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for pillaz extraction. The pillars in panels will be square or rectangular in shape and developed on <br />60- or 7~-foot centers with the entries 16 - 18 feet wide. <br />• <br />Cornnliance pith the Land Use Plan <br />This application is considered to be in compliance tivith the exisYma BLM land use plan. That plan- <br />the San 7uarv'San Miguel Resource Management Plan (RMP), was completed and approved in <br />September, 1985. The information in the approved land use plan determined that the azea was <br />suitable for coal development and coal production could occur without conflicting with other land <br />uses. <br />Alternative 2-No Action <br />If the proposed lease was not issued, National King Coal would be precluded from mining the coal <br />in the proposed lease area. National King Coal would not have access to the additional coal reserves. <br />It is anticipated that coal production, employment and truck traffic would remain the same as the <br />proposed action throughout the remaining life of the King Coal mine. If the proposed lease is not <br />issued, and the production rate is increased to 300,000 tons per year, the King Coal mine would <br />probably close in approximately 63 years. <br />IIl. <br />A detailed description of the existing environment can be found in the San 7uan/San Miguel <br />Resource Management Plan (RMP). Specific resources that may be affected as a result of the <br />proposed acfion are detailed below. <br />• <br />Standards for Public Land Health: Current situation of the public lands within the area <br />affected by the proposed action: <br /> Achieving <br />crMoving <br />Towards <br />Achieving Not <br />Achie~~*:g -Not <br />Applicable Initials <br />Standard 1 N/A <br />(Upland soils: proper infiltration/permeability rates) <br />RPmarlrc- <br />Standard 2 N/A <br />(Riparian systems functioning properly) <br />Remazks: <br />Standazd 3 N/A <br />