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~ 4. The P,elationship Bettoeen Short-Term Uses Versus Long,-Toni <br />i~ Frod activity <br />., <br />,~ <br />~I The short-tern use will be the mining operation removing <br />ji ~ coal, cahich caill eventually supply needed energy to man. <br />Upon complete successful reclamation the site would be <br />restored to its present prbductivit}• and uses to be used <br />in the long-term. <br />Ij ~ ~ 5. Irreversible or Irretrievable Commitments of P.esource: <br />+{ The leasing for surface mi.r.in~; will result in the extraction <br />!i~ and consumption of 4,9SO,SUO tons of the non-renewanlc coal <br />~I resource. The smote possibility exists that unknown cultural <br />~; or paleontological resources may be damaged or destroyed <br />;i during mining. <br />No other major irreversible or irretrievable commitments or <br />other resources is anticipated. <br /> 'I 6. Possible Conflicts Between The Alternative and Federal, State. <br /> I; or Local Land Use Ylans and Policies <br /> j; The leasing alternative is not in conflict with any existing <br /> '1119 land use plans. The Norti~ Park PiFP completed in 1975 and <br /> <br />• updated in 1977 - 1979 supports leasing in this area. Pub7.ic <br /> +1 meetings were held on this PIFP and prior to authorizing the <br /> ~~ existing mining operations of Kerr Coal and wyomi.i;g Fuels <br /> Sigma Afine. The public favored orderly, controlled devclop- <br /> went of coal resource with emphasis on environmental protection. <br /> The. Jackson County Board of ,Commissioners have endorsed this <br /> 1 <br />~ <br />leasing alternative. <br /> <br />~. i <br /> 1 The unsuitability criteria as identified in 43 CFR 34G1.1 <br /> were applied to this tract and the lands were found to be <br /> suitable for coal leasing. <br />~ j B. Do not offer the 770-acre tract of stripable coal reserves for <br /> lease. <br /> , 1. Impacts <br /> ' This alternative c:ould result iu no new or additional environ- <br /> ~ mental impacts to the subject trace. Not leasing would result <br /> ' in Kerr Coal Company ccaing operations North Park. 'f hers i.s <br /> i no ocher available coal :.cscrves adjacent to the n:inc that L'~rr. <br /> Coal Company could obtain to keep the mine in operation. T'hc <br /> economic impacts would be the loss of 114 jobs with annual <br /> 1 salaries of'$2,000,000.00. 'Ebert would be a ta>: lor.s to tLc <br /> County and economic i.m pacCS to local service, supply end tr.:na- <br />• 1 portation businesses within the County. The coal within this <br /> i <br />,, ] 32 <br /> ', <br />- s <br />