Notice of Meeting of the Pinedale Anticline Working Group's Wildlife Task Group, 22684-22685 [05-8743]
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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 83 / Monday, May 2, 2005 / Notices
Casper Field Office, 2987 Prospector
Drive, Casper, Wyoming 82604. Ms.
Doelger or Mr. Karbs may also be
reached by telephone at 307–261–7600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An
application to lease the Federal coal on
the Eagle Butte West Tract adjacent to
the Eagle Butte Mine was filed on
December 28, 2001, by RAG Coal West,
Inc. Foundation purchased the Eagle
Butte Mine from RAG Coal West, Inc.,
in August 2004. The Powder River
Regional Coal Team reviewed this lease
application at a public meeting held on
May 30, 2002, in Casper, Wyoming, and
recommended that BLM process it.
The applicant filed a request to
modify the tract on October 16, 2003. As
currently filed, the application includes
approximately 243.2 million tons of inplace Federal coal underlying the
following lands in Campbell County,
Wyoming:
T. 51 N., R. 72 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming
Section 19: Lots 13, 14, 19, and 20;
Section 20: Lots 10 (S1⁄2), 11 (S1⁄2), and 12
through 15;
Section 29: Lots 1 (W1⁄2), 2 through 7, 8 (W1⁄2
and SE1⁄4), and 9 through 16;
Section 30: Lots 5, 6, 11 through 14, 19 and
20.
Containing 1,397.64 acres more or less.
The surface estate overlying the
Federal coal is privately owned.
Foundation proposes to mine the tract
as a part of the Eagle Butte Mine. At the
2004 mining rate of 23 million tons per
year, the coal included in the Eagle
Butte West Tract would extend the life
of the Eagle Butte Mine by
approximately 10.5 years. In accordance
with 43 CFR 3425.1–9, BLM will
evaluate unleased Federal coal in and
around the tract and may decide to add
or subtract lands to avoid bypassing
Federal coal or to increase potential
competitive interest in the tract.
The Eagle Butte Mine is operating
under approved mining permits from
the Land Quality and Air Quality
Divisions of the Wyoming Department
of Environmental Quality.
The Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM)
will be a cooperating agency in the
preparation of the EIS. If the Eagle Butte
West Tract is leased to the applicant, the
new lease must be incorporated into the
existing mining and reclamation plan
for the adjacent mine and the Secretary
of the Interior must approve the revised
Mineral Leasing Act (MLA) mining plan
before the Federal coal in the tract can
be mined. OSM is the Federal agency
that would be responsible for
recommending approval, approval with
conditions, or disapproval of the revised
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MLA mining plan to the office of the
Secretary of the Interior.
The BLM will provide interested
parties the opportunity to submit
comments or relevant information or
both. This information will help BLM
identify issues to be considered in
preparing a draft EIS for the Eagle Butte
West Tract. Specific issues that have
been identified at this time include the
presence of city and county facilities,
including the Gillette Airport and the
Rawhide Elementary School, and
occupied residences in the vicinity of
the tract. Issues that have been
identified in analyzing the impacts of
previous Federal coal leasing actions in
the Wyoming PRB include the need for
resolution of conflicts between existing
and proposed oil and gas development
and coal mining on the tract proposed
for leasing; potential impacts to big
game herds and hunting; potential
impacts to sage grouse; potential
impacts to listed threatened and
endangered species; potential health
impacts related to blasting operations
conducted by the mines to remove
overburden and coal; the need to
consider the cumulative impacts of coal
leasing decisions combined with other
existing and proposed development in
the Wyoming PRB; and potential sitespecific and cumulative impacts on air
and water quality.
Robert A. Bennett,
State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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National Historic Oregon Trail
Interpretive Center Advisory Board
Meeting
Bureau of Land Management
(BLM).
ACTION: Meeting notice for National
Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive
Center Advisory Board
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The National Historic Oregon
Trail Interpretive Center Advisory Board
will meet June 1, 2005, from 1 to 5 p.m.
(PDT) at the Best Western Sunridge Inn,
One Sunridge Way, Baker City, Oregon.
