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entail use of an area approximate I S feet by 15 feet (225 square feet). The location of each <br />sealed exploration hole would be marked with a steel fence post. <br />Total area of roads: <br />Overland travel: length 10,400 feet; width 8 feet, 1.9 acres <br />Existing roads: length 22,650 feet; width 20 feet; 10.4 acres <br />Upgraded road: length 4700 feet; width 16 feet; 1.7 acres <br />Total area of drill sites: 0.06 acres <br />No Action Alternative: <br />Under the no-action alternative the short-term right-of--way application would be denied, and <br />CAM would not conduct the proposed geotechnical drilling. Impacts discussed below would not <br />occur. It would be more difficult to adequately design the facilities without the information that <br />would be provided by the proposed geotechnical drilling. <br />ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED BUT NOT CARRIED FORWARD: None. <br />LOCATION AND IDENTIFICATION: From Loma, Colorado, proceed north on Colorado <br />Highway 139 approximately 11.0 miles. Tum right to enter the existing access road to the <br />drilling location approximately 1.7 miles to the northeast. The route was identified on the Mack <br />and Highline Lake USGS 7.5 Minute Quadrangle Maps. <br />NEED FOR THE ACTION: The access road and drill sites are needed by CAM-Colorado LLC <br />to determine the material strength properties of the local soils. The strength properties would be <br />utilized to assist in design of the proposed facilities for the Redcliff Mine. <br />PLAN CONFORMANCE REVIEW: The Proposed Action is subject to and has been reviewed <br />for conformance with the following plan (43 CFR 1610.5, BLM 1617.3): <br />Name of Plan: GRAND JUNCTION Resource Management Plan <br />Date Approved: JANUARY, 1987 <br />Decision Number/Paee: 2-7, 2-29 <br />Decision Lan¢uage: To identify azeas that aze acceptable for further leasing <br />consideration under the federal coal leasing program. Identify 359,389 acres as <br />acceptable for further mining. <br />Standards for Public Land Health: In January 1997, Colorado Bureau of Land Management <br />(BLM) approved the Standazds for Public Land Health. These standazds cover upland soils, <br />riparian systems, plant and animal communities, threatened and endangered species, and water <br />quality. Standards describe conditions needed to sustain public land health and relate to all uses <br />of the public ]ands. Because a standard exists for these five categories, a finding must be made <br />for each of them in an environmental analysis. These findings aze located in specific elements <br />listed below: <br />