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fossils, collecting large amounts of petrified wood (over 25lbs. /day, up to 250lbs. /year), or collecting fossils for commercial purposes on public lands. 27. If any paleontological resources are discovered as a result of operations under this authorization, the operator or any of his agents must stop work immediately at that site, immediately contact the BLM Paleontology Coordinator, and make every effort to protect the site from further impacts, including looting, erosion, or other human or natural damage. Work may not resume at that location until approved by the AO. The BLM or designated paleontologist will evaluate the discovery and take action to protect or remove the resource within 10 working days. Within 10 days, the operator will be allowed to continue construction through the site, or will be given the choice of either (a) following the Paleontology Coordinator's instructions for stabilizing the fossil resource in place and avoiding further disturbance to the fossil resource, or (b) following the Paleontology Coordinator's instructions for mitigating impacts to the fossil resource prior to continuing construction through the project area. 28. If it becomes necessary to excavate into the underlying sedimentary rock formation to construct the access or level a pad for the drill rig a paleontological monitor shall be present before and during all such excavations. 29. When working on lands administered by the BLM WRFO, notify Craig Interagency Dispatch (970- 826 -5037) in the event of any fire. a) The reporting party will inform the dispatch center of fire location, size, status, smoke color, aspect, fuel type, and provide their contact information. b) The reporting party, or a representative of, should remain nearby, in a safe location, in order to make contact with incoming fire resources to expedite actions taken towards an appropriate management response. c) The applicant and contractors will not engage in any fire suppression activities outside the approved project area. Accidental ignitions caused by welding, cutting, grinding, etc. will be suppressed by the applicant only if employee safety is not endangered and if the fire can be safely contained using hand tools and portable hand pumps. If chemical fire extinguishers are used the applicant must notify incoming fire resources on extinguisher type and the location of use. d) Natural ignitions caused by lightning will be managed by Federal fire personnel. If a natural ignition occurs within the approved project area, the fire may be initially contained by the applicant only if employee safety is not endangered. The use of heavy equipment for fire suppression is prohibited, unless authorized by the Field Office Manager. 30. BME will report all trees limbed or removed for the improvement of access to the White River Field Office Forester. The Forester will then inspect the site and measure trees to determine the actual volume of trees impacted. Blue Mountain Energy, Inc. will be billed for the actual volume of woody material disturbed in accordance with the 1997 White River RMP/ROD. 31. Any range improvement impacted during implementation of this project will be restored to proper functioning condition upon completion of the project. 32. Temporary fencing will be used to keep livestock from falling into any open pits during the permitted use. 33. Where access roads go through existing pasture fences, wire gates will be installed to allow future vehicle access while maintaining the integrity of the fence. DOI-BLM-CO-1 10-2012-01 10-DNA 14