2008-02-22_APPLICATION CORRESPONDENCE - C2008086 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C2008086
• IBM Index Class Name: Application Correspondence
• Doc Date: 2/22/2008
• Doc Name: PDEIS Chapter 5 Public Involvement Summary
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

CNAliERFNE Public Involvement summary
5.1.2 Agency Scoping Meeting
BLM held an agency Scoping meeting on August 24, 2006 with cooperating agencies and other
interested agencies to discuss the project description, purpose and need, other needed permits,
key environmental issues, and agency concerns. Representatives from the following agencies
attended the meeting: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service USFWS}; Mesa County; Colorado
Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety ?DRMS}; U. S. Bureau of Reclamation ?B4R}; City
of Fruita; Colorado State Parks; Colorado Department of Transportation ?CD4T}; USACE; and
the o sM.
5.1.3 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Consultation
The USFWS is responsible for administering the Endangered Species Act, which provides for
the protection and conservation of threatened and endangered species. The Grand Junction Field
office contacted the USFWS, requesting a list of threatened and endangered species that maybe
impacted by the Red Cliff Mine Project. The USFWS provided the following species list to the
Grand Junction Field office:
? Species List and Comments Regarding Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement
for the Proposed Central Appalachia Mining Red Cliff Coal Mine Project, Co-130-1150,
dated September 5, 2006 USFWS 2006}
The consultation letters between the USFWS and the Grand Junction Field office are located in
Appendix D.
5.1.4 Section 106 Consultation
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA) requires federal agencies
to take into account the effects of their undertakings on historic properties and afford the
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation a reasonable opportunity to comment. Section 106
consultations with the Colorado State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) are conducted as
required by the NHPA.
BLM contacted the Colorado SHPO in December 2006 regarding this project. The Colorado
SHPO concurrence letter was received on September 24, 2007. The consultation letters between
the Colorado SHPO and the Grand Junction Field office are located in Appendix D.
5.1.5 Section 404 Consultation
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act delegates authority to the USACE to issue permits, after
notice and opportunity for public hearings, for the discharge of dredged or fill material into
Waters of the U. S. (WOU) at specified disposal sites. Wetlands are areas considered to be
within the jurisdiction of the USACE under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Areas of
potential USACE jurisdiction consist of WOU.
The project area was examined to determine areas of potential USACE jurisdiction during the
2006 and 2007 field seasons. Requests of USACE concurrence with the findings, referred to as a
Jurisdictional Determination ?JD} were filed with USACE on December 5, 2007 and January 31,
2008. A copy of the JD filing is contained in Appendix D.
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