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Aerojet and the Ranchers recently entered into a 

 lease agreement that provides for their continued access to 

 the water and site for grazing purposes for the next ten 

 years. The agreement will be renegotiated at that time. 



MINERAL CLAIMS 



Numerous mineral claims have been filed on the site by 

 miners. In an effort to accommodate these claims, Aerojet 

 is accepting ownership with the claims in place. 



WILD HORSES 



A historical wild horse herd use area has been identified on 

 the site. Aerojet has no objections to their continued use 

 of the site recognized by the fact the site will not be 

 fenced. Additionally, we have offered as a mitigation 

 measure to enter into a MOA with BLM which provides for 

 their continued management of the herd. 



Let me now address the Coyote Spring Valley Environmental 

 Report . 



DESERT TORTOISE 



The tortoise is a species that we have been aware of and 

 sensitive to since the beginning of this project. It 

 resides on the site in varying degrees of densities 

 identified as "low", "medium" and "high" tortoise habitat. 

 As a result of this presence and the concerns expressed by 

 the Desert Tortoise Council, we have recommended as a 

 mitigation measure to establish an 18,000 acre conservation 

 reserve within the medium and high density tortoise habitat. 

 This preseirve and other measures will provide a safe 

 sanctuary for the future propagation and maintenance of the 

 tortoise. 



WILDLIFE GUZZLERS 



The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) has constructed ten 

 watersources called guzzlers on the site. The NDOW 

 expressed concerns about the cost of guzzler construction 

 and of access to the property for management of the wildlife 

 resources and maintenance of the guzzlers. We recognized 

 these concerns and offered to reimburse NDOW for the cost of 

 the guzzlers and to utilize an MOA as a mechanism that 

 allows them future access for guzzler maintenance and 

 wildlife management. 



DESERT BIGHORN SHEEP 



A desert bighorn sheep migration route borders on the 

 Southeast corner of the site. The NDOW has expressed 



