*.txt, *.rtf), or PDF. Electronic comments should be sent to:
<br />comments-rocky-mountain-gmua-paonisCZg fs.fed.us.
<br />For electronically mailed comments, the sender should normally receive an automated electronic
<br />acknowledgement from the agency as confirmation of receipt. If the sender does not receive an
<br />automated acknowledgement of the receipt of comments, it is the sender's responsibility to ensure timely
<br />receipt by other means.
<br />If you have any questions regarding this project or need additional information, please contact Lynn Lewis
<br />with the BLM at 970-240-5305 or Ivnn IewisCcilco.blm.gov , or Ryan Taylor with the USFS at 970-527-
<br />4131 or rztavlort7o fs.fed.us .
<br />Sincerely,
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<br />LEVI K. BROYL/ES
<br />District Ranger
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