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activities in the Forest. The National Forest Management Act requires a!1 projects and activities to be consistent <br />• with the Forest Plan. The Forest Plan has been reviewed in consideration of this project (EA, Section 1.4). This <br />decision is consistent with the Forest Plan. <br />Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970. This Act declared it would be the continuing policy of the Federal <br />government and in the national interest to foster and encourage private entetl5rise in the development of <br />econormcally sound and stable domestic mining industries, and the orderly and economic development of domestic <br />mineral resources (EA, Section 1.3). This decision is consistent with this Act. <br />Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as Amended by the Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of ] 975. These Acts <br />authorize the federal agencies to lease coal reserves (EA, Section 1.3), and prescribe conditions for protection of <br />non-coal r'esour'ces. It requires the $LM to secure consent from the surface management agency prior to leasing <br />federal con] ]ands. This decision is consistent with these Acts. <br />National Historic Preservation Act: This decision complies with the provisions of this Act and the American Indian <br />Religious Freedom Act. Native American interests were consulted during this project (EA, Section 2.3, Chapter 5). <br />Endangered Species Act: Compliance with this Act is addressed in Section VI, of this document. <br />National Environmental Policy Act: The documentation for this project supports compliance with this Act. <br />VIII. IMPLEMENTATION DATE AND APPEAL OPPORTUNITY <br />ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW <br />This decision is subject to administrative review pursuant [o Federal Regulations at 36 CFR 215.1 I. Appeals <br />(including attachments) must be in writing and filed (regular mail, fax, e-mail, hand-delivery, express delivery, or <br />• messenger service) with the Appeal Deciding Officer (§ 215.8) within 45 days following the-date of publication of a <br />legal notice of this decision in the Granrt Junction Daily Sentinel. The publication date of the legal notice in the <br />newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the time to file an appeal (§ 215.15 (a)). Those wishing <br />to appeal should not rely upon dates or' timeframe information provided by any other source. Pursuant to 36 CFR <br />215.13 (b), only those individuals or organizations who submitted substantive comments during the comment period <br />may file an appeal, <br />Where to File an Appeal <br />USDA, Forest Service, Region 2 <br />Attn: Appeal Deciding Officer <br />POB 25127 <br />Lakewood, CO 8022 5-25 127 <br />Fax: 303-275-5134 to the attention of Appeals <br />Email: appeals-rocky-mountain-gmug rJfs.fed.us <br />Appeal Content Requirements <br />It is an appellant's responsibility to provide sufficient activity-specific evidence and rationale, <br />focusing on the decision, to show why the Responsible Official's decision should be reversed. At a minimum, an <br />appeal must include the following (§215.14): <br />(1} Appellant's name and address (§ 215.2), with a telephone number, if available; <br />• Page 9 <br />