2008-03-21_PERMIT FILE - C1980007 ‎(5)‎

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 3/21/2008
• Section_Exhibit Name: Exhibit 78 Dry Fork Federal Lease-By-Application COC-67232 Final Enviro Impact Statement
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
for the
DRY FORD FEDEP:AL COAL LEASE-BY-APPLICATION
(COC-67232)
AUGUST 2005
GUNNIS ON COUNTY, COLORADO
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests
Cooperating Agencies:
U.S. Department of the Interior
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Denver, Colorado
and
Bureau of Land Management
Colorado State Office
Responsible Official
Charles S. Richmond
Forest Supervisor
2250 Highway 50
Delta, CO 81416
[phone]
For further information:
Liane Mattson
Project Leader
2250 Highway 50
Delta, CO 81416
[phone]
ABSTRACT
This Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) examines alternative approaches to coal leasing and their
effects on the environment. Three alternatives are considered in detail. Alternative A (No Action) would not
allow the leasing of the coal. Alternative B (Proposed Action) would allow the leasing of the coal. Alternative
C would allow the leasing, with stipulations 1:hat Deep Creek, a perennial stream, could not be subsided. Five
additional alternatives were considered, but not given detailed study. The USDA Forest Service's (Forest
Service) preferred alternative is the Proposed Action, Alternative B. Public comments on the Draft EIS are
included in Chapter S of the FEIS. This FEIS is accompanied by the corresponding Record of Decision.
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