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•Coal Lease Readjustment - Seca 15. Specie] Stipulations.
<br />Sec. 15. SPECIAL STIPULATIONS - (a) Cultural Reeou rtes.
<br />(1) Before undertaking any at Uvttlec that may disturb [he
<br />turf ace of the lam cad ]ends, rile lecaee 'c he 11 conduct
<br />[oral resource lntencl ve field love n[ory 1n • manner
<br />1f1ed by the authorl:ed off Stec of [he Dureau of Lm nd
<br />agement (BLM) on portf ons of the mine plan eras and
<br />ad is cent arses, or the eaplon[lon area, that may be
<br />adve reely affected by lease-related eetivl[1es and that
<br />were Dot previously lnventorled at such • level o[
<br />!n[enclty.
<br />The inventory shall be condor red by • quellfled
<br />profecslonel cultural teaource cpeclelist (l.e.,
<br />arc haeologls[, hlctorlan, or hla torlul art hl test, es
<br />approprl rte), appr ov ed by the authorized officer of the
<br />surface-oe ne Ling •gency (BL11 !f the urfaee 1c prl vs [sly
<br />owned ). A report of the Snven[ory end reeomnendatl ons for
<br />protec clog any eultucel resources Sdentf [1 ed shell be
<br />euhmltted to the Reglonel Df rec for of the Off Sce of Surface
<br />111 n1ng (or the BLH Dls[r Stt Haneger if actlvlties ate
<br />eseociated u1[h coal exploration outside en approved mining
<br />permit eree) end co the euthorized of titer o[ the BLM.
<br />The lecaee shell oat commence the ^urfece dlscurbing
<br />eccivlt lee until pe curl asfon to proceed 1s gl van by fhe
<br />Reglonel Director (or [he District Manager 1[ ac t1v1t1es
<br />ere acsoc Sated with coal explore [Son outside cn approved
<br />mining pernlt eree).
<br />(2) The lessee eha 11 protect all eul[ural resource
<br />pro pe rclec ulthin the ]ease area from lease-rele red
<br />ac[Svlclec until the to Mural resource m3tlge[!on measures
<br />ten be implemented as pert of an opp roved mining and
<br />retlnmetlon plan or an exploration ylan.
<br />(7) The tort of cmnduc ci ng the inventory, preparing
<br />reports, cod carrying out ^Stlgatlon measures shell be
<br />~ne by the lecaee.
<br />(4) If eultucel recourcec are dlae overed during
<br />ope re [l ono under chic lee ae, the lessee shell lmmedlctely
<br />bring them to the eccencl on of the Regfonel Dl rector (or
<br />[he District Mane gar 1[ ec[1vftles rte ueoc L[ed of [h rural
<br />explo ra [SOn outside an approved mining permit eree), or the
<br />•uchorized officer of [he eurfeee managing agency 1f the
<br />Reglonel Director or the Df strict Hans gar, es appr oprle te,
<br />Sa not avel3able. ~ '
<br />(5) She lessee cha 11 not dlecurb aucl, res Durres except
<br />ea may be subsequently •uchorized by [he Regfonel Dl re ct or
<br />(or [he Dtatricc Manager if ectlvlties are ese of laced ulth
<br />coal explore[1on mucslde an approved mining perm![ eree).
<br />YSth1n [vo (3) working days of not if Ste [Son, the Regional
<br />Director (or the Dlscr lit Manager 1[ aet1v1t1es ere
<br />ass ocleced ulth coal ex plorstion outside an approved mining
<br />permft eree) will evelue ce or have evelue fed any cultural
<br />resources dlccovered and viii determine 1f any acct on may
<br />be req ulred to protect or preserve each disc ovaries. The
<br />toss o! dace recovery !or eulcural resources discovered
<br />during lease ope red one shell be borne by [he eurfeee
<br />me neging agency unless ocherulee ape [lfied by ,the
<br />euthorized officer of the BLM.
<br />(6) All tu]turel resources shell remain under [he
<br />jurfsdlctlon of the United grates until ownership is
<br />determined under eppl1ce61e law.
<br />(b) Peleon[olog lc Resources. (1) Be Core under[aking
<br />^ny at [1 vl ties that may disturb the surface of the leased
<br />lands, the lessee shell contact the euthorized offleer of
<br />the BLM to determine uhether [he lea tee will be required to
<br />nd utt a pe le on tologlc appraisal of the mine area, the
<br />~l oretlon plan eree or the lea cehold [hat may be
<br />ersely affected br lease-re le red actlvltlec. The
<br />pe le ontologit appr elsa3 shell be conducted by • qualified
<br />paleontologist, or other person, approved by [he authorized
<br />offleer of [he surface-ma neging urgency. This pa leontologlc
<br />appraisal shell ace [he published llteratura end, vhe re
<br />eppropr la te, field epprefaela to determl ne the cur[aee
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<br />occurrence m! loeallc of eefentlflc elgn/flcance. A report
<br />of tht eppra Ual ^nd rec ommendatfons for protecting or
<br />u Swaging any wrLCe fossils of sign (f leant sclentiflc
<br />1n taro[ on [he laved Lnda so ldentl[Sed ctu 11 De
<br />submt[ted to [he whorl eed off Star of [he cur Lee-o neging
<br />gang. The levee shall, when netea wry, under bke the
<br />mu wree provided 1n the approved alning, retluet/on, or
<br />explontlon Dlan to roller[ or of he rvlu protect any
<br />Burls ce fou Sla of eclen[1lft elgnl(lcance. The levee
<br />the 11 not knouingly disturb, alter, destroy or take any
<br />surface fou ile of aclentlfic aignll Stance.
