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grading. It is further assumed that cut and fill slopes would not create additional disturbance on each side of each pad. Assuming ten sites need minor leveling and construction of the ten outboard 10' X 10' pits 0.207 acres of disturbance may result from construction of drill sites and associated pits. No impacts or disturbance from pedestrian point placement and recording is anticipated, as again, such pedestrian-based activity would meet the criteria for classification as "casual use.n Data Acquisition Recording equipment, supplies and possibly core would be transported to and from the field by truck or backhoe using existing roads and proposed travel routes. Sufficient equipment to drill holes and minimize transport use would be placed on the drill pad and carried from hole to hole with the drilling rig and supply transports. Approximately 3 crewmembers would conduct daily operations for 12 to 14 hours per day. crewmembers would be organized into field groups of 2 to 4 personnel; groups would operate at intervals throughout the project area. crewmembers would carpool daily to the project area in the morning and return to surrounding cities/towns in the evening. Demobilization The demobilization task would proceed concurrently with data acquisition. All stakes, flagging; and other trash would be gathered daily as the field groups and crew members complete data-acquisition portions of the project. The refuse would be collected at points on roads and transported by vehicle to drill pads where personnel would organize materials, handle equipment; and dispose of used/unusable materials. This task would be completed within about 5 days after conclusion of the data acquisition task. Support Operations All equipment, including the drilling rig, would be initially brought to the project area by 2 to 3 transport trucks/tractor trailers as part of project mobilization. Operation of most support vehicles, including pickups, would be limited to existing roads and planned travel routes. Restoration /Reclamation As feasible and determined necessary by the BLM, travel routes would be closed to public use following completion of the proposed project. If determined necessary by the BLM, when exploration operations are completed, signs and barricades would be placed within sensitive habitats (including areas supporting biological soil crusts and wild horse habitat) within the project area to discourage OHV use on established travel routes. All areas compacted by vehicle tracks would be scarified (the breaking up of the compaction to improve water infiltration, reduce surface runoff, provide a seedbed for the establishment of vegetation, and discourage subsequent OHV use) by hand-raking when determined to be necessary by the BLM All scarified areas would be re-seeded with native plant seed mixtures determined by the BLM. Reclamation costs associated with the project are estimated at $5,000.00.