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l <br />APPENDIX I <br />Unsuitability Analysis and Report <br />-~_ r <br />. -. <br />_~ <br />This unsuitability analysis and report was prepared for a 160-acre tract <br />of federal coal lands described as: <br />T. 35 N. , R. 11 W. , NMPM <br />Section 32: SW; _ . <br />•~~__ <br />.~ in la Plata County, Colorado ' <br />7his_tract was identified in an emergency coal lease application <br />(C-29125) submitted by National King Coal, Inc., on October 16, 1979, <br />.and was amended on July 9, 1980. The tract lies adjacent to and south <br />of the existing federal coal lease P-058300. The leaseholder of that <br />federal coal lease is National King Coal, Inc. <br />The tract is located approximately four miles southwest of the town of <br />Hesperus, Colorado, in la Plata County. The 160 acres consists of <br />federally-owned "coal estate overlain by private lands, <br />In compiling this analysis and report the unsuitability criteria pub- <br />lished in 43 CFR 3461 were used. <br />The emergency lease application containing the general mine and pro- <br />_ duction history as well as the Colorado Ptined Land Reclamation Board <br />Permit Application for Coal Lease P-G5830Q, were used to identify areas <br />where there +~+ould be surface effects of underground mining. There is no <br />proposed surface disturbance other than possible subsidence to the total <br />application area. <br />The unsuitability criteria were applied individually to the total <br />proposed lease tract and reaps were developed showing the applicability <br />of the criteria. After all the criteria mere applied, the exceptiens of <br />each criterion found to be applicable were examined to determine if the <br />exceptions were applicable. After the process had been completed, a <br />summary stating the conclusions of the report was written. <br />. •Unsuitability Criteria <br />See 43 CFR 3461 (Appendix II). - <br />Criterion Number'1 -- Federal Land Systems <br />Ana_ lvsis: None of the private surface lands in this 160-acre tract <br />lie in any of the land systems or categories listed in the criterion. <br />~~ - <br />26 , <br />.~,~ <br />- ~ <br />..r .. - - - November 199c <br />