<br />(2) During ope re [lone or other attlvltl es rely fed to
<br />[he lease, the lessee shell not knouingly disturb, alter,
<br />dears oy, or take any large end consplc uoue fossils of
<br />ecfen[1 [IC Sn[ereat [het may occur be low [he aorta ce end
<br />shell, tonal scent with economic end safety consfdera [lone,
<br />protect such tocel3a 1n roof atmante with the meesurec
<br />Sncluded 1n the eppc oval of [he mining end rec le merlon plao
<br />or the expl oration plan.
<br />(1) The leeeee •he 11 lmmedla[ely bring coy Guth ]a rge,
<br />conepicuouc (oee llc mf scfen[tflt Snterest disc ova red In
<br />the subsurface to [he ettentton of the BL11 of lice. The
<br />District Meneger end •ppropria[e Reeou cce Aree Manager, or
<br />their acting, viii be notified lmmedlctely. Such fossils,
<br />when disc ova red, may be moved •nd ope re [lens mcy continue
<br />ae long a [he fou 11 or too l3a would not be ce rlously
<br />demo gad or destroyed. The DL u1t[ Bpetlal Lt shell
<br />evalw [e or hews evaluated eueh dLCOVerlec Drought to
<br />hie/her st[entlon end ulthln five (5) vorkf ng days shell
<br />no[Sty the le see whet action shell be taken u1Ch respect
<br />to such dlccoveree c.
<br />(Z) All fossils of algnlfltent eclemtlflc iota rest
<br />she 11 remain under the ~urladlc[1 On o[ the Unl red B[a[ee.
<br />Copies of all pa leontologlc resource data genera red ac c
<br />result of lease raquireme nts shell lK provided to the
<br />Dicer lc[ Spec Lli^t.
<br />(5) She toot o[ any required pa leontologlc appraisals,
<br />curlers collection o[ fou1L, or calve ge of any Serge,
<br />tonsplcuous fossl3e of ccien[lflc tnterest dlccovered
<br />during [he operations shall be borme by the lessee.
<br />(6) These eondl tf one apply [o ell such le rge,
<br />c oncplcuous foot lie of ^1gn1f (cent sclentiflc lnterec[
<br />discovered !n the subsurface u3thln the Woe plan, the
<br />leasehold, or the explo retf on plan eree uhether discovered
<br />Sn the overburden, lnterbu rden, or !n [he leased deposits,
<br />seem of teams.
<br />(c) V11dl1fe Reaourcee. The leeeee shell be required
<br />to eit3gece for mule deer, elk, and grouse he bf cat loss,
<br />where epplice bit, and the recul[ent lost or dlsDla tame nt of
<br />these aped ea a key Sndlu cor speclo due co surface coal
<br />mining operations. Concurrent ulch [he filing of the ml ne
<br />p Ln, the lea oee shall submit for approval to [he BLM,
<br />he bl [ec recovery end replacement plan for protecttom or
<br />enhancement of mule deer, elk, and grouse popula [Soma
<br />effected Dy ha D1 u[ Sou or by dlc plccesent from hL COrlc
<br />habl to c.
<br />The ha61 [s[ recovery and replacement plan shell be
<br />developed in cansultatlon with the gIJ1 end the Colorado
<br />D1 v1 e1on of YS ldllf e, Dceed on es tlmatea of Surat and
<br />dictur6ed habf rec d<scrl6ed in the Crean River-Hems Fork
<br />Coal F1na1 Envlronmen cal Impctt Su cement dated August
<br />1980. I! the mine plan aubmltted by the lessee indite tea
<br />ll Lures d1 [[etenc tr our chose 'used Sn the envlronmen cal
<br />imps ct c utement as to quality and quantity of he bl [st lost
<br />or discus bed, m1[Sgatlon site me fives shell be recelcula red
<br />6eeed upon revised deco coots load 1n the mine pl ^n. These
<br />new fl Lures viii be re-evaluated for conclateney by the
<br />Resource Area Bf ologlat.
<br />The fl nal habitat recovery end replacement plan shall
<br />Snd SCate the methods to. be employed by the leeeee which
<br />will loco re [het [he carrying ea pacify of the recovered or
<br />~,,~ ~~ 2G~r),tinuct?)
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