PERMFILE132830

• Permit No: C1981038A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 12/11/2001
• Doc Name: APPENDICES A & B
• Section_Exhibit Name: Coal Transportation - TRANSPORTATION EA Removed by MR108 6/29/04
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

This has been prepared according to NEPA (National Environmental Policy
Act) which sets forth standards for preparation of environmental assess-
ments and environmental impact statements. BLM has worked closely with CWI
. during the preparation of this EA. Through the NEPA standards and BLM, CWI
has tried to include everything that is required.
Requirements of a NEPA quality report include sections addressing the fol-
lowing:
Introduction
Purpose and Need
Description of the Alternatives
Description of the Affected Environment
Environmental Consequences
Consulatation and Coordination
Kathy then followed with a brief description of the material contained in
each section:
Introduction:
~TFis section contains the lease stipulation requiring the assessment
of transportation alternatives and a brief description of the scoping
meetings held last year. Through the scoping meetings, alternatives
were identified and narrowed down and issues to be addressed in the EA
were identified.
Purpose and Need:
his section describes what CWI wants to accomplish through the trans-
portation alternatives and why CWI wants to accomplish it.
• Description of the Alternatives:
he aternatives ave been broken down into six parts for simplicity
in weighing and assessing them. Those parts are:
I) Physical Description which lists the general characteristics
of the alternative.
2) Construction Section which lists the construction procedures
and post-construction, short-term reclamation.
3) Operation Section which lists the operational practices and
maintenance.
4) Environmental Compatability Section which provides antici-
pated impacts and proposed mitigation.
5) Reclamation Section which states the reclamation which will
be done at cessation of operations of the mine.
6) Economic Feasibility Section which states the financial anal-
ysis of the alternative.
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