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.L A~®.~ United States <br />. F Department of <br />Agriculture <br />• <br />Forest Grand Mesa, <br />Service Uncompahgre and <br />Gunnison <br />National Forests <br />2250 Highway 50 <br />Delta, CO 81416 <br />Voice: 970-874-6600 <br />TDD: 970-874-6660 <br />File Code: 2$20-4 <br />Date: February 6, 2004 <br />Dear Interested Party, <br />Enclosed is a copy of the Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact (DN/FONSI) for <br />the West Flatiron Coal Lease by Application (COC-67011). This DN gives consent to the <br />Bureau of Land Management to lease about 577 acres of National Forest System lands for <br />underground coal mining near Somerset, in Gunnison County, Colorado. The DN also assigns <br />12 special coal lease stipulations for protection of surface resources. <br />This decision is subject to administrative review pursuant to the Forest Service Appeal <br />Regulations at 36 CFR 215.11. More information on appeal opportunity can be found in Section <br />VIII of the enclosed DN/FONSI. <br />Paper copies of the individual comment letters received on the Environmental Assessment (EA) <br />prepared for the project, and the agency Response to Comments (Appendix E of the EA) are <br />available upon request. <br />For additional infornation concerning this decision or to request copies of the Response to <br />• Comments, please contact Liane Mattson, Geologist, Paonia Ranger District, P.O. Box 1030, <br />Paonia, CO 81428, 970-527-4131, or via email at lmattson@fs.fed.us. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~~ <br />OBERT L. STORCH <br />Forest Supervisor <br />enclosure <br />~I <br />~~ <br />Caring for the Land and Serving People Pnnletl on Rerytletl Paper ~ <br />