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Alaska Native Claims Selection
Bureau of Land Management,
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ACTION: Notice of decision approving
lands for conveyance.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR
2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an
appealable decision approving lands for
conveyance pursuant to the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act, will be
issued to Unga Corporation, for lands in
Tps. 57 and 58 S., R. 74 W., SM; Tps.
56 and 57 S., R. 75 W., SM; Tps. 57 and
58 S., R. 76 W., SM; located in the
vicinity of Unga, Alaska, containing
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1. Any party claiming a property
interest which is adversely affected by
the decision shall have until February 3,
2005, to file an appeal.
2. Parties receiving service of the
decision by certified mail shall have 30
days from the date of receipt to file an
appeal.
Parties who do not file an appeal in
accordance with the requirements of 43
CFR part 4, subpart E, shall be deemed
to have waived their rights.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may
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Alaska 99513–7599.
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Renee Fencl by phone at (907) 271–
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale
Reoffer, Wyoming
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of competitive coal lease
sale reoffer.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
certain coal resources in the West
Roundup Tract described below in
Campbell County, WY, will be reoffered
for competitive lease by sealed bid in
accordance with the provisions of the
Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as
amended (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.).
DATES: The lease sale reoffer will be
held at 10 a.m., on Wednesday,
February 16, 2005. Sealed bids must be
submitted on or before 4 p.m., on
Tuesday, February 15, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The lease sale reoffer will
be held in the First Floor Conference
Room (Room 107), of the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Wyoming
State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road,
P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, WY 82003.
Sealed bids must be submitted to the
Cashier, BLM Wyoming State Office, at
the address given above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mavis Love, Land Law Examiner, or
Robert Janssen, Coal Coordinator, at
307–775–6258, and 307–775–6206,
respectively.
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This coal
lease sale is being held in response to
a lease by application (LBA) filed by
Triton Coal Company, LLC of Gillette,
WY. The West Roundup Tract was
previously offered on October 27, 2004,
and the one bid received at that sale was
rejected because it did not meet the
BLM’s estimate of fair market value. The
coal resources to be offered consist of all
reserves recoverable by surface mining
methods in the following-described
lands located southeast of Wright,
Wyoming, in southeastern Campbell
County approximately 7 miles east of
State Highway 59 and 5 miles south of
State Highway 450:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
T. 42 N., R. 70 W., 6th PM, Wyoming
Sec. 4: Lots 17, 18;
Sec. 5: Lots 17–20;
Sec. 6: Lots 8–23;
Sec. 7: Lots 5–14;
Sec. 8: Lots 1–12;
Sec. 9: Lots 1–8, 11–14;
T. 43 N., R. 70 W., 6th P.M, Wyoming
Sec. 31: Lots 13–20;
T. 42 N., R. 71 W., 6th P.M, Wyoming
Sec. 1: Lots 5, 6, 11–14, 19, 20.
Containing 2,812.51 acres, more or less.
The tract is crossed by the Reno
County Road and by the rail spur to the
North Rochelle Mine and is adjacent to
Federal coal leases held by the North
Rochelle Mine to the east and the Black
Thunder Mine to the north, and to State
of Wyoming coal leases to the northwest
and southeast. The northwest State lease
is controlled by the Black Thunder Mine
while the southeast State lease is
controlled by the North Antelope/
Rochelle Mine. The tract is also adjacent
to additional unleased Federal coal to
the south and west.
All of the acreage offered has been
determined to be suitable for mining
except lands under the existing rail loop
and plant facilities serving the North
Rochelle Mine. These areas are
protected from premature development
by a USDA-Forest Service special use
permit, which has determined that these
areas are unsuitable for mining.
However, these areas can be made
suitable for mining by removing these
features and using temporary loadout
facilities farther west at the end of mine
life. Other features, such as the county
road, can be moved to permit coal
recovery. In addition, numerous oil and/
or gas wells have been drilled on the
tract. The estimate of the bonus value of
the coal lease will include consideration
of the future production from these
wells. An economic analysis of this
future income stream will determine
whether a well is bought out and
plugged prior to mining or reestablished after mining is completed. A
small portion of the surface estate of the
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tract is controlled by the North Rochelle
Mine but most of the surface estate is
controlled by the United States and the
Black Thunder Mine.
The tract contains surface mineable
coal reserves in the Wyodak seam
currently being recovered in the
adjacent, existing mines. On the tract,
the Wyodak is generally a thick seam
with one thin upper split and two thin
lower splits. The lower splits are not
continuous over the LBA tract, but are
often merged into the main seam. The
upper split is generally present, but is
often too thin to recover. The main seam
ranges from about 53–79 feet thick,
while the splits range from about 0–16
feet thick for the upper one and from
about 0–8 and 0–5 feet thick for each of
the lower two, respectively, where they
occur. The overburden depths range
from about 185–465 feet thick on the
LBA. The interburden between the
upper split and the main seam is from
0–30 feet, while the lower splits are
from 0–13 feet from the main seam and
from 0–7 feet from each other.
