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(B) affect fragile or historic lands in which such operations <br />could result 1n significant damage to important historic, cultural, <br />scientific, and esthetic values and natural systems; or <br />(C> affect renewable resource lands in which such operations <br />could result in a substantial loss or reduction of long-range <br />productivity of water supply or of food or fiber products, and such <br />lands to include aquifers and aquifer recharge areas; or <br />(D) affect natural hazard lands in which such operations could <br />substantially endanger life and property, such lands to include <br />areas subject to frequent flooding and areas of unstable geology." <br />OSM reviewed the permit application package and reviewed and concurs <br />with Colorado MLRD's Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance. <br />As a result of this review, OSM has made the following <br />determinations. <br />Land use <br />During the approval process for the original permit and mine plan in <br />1980 and 1981, the applicant applied for and received from the <br />Gunnison County Commission a change in land use designation from <br />wildlife habitat and grazing to mining for the life of mine area. <br />This modification of the mine plan does not extend outside the <br />original area. The proposed operations are not incompatible with <br />State and local land use plans and programs. <br />Fragile and historic lands <br />• The proposed mining and reclamation operations will not result in <br />significant damage to important historic, cultural or scientific <br />resources in the permit area based on the surveys and information <br />contained in the permit application package, information provided by <br />the State Historic Preservation Officer, and Section 7 of the mining <br />plan approval document. <br />There are no important fragile lands as defined at 30 CFR 762.5 <br />containing natural, ecologic, scientific, esthetic resources, or <br />natural systems in the permit and adjacent areas. <br />Renewable resource lands <br />Based on the assessment of cumulative hydrologic impacts and <br />probable hydrologic consequences of the proposed operations, the <br />mining and reclamation operations will not result in a substantial <br />loss or reduction of long-range productivity of the water supply in <br />the area including aquifers and aquifer recharge areas. Monitoring <br />data has supported earlier predictions of no significant impacts on <br />water resources in the area and no unanticipated impacts have <br />occurred. <br />• <br />4 <br />