Notice of Public Hearing and Request for Comments on the Environmental Impact Statement, Maximum Economic Recovery Report, and Fair Market Value; Application for Competitive Coal Lease COC 67232; Colorado, 18422-18423 [05-7116]
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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 68 / Monday, April 11, 2005 / Notices
Dated: February 23, 2005.
Steven W. Anderson,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 05–7109 Filed 4–8–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–40–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV–050–1430–ER; N–79203]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Virgin and Muddy Rivers
Surface Water Development Project
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
Cooperating Agency: Cooperating
agencies will be identified in the notice
of availability when published.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), Las Vegas Field
Office, will be directing the preparation
of an EIS for the Virgin and Muddy
Rivers Surface Water Development
pipeline and associated facilities and
initiate the public scoping process.
DATES: The scoping comment period
will commence on April 11, 2005, and
will end on June 10, 2005. Comments on
the scope of the EIS, including
concerns, issues, or proposed
alternatives that should be considered
should be submitted in writing to the
address below, and will be accepted
throughout the scoping period. This
scoping notice will be distributed by
mail on or about the date of this notice.
All scoping meetings will be announced
15 days in advance through the local
news media, newsletters, and the BLM
Web site at https://nv.blm.gov.
ADDRESSES: Please mail written
comments to the BLM, Las Vegas Field
Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las
Vegas, Nevada 89130–2301, (fax (702)
515–5023). Comments submitted,
including names and street addresses of
respondents, will be available for public
review at the Las Vegas Field Office
during regular business hours from 7:30
a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except holidays. Individual
respondents may request
confidentiality. If you wish to withhold
your name and address from public
review or disclosure under the Freedom
of Information Act, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your
comments. Such requests will be
honored to the extent allowed by law.
All submissions from organizations or
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businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public inspection in
their entirety.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information or to have your
name added to the EIS mailing list,
contact Michael N. Johnson at the Las
Vegas Field Office (see address above),
telephone (702) 515–5117; e-mail
Michael_Johnson@nv.blm.gov.
The Virgin
and Muddy Rivers Surface Water
Development Project is proposed by the
Southern Nevada Water Authority
(SNWA), and would be located in
northeastern Clark County, Nevada. The
proposed project would develop and
convey existing surface water rights
owned by the Southern Nevada Water
Authority (SNWA) from the Virgin and
Muddy Rivers to the Las Vegas Valley.
SNWA holds permits for an average
annual diversion of 113,000 acre-feet
per year from the Virgin River, with a
permitted point of diversion at Halfway
Wash and a diversion period of October
through May of each year. SNWA also
owns and continues to purchase shares
of the Muddy Valley Irrigation
Company, which equate to permitted
rights on the Muddy River.
The proposed facilities include a
diversion structure on the Virgin River
near the confluence with Halfway Wash,
radial wells in the Virgin River channel,
a storage reservoir in Halfway Wash,
approximately 60 miles of water
conveyance pipelines, pumping
stations, water treatment facility, brine
evaporation ponds, overhead power
lines, and other appurtenances. The
facilities would be generally located
within and/or across the following
public lands:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Diversion Structure/Radial Wells—
Townships 14 and 15 South, Range 69 East,
various sections;
Halfway Wash Reservoir—Township 14
South, Ranges 68 and 69 East, various
sections;
Pipelines—Townships 14–19 South,
Ranges 62–70 East, various sections;
Pumping Stations—Townships 13–15
South, Ranges 67–69 and 71, various
sections;
Water Treatment/Evaporation Ponds—
Township 17 South, Ranges 63 and 64 East,
various sections;
Power Lines—Townships 14 and15 South,
Ranges 67–69 East, various sections.
A map of the proposed project is
available for viewing at the Bureau of
Land Management, Las Vegas Field
Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las
Vegas, NV 89130–2301.
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Dated: March 1, 2005.
Angie Lara,
Acting Las Vegas Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 05–7118 Filed 4–8–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO–921–05–1320–EL; COC 67232]
Notice of Public Hearing and Request
for Comments on the Environmental
Impact Statement, Maximum Economic
Recovery Report, and Fair Market
Value; Application for Competitive
Coal Lease COC 67232; Colorado
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Bureau of Land Management,
Colorado State Office, Lakewood,
Colorado, hereby gives notice that a
public hearing will be held to receive
comments on the environmental impact
statement, maximum economic
recovery, and fair market value of
federal coal to be offered. An
application for coal lease was filed by
Ark Land Company. The Bureau of Land
Management offers for competitive lease
1,517.13 acres of Federal coal in
Gunnison County, Colorado, Gunnison
National Forest.
DATES: The public hearing will be held
at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 27, 2005.
Written comments should be received
no later than May 17, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be
held in the Paonia Town Hall located at
214 Grand Avenue, Paonia, Colorado.
Written comments should be addressed
to the Uncompahgre Field Office
Manager, Uncompahgre Field Office,
2505 South Townsend Avenue,
Montrose, Colorado 81401.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Field Office Manager, Uncompahgre
Field Office at the address above, or by
telephone at 970–240–5300.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Bureau of
Land Management, Colorado State
Office, Lakewood, Colorado, hereby
gives notice that a public hearing will be
held on Wednesday, April 27, 2005, at
7 p.m., at the Paonia Town Hall at the
address given above.
