Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale, Oklahoma, 47849-47851 [05-16134]
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following sites: https://www.fws.gov/
contaminants/restorationplans/
palmerton/palmerton.cfm, https://
www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/
airwaste/wm/remserv/nrd/
nrdhome.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Klassen, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Pennsylvania Field Office, 315
South Allen Street, Suite 322, State
College, Pennsylvania 16801. Interested
parties may also call 814–234–4090 for
further information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Site is
located in the Ridge and Valley
Province of Carbon, Lehigh, and
Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania.
Facilities at the Site include the East
and West Plants of the former New
Jersey Zinc Company, a primary zinc
smelting facility. This facility
discharged metals to the surrounding
environment via air emissions and
through the release of solid wastes,
including the creation of a large waste
pile (the ‘‘cinder bank’’). Hazardous
substances released to the environment
from these facilities include arsenic,
cadmium, chromium, copper, lead,
manganese, and zinc (metals). The
release of these metals resulted in the
contamination and defoliation of
thousands of acres of land including
Federal (NPS) and State (PGC) lands
adjacent to the Appalachian National
Scenic Trail. Past and ongoing releases
of metals have also adversely affected
area waters including Aquashicola
Creek, the Lehigh River, and
groundwater. Due to hazardous
substances released from industrial
activities, the Site was included on the
National Priorities List in 1983, by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA). The EPA is acting as the lead
response agency overseeing cleanup of
the Site, which is being carried out by
the potentially responsible parties,
Viacom International, Inc. and
Horsehead Corporation.
Under Federal regulations, the
Federal government, States, and Indian
tribes are authorized as natural resource
trustees to recover damages from
responsible parties for injuries to
natural resources caused by the release
of hazardous substances. This process is
intended to compensate the public for
lost natural resources and to restore
services provided by those resources.
The natural resource trustees for this
matter include: The FWS; the NPS; the
NOAA; the PGC; the PFBC; the PDEP;
and the PDCNR.
The Trustees have developed a
Memorandum of Agreement that
provides a framework for continued
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cooperation and coordination. The
Trustees have determined through a
Preassessment Screen that an
assessment is warranted. A Notice of
Intent (NOI) to perform an assessment
was issued to Viacom International,
Inc., the Potentially Responsible Party,
indicating that the Trustees intend to
proceed with NRDA procedures for the
Site. The NOI invited Viacom to
participate in a cooperative injury
assessment, and Viacom has since
entered into a cooperative funding
agreement designed to provide a
framework for a cooperative NRDA
process.
The purpose of this Plan is to guide
the actions of the Trustees through the
NRDA process. This Plan outlines the
Trustees’ proposed plans to document
and evaluate potentially injured
resources. The Trustees intend to focus
on the loss of ecological and human use
services resulting from injuries to
natural resources. Such lost services
include impairment of terrestrial,
floodplain, and aquatic flora and fauna;
supporting habitats; and public use of
natural resources (e.g., hunting, fishing,
hiking, bird watching).
The Trustees will assess suspected
injuries to natural resources using
existing data, as well as those proposed
to be collected as part of the assessment.
The Trustees will further analyze the
identified natural resource injuries to
evaluate the lost ecological and human
use services provided by those
resources. The evaluation will focus on
baseline services that would have been
provided had the hazardous substances
not been released.
Interested members of the public are
invited to review and comment on the
Plan. Copies of the Plan are available for
review at the Service’s Pennsylvania
Field Office located at 315 South Allen
Street, State College, Pennsylvania
16801, the Palmerton Library located at
402 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton,
Pennsylvania 18071, and on the Internet
at: https://www.fws.gov/contaminants/
restorationplans/palmerton/
palmerton.cfm, https://
www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/
airwaste/wm/remserv/nrd/
nrdhome.html.
Author: The primary author of this
notice, on behalf of the Trustee Council,
is Steve Klassen, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Pennsylvania Field Office, 315
South Allen Street, State College,
Pennsylvania 16801.
Authority: The authority for this action is
the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 as
amended, commonly known as Superfund
(42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), and the Natural
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Resource Damage Assessment Regulations
found at 43 CFR part 11.
Dated: July 14, 2005.
