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No federally listed Sensitive Species would be affected by activities associated with the proposed exploration program. There aze numerous mammals, birds and amphibians listed as Sensitive Species by the Forest Service. However, habitat is lacking for all but a few of these species. Those that aze known to occur, or for which suitable habitat exists in varying amounts within the azea studied for the project include: American marten, northern goshawk, olive-sided flycatcher, purple martin and logger-head shrike. None of these species were observed during the survey. No federally listed Management Indicator Species would be affected by activities associated with the proposed exploration program. There aze 8 Management Indicator Species (MIS) listed by the USFS for the GMUG, which were addressed. Habitat is lacking for 4 species including: Abert's squirrel, Brewer's sparrow, pine marten and common trout. Of the remaining 4 species elk aze common throughout the area. Northern goshawks and Merriam's turkey are known to occur in the general area. The red-naped sapsucker is commonly observed in aspen stands throughout the forest. The limited amount of habitat to be disturbed should have no effect on use of this area by any of these species. No Federally listed Threatened, Endangered or Sensitive Plant Species would be affected by the proposed exploration program. There aze no Endangered or Threatened plant species known to occur in the project azea. The Uinta Basin hookless cactus (Sclerocactus glaucus), which is listed as Threatened, is known to occur in the North Fork Valley only at elevations 2000 or more feet below the project azea. The Adobe or Rocky Mountain thistle (Cirsium perplexans) is listed by both the Forest Service and BLM as Sensitive. A review of habitat requirements for this species shows that it occurs in adobe hills which aze well below the elevation of activities associated with this project. Slender cotton grass (Eriophorum gracile) is listed by the Forest Service as Sensitive, but habitat conditions suitable for this species aze lacking in the project azea. FINDINGS Drill Site SST-I This site is located inside the fence line, on private land owned by Arch Coal, Incorporated, neaz the north comer of the line between the NE & NW '/a , NE '/< of Section 15, T.14S., R.90W., 6a' PM. (See Figure 1.)