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October 5, 2011 <br />Kent Gorham <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />(303) 866 -3567 <br />RE: Blue Mountain Energy, Inc. <br />Application and exploration plan for federal coal license. <br />Dear Mr. Gorham, <br />I would like to thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on possible adverse <br />impacts to State and federally listed threatened or endangered wildlife species, regarding <br />Blue Mountain Energy's (BME) application and exploration plans for coal deposits in <br />parts of Rio Blanco and Moffat County. I have reviewed the submitted plan, visited the <br />proposed sites, and compared this with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) wildlife <br />species distribution and habitat mapping information. Currently, there is only one <br />federally listed wildlife species occupying the immediate or adjacent areas to be drilled <br />and that is the Black footed Ferret. Because of the experimental nature of the introduced <br />ferret population and the limited disturbance of the proposed activity, I have concluded <br />there should be no adverse impacts to any federally listed Wildlife Species resulting from <br />the work proposed. <br />CPAW appreciates the opportunity to provide comments for this proposal and if you have <br />— - -any further questions, please feel - free -to contact me. - -- <br />Sincerely, <br />COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 618 • Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone (303) 866 -3437 • FAX (303) 866 -3206 <br />wildlife.state.co.us • parks.state.co.us <br />T Wygant <br />CPW District Wildlife Manager, Rangely <br />(970) 675 -5749 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor • Mike King, Executive Director, Department of Natural Resources <br />Rick D. Cables, Director, Colorado Parks and Wildlife <br />Parks and Wildlife Commission: David R. Brougham • Gary Butterworth, Vice -Chair • Chris Castilian <br />Dorothea Farris • Tim Glenn, Chair • Allan Jones • Bill Kane • Gaspar Perricone • Jim Pribyl • John Singletary <br />Mark Smith, Secretary • Robert Streeter • Lenna Watson • Dean Wingfield <br />Ex Officio Members: Mike King and John Salazar <br />Colorado State Parks <br />'513;44;,,, <br />