The tract contains an estimated
327,186,000 tons of mineable coal. This
estimate of mineable reserves includes
the main seam and splits mentioned
above but does not include any tonnage
from localized seams or splits
containing less than 5 feet of coal. The
tract includes approximately 76,355,000
tons of mineable coal under the rail spur
and plant facilities serving the North
Rochelle Mine, which can be mined at
the end of mine life. It does not include
either the State of Wyoming coal in the
northwest, which is expected to be
recovered by the Black Thunder Mine,
or the State of Wyoming coal in the
southeast, which is not expected to be
recovered at this time. The total
mineable stripping ratio (BCY/Ton) of
the coal is about 4.3:1. Potential bidders
for the LBA should consider the
recovery rate expected from thick seam
and multiple seam mining.
The West Roundup LBA coal is
ranked as subbituminous C. The overall
average quality on an as-received basis
is 8790 BTU/lb with about 0.2% sulfur
and 1.6% sodium in the ash. These
quality averages place the coal reserves
near the high end of the range of coal
quality currently being mined in the
Wyoming portion of the Powder River
Basin.
The tract will be leased to the
qualified bidder of the highest cash
amount provided that the high bid
meets or exceeds the BLM’s estimate of
the fair market value of the tract. The
minimum bid for the tract is $100 per
acre or fraction thereof. No bid that is
less than $100 per acre, or fraction
thereof, will be considered. The bids
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should be sent by certified mail, return
receipt requested, or be hand delivered.
The Cashier will issue a receipt for each
hand-delivered bid. Bids received after
4 p.m., on Tuesday, February 15, 2005,
will not be considered. The minimum
bid is not intended to represent fair
market value. The fair market value of
the tract will be determined by the
Authorized Officer after the sale. The
lease issued as a result of this offering
will provide for payment of an annual
rental of $3.00 per acre, or fraction
thereof, and of a royalty payment to the
United States of 12.5 percent of the
value of coal produced by strip or auger
mining methods and 8 percent of the
value of the coal produced by
underground mining methods. The
value of the coal will be determined in
accordance with 30 CFR 206.250.
Bidding instructions for the tract
offered and the terms and conditions of
the proposed coal lease are available
from the BLM Wyoming State Office at
the addresses above. Case file
documents, WYW151134, are available
for inspection at the BLM Wyoming
State Office.
Phillip C. Perlewitz,
Acting Deputy State Director, Minerals and
Lands.
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Notice of February Resource Advisory
Council Meeting To Be Held in Twin
Falls District, ID
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
intent to hold a Resource Advisory
Council (RAC) meeting for in the Twin
Falls District of Idaho on Wednesday,
February 9, 2005. The meeting will be
held in the Oak Room at the Red Lion
Canyon Springs Hotel, 1357 Blue Lakes
Boulevard, in Twin Falls, Idaho.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Twin
Falls District Resource Advisory
Council consists of the standard fifteen
members residing throughout south
central Idaho. The February meeting
will be the second meeting for the new
group, formed after Idaho’s BLM
Districts separated from three to four in
October of 2004. Meeting agenda items
will include updates on planning
efforts, including the Craters of the
Moon Management Plan and Fire
Management Direction Amendment;
Shoshone/Bannock tribal perspectives;
energy development within the Burley
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY-920-1320-EL, WYW151134]
Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale Reoffer, Wyoming
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of competitive coal lease sale reoffer.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that certain coal resources in the West
Roundup Tract described below in Campbell County, WY, will be reoffered
for competitive lease by sealed bid in accordance with the provisions
of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.).
DATES: The lease sale reoffer will be held at 10 a.m., on Wednesday,
February 16, 2005. Sealed bids must be submitted on or before 4 p.m.,
on Tuesday, February 15, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The lease sale reoffer will be held in the First Floor
Conference Room (Room 107), of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne,
WY 82003. Sealed bids must be submitted to the Cashier, BLM Wyoming
State Office, at the address given above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mavis Love, Land Law Examiner, or
Robert Janssen, Coal Coordinator, at 307-775-6258, and 307-775-6206,
respectively.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This coal lease sale is being held in
response to a lease by application (LBA) filed by Triton Coal Company,
LLC of Gillette, WY. The West Roundup Tract was previously offered on
October 27, 2004, and the one bid received at that sale was rejected
because it did not meet the BLM's estimate of fair market value. The
coal resources to be offered consist of all reserves recoverable by
surface mining methods in the following-described lands located
southeast of Wright, Wyoming, in southeastern Campbell County
approximately 7 miles east of State Highway 59 and 5 miles south of
State Highway 450:
T. 42 N., R. 70 W., 6th PM, Wyoming
Sec. 4: Lots 17, 18;
Sec. 5: Lots 17-20;
Sec. 6: Lots 8-23;
Sec. 7: Lots 5-14;
Sec. 8: Lots 1-12;
Sec. 9: Lots 1-8, 11-14;
T. 43 N., R. 70 W., 6th P.M, Wyoming
Sec. 31: Lots 13-20;
T. 42 N., R. 71 W., 6th P.M, Wyoming
Sec. 1: Lots 5, 6, 11-14, 19, 20.
