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<br />recommended an alternate method, the lessee
<br />shall consider the State's recommendation and if
<br />the lessee rejects the State's plan, the lessee
<br />shall indicate its reasons as required by
<br />provision 2 above. If no State comment is
<br />included in the plan, the lessee shall verify
<br />its consultation with the State and the plan may
<br />be considered without State comment.
<br />(cl The lessee shall prepare and submit
<br />to the BLM concurrently with the filing of its
<br />mine plan, a socioeconomic and transportation
<br />impact mitigation study, concerning offsite
<br />aspects of the proposed development, which will
<br />include a factual statement of the following:
<br />(1) The estimated number of employees the
<br />specific lease operation will require during its
<br />phases of construction and operation; the
<br />estimated multiplied population attendant to
<br />that employment; and where that population is
<br />anticipated to reside.
<br />(2) Based on information acquired in
<br />consultation with State and local government, an
<br />analysis of the estimated effect of that
<br />population influx upon the County and community
<br />infrastructure, including: (i)the transportation
<br />system at the County and local level, (ii) the
<br />domestic water requirements, (iii) the domestic
<br />sewage treatment facilities and collection
<br />system requirements, (iv) the requirements on
<br />the educational facilities, (v) the requirements
<br />the new population will impose upon the fire and
<br />police protection systems, (vi) the requirements
<br />that the additional population will make on
<br />local government service systems, with primary
<br />emphasis upon the normal public works of both
<br />County and municipal governments, (vii} the
<br />requirements on the human service system, (viii)
<br />the requirements imposed upon the parks and
<br />recreation system, and (ix) an estimate as to
<br />the need, by type and amount of housing which
<br />the new population will require on a community
<br />by community basis.
<br />(3) A statement of the immediate impacts
<br />and long term effects of mining on
<br />transportation facilities within the State,
<br />including: (i) the estimated transportation
<br />mode(sl, route(s), and frequency of trips for
<br />the extracted resource, (ii) contemplated
<br />construction of transportation facilities, (iii)
<br />the estimate8 effect of any truck movements on
<br />the rate of roadway pavement deterioration, on
<br />the design life of the transportation mode, on
<br />the level of service repair and on overall
<br />safety to the motoring public, and liv) a
<br />discussion of those measures which can mitigate
<br />impact on those transportation modes such as
<br />proper signing, lighting, and design or access
<br />to and from public roadway(s).
<br />(4) A statement of the perceived roles
<br />and responsibilities of the lessee, the affected
<br />local governments, and the State of Colorado,
<br />relating to the technical and financial needs of
<br />the affected communities.
<br />A determination for completeness will be made by
<br />the BLM. The Bureau will make this impact
<br />mitigation study available to the State and
<br />local governments.
<br />Id) Lessee shall comply with all valid
<br />and applicable laws and regulations of Federal,
<br />State, and local governmental authority.
<br />(e) The lessee shall grant public access
<br />to public land adjacent to the lease by means of
<br />existing roads, trails, or ways. If the lessee
<br />must destroy or obstruct an existing route,
<br />lessee shall provide an alternate route of equal
<br />quality. Public lands within the lease area and
<br />roads, trails and ways constructed by the lessee
<br />shall be made accessible to the public unless
<br />such access would. interfere with mining
<br />operations or crea tea safety hazard. Limiting
<br />access within one-half mile of buildings and
<br />work areas should be~adequate for this purpose.
<br />Any additional limitation must be approved by
<br />the BLM.
<br />(f) CULTURAL ~ RESOURCES. (1) Before
<br />undertaking any activities that may disturb the
<br />surface of the leased lands, lessee shall
<br />conduct-a cultural! resource intensive field
<br />inventory in a manner specified by the
<br />Authorized Officer (AO) of the BLM or of the
<br />surface managing agency, if different, on
<br />portions of the mine plan area and adjacent
<br />areas, or exploration plan area that may be
<br />adversely affected by lease-related activities
<br />and which were not previously inventoried at
<br />such a level of intensity. The inventory shall
<br />be conducted by a qualified professional
<br />cultural resource specialist (i.e.,
<br />archaeologist, historian, or historical
<br />architect, as appropriate) approved by the AO of
<br />the surface managingagency (BLM if the surface
<br />is privately ownedl, and a report of the
<br />inventory and recommendations for protecting any
<br />cultural resources identified shall be submitted
<br />to the Regional Director of the Office of
<br />Surface Mining, (or the District Mining
<br />Supervisor if activities are associated with
<br />coal exploration outside an approved mining
<br />permit area) and the AO of the BLM or the
<br />surface managing agency, if different. Lessee
<br />shall undertake measures in accordance with
<br />instructions from the Regional Director, (or the
<br />District Mining Supervisor if activities are
<br />associated with coal exploration outside an
<br />approved mining permit area), to protect
<br />cultural resources on the leased land. Lessee
<br />shall not commence the surface disturbing
<br />activities until permission to proceed is given
<br />-by the-Regional Director (or the .Dis trict Mining_
<br />Supervisor if activities are associated with
<br />coal exploration outside an approved mining
<br />permit area).
<br />(i) Lessee shall protect all cultural
<br />resource properties within the lease area from
<br />lease-related activities until the cultural
<br />resource mitigation measures can be implemented
<br />as part of an approved mining and reclamation
<br />plan or exploration plan.
<br />(ii) The cost of conducting the
<br />inventory, preparing reports, and carrying out
<br />mitigation measures shall be borne by lessee.
<br />(iii) If cultural resources are
<br />discovered during operations under this lease,
<br />lessee shall immediately bring them to the
<br />attention of the Regional Director (or the
<br />District Mining Supervisor if activities are
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