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<br />ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT <br />EA Number CO-SJFO-00-102EA <br />NATIONAL KING COAL, LLC <br />COAL LEASE APPLICATION <br />EAST ALKALI TRACT <br />COC 62920 <br />I. PURPOSE AND NEED <br />The Colorado State Director of the Bureau of Land Management received a lease application from <br />National King Coal, LLC dated Apri19,1999. The application involves the East Alkali Tract (COC <br />62920) in the aniount of approximately 1,304.51 acres. The application vas submitted under the <br />Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976, and 43 CFR 3425. <br />The coal reserves are managed by the Montrose District Office of the BLM. The applicant has need <br />for the coal in order to expand an existing operation, which is nearng depletion of its larown coal <br />reserves, to maintain its current level ofproduction. The purpose of the environmental assessment <br />(EA) is to evaluate potential _mpacts of leasing the tract upon the physical and socioeconomic <br />en~~roiunent and to develop mitigating measures to be included as lease stipulations in the event the <br />lease is issued. <br />• <br />The application area is described as follows: <br />T. 35 N., R. I 1 W., N.M.P_M., North of Ute Line <br />Section 19, lots 4,5, E2SW4, & SE4. <br />T. 35 N., R. 12 W., N.M.P.M., North of Ute Line <br />Section 24, lots 1,2, and SW4SE4. <br />Section 25, lots 1,2, W2NE4 and W2. <br />Sectiou 26, SE4NE4, E2SE4, SW4SE4. <br />Section 35, NE4, N2SE4. <br />Containing aprcoximately 1304.51 acres <br />The application azea is locate; in La Plata County. Colorado (see Mz,•a 1 and 2). Tltc surface is both <br />tribal(1225 acres) and federal t. (80 acres) owned and the coal rights a~ ~: ; eserved to tireUnited States. <br />Authorizing Acfions and Agency Involvement <br />In response to the lease application submitted by National King Coal, LLC, the Bureau of Land <br />Management reviews the coal lease application in accordance with tine regulations found ai 43 CFR <br />• 3425. $LM thenprepazes an environmental assessment (EA) to analyze thepotential impacts ofany <br />proposed lease and to develop mitigating measures to be included as lease stipulations in the event <br />1 <br />