Containing 2,812.51 acres, more or less.
The tract is crossed by the Reno County Road and by the rail spur
to the North Rochelle Mine and is adjacent to Federal coal leases held
by the North Rochelle Mine to the east and the Black Thunder Mine to
the north, and to State of Wyoming coal leases to the northwest and
southeast. The northwest State lease is controlled by the Black Thunder
Mine while the southeast State lease is controlled by the North
Antelope/Rochelle Mine. The tract is also adjacent to additional
unleased Federal coal to the south and west.
All of the acreage offered has been determined to be suitable for
mining except lands under the existing rail loop and plant facilities
serving the North Rochelle Mine. These areas are protected from
premature development by a USDA-Forest Service special use permit,
which has determined that these areas are unsuitable for mining.
However, these areas can be made suitable for mining by removing these
features and using temporary loadout facilities farther west at the end
of mine life. Other features, such as the county road, can be moved to
permit coal recovery. In addition, numerous oil and/or gas wells have
been drilled on the tract. The estimate of the bonus value of the coal
lease will include consideration of the future production from these
wells. An economic analysis of this future income stream will determine
whether a well is bought out and plugged prior to mining or re-
established after mining is completed. A small portion of the surface
estate of the tract is controlled by the North Rochelle Mine but most
of the surface estate is controlled by the United States and the Black
Thunder Mine.
The tract contains surface mineable coal reserves in the Wyodak
seam currently being recovered in the adjacent, existing mines. On the
tract, the Wyodak is generally a thick seam with one thin upper split
and two thin lower splits. The lower splits are not continuous over the
LBA tract, but are often merged into the main seam. The upper split is
generally present, but is often too thin to recover. The main seam
ranges from about 53-79 feet thick, while the splits range from about
0-16 feet thick for the upper one and from about 0-8 and 0-5 feet thick
for each of the lower two, respectively, where they occur. The
overburden depths range from about 185-465 feet thick on the LBA. The
interburden between the upper split and the main seam is from 0-30
feet, while the lower splits are from 0-13 feet from the main seam and
from 0-7 feet from each other.
The tract contains an estimated 327,186,000 tons of mineable coal.
This estimate of mineable reserves includes the main seam and splits
mentioned above but does not include any tonnage from localized seams
or splits containing less than 5 feet of coal. The tract includes
approximately 76,355,000 tons of mineable coal under the rail spur and
plant facilities serving the North Rochelle Mine, which can be mined at
the end of mine life. It does not include either the State of Wyoming
coal in the northwest, which is expected to be recovered by the Black
Thunder Mine, or the State of Wyoming coal in the southeast, which is
not expected to be recovered at this time. The total mineable stripping
ratio (BCY/Ton) of the coal is about 4.3:1. Potential bidders for the
LBA should consider the recovery rate expected from thick seam and
multiple seam mining.
The West Roundup LBA coal is ranked as subbituminous C. The overall
average quality on an as-received basis is 8790 BTU/lb with about 0.2%
sulfur and 1.6% sodium in the ash. These quality averages place the
coal reserves near the high end of the range of coal quality currently
being mined in the Wyoming portion of the Powder River Basin.
The tract will be leased to the qualified bidder of the highest
cash amount provided that the high bid meets or exceeds the BLM's
estimate of the fair market value of the tract. The minimum bid for the
tract is $100 per acre or fraction thereof. No bid that is less than
$100 per acre, or fraction thereof, will be considered. The bids should
be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, or be hand
delivered. The Cashier will issue a receipt for each hand-delivered
bid. Bids received after 4 p.m., on Tuesday, February 15, 2005, will
not be considered. The minimum bid is not intended to represent fair
market value. The fair market value of the tract will be determined by
the Authorized Officer after the sale. The lease issued as a result of
this offering will provide for payment of an annual rental of $3.00 per
acre, or fraction thereof, and of a royalty payment to the United
States of 12.5 percent of the value of coal produced by strip or auger
mining methods and 8 percent of the value of the coal produced by
underground mining methods. The value of the coal will be determined in
accordance with 30 CFR 206.250.
Bidding instructions for the tract offered and the terms and
conditions of the proposed coal lease are available from the BLM
Wyoming State Office at the addresses above. Case file documents,
WYW151134, are available for inspection at the BLM Wyoming State
Office.
Phillip C. Perlewitz,
Acting Deputy State Director, Minerals and Lands.
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