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the Division. The report will include species identification, date of sighting, and the <br />general azea in which the species was sighted (Section 2.05 of the permit application). <br />Table 41 in the permit application states that golden eagles and bald eagles are <br />uncommon migrants. However, consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service <br />indicates that there aze golden eagle nests within the permit boundary. All of the nests <br />lie in azeas that aze not proposed for surface disturbance. However, there is a need to <br />establish buffer zones around the nests so that if expansion requires additional surface <br />disturbance, the nests will be protected. To satisfy this requirement, Stipulation No. 4 <br />was previously attached to the permit, restricting surface to disturbances in certain areas <br />to certain times of the year. These restrictions have been incorporated into Section 4.01 <br />of the permit and therefore Stipulation No. 4 was withdrawn. <br />The potential exists for the Colorado squawfish, a federally listed endangered species, to <br />inhabit sections of the Williams Fork and Yampa rivers. No Colorado squawfish were <br />observed during the quarterly fish and benthic organism survey that was conducted by <br />the applicant in selected sections of the Williams Fork River for a period of two and <br />one-half years. This study demonstrated that the mining operation was not impacting <br />the fish or benthic invertebrate biotas of the Williams Fork River. <br />Surface disturbance will have an effect upon wildlife during mining operations. All <br />post-mining areas are to be reclaimed to pre-mining land uses, including wildlife habitat. <br />With successful implementation of the Reclamation plan, no long-term impacts to fish <br />or wildlife are predicted. <br />Wildlife habitat is a planned post-mining land use. The applicant has selected <br />appropriate plant species and distributions to benefit fish and wildlife in accordance with <br />Rule 4.18(4)(1). <br />Pursuant to the finding required by Rule 2.07.6(2)(n), and on the basis of available <br />information, the Division finds the existing and proposed operation will not affect the <br />continued existence of endangered or threatened species, or result in the destruction or <br />adverse modification of their critical habitat. <br />X. Subsidence <br />Subsidence was last detected in the July-December 1995 monitoring period, during the <br />last period of active mining. Section 2.05 of the permit application explains that <br />subsidence monitoring for the No. 5 Mine was discontinued on November 1, 1988 <br />following completion of mining in the No. 5. Subsidence monitoring for the No. 6 <br />Mine was suspended in October 1997 after being approved in Technical Revision TR- <br />30. Monitoring will resume at least one month prior to resumption of mining in the No. <br />6. The No. 6 will use longwall methods to mine the E seam. The No. 6 Mine underlies <br />the previously mined 5 Mine, which occurred in the F seam. <br />A. Inventory of Structures and Renewable Resource Lands <br />32 <br />