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Mike Bou lay -15- October 16, 2012 water depletion estimate at that time was 7.49 acre -feet per year. If OSM and the Mine determine that water depletions associated with the current proposed action (PR -2) exceeds 7.49 acre - feet/year, OSM will reinitiate formal consultation with the Service. The required water depletion projection necessary for OSM to prepare a Biological Assessment has been included in Appendix P of the application. The applicant's projected annual water depletion associated with the project is 25.3 acre feet per year. As a result, the OSM has reinitiated the necessary Section 7 consultation process with USFWS, pertaining to water depletion effects to the T &E fish species of the Colorado River. The USFWS also states in the December 16, 2010 letter that should the BLM submit documents for their review they may also informally consult with them in addition to any consultation with OSM. No response from MCM to the December 16, 2010 letter from the USFWS is necessary at this time. MCM: A Biological Opinion was rendered and is incorporated as Appendix P. Please remove Appendix V from consideration. The questions pertaining to the Wildlife Report prepared for the surface facilities expansion are no longer applicable as a surface facilities expansion is no longer planned. Therefore, section 2.04.11 has been revised to incorporate vegetation information from Section 4 of the approved permit document. 31. The Wildlife and Sensitive Species Study for PR -2 is found in Appendix V. The wildlife and sensitive species study was conducted in 2010 in the proposed project area using aerial photography and pedestrian surveys. A fish survey was not conducted during this survey. The information presented in this survey was obtained from a cooperative project involving the CDOW and BLM in East Salt Creek. No threatened or endangered species were found during the biological survey and it is unlikely any will be impacted by the project. MCM: Appendix V is no longer applicable as no surface facilities expansion are planned. 32. The following questions pertain to Appendix V. a. 1.1.2 — Third paragraph, third sentence — The text reads: "Plating the west - facing slope of the disposal area with cover material..." Please fix the typo `plating' to say `planting.' MCM: Appendix V is no longer applicable as no surface facilities expansion are planned.