Meeting topics may include the longrange marketing plan, education and
outreach, the strategic plan versus
budget, and other topics as may come
before the board. The meeting is open to
the public. Public comment is
scheduled for 2 to 2:15 p.m.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Additional information concerning the
National Historic Oregon Trail
Interpretive Center Advisory Board may
be obtained from Debbie Lyons, Public
Affairs Officer, Vale District Office, 100
Oregon Street, Vale, Oregon 97918,
(541) 473–6218 or e-mail
Debra_Lyons@or.blm.gov.
Dated: April 26, 2005.
Tom Terry,
Acting District Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY–100–05–1310–DB]
Notice of Meeting of the Pinedale
Anticline Working Group’s Wildlife
Task Group
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (1976) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (1972), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Pinedale
Anticline Working Group (PAWG)
Wildlife Task Group (subcommittee)
will meet in Pinedale, Wyoming, for a
business meeting. Task Group meetings
are open to the public.
DATES: A PAWG Wildlife Task Group
meeting is scheduled for May 24, 2005
from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the BLM Pinedale Field Office at 432 E.
Mills St., Pinedale, WY.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Belinda, BLM/Wildlife TG
Liaison, Bureau of Land Management,
Pinedale Field Office, 432 E. Mills St.,
PO Box 768, Pinedale, WY 82941; (307)
367–5323.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Pinedale Anticline Working Group
(PAWG) was authorized and established
with release of the Record of Decision
(ROD) for the Pinedale Anticline Oil
and Gas Exploration and Development
Project on July 27, 2000. The PAWG’s
charter is to advise the BLM on
development and implementation of
monitoring plans and adaptive
management decisions for the life of the
Pinedale Anticline natural gas field. The
PAWG subsequently established seven
resource- or activity-specific Task
Groups, including one for Wildlife.
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The agenda for this meeting will
include a review and discussion of
monitoring proposals accepted by the
PAWG, an update on Anticline sagegrouse and mule deer research, and
discussion of possible changes to
mitigation and habitat management
guidelines for sage-grouse and mule
deer. At a minimum, public comments
will be heard just prior to adjournment
of the meeting.
Dated: April 25, 2005.
Priscilla E. Mecham,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 05–8743 Filed 4–29–05; 8:45 am]
The lessee has paid the required $500
administrative fee and $166 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 WYW145691 effective August 1,
2003, under the original terms and
conditions of the lease, rates cited
above. BLM has not issued a valid lease
affecting the lands.
Pamela J. Lewis,
Chief, Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 05–8628 Filed 4–29–05; 8:45 am]
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rates for lease WYW145705 will remain
at $2.00 per acre or fraction of an acre
per year and 121⁄2 percent, respectively.
The lessee has paid the required $500
administrative fee and $166 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 WYW145705 effective August 1,
2003, under the original terms and
conditions of the lease, rates cited
above. BLM has not issued a valid lease
affecting the lands.
Pamela J. Lewis,
Chief, Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 05–8629 Filed 4–29–05; 8:45 am]
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Bureau of Land Management
[WY–920–1310–01; WYW145691]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed
Reinstatement and Rental/Royalty
Reduction of Terminated Oil and Gas
Lease.
AGENCY:
Under the provisions of 30
U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR
3108.2–3(a), the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) received a petition
for reinstatement of oil and gas lease
WYW145691 for lands in Big Horn
County, Wyoming. The petition was
filed on time, was accompanied by all
the rentals due since the date the lease
terminated and, in accordance with 30
U.S.C. 188(i)(2) and 43 CFR 3108.2–3(f)
included a request for reduced rental
and royalty.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, Pamela J.
Lewis, Chief, Fluid Minerals
Adjudication, at (307) 775–6176.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee
has agreed to the amended lease terms
for rental and royalty at rates of $10.00
per acre or fraction of an acre per year
and 162⁄3 percent, respectively.
