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~~; ::~ aE; ~., <br />;aFR 3 1 ~3?'J <br />wAItJE7 ~r: s::l <br />tiest Elk Coal Coolpdm'. Inc. <br />P.Q. Bc~ 591 <br />Somerset. Colorado 81d3d <br />Dedr ?1s. Melt: <br />iii iiiiiiiiiiiii iii <br />999 <br />3y00 (!til) <br />DOdd5G9 <br />Hr tC ~ S 1990 <br />ke 'ndre d?tided to grant Fest Elk Coal Conipany's i1+ECC) request for relief frool <br />Special Condition A5 of OS?1's approl'al docuruent 900-001. This approval is <br />grsuted only' if 1+ECC N'ill 9~ouitor the Coiper's lld!~"k nest sites as described <br />later in tlli~ letter. <br />Jim Ferguson, our biologist. Has dnal~zeil this situation and discussed it with <br />the tl.$. F1517 dlld 1>1!'llf? Sel'S"1Ce 11] lir%Illd J1111Ct!nll. It 15 Ollr ~]p1n10n tl)dt <br />the risks to these Cooper's hal:k nests. dl.le to sabsidenc2, are minimal. The <br />lllt?L'1OC},i ilg 1'CCt ma33 Of J51)?1] iic!~~ dlLil r?lat.i': ?1]~ O11nC~r 3111'f dC? eff2cte Of <br />subsidence at this mice should keep tll?se nest trees from being Ccppled. <br />Of CClll'3? the maior conc?ru for these n?sts is that tb?i are uct lost "'bile <br />eggs or ''oung ar? pr?sent. f+'est Elk's planned tl~ll]HJ Of 311hSlil?Ili? 3hOUld <br />further minimize rinks to th?se hinds cloning the nesting p?rind. <br />ds d Cnlldit1011 of this '':Lriance. ~+'?- E1 ~` <br />st k must -locumeut use :]f the nestfs, <br />d)1L'lll~i tl!? !990 ant! !9~1 ;7?SC S?d5C113. I~1715 ilGC'llmel7tatUil7 5•CL11~.1 ra![!I11'? <br />.llis?l"t~CLllCe CI ILe9C llie dI171 DL'^.dliCt 1011 Ot '~i)IInU. G2tit!!e!1 111E 0l'mdCi Cll :ill llUNbel' <br />4f nest!inlls is not r,ecessar~ . <br />D41'lllq CSI? i_2dL' LO110w'1Rq L'?L l'?dt 'Llll!nQ. !iedt c11: roust uldke i?1910!Lthl': Checks <br />Of all Iles[ t1'?QS loclt?~! 0?'?f tilt yCrt17 S~'?3t Slih9ia 1173 Lflld tbC?e •pollel3. fGP <br />3gbSlii?llC'? CaU3?d daf03Ue 91' 'llc i't.llit'_. a!1 tt'??3 w~lth ': v'Ope1''S ha4'k I7est3 X111 <br />he monitored, ei'eu ii tIL?~" are !lot curreuti~ 1)ein~l ns'2d he t1L? birds. hest ELk <br />oulst submit a report to t!L? lhlcompabor~ 9dsin ~esonrce area Office i]?' July 1, <br />11190. and each ti uioutbs tber?after until ~auhsi~.leuc? effects ou the ;urfac? ha~:e <br />?s.:?ntiall~ ceased. <br />ii ~' :111Ce 1'O!'~ iippl'?'dlat? ii?gC Elk '.Od! rJUI i):-al): '? 1!lYel'Pjt dllLl as d13C 11102 111 <br />jil"iC ~i'C ln~j t!11~ 17fSt plies. <br />S!11C?r?P '~~CII L'S. <br />,.'~j,- <br />~. L'?a ~~la llalfel' <br />CC: <br />Rlih..l?1 HC!hl'CJ}:. (;r`1~_:• a :.111'i.!C° !i.I1I1~!. lrl'_(j !4r!1 Wit.. Ge!I"1. Cn :?q-'._ <br />`!;Itl]?1~ H,I,ey, r"ILiiD. :3i~ );i!~Cru:ilt :., a.pl .._ i7«.;I,..i, rn .{~~_": / <br />