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I; <br />I± <br />;; <br />• ~ <br /> <br />APPEND Lt I <br />~ <br />h <br />1 _ A___ UNSUITABILITI PROCESS <br />;; , <br /> The proposed emergency coal lease tract was analyzed using the <br />~ twenty (20) criteria pursuant to 43 CFR 3461.1. Tlie purpose of <br /> the unsuitability criteria is to point out areas with key features <br />'j ~ and environmental sensitivities that make them unsuitable for <br />_ ~j certain coal mining and, therefore, not suitable for coal leasing. <br />::~•~~i <br />-1{ <br />Contacts wire made with the State of Colorado, Division of l:'ildlife, <br /> the llepartment.of Natural Resources, State Historic Preservation <br />j. ~ Officer and Advisory Council for Historic Preservation; United States <br />li Fish and S'ildlife Service; United States Geological Survey; and tl~e <br /> United States Soil Conservation Service. In most cases infonnntion <br /> was obtained from the above agencies which was used in the appli.ca- <br /> tion of the unsuitability criteria. k'hen.no information Was sup~~lied <br /> or available from the above agencies, then the necessary information <br /> was obtained from the North Park Unit Resource Analysis and field <br /> inspections by Resource Area Staff. <br />~~ The application of the twenty criteria found the tract suitable for <br /> leasing provided that the few areas of conflict identified on the <br />-'~ <br />• <br />i following chart are resolved. <br />i <br /> <br />' 35 <br /> <br />