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United States Department of the Interior ??`'?? ????j? <br />FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ? ?'.L ?'ytf `?G"? <br />Ecological Services <br />7G4 Horizon Drive, Building B <br />Grand Junction, Colorado $1506-3446 <br />1? ????? ????? ?ra: <br />EIO:?11? <br />TAILS X5413«?0?9-FAM003 ? ? ?,? <br />.ugust 4, 2009 <br />I)an 11?athews, Specialist <br />I)ivlsion of Reclamation, lVlining a?ad safety <br />? O1 South Third, Suite O1 <br />brand function, Colorado H l ? 1 <br />1]ear r, Mathews: <br />we received dour dune 2S? ???9 correspondence describing proposals; by the following three <br />mines to t?nlnate w??dlife monitoring: <br />Seneca lI IVline Penh Number -190-005 Technical Recision Number 4? <br />Seneca II 1Vlir?e west Permit Number ?-I ?-057 Technical Revision Number ?4 <br />Yoast 11?ine Permit?Number ?-?4-02 Technical Revision Number 4I <br />Seneca states that since mining has ceased and reclamationlrevegetat?on acti?rit?es have been in <br />Place for a number of years there is no longer a need to continue annual winter aerial big game <br />surreys. ? would suggest you Consult with the Colorado ?ivislon of lldllfe, who 1s <br />responsible far big game management, to determine if they agree w?.th Seneca's decision to <br />discontinue monitoring far big game. In addrt?on the company lass requested to discontinue <br />rrionitoring fox Columbian Sharp-tailed grouse (?ynz?aanu?us ?asian?I?us co?u?nbran?cs), <br />Sandhill crane ?r?s car?ad?r?sis? and holden Eagle ?,?q???a c?r?ysae?os}. The canapari? states <br />that since there is no active mining or blasting and limited human disturbance in the area there is <br />no lodger a need far wildlife monitoring. <br />Based on the fact that there is no longer active mining we agree with Sencca's decision to <br />discontinue monitoring, ?Iowevex, if in the future mining will be resumed, if would be <br />advantageous to maintain an active accounting of wildlife rise i?a the area to avoid critical use _ <br />areal by cont?nuxng to document active le1?s and territorles, Nla?ntaln?ng an act??re accounting ?? <br />golden eagle territories could facilitate future activities by providing historic ?nfornaation <br />concerning active golden eagle nests and territories.