Geoffrey L. Haskett,
Acting Regional Director, Region 5, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the
Interior, Designated Authorized Official.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NM–922–1320–05, OKNM 104763, OKNM
107920, OKNM 108097]
Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale,
Oklahoma
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of competitive coal lease
sale.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the United States Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) New Mexico State Office, in
conjunction with the Oklahoma Field
Office, will offer certain coal resources
in three separate tracts described below
in LeFlore, Latimer, and Haskell
Counties in Oklahoma, for competitive
sale 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 for the three
separate tracts will be held at 10 a.m.,
Wednesday, September 14, 2005. Sealed
bids must be submitted on or before 9
a.m., on September 14, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The Lease Sale will be held
in the BLM Conference Room,
Oklahoma Field Office, 7906 E. 33rd
Street, Ste. 101, Tulsa, OK 74145.
Sealed bids for each separate tract must
be submitted to the Cashier, Oklahoma
Field Office, at the address above.
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ida T.
Viarreal, Land Law Examiner, at (505)
438–7603, or Abdalla M. Elias, Mining
Engineer, at (918) 621–4116.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Coal
Lease Sale is being held in response to
three coal lease applications filed by
Farrell Cooper Mining Company. Each
tract will be leased to the qualified
bidder(s) submitting the highest cash
offer provided that the high bids meet
or exceed the fair market value of the
tracts as determined by the authorized
officer after the Sale. No bid that is less
than $100.00 per acre, or fraction
thereof, will be considered. This
$100.00 per acre is a regulatory
minimum, and is not intended to reflect
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fair market value of the tracts. Each bid
should be clearly identified by tract
number or serial number on the outside
of the envelope containing the bid(s).
The bids should be sent by certified
mail, return receipt requested, or should
be hand delivered. The Cashier will
issue a receipt for each hand delivered
sealed bid. Bids received after 9 a.m., on
September 14, 2005, will not be
considered. If identical high sealed bids
are received, the tying bidders will be
requested to submit follow-up sealed
bids until a high bid is received. All tiebreaking sealed bids must be submitted
within 15 minutes following the Sale
official’s announcement at the Sale that
identical sealed bids have been
received.
The three coal lease tracts to be
offered are:
Tract No. 1—Liberty West—OKNM
104763
The coal resource to be offered will be
mined by both surface and underground
mining methods in the following
described lands located in Haskell
County, Oklahoma:
T. 10 N., R. 21 E., I.M.,
Sec. 1, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, and S1⁄2;
Sec. 12, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, and
NW1⁄4SE1⁄4.
Containing 560.00 acres, more or less.
Tract No. 2—McCurtain No. 1 Tract—
OKNM 108097
The coal resource to be offered will be
mined by underground mining methods
in the following described lands located
in Haskell County, Oklahoma:
T. 8 N., R. 22 E., I. M.,
Sec. 8, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4, and beginning
at the south quarter corner of Section 8,
T. 8 N., R. 22 E., thence N. 0° 3′ W., 1,320
feet along the east line of the SW1⁄4 of
said section, thence S. 89° 43.75′ W.,
1,320.41 feet along the north line of the
SE1⁄4SW1⁄4 of said section, thence S. 45°
10.17′ E., 1,863.45 feet to the point of
beginning, all within the SE1⁄4SW1⁄4 of
Section 8, T. 8 N., R. 22 E.;
Sec. 9, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4; and S1⁄2;
Sec. 10, All;
Sec. 11, W1⁄2W1⁄2;
Sec. 14, NW1⁄4;
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Estimated recoverable Federal
reserves of bituminous coal from the
Hartshorne seam is 10.058 million tons
recoverable by underground mining
methods. The proximate analysis of the
coal on a received basis averages 13,320
BTU/lb., with 3.1% moisture, 0.9%
sulfur, 9.8% ash, 67.4% fixed carbon,
and 20.3% volatile matter.
Tract No. 3—Bull Hill—OKNM 107920
Estimated recoverable Federal
reserves of bituminous coal from the
Stigler seam is 2.057 million tons. The
proximate analysis of the coal on a
received basis averages 14,025 BTU/lb.,
with 0.58% moisture, 3.56% sulfur,
9.21% ash, 64.2% fixed carbon, and
26.7% volatile matter. This tract has
four qualified surface owners. Two
consent documents from qualified
surface owners have been filed and
verified by the BLM and meet the
criteria as required by the regulations.
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Sec. 15, N1⁄2, and N1⁄2SW1⁄4;
Sec. 16, N1⁄2, and beginning at the west
quarter corner of Section 16, T. 8 N., R.
