2011-09-29_PERMIT FILE - M2009056

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Cumulative Impacts: Cumulative impacts under the No Action Alternative would be similar to the Proposed Action. Action. Mitigation/Residual Effects: Mitigation and Residual Effects would be similar to the Proposed Alternative 1 Direct and Indirect Impacts: Alternative 1 and associated impacts would be similar to the No Action Alternative. Cumulative Impacts: Alternative 1 and associated cumulative impacts would be similar to the No Action Alternative. Mitigation/Residual Effects: Alternative 1 and associated residual impacts would be similar to the No Action Alternative. *Invasive plants are plants that are not part of (if exotic), or are a minor component of (if native), the original plant community or communities that have the potential to become a dominant or co- dominant species on the site if their future establishment and growth are not actively controlled by management interventions, or are classified as exotic or noxious plants under state or federal law. Species that become dominant for only one to several years (e.g., short -term response to drought or wildfire) are not invasive plants. THREATENED, ENDANGERED, AND SENSITIVE SPECIES (includes a finding on Std. 4) Affected Environment: The proposed project has an elevation of about 9,900 feet with an annual precipitation of 16 -18 inches. The parcel is dry with only upland vegetation. The project site vegetation is subalpine grassland and the adjacent slopes are lodgepole pine and spruce -fir. The surrounding area is characterized as an exurban environment containing small patches of habitat amongst several dwellings and associated infrastructure. There are no records of any federally listed or BLM sensitive species or their habitat within the project area. Finding on the Public Land Health Standard for Threatened & Endangered species: There are currently no records of T &E species or their habitat occurring within the project area. Therefore, implementing the Proposed Action will not affect the Land Health Standard for Threatened & Endangered species. VEGETATION (includes a finding on Standard 3) Affected Environment: The site is in a dry, upland location. The dominate vegetation includes prairie junegrass, Arizona fescue, blue gramma, western wheatgrass, bottlebrush squirreltail, mountain muhley, parry oatgrass, elk sedge and sun sedge. Environmental Effects Proposed Action Direct and Indirect Impacts: The Proposed Action would allow a mine covering slightly less than five acres to be located on the public lands. This mine would consist of an open pit on approximately 1.5 acres with equipment and materials covering most of the rest. Initially topsoil would 28