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new disturbance; the construction of 7.86 miles (14.24 acres) of temporary new roads; <br />and use of 30.55 miles of existing roads. Of this proposed disturbance, 0.32 miles of <br />existing road and 0.5 acres of drill pad disturbance would be on surface of public lands. <br />Access to the exploration drill pad locations would be via existing private ranch roads, <br />BLM roads, and new private access roads. <br />The BLM has determined that this action must be evaluated under the National <br />Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to identify the potential environmental impacts related <br />to the proposed action. The BLM is seeking any comments you may have related to this <br />project. Your comments will assist the interdisciplinary team in identifying issues that <br />should be addressed as part of the evaluation being prepared for this project. <br />Written comments may be submitted by mail, email, or fax. Comments concerning this <br />proposal should be submitted no later than thirty days from the postmark date of this <br />letter, and sent to: <br />Desty Dyer <br />BLM -UFO <br />2465 South Townsend Avenue <br />Montrose, Colorado 81401 <br />Email: desty dyer@blm.gov <br />Fax: (970) 240 -5367 <br />Parties expressing interest during this comment period will be eligible to appeal the <br />decision pursuant to 43 CFR Part 4.400. Appeal and stay procedures are outlined in Form <br />CO -1840. Only those who submit timely comments will be accepted as appellants of the <br />final decision. Comments must be within the scope of the proposed action, have a direct <br />relationship to the proposed action, and include supporting reasons for the Authorized <br />Officer to consider. Also, for appeal eligibility, each individual or representative from <br />each organization submitting comments must either sign the comments or verify their <br />identity upon request. Please note that comments and information submitted regarding <br />this project, including email addresses and street addresses of respondents, will be <br />available for public review and disclosure at the above address. Individual respondents <br />may_request_confidentiality. -If you -wish to-withhold-your-name,-email address, or- street - <br />address from public view or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information <br />Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your written comment. Such <br />requests will be honored to the extent allowed by the law. All submissions from <br />organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as <br />representatives of officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for <br />public inspection in their entirety. <br />Sincerely, <br />b ay <br />Barbara Sharrow <br />Field Manager <br />