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In addition to the people actually employed at the mine, <br />• various coal hauling contractors employ an additional <br />equivalent of 18 full-time jobs. Since there are no railroads <br />serving the area, trucking is the only method of transporting <br />coal to markets in New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado. <br />In 1995, the King Coal Mine paid approximately $1,855,000.00 <br />in salaries to its employees. The King Coal Mine pays <br />substantial amounts in federal, state, and local taxes. In <br />1995, the company paid approximately $173,000.00 in workmen's <br />compensation, $295,000.00 in federal royalties, $24,400.00 in <br />reclamation taxes, $75,000.00 in excise tax for black lung <br />benefits, $29,000.00 in state severance taxes, and $30,000.00 <br />in county property taxes. <br />IV. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS <br />A. Alternative 1 - Proposed Action <br />1. Critical Elements <br />a. AIR QUALITY <br />No direct, indirect or cumulative impacts have <br />been identified. <br /> <br />b. AREAS OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN (ACEC) <br />The area is not- located within an area <br />designated as an ACEC by the San Juan/San <br />Miguel Resource Management Plan. <br />c. CULTURAL RESOURCES <br />Direct Impacts- Since there is no anticipated <br />surface disturbance on the proposed <br />modification area, no cultural inventories <br />were performed. There are no direct, indirect <br />or cumulative impacts to cultural resources <br />identified. <br />Indirect Impacts- Due to the low height of <br />room and pillar mining, and the depth of <br />overburden, there is a low likelihood that <br />subsidence will cause surface disturbance. <br />Cumulative Impacts- <br />identified. <br />None have been <br />,. • 12 <br />