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<br />IN REPLY REFER 1'O: . _ ~ ~ - '- ---/
<br />n±>e •st .23, 1982
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<br />T0: Ms. Shirley Lindsay., Office of Surface Mining, :, :::~~« ~' _.. '. _
<br />.Reclamation and :Enforcement, Denver,x0;~,,~;~.3~;~;:;i~_.c`~;::.;;:;..:,-'.
<br />FRDM Energy Pro3ect leader„ USFNS,_~olorado Eiel'd. ffi~ ~~r ~~
<br />- ra'•C ,~ Lakewood,. CD 'x,; ~~.~~x . r _..•.r•,.• -~ xrr s'ai. .~. ..
<br />,,'rSliBJEC>• ~Establ~siting~f~ai`~fLer,Area,arDUndia ra ~~~e, 1co ~'~!'~:
<br />',~?, ,C]ose #o. the.aUtab te''S~~nna~~ona'I '~ease'~oun~ ~s'°
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<br />~145Iwe addressed in our letter 'da'ted ~flugust'.a; alYJ82;~we Acated,a ~raire_,~_ , .-
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<br />~ ~~ <' •"falconaerie within a quarterTnile of :the lease boundary:"~3Je'beli'eve..'^'~' .`. '. ~ ~'
<br />'~t is important to establish a buffer zone around .the nest to protect.;? :,
<br />_ - it. The buffer zone that we have delineated avas drawn `from the -quad '' `'.
<br />sheet on legal boundaries to make it easily identifiable. We have also
<br />.~ included a .map fior reference. The legal descriptaonis ,as folltiwsc;f"-'.•-+:,:. ~4
<br />Range 91 West,•Township -5fJ, 5= of SEA of 'Sec`tion ,5p~,~` ^:
<br />NE< of Section 8, NW; of Section 9, SW: of 54Ja o'f
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<br />''Allsurface activity should be avoided within this area •duri~ng the •critical : ~~.
<br />period for nesting March 1 through .July 3lst ~ ~~ y '<~
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<br />~8esides this prairie falcon, there were several 'Golden Eagles'located vn~~~
<br />A,. ar within close proximity to the lease boundary. These. nests -were all
<br />~`~~:~= ynoted 'in the applicant's mine plan :and therefore eve 3believe the appl'icant"'':.: _
<br />~•Y~;w '#~as •taken -measures t0 .protect +these mests.. 31t this ~ime;+ve-are.inot aware
<br />~' ~~3 ~of,any federally endangered species;y}!~~se' n_the: asE 3tra~c;r,~'R'~#*a:'S"y"• `~ '.
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<br />„e,. a buffer zone around the prairie fialcon aeri'e...:If there are.,any questions
<br />~` ;' ~ concerning our comments 'or recommendations, ,please ~Rel free to ivenme:~or
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