2008-06-09_PERMIT FILE - C1980007 ‎(6)‎

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 6/9/2008
• Doc Name: Exhibit 79 Part 2
• Section_Exhibit Name: Exhibit 80 Drilling Activities - TR111
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

CHAPTER 5
RESPONSE TO COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT EIS
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This chapter contains responses to the
comments received on the Draft EIS. The
DEIS was sent to the mailing list found in
Chapter 4 of the DEIS in March 2007. A
notice of availability appeared in the Federal
Register (Vol.. 72,. No. 56, pg.13786) on
March 23, 2007, initiating the public comment
period. The comment period closed on May 7,
2005.
Table 5-1
DEIS Comments and Responses
Commenter Comment Comment/Response

Mountain Coal 1-12, 14-28 Minor editorial/grammatical changes.
Company RESPONSE: Appropriate changes have been made to the FEIS.
Mountain Coal 13 Clarification. Do ATV trails, upgraded to project roads, need to meet criterion
Company 7 on page 22?
RESPONSE: To clarify, to use the term trail implies that the feature on the
ground is managed by the FS. The situation on the ground in the project area
is that there are user-created ATV routes that are not facilities managed by the
FS.
The Proposed Action includes constructing temporary roads on the locations
where existing user-created ATV routes exist. These will be project roads that
will NOT be open to the public (Table 2-1, Design Criteria NR states that new
project access roads will be gated and closed to the public year long). Further,
under FS policy, these temporary roads are considered `Leve12 resource
extraction roads'. FS policy further guides that the AASHTO Engineering
Standards for Low Volume Roads applies only to roads that are open to the
public (for this project the AASHTO standards will apply to any construction
on existing National Forest System Roads (NFSRs) that are open to the
public. These segments are listed in the FEIS, Table 3-13).
Therefore, the temporary road construction for the project will not fall under
the AASHTO Standards, rather they will be designed and constructed
according to the criteria and BMPs from the Forest Service Manual. Table 2-1
in the FEIS has been updated to reflect design and construction needs for
Temporary Roads.
Mountain Coal 29 Page 102 DEIS, Statement beginning with "temporary project roads is
Company contradictory to the information provided in Table 2-I Design Criteria.
RESPONSE: See MCC comment response #13 above. The FEIS has been
changed to read: "Temporary roads that will not be open for public access,
will receive only the minimum improvement needed for structural capacity,
safety and erosion control as detailed in Table 2-1. These roads will be
decommissioned by obliteration upon completion of project."
Mountain Coal 30 Page 105 DEIS, Statement beginning with "Development of new..." under the
Company heading Alternative 2 is contradictory to the information provided in Table 2-
1Design Criteria.
Deer Creek Shaft and E Seam Methane Drainage Wells Project FEIS
159