2009-06-18_PERMIT FILE - C1981018A (8)

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• The habitat recovery and replacement plan shall be developed in consultation with the authorized officer, I4.RD, OSNRE, and the Colorado Division of wildlife (CDOw) based on estimates o! lost and disturbed habitat as described in the Site-Specific Analysis Lor each tract and the Green River-Hams Fork Round II EIS. I! the mine plan submitted by the lessee indicates figures different from the lost habitat estimates used in these documents (i.e., . quality and quantity of habitat lost or disturbed), mitigation alternatives shall be recalculated based upon revised data contained in the m~ininq plan. litigation methods may .require the lessee to employ techniques for wildlife range manipulation or intensive wildlife range management. Habitat recovery may not be completely feasible in the permit area; therefore, recovery or replacement may be accomplished on lands made available through the surface management agency, the state, or the lessee outside the permit area in combination with recovery and replacement methods on suitable lands within the permit area. The final habitat recovery and replacement plan shall indicate the methods the lessee shall employ to ensure that the carrying capacity of the recovered or replaced lands has the capacity to support the indicator species. The habitat recovery and replacement plan shall include the following: • (A) A habitat analysis of the mina germit area that (i) identifies which of the key indicator species occupy the mine permit area and (ii) includes an analysis o! the quality or carrying capacity of the. habitat for each o! the species identified. (B) A detailed description of the methods selected by the lessee to mitigate habitat loss, together with comparative analysis o! alternative methods that were considered but rejected by the lessee and the rationale !or the decision to select the proposed methods. The methods utilized by the lessee for recovery and replacement may include, but are not limited to, the following techniques: (i) Increasing the quantity and quality of forage available to these species; (ii) Acquiring critical wildlife habitat(s); (iii) Implementing mechanical manipulation of low quality wildlife habitat to increase its carrying capacity for selected wildlife species; and (iv) Using selected fencing for recovery, replacement, or protection oP important wildlife habitat. (C) A timetable giving the periods required to accomplish the habitat recovery or replacement plan and showing ~ts relationship to the overall mining plan. (D) An evaluation of the final plan by the CDOw. The CROW may comment on the methods selected and the techniques to be