However, this office is of the opinion
that the lessees request for reduced
rental and royalty rates contains
sufficient evidence to determine that in
the absence of granting a reduction of
the rental and royalty rates to that of the
original lease terms, undue economic
hardship will occur and that it is
equitable to do so. Therefore, upon
reinstatement the rental and royalty
rates for lease WYW145691 will remain
at $2.00 per acre or fraction of an acre
per year and 121⁄2 percent, respectively.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
Bureau of Land Management
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed
reinstatement and rental/royalty
reduction of terminated oil and gas
lease.
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30
U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR
3108.2–3(a), the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) received a petition
for reinstatement of oil and gas lease
WYW145705 for lands in Big Horn
County, Wyoming. The petition was
filed on time, was accompanied by all
the rentals due since the date the lease
terminated and, in accordance with 30
U.S.C. 188(i)(2) and 43 CFR 3108.2–3(f)
included a request for reduced rental
and royalty.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, Pamela J.
Lewis, Chief, Fluid Minerals
Adjudication, at (307) 775–6176.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee
has agreed to the amended lease terms
for rental and royalty at rates of $10.00
per acre or fraction of an acre per year
and 162⁄3 percent, respectively.
However, this office is of the opinion
that the lessees request for reduced
rental and royalty rates contains
sufficient evidence to determine that in
the absence of granting a reduction of
the rental and royalty rates to that of the
original lease terms, undue economic
hardship will occur and that it is
equitable to do so. Therefore, upon
reinstatement the rental and royalty
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[WY–920–1310–01; WYW145707]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed
reinstatement and rental/royalty
reduction of terminated oil and gas
lease.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30
U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR
3108.2–3(a), the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) received a petition
for reinstatement of oil and gas lease
WYW145707 for lands in Big Horn
County, Wyoming. The petition was
filed on time, was accompanied by all
the rentals due since the date the lease
terminated and, in accordance with 30
U.S.C. 188(i)(2) and 43 CFR 3108.2–3(f)
included a request for reduced rental
and royalty.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, Pamela J.
Lewis, Chief, Fluid Minerals
Adjudication, at (307) 775–6176.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee
has agreed to the amended lease terms
for rental and royalty at rates of $10.00
per acre or fraction of an acre per year
and 162⁄3 percent, respectively.
However, this office is of the opinion
that the lessees request for reduced
rental and royalty rates contains
sufficient evidence to determine that in
the absence of granting a reduction of
the rental and royalty rates to that of the
original lease terms, undue economic
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[Notices]
[Pages 22684-22685]
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[FR Doc No: 05-8743]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY-100-05-1310-DB]
Notice of Meeting of the Pinedale Anticline Working Group's
Wildlife Task Group
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
(1976) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (1972), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale
Anticline Working Group (PAWG) Wildlife Task Group (subcommittee) will
meet in Pinedale, Wyoming, for a business meeting. Task Group meetings
are open to the public.
DATES: A PAWG Wildlife Task Group meeting is scheduled for May 24, 2005
from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the BLM Pinedale Field Office at
432 E. Mills St., Pinedale, WY.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Belinda, BLM/Wildlife TG
Liaison, Bureau of Land Management, Pinedale Field Office, 432 E. Mills
St., PO Box 768, Pinedale, WY 82941; (307) 367-5323.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Pinedale Anticline Working Group (PAWG)
was authorized and established with release of the Record of Decision
(ROD) for the Pinedale Anticline Oil and Gas Exploration and
Development Project on July 27, 2000. The PAWG's charter is to advise
the BLM on development and implementation of monitoring plans and
adaptive management decisions for the life of the Pinedale Anticline
natural gas field. The PAWG subsequently established seven resource- or
activity-specific Task Groups, including one for Wildlife.
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The agenda for this meeting will include a review and discussion of
monitoring proposals accepted by the PAWG, an update on Anticline sage-
grouse and mule deer research, and discussion of possible changes to
mitigation and habitat management guidelines for sage-grouse and mule
deer. At a minimum, public comments will be heard just prior to
adjournment of the meeting.
Dated: April 25, 2005.
Priscilla E. Mecham,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 05-8743 Filed 4-29-05; 8:45 am]
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