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r" <br />Columbine Public Lands Office <br />USDA 367 Pearl Street. <br />PO Box 439 USDI Bureau of Land Management <br />USDA Forest Service Bayfield; CO 122 <br />San Juan National Forest Ph (970) 884-2512 Fax (970) 884-2428 San Juan Public Lands Center <br />Dolores Ranger District Dolores Field. Office <br />hftp://www.fs.fed.us/r2/sanjuan http://www.co.blm.gov <br />In Reply Refer To: COC 64651 (09-1A) Pu w,?- A/ f;' <br />3600 (C01000) 0 _ tyla _ l <br />Date: 24 February 2009 <br />0, JdeZ <br />John Gilleland 1 <br />C & J Gravel Products, Inc. 43 CFR 3600 <br />27551 Highway 160 East Mineral Materials Sales <br />Durango, CO 81301 <br />Mr. Gilleland; <br />The BLM issued a Decision Record to issue a contract renewal to you for the Montoya Pit on December <br />15,2008. One of.the stipulations identified in the Decision states that vegetation-removing activities will <br />not be conducted between about December 1 and about April 15. This restriction is enforced at the <br />discretion of the Authorized Officer. The purpose is to minimize impacts to wintering mule deer and elk. <br />A contract renewal had not been issued at the time of this conversation. <br />On January 15, 2009, you spoke with Helen Mary Johnson (BLM Geologist). You requested that the <br />BLM consider an exemption for a timing restriction. As part of your proposal, you indicated that you <br />would only remove up to four of the fifteen acres which have been identified for the contract renewal. <br />On February 19, 2009, BLM staff (Matt Janowiak, Acting Field Manager), Skip Fischer (Wildlife <br />Biologist), and Helen Mary Johnson (Geologist) conducted an inspection of the proposed area. It was <br />determined that snow cover is currently low and animals will be able to disperse onto extensive areas of <br />similar range. <br />A renewal for the Montoya Pit contract will be issued today. In addition, the BLM will grant an <br />exception for the timing restriction described above. To further mitigate impacts to animal conditions, the <br />following stipulations will apply to the exception. <br />1) Vegetation removing activities may only be conducted between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. <br />2) Vegetation removal must be completed by February 27, 2009. <br />If you have any questions, please call Helen Mary Johnson (BLM Geologist) 970.385.1359. <br />Sincerely, <br />8 <br />o <br /> <br />Matthew Janowiak <br />Field Manager <br />IV