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Alternative 2: Disapproval of the Proposed Mining Plan <br />(the "No Action" Alternative) <br />Under this alternative, the Assistant Secretary would <br />disapprove the mining plan for Federal lease C- 0114093. <br />If disapproved, about 7.80 million t (8.6 million tons) <br />of coal would not be mined (including about 6.26 million <br />t (6.9 million tons) of Federal coal). <br />B. Other Alternatives Considered But Eliminated From <br />Detailed Analysis <br />Approval of the Proposed Mining Plan with Special <br />Federal Conditions <br />No special Federal conditions are required to satisfy <br />the requirements of Federal laws, Executive orders, and <br />regulations, and the analysis of approval without <br />special Federal conditions did not result in the <br />identification of any impacts that could or should be <br />mitigated beyond that mitigation proposed in the PAP and <br />by Colorado DMG's conditions of approval. <br />C. NEPA Section 102(2)(E) Alternatives <br />This proposed project does not involve any unresolved <br />conflicts concerning alternative uses of available <br />resources. Therefore, consideration of alternatives <br />pursuant to section 102(2)(E) of NEPA, 42 U.S..C. §§ <br />4332(2)(E), is not required. <br />9 <br />