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~Ir..~llw~ Bclt NLgrage: <br />Mr. ~nbcrt L. Scorch, Fare_t Supr.^iiscr <br />):cr_-:.:::?, 1593 <br />Page <br />10 - An EI5 is oat wm•.ransed The lease process should proceed <br />Even if zbe Bureau of Uatl Maaagemear and the Forest Service cnneludc chat same add.2caa1 <br />analysis is necssary to addnas the inaanemal anpacts of Ozbew's lease applicttion tcgethe: with <br />impacts IIom past, pr°~tt, and reasonably foreseeable develepmeat, it is r^t°~at>ae to conclude ti:at <br />such as analysis should be ~t F1S. am F1S is required only when these may be signiFic.=:t iavac•~ <br />on the hura2at envut~i ]:vea cnasdermg the Cllan]la"LlVe IIIIpdLZS of reasonably for°.se~ble finu~_ <br />developnenr, there is no evideaca thatLS~:aace of the Oxbow lease zLplicatien would be li!ce!y to <br />result is si~ficaat irapAMC to nay CaV1rDASerltal values. Oxbow ttade:staads that an EfS is one of <br />the possibiliries which the EL'vI and the Forest ~vit-are cansidr.;ng. l3awever, givers the ' . ~~~ ~y <br />ae3ligibin impact due!ased is the FA an the Oxbow Lse applitatioa, we c+annt uadessrand the tzsis <br />for csasidrzing preparation a~ an ins. Oxbow supports the a:~ EA altd 1:eliries that the leasi:.g <br />process should proee:d based on the disciasures contained in the F.,3, as it might be modified in <br />response to public eanme~tt However, if the BL.tv1 and il:e Forest Service are convinced t~ <br />additional dor~~tatinn io-'nece~ary to address eumalative impacts, the analysis of those imnaes <br />contained in the EA rnuid b- exp~ded upon rather thaw devoting the tithe and expense w an EL5 to <br />analyze signitacant impact: <br />W e appreciate your cansiusatian of these additYOaa1 rcle•+aat points and invites you to eoatae: me <br />with any questions regardirr; the points we have preseaed or any other projeu-related iaforraation. <br />5ince:ely, <br />PF:bab <br />c: Mike ward, Fores: Service <br />Decry Dyer, BLM <br />Lynn Lewis, BLM <br />N M1IVIIWG 1NC <br />OXBOW ML'~MG, WC. <br />Paul Fritzler <br />Executive Vice President <br />I C ~^..'. ~ 'rC i <br />., .~'% ~ ~F iy=~ 0!~l/~7~•HI 'f j~j'_.",I GO ~~_~ iii:~(i l~i ^;:'I al ~ 1 <br />