An application for coal lease was filed
by Ark Land Company. The Bureau of
Land Management offers for competitive
lease federal coal in the lands outside
established coal production regions
described as:
T. 13 S., R. 90 W., 6th P.M.
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sec. 35, lots 5 to 7, inclusive, and lots 9 to
16, inclusive, less and except land in
coal leases C–1362 and COC 56447, as
modified;
sec. 36, W1⁄2SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, and W1⁄2SW1⁄4,
less and except land in coal lease COC
56447, as modified.
T. 14 S., R. 90 W., 6th P.M.
sec. 1, lots 3, 4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4,
W1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, and SW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
sec. 2, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S1⁄2N1⁄2, and
S1⁄2;
sec. 11, N1⁄2N1⁄2;
sec. 12, N1⁄2NW1⁄4, and NW1⁄4NE1⁄4.
Containing approximately 1,517.13 acres.
The coal resource to be offered is
limited to coal recoverable by
underground mining methods.
The purpose of the hearing is to
obtain public comments on the
environmental assessment and on the
following items:
(1) The method of mining to be
employed to obtain maximum economic
recovery of the coal, (2) The impact that
mining the coal in the proposed
leasehold may have on the area, and
(3) The methods of determining the
fair market value of the coal to be
offered.
Written requests to testify orally at the
April 27, 2005, public hearing should be
received at the Uncompahgre Field
Office prior to the close of business
April 27, 2005.
Those who indicate they wish to
testify when they register at the hearing
may have an opportunity if time is
available.
In addition, the public is invited to
submit written comments concerning
the fair market value and maximum
economic recovery of the coal resource.
Public comments will be utilized in
establishing fair market value for the
coal resource in the described lands.
Comments should address specific
factors related to fair market value
including, but not limited to:
1. The quality and quantity of the coal
resource.
2. The price that the mined coal
would bring in the market place.
3. The cost of producing the coal.
4. The interest rate at which
anticipated income streams would be
discounted.
5. Depreciation and other accounting
factors.
6. The mining method or methods
which would achieve maximum
economic recovery of the coal.
7. Documented information on the
terms and conditions of recent and
similar coal land transactions in the
lease area, and
8. Any comparable sales data of
similar coal lands.
If any information submitted as
comments are considered to be
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proprietary by the commenter, the
information should be labeled as such
and stated in the first page of the
submission. Written comments on the
environmental impact statement,
maximum economic recovery, and fair
market value should be sent to the
Uncompahgre Field Office at the above
address prior to the close of business on
May 17, 2005, the end of the 30 day
public comment period. Substantive
comments, whether written or oral, will
receive equal consideration prior to any
lease offering. The draft of the
Environmental Impact Statement and
Maximum Economic Recovery Report
are available from the Uncompahgre
Field Office upon request.
A copy of the draft Environmental
Impact Statement, the Maximum
Economic Recovery Report, the case file,
and the comments submitted by the
public, except those portions identified
as proprietary by the commenter and
meeting exemptions stated in the
Freedom of Information Act, will be
available for public inspection after July
18, 2005, at the Colorado State Office,
2850 Youngfield, Lakewood, Colorado,
80215.
Dated: February 7, 2005.
Karen Zurek,
Solid Minerals Staff, Division of Energy,
Lands and Minerals.
[FR Doc. 05–7116 Filed 4–8–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[OR–027–1020–PI–020H; G–05–0094]
Notice To Cancel a Public Meeting,
Steens Mountain Advisory Council
Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), Interior.
ACTION: Cancellation Notice of Public
Meeting for the Steens Mountain
Advisory Council.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The April 18 and 19, 2005,
Steens Mountain Advisory Council
Meeting, previously scheduled to be
held at the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), Burns District Office, 28910
Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738,
has been cancelled. The original Federal
Register notice announcing the meeting
was published Tuesday, December 14,
2004, page number 74535.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Additional information concerning the
SMAC may be obtained from Rhonda
Karges, Management Support Specialist,
Burns District Office, 28910 Highway 20
West, Hines, Oregon, 97738, (541) 573–
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4400 or Rhonda_Karges@or.blm.gov or
from the following Web site: <https://
www.or.blm.gov/Steens>.
Dated: April 5, 2005.
Karla Bird,
Andrews Resource Area Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 05–7150 Filed 4–8–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–GJ–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO–922–05–1310–FI; COC59640]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
COC59640
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management;
Interior.
Notice of proposed
reinstatement of terminated oil and gas
lease.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of
30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR
3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), a petition for
reinstatement of oil and gas lease
COC59640 for lands in Routt County,
Colorado, was timely filed and was
accompanied by all the required rentals
accruing from the date of termination.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, Beverly A.
Derringer Chief, Fluid Minerals
Adjudication, at 303. 239.3765.
