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Q~~raENT ryFy~ . <br />p United States Department of the Interior <br />3 _ <br />FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE <br />~'ACx ~ ;s•~ Ecologioal Services <br />764 Horiwn Drive, Building B <br />Grand Junction, Colorado 81506-3946 <br />[N REPLY REFERTO: <br />ES/CO:FWS/ESlSpiranthes <br />MS 65412 GJ <br />Edith Savage <br />Savage and Savage Environmental <br />4610 Haystack Drive <br />Windsor, Colorado 80550 <br />Dear Ms. Savage: <br />August 4, 2005 <br />Based on We authnritg conEerreil to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) by the <br />Endangered Species Act oE1973 (ESA), as amended {16 U.S.C. 1531 ~t serf )s the Service has <br />reviewed the habitat assessment report 1'orSppirenthes diluvialis (Ute ladies -tresses orchid) <br />(orchid) submitted with your letter ofJurre 10, 2005. This report regards the przoposed <br />arker ersham Resource site located in T. 11*I., R. 67 W., section 6, in Weld County, <br />Colorado. <br />Given your compliance with the orchid snrvex guidelines, the Service Iinds the report accepptable <br />and agrees that suitable habitat for the orchid rs not present within the project area. Thus, fire <br />Service concurs with the determination that the impacts resulting from the proposed project are <br />not likely to adversely affect eiflrer species. <br />We appreciate your submitting this report to our office for review and comment. If the Service <br />can be of further assistance, please contact Ellen Mayo at (970) 243-277$, extension 14, or <br />ellen_mayo@fws.gov. <br />cc: COE, Littleton <br />Sincerely, p <br />. -~.~~ V • ~ >~. <br />~~~~ <br />1 ~i. AUan R. Pfister_ ._ -._-____ <br />~~ Western Colora3o Supervisor <br />EMayo:FWSESP arkcr-DershamReaourceSiteapiranthuSurveyLlr.doc:080405 <br />Z'd BOB9 599 EOE a9eneg y1cp3 e9E~0i SO LZ '3c0 <br />