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Attachment A - Conditions for Use and Protection Of Non- Mineral Resources on National Forest System Lands Federal Coal Lease COC-61209, Lease Modification Tract 4 SW'/, S;,?SE'/4, S'/2NE; SE'/, S'/2NW%SE'/ Section 27; E'/ASE'/4 Section 28; NE'/4NE'/4 Section 33; and N'/2N'/z Section 34, Township 12 South, Range 91 West, 6th PM. Special Stipulations from parent lease: Specific approval would be required for locating drill sites, degasification boreholes or ventilation shafts or any other surface disturbances (if they are needed) in areas of moderate geologic hazards and on slopes ranging from 40 to 60 percent. 2. Drill sites, degasification boreholes, ventilation shafts or any other surface disturbances would not be located on slopes in excess of 60 percent, or it areas of high geologic hazard. 3. No surface occupancy or use would apply to all wetlands, floodplains, and riparian areas on the National Forest. 4. A 1/8 mile buffer zone (660 feet) will be protected on either side of the riparian zones (or a buffer zone may be established in accordance with the surface management agency guidelines). No surface disturbances, except surface subsidence, will be permitted within these buffer zones unless no practical alternatives exist. All unavoidable surface disturbances will require approval of the BLM and/or Forest Service authorized officer. The BLM or Forest Service will coordinate with the USFWS and CDOW to determine the type and extent of allowable variances. A site-specific analysis will determine if this stipulation will apply. 5. Fueling and lubricating vehicles are prohibited within 100 feet of streams and wetlands. No fuel storage is allowed within 500 feet of any water bodies. 6. Any surface disturbance related to installation of degasification boreholes, ventilation shafts, drill holes or any other surface-disturbing activity must be approved by the surface management agency. The lessee/operator will be responsible for soil preservation/ protection and final reclamation. For reclamation that would require reseeding, a certified weed-free source of see would be used. The lessee will be responsible for controlling spread of and eradicating noxious weeds. 7. The licensee/permittee/lessee must comply with all the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture set forth at Title 36, Chapter II of the Code of Federal Regulations governing the use and management of