The lessee
has agreed to the amended lease terms
for rentals and royalties at rates of
$10.00 per acre, or fraction thereof, per
year and 162⁄3 percent, respectively. The
lessee has paid the required $500
administrative fee and $155 to
reimburse the Department for the cost of
this Federal Register notice. The lessee
has met all the requirements for
reinstatement of the lease as set out in
section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral
Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C.
188), and the Bureau of Land
Management is proposing to reinstate
lease COC59640 effective on October 1,
2004, subject to the original terms and
conditions of the lease and the
increased rental and royalty rates cited
above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: February 25, 2005.
Beverly A. Derringer,
Chief, Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 05–7114 Filed 4–8–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO-921-05-1320-EL; COC 67232]
Notice of Public Hearing and Request for Comments on the
Environmental Impact Statement, Maximum Economic Recovery Report, and
Fair Market Value; Application for Competitive Coal Lease COC 67232;
Colorado
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing.
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SUMMARY: Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office, Lakewood,
Colorado, hereby gives notice that a public hearing will be held to
receive comments on the environmental impact statement, maximum
economic recovery, and fair market value of federal coal to be offered.
An application for coal lease was filed by Ark Land Company. The Bureau
of Land Management offers for competitive lease 1,517.13 acres of
Federal coal in Gunnison County, Colorado, Gunnison National Forest.
DATES: The public hearing will be held at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 27,
2005. Written comments should be received no later than May 17, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held in the Paonia Town Hall
located at 214 Grand Avenue, Paonia, Colorado. Written comments should
be addressed to the Uncompahgre Field Office Manager, Uncompahgre Field
Office, 2505 South Townsend Avenue, Montrose, Colorado 81401.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Field Office Manager, Uncompahgre
Field Office at the address above, or by telephone at 970-240-5300.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State
Office, Lakewood, Colorado, hereby gives notice that a public hearing
will be held on Wednesday, April 27, 2005, at 7 p.m., at the Paonia
Town Hall at the address given above.
An application for coal lease was filed by Ark Land Company. The
Bureau of Land Management offers for competitive lease federal coal in
the lands outside established coal production regions described as:
T. 13 S., R. 90 W., 6th P.M.
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sec. 35, lots 5 to 7, inclusive, and lots 9 to 16, inclusive,
less and except land in coal leases C-1362 and COC 56447, as
modified;
sec. 36, W\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SW\1/4\, less and
except land in coal lease COC 56447, as modified.
T. 14 S., R. 90 W., 6th P.M.
sec. 1, lots 3, 4, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\,
and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
sec. 2, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/2\, and S\1/2\;
sec. 11, N\1/2\N\1/2\;
sec. 12, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\NE\1/4\.
Containing approximately 1,517.13 acres.
The coal resource to be offered is limited to coal recoverable by
underground mining methods.
The purpose of the hearing is to obtain public comments on the
environmental assessment and on the following items:
(1) The method of mining to be employed to obtain maximum economic
recovery of the coal, (2) The impact that mining the coal in the
proposed leasehold may have on the area, and
(3) The methods of determining the fair market value of the coal to
be offered.
Written requests to testify orally at the April 27, 2005, public
hearing should be received at the Uncompahgre Field Office prior to the
close of business April 27, 2005.
Those who indicate they wish to testify when they register at the
hearing may have an opportunity if time is available.
In addition, the public is invited to submit written comments
concerning the fair market value and maximum economic recovery of the
coal resource. Public comments will be utilized in establishing fair
market value for the coal resource in the described lands. Comments
should address specific factors related to fair market value including,
but not limited to:
1. The quality and quantity of the coal resource.
2. The price that the mined coal would bring in the market place.
3. The cost of producing the coal.
4. The interest rate at which anticipated income streams would be
discounted.
5. Depreciation and other accounting factors.
6. The mining method or methods which would achieve maximum
economic recovery of the coal.
7. Documented information on the terms and conditions of recent and
similar coal land transactions in the lease area, and
8. Any comparable sales data of similar coal lands.
If any information submitted as comments are considered to be
proprietary by the commenter, the information should be labeled as such
and stated in the first page of the submission. Written comments on the
environmental impact statement, maximum economic recovery, and fair
market value should be sent to the Uncompahgre Field Office at the
above address prior to the close of business on May 17, 2005, the end
of the 30 day public comment period. Substantive comments, whether
written or oral, will receive equal consideration prior to any lease
offering. The draft of the Environmental Impact Statement and Maximum
Economic Recovery Report are available from the Uncompahgre Field
Office upon request.
A copy of the draft Environmental Impact Statement, the Maximum
Economic Recovery Report, the case file, and the comments submitted by
the public, except those portions identified as proprietary by the
commenter and meeting exemptions stated in the Freedom of Information
Act, will be available for public inspection after July 18, 2005, at
the Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield, Lakewood, Colorado, 80215.
Dated: February 7, 2005.
Karen Zurek,
Solid Minerals Staff, Division of Energy, Lands and Minerals.
[FR Doc. 05-7116 Filed 4-8-05; 8:45 am]
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