22 E., thence N. 89° 42′ E., 2,634.39 feet
along the north line of the SW1⁄4 of said
section, thence S. 44° 46′ W., 1,868.91
feet to the NE corner of the SW1⁄4SW1⁄4
of said section, thence N. 45° 6.7′ W.,
1,860.64 feet to the point of beginning,
all within the SW1⁄4 of Section 16, T. 8
N., R. 22 E., (40.00 acres);
Sec. 17, Beginning at the NE corner of
Section 17, T. 8 N., R. 22 E., thence S.
89° 40′ W., 2,640 feet along the north
line of said section, thence S. 45° 11.5′
E., 3,724.28 feet to the east quarter corner
of said section, thence N. 0° 3′ W., 2,640
feet along the east line of said section to
the point of beginning, all within the
NE1⁄4 of Section 17, T. 8 N., R. 22 E.,
(80.00 acres).
Containing 2,380.00 acres, more or less.
The coal resource to be offered will be
mined by both surface and underground
mining methods in the following
described lands located in LeFlore and
Latimer County, Oklahoma:
T. 5 N., R. 20 E., I.M., Latimer County,
Oklahoma
Sec. 9, S1⁄2S1⁄2N1⁄2NE1⁄4, N1⁄2S1⁄2NE1⁄4,
N1⁄2S1⁄2S1⁄2NE1⁄4, and S1⁄2NW1⁄4;
Sec. 10, S1⁄2S1⁄2N1⁄2N1⁄2, N1⁄2S1⁄2N1⁄2, and
N1⁄2S1⁄2SW1⁄4NW1⁄4;
Sec. 11, S1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, N1⁄2N1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4,
S1⁄2S1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, and N1⁄2SW1⁄4NW1⁄4;
Sec. 12, S1⁄2N1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4,
S1⁄2S1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, N1⁄2S1⁄2NE1⁄4,
S1⁄2N1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, S1⁄2N1⁄2NW1⁄4, and
N1⁄2N1⁄2S1⁄2NW1⁄4.
T. 5 N., R. 21 E., I. M., Latimer County,
Oklahoma
Sec. 1, S1⁄2S1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4,
and N1⁄2S1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 2, S1⁄2N1⁄2S1⁄2SW1⁄4, S1⁄2S1⁄2SW1⁄4,
S1⁄2S1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, and S1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 3, S1⁄2S1⁄2S1⁄2SW1⁄4, S1⁄2S1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4,
and S1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 7, S1⁄2N1⁄2N1⁄2NE1⁄4, S1⁄2N1⁄2NE1⁄4,
N1⁄2S1⁄2NE1⁄4, S1⁄2N1⁄2NE1⁄4NW1⁄4,
S1⁄2NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, N1⁄2 SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, and
beginning at the NW corner of sec. 7,
proceed 330 feet south along the west
line of said section to the point of
beginning. Thence 990 feet south along
the west line of sec. 7 to the SW corner
of lot 1, thence 1,267.37 feet, N. 89° 57.5′
E., along the south line of lot 1 to the SE
corner of lot 1, thence N. 0° 3′ W., 990
feet along the east line of lot 1, thence
1,264.77 feet, S. 89° 57.875′ W., to the
point of beginning. All in lot 1;
Beginning at the NW corner of sec.7,
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proceed 1,320 feet south along the west
line of said section to the point of
beginning. Thence 1,267.37 feet, N. 89°
57.5′ E., along the north line of lot 2 to
the NE corner of lot 2, thence 660 feet,
S. 0° 3′ E., along the east line of lot 2,
thence S. 89° 57.25′ W., 1,269.10 feet to
the west line of lot 2, thence north along
the west line of lot 2, 660 feet to the
point of beginning.
All in lot 2;
Sec. 8, S1⁄2N1⁄2N1⁄2N1⁄2, and S1⁄2N1⁄2N1⁄2;
Sec. 9, N1⁄2N1⁄2;
Sec. 10, N1⁄2N1⁄2N1⁄2, N1⁄2S1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4,
and N1⁄2S1⁄2N1⁄2NW1⁄4.
T. 5 N., R. 22 E., I. M., LeFlore County,
Oklahoma
Sec. 1, S1⁄2NW1⁄4;
Sec. 2, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4.
T. 5 N., R. 23 E., I. M., LeFlore County,
Oklahoma
Sec. 4, Beginning at the NW corner of sec.
4, T. 5 N., R. 23 E., thence S. 1° 58′ 33″
E., 381.48 feet along the west line of said
section to the point of beginning. Thence
N. 88° 9′ 25″ E., 2,632.42 feet, thence N.
88° 9′ 27″ E., 659.26 feet, thence S. 1° 58′
33″ E., 660 feet, thence S. 88° 9′ 27″ W.,
329.63 feet, thence S. 1° 58′ 33″ E., 330
feet, thence S. 88° 9′ 27″ W., 329.63 feet
along the south line of lot 2, to the SW
corner of lot 2, thence S. 88° 9′ 25″ W.,
2,632.42 feet along the south lines of lots
3 and 4 to the SW corner of lot 4, thence
N. 1° 58′ 33″ W., 990 feet along the west
line of said section to the point of
beginning;
Sec. 5, lots 3, 4, and beginning at the north
quarter corner thence N. 88° 8′ 6″ E.,
647.66 feet along the north line of said
section, thence S. 2° 36′ 11″ E., 713.96
feet, thence N. 88° 3′ 48″ E., 659.9 feet,
thence N. 88° 3′ 48″ E., 1,322.33 feet to
a point on the east line of said section,
thence S. 1° 58′ 33″ E., 660.06 feet along
the east line of said section, thence S. 88°
3′ 57″ W., 2,634.89 feet, thence N. 2° 5′
35″ W., 1,374.68 feet to the point of
beginning;
Sec. 6, lots 1–5, N1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, and
N1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4.
T. 6 N., R. 23 E., I. M., LeFlore County,
Oklahoma
Sec. 34, N1⁄2S1⁄2SE1⁄4, N1⁄2S1⁄2S1⁄2SE1⁄4,
E1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and
S1⁄2N1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 35, N1⁄2S1⁄2SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, and
S1⁄2S1⁄2N1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 36, S1⁄2N1⁄2S1⁄2, and
N1⁄2N1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4.
T. 6 N., R. 24 E., I. M., LeFlore County,
Oklahoma
Sec. 31, lot 3, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4,
N1⁄2S1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4; and NW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 32, N1⁄2N1⁄2S1⁄2, and N1⁄2 S1⁄2N1⁄2S1⁄2;
Sec. 33, N1⁄2N1⁄2 S1⁄2, and N1⁄2S1⁄2N1⁄2S1⁄2;
Sec. 34, N1⁄2N1⁄2SW1⁄4, N1⁄2S1⁄2 N1⁄2SW1⁄4
and N1⁄2SE 1⁄4.
Containing 2,701.58 acres, more or less.
Estimated recoverable Federal
reserves of bituminous coal from two
splits of the Lower Hartshorne seam is
8.705 million tons; 3.541 million tons
recoverable by surface mining methods,
and 5.174 million tons recoverable by
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underground mining methods. The
proximate analysis of the coal on a
received basis averages 13,450—14,000
BTU/lb., with 2.9—4.7% moisture, 0.8—
1.4% sulfur, 5.6—7.1% ash, 53.5—
72.3% fixed carbon, and 17.8—35.9%
volatile matter. This tract has 35
qualified surface owners and 16
unqualified surface owners. Nine
consent documents from qualified
surface owners have been filed and
verified by the BLM and meet the
criteria as required by the regulations.
The leases issued as a result of this
lease offering will require payment of an
annual rental of $3.00 per acre or
fraction thereof, and a royalty payable to
the United States of 121⁄2 percent of the
value of the coal removed from a surface
mine and 8 percent of the value of the
coal removed from an underground
mine. The value of the coal will be
determined in accordance with 30 CFR
206.250.
Bidding instructions for the offered
tracts and the terms and conditions of
the proposed coal lease tracts are
included in the Detailed Statement of
Coal Lease Sale. Copies of the
Statement, which includes detailed
geological information on the coal and
surface owners and, surface owner’s
consent to surface mine specific tracts,
are available upon request in person or
by mail from the New Mexico State
Office, 1474 Rodeo Rd., Santa Fe, NM
87502 or the Oklahoma Field Office at
the address shown above. The case files
are available for inspection during
normal business hours only at the New
Mexico State Office.
Dated: July 22, 2005.
Janice L. Gamby,
Acting State Director, New Mexico.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AK–930–04–1610–DB]
Notice of Extension of the Public
Scoping Period for the South National
Petroleum Reserve—Alaska Integrated
Activity Plan/Environmental Impact
Statement and Request for
Information, Call for Nominations and
Comments, and Solicitation of Interest
in Hardrock and Coal Mining
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) announces an
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Scoping comments and
responses to the Call for Nominations
will be accepted through October 17,
2005.
DATES:
Scoping comments should
be submitted to: South NPR—A
Planning Team Leader, 222 West 7th
Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513–
7599. Responses to the Call for
Nominations must be submitted in
envelopes labeled ‘‘Nominations
Related to the South NPR–A IAP/EIS’’ to
protect the confidentiality of the
nominations. They are to be addressed
to: Call for Nominations, South NPR–A
Team, 222 West 7th Avenue, #13,
Anchorage, Alaska 99513–7599.
ADDRESSES:
Jim
Ducker (907–271–3130) or Susan Childs
(907–271–1985) by phone or by mail at
222 West 7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage,
AK 99513–7599.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
Notice of Intent issued on June 15, 2005
provided for scoping comments on
issues relevant to the scope of the plan
to be received through August 26, 2005.
The Western Arctic Caribou Herd
Working Group (Working Group) has
requested an extension in the scoping
comment period. BLM has decided to
act in accordance to the Working
Group’s request to better accommodate
the subsistence needs of local residents.
Therefore, scoping comments on the
issues relevant to the scope of the South
Plan will now be accepted through
October 17, 2005 and the scoping
meeting schedule will be adjusted and
announced to the public. In addition,
the original Notice of Intent provided
for a Call for Nominations pursuant to
43 CFR 3131.1 and 3131.2 of relevant
information related to possible oil and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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extension of the public scoping period
on the South National Petroleum
Reserve—Alaska Integrated Activity
Plan/Environmental Impact Statement
and an extension in the Request for
Information, Call for Nominations and
Comments and the solicitation of
interest in hardrock and coal mining.
The original notice issued June 15, 2005
provided for a scoping period and the
request for other comment and
information to end on August 26, 2005.
BLM is extending the scoping and
related comment and information
gathering period through October 17,
2004 and will reschedule scoping
meetings in Anaktuvuk Pass,
Anchorage, Atqasuk, Barrow, Buckland,
Fairbanks, Koyuk, Nome, Nuiqsut, Point
Hope, Point Lay, and Wainwright.
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gas leasing. The Call for Nominations is
also extended through October 17, 2005.
Julia Dougan,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 05–16101 Filed 8–12–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO–03–840–1610–241A]
Canyons of the Ancients National
Monument Advisory Committee
Meeting
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Canyons of
the Ancients National Monument
(Monument) Advisory Committee
(Committee), will meet as directed
below.
DATES: A meeting will be held
September 6, 2005 at the Anasazi
Heritage Center in Dolores, Colorado at
9 a.m. The public comment period for
the meeting will begin at approximately
10:30 a.m. and the meeting will adjourn
at approximately 12 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LouAnn Jacobson, Monument Manager
or Stephen Kandell, Monument Planner,
Anasazi Heritage Center, 27501 Hwy
184, Dolores, Colorado 81323;
Telephone (970) 882–5600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
eleven member committee provides
counsel and advice to the Secretary of
the Interior, through the BLM,
concerning development and
implementation of a management plan
developed in accordance with FLMPA,
for public lands within the Monument.
At this meeting, topics we plan to
discuss include the planning schedule,
planning issues and management
concerns, livestock grazing, and other
issues as appropriate.
The meeting will be open to the
public and will include a time set aside
for public comment. Interested persons
may make oral statements at the meeting
or submit written statements at any
meeting. Per-person time limits for oral
statements may be set to allow all
interested persons an opportunity to
speak.
Summary minutes of all Committee
meetings will be maintained at the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NM-922-1320-05, OKNM 104763, OKNM 107920, OKNM 108097]
Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale, Oklahoma
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of competitive coal lease sale.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the United States Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico State Office,
in conjunction with the Oklahoma Field Office, will offer certain coal
resources in three separate tracts described below in LeFlore, Latimer,
and Haskell Counties in Oklahoma, for competitive sale 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 for the three separate tracts will be held at 10
a.m., Wednesday, September 14, 2005. Sealed bids must be submitted on
or before 9 a.m., on September 14, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The Lease Sale will be held in the BLM Conference Room,
Oklahoma Field Office, 7906 E. 33rd Street, Ste. 101, Tulsa, OK 74145.
Sealed bids for each separate tract must be submitted to the Cashier,
Oklahoma Field Office, at the address above.
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ida T. Viarreal, Land Law Examiner, at
(505) 438-7603, or Abdalla M. Elias, Mining Engineer, at (918) 621-
4116.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Coal Lease Sale is being held in
response to three coal lease applications filed by Farrell Cooper
Mining Company. Each tract will be leased to the qualified bidder(s)
submitting the highest cash offer provided that the high bids meet or
exceed the fair market value of the tracts as determined by the
authorized officer after the Sale. No bid that is less than $100.00 per
acre, or fraction thereof, will be considered. This $100.00 per acre is
a regulatory minimum, and is not intended to reflect
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fair market value of the tracts. Each bid should be clearly identified
by tract number or serial number on the outside of the envelope
containing the bid(s). The bids should be sent by certified mail,
return receipt requested, or should be hand delivered. The Cashier will
issue a receipt for each hand delivered sealed bid. Bids received after
9 a.m., on September 14, 2005, will not be considered. If identical
high sealed bids are received, the tying bidders will be requested to
submit follow-up sealed bids until a high bid is received. All tie-
breaking sealed bids must be submitted within 15 minutes following the
Sale official's announcement at the Sale that identical sealed bids
have been received.
The three coal lease tracts to be offered are:
Tract No. 1--Liberty West--OKNM 104763
The coal resource to be offered will be mined by both surface and
underground mining methods in the following described lands located in
Haskell County, Oklahoma:
T. 10 N., R. 21 E., I.M.,
Sec. 1, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
Sec. 12, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
Containing 560.00 acres, more or less.
Estimated recoverable Federal reserves of bituminous coal from the
Stigler seam is 2.057 million tons. The proximate analysis of the coal
on a received basis averages 14,025 BTU/lb., with 0.58% moisture, 3.56%
sulfur, 9.21% ash, 64.2% fixed carbon, and 26.7% volatile matter. This
tract has four qualified surface owners. Two consent documents from
qualified surface owners have been filed and verified by the BLM and
meet the criteria as required by the regulations.
Tract No. 2--McCurtain No. 1 Tract--OKNM 108097
The coal resource to be offered will be mined by underground mining
methods in the following described lands located in Haskell County,
Oklahoma:
T. 8 N., R. 22 E., I. M.,
Sec. 8, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\, and beginning at the
south quarter corner of Section 8, T. 8 N., R. 22 E., thence N.
0[deg] 3' W., 1,320 feet along the east line of the SW\1/4\ of said
section, thence S. 89[deg] 43.75' W., 1,320.41 feet along the north
line of the SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ of said section, thence S. 45[deg] 10.17'
E., 1,863.45 feet to the point of beginning, all within the SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\ of Section 8, T. 8 N., R. 22 E.;
Sec. 9, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\; and S\1/2\;
Sec. 10, All;
Sec. 11, W\1/2\W\1/2\;
Sec. 14, NW\1/4\;
Sec. 15, N\1/2\, and N\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 16, N\1/2\, and beginning at the west quarter corner of
Section 16, T. 8 N., R. 22 E., thence N. 89[deg] 42' E., 2,634.39
feet along the north line of the SW\1/4\ of said section, thence S.
44[deg] 46' W., 1,868.91 feet to the NE corner of the SW\1/4\SW\1/4\
of said section, thence N. 45[deg] 6.7' W., 1,860.64 feet to the
point of beginning, all within the SW\1/4\ of Section 16, T. 8 N.,
R. 22 E., (40.00 acres);
Sec. 17, Beginning at the NE corner of Section 17, T. 8 N., R.
22 E., thence S. 89[deg] 40' W., 2,640 feet along the north line of
said section, thence S. 45[deg] 11.5' E., 3,724.28 feet to the east
quarter corner of said section, thence N. 0[deg] 3' W., 2,640 feet
along the east line of said section to the point of beginning, all
within the NE\1/4\ of Section 17, T. 8 N., R. 22 E., (80.00 acres).
Containing 2,380.00 acres, more or less.
Estimated recoverable Federal reserves of bituminous coal from the
Hartshorne seam is 10.058 million tons recoverable by underground
mining methods. The proximate analysis of the coal on a received basis
averages 13,320 BTU/lb., with 3.1% moisture, 0.9% sulfur, 9.8% ash,
67.4% fixed carbon, and 20.3% volatile matter.
Tract No. 3--Bull Hill--OKNM 107920
The coal resource to be offered will be mined by both surface and
underground mining methods in the following described lands located in
LeFlore and Latimer County, Oklahoