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CHAPTERONE <br />Purpose and Need <br />proposed rail spur (on BLM lands) and some of the related facilities (but not the mine portals) <br />are located within the North Fruita Desert Planning Area. The newly designated NSO area is <br />located along CR 18, east of the EIS project study area (BLM 2004). <br />1.6 RELATIONSHIP TO STATUTES, REGULATIONS, OR OTHER PLANS <br />Other agencies, including those listed as cooperating agencies in Section 1.1, Introduction, have <br />various responsibilities for reviewing the Proposed Action and issuing permits for construction <br />and operation of the mine and/or related facilities. Table 1-1, List of Permits and Approvals, <br />lists other agencies and permits/reviews required. <br />Table 1-1 <br />LIST OF PERMITS AND APPROVALS <br />Federal Government <br />Bureau of Land Management (BLM) • Lease Issuance and Administration <br /> • Resource Recovery Protection Permit (R2P2) <br /> recommendation <br /> • ROW grants <br /> • Special Use Permit <br /> • Approve Exploration License <br />Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) • License Agreement <br />Office of Surface Mining (OSM) • Mining Plan Decision Document Preparation <br /> (Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of <br /> 1977 [SMCRA]) <br />U.S. Department of the Interior (USDOI) - Mining Plan Approval (Mineral Leasing Act) <br />Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals <br />Management <br />U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE) Section 404 Permit <br />Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) • Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure <br /> (SPCC) Plan <br /> • Review of Section 404 Permit <br /> • Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity <br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Threatened and Endangered Species Consultation <br />Treasury Department (Department of Alcohol, • Explosives User Permit <br />Tobacco, and Firearms) <br />Mine Safety and Health Administration • Mine Identification Number <br />(MSHA) • Legal Identify Report <br /> • Miner Training Plan Approval <br /> • Ventilation Plan Approval <br /> • Ground Control Plan <br />Public Utilities Commission (PUG) • State Highway and County Road crossing permits <br /> for the railroad <br />1-11 <br />