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11/04/200 10:17 FA% 970 240 5x67 BLM/USFS Serial 1CO. C-1362 continued public cad coal operation access to the Dry Fozk of Miaaeaota Creek area: Forest Development Road 711.2 -Dry Fork of Miaaesota Creek,ROad. Forest Development Road 711.28 - Apache Rocks Road. The aoa-system exploration road which junctions with the Apache Rocks Road and goes in a generally easterly direction to west Platiron is not open to public full-size vehicular traffic, but is necessary for continued activities associated with Coal mining is the West Flat.Iroa area. .All three of these roads are granted exceptions. Fer the purpose of: The management of wetlands and floodplaias are subject to Executive Orders 1199D cad 11908, respectively. The purpose o£ the EO•s aze to avoid to, the extent possible the long and short term adverse'impaets associated with she destruction or modification of wetlands and floodplaias and to avoid direct or indirect support of new construction is wetlands wherever there is a ,practical alternative. ~:_ Also, it is recognized that there is a direct relationship between impacts oa such areas and effects on water quality and aquatic ecosystems. There •_ is a high risk of irreversible and irretrievable impacts oa the latter with operation and developments is wetlands, £Soodpiains and riparian areas. It may `become' necessary for a waiver, exception or modification (W'SM)~ to: this,.stipulation £or• the: operator/lessee to use the surface in the area 'covered by this stipulation to• allow for the recovery of the ccia3 reserve. wgst•s tb this stipulation will be 'considered only at. the time operations are proposed, and will be subject to the Forest Land cad Resource Management Plaa ia.effeCt at the time of eonsideratioa, and will be subject io applicable regulatory, ,and eavizonmeatal compliance xequiremeats. • Granting of, a WSM is a Porest Service discretionary 'action which the operator should not routinely expect. The Forest Service reserves the •righC to Impose other stipulations in the same.area of this leasebold•i£ a •wEM is~granted. ` ~ ' .~ CoIIditioas under xhic~ a WBM'may be greased: •'. If it can be eho~.u through environmental analysis and the application of mitigation measures that the impacts to wetland, floodplain and riparian resources will bg minimized and that ao other alternative location for facilities cad activities associated wish coal mining is practical because • of eavironmentalleffects cad operational considerations (eg, economics, health cad safetylf etc.) Any chaagas.ty this ~tlpulation x3.11 be mode is aceordeaee xi.th the load use play cad/or 'the raga atery provisions for such •chnagee. {For guidance oa the use of this etipulnt~oa, nee SLM Manual,}624 cad 3600 or FS Manual 1950 cad Z8Z0.3 coal-NSO-WFR 2/95' . ., .