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Volume IIIA, Tab 14 <br />C U~>Ited ~tutey Forest Paonia N.O. l3ox 1030 <br />~.7~ Department of Service Ranger District N Rio Graltde Ave. <br />Agrlcu[turc PHONE NO. 970-527-4131 Peania, CO 81428 <br />• N'AX 970-527-4151 <br />Fiie cone: zs2a4 <br />Date: July 28, 2008 <br />Joe Dudash <br />Environmental Protection Specialis <br />CRAMS <br />1313 Sherman Street. Rm 215 <br />Denver, CQ 80203 <br />Dear Joe, <br />The Paonia Ranger District has finished its review of Bowie Resource's (Bowie), TR-53, for <br />drilling a D-Seam dewatering well. In accordance with procedures outlined in 30 CFR <br />906.30, Appendix B, the Forest Service reviewed the Technical Revision for post-mining <br />land use consistency with land use plan (GMUG Forest Plan), and the adequacy of <br />measures to protect non-mineral surface resources, as proposed by Bowie in their <br />application. <br />According to Bowie's Mine Permit and associated Map 13, the post-mining land use is <br />"Rangeland & Wildlife Habitat°. This is consistent with the Forest Plan; however the Plan <br />• specifically prescribes managing this area for wildlife habitat with an emphas(s on Forest <br />Service Management Indicator Species (MIS). As such, there are speck requirements for <br />human activities in these areas, which are brought forward in Attachment A discussed <br />below. • <br />Regarding the adequacy of measures to protect Federal resources not covered by the coal <br />lease, by evaluating current Forest Service direction and various resource specialist input, <br />the activities proposed in TR-53 must be conducted consistent with measures listed in <br />Attachment A in order to adequately protect surtace resources on NFS lands. <br />in addition, provided that the application is not further modified, and the conditions of <br />Attachment A are carried forward in the DRMS' decision, this letter constitutes USFS <br />consent/concurrence to the decision. <br />Also, the FS requests that the future project related documents {e.g. decision and public <br />notices) DRMS acknowledge that protections for non-mineral resources brought forward by <br />the GMUG as the land management agency are included in the DRMS decision / <br />documentation. <br />Sincerely. <br />!!"./" <br />LEVI K. BR4YLES <br />• District Ranger <br />cc: Ry Stone <br />-T~--S 3 ~ <br />A,PPi20V~~ Caring for the Lend and Serving People Prinlae on Reovaed Paper <br />q/moo $ .. <br />