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suggestion, and because it may be beyond line-of--sight from the nest location, no mitigation is requested. NATNE AMERICAN RELIGIOUS CONCERNS Affected Environment: General annual project consultation has been conducted with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, and Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, the tribes who traditionally used the GJFO azea. Concerns identified included eradication of sage, impacts to medicinal plants, and general modem intervention in the natural processes. No traditional cultural properties or properties of a type previously identified as being of interest to local tribes, were found during the cultural resources inventory of the project azea or identified by consultation. There is no other known evidence that suggests that the project area holds special significance for Native Americans. Environmental Consequences/Mitigation: No additional Native American Indian consultation was conducted for the proposed project. THREATENED, ENDANGERED, AND SENSITNE SPECIES (includes a fording on Standard 4) Affected Environment: No raze plants or special status animals are known to occupy the proposed project azea. Bald eagles may occasionally fly over or forage across this desert landscape. Kit fox (state endangered) may traverse the project area (no dens are known in this azea). Milk snakes, midget faded rattlesnakes, and longnose leopazd lizards inhabit the azea (all BLM-Sensitive). Environmental Consequences/Mitigation: The proposed project is not anticipated to affect any T&E or sensitive plant or animal species. Impacts to the sensitive reptiles would be unlikely due to low population densities. All proposed travel could conceivably destroy individual snakes or lizards, but such impacts are incidental and not specifically avoidable. Vehicle operators should avoid impacts to any wildlife whenever possible. Finding on. the Public Land Health Standard for Threatened & Endangered species: Aland health assessment has not been conducted for this area, but incidental observations suggest that it is meeting the standard or meeting it with problems. Problem factors in this aze include invasive weeds and OHV travel. WASTES, HAZARDOUS OR SOLID Affected Environment: Hazardous or solid wastes are not a part of the natural environment. They could be introduced through implementation of the proposed action. Environmental Consequences/Mitigation: Hazardous wastes could be introduced into the environment in the form of spilled fuel, hydraulic fluid, or oil used by the machinery and the resulting contaminated soil and water. Caze should be taken to prevent spills of these materials and any contaminated soil should be treated or disposed of properly or remediated onsite. Fueling and maintenance activities should not take place in or adjacent to any drainages (perennial or ephemeral.) Al] product containers (oil and hydraulic fluid cans, etc.) should be removed from the site and disposed of properly. WATER QUALITY, SURFACE AND GROUND (includes a fording on Standard 5) Affected Environment: The drill sites and access roads would be within an upland portion of the East Salt Creek watershed. The project location is drained by unnamed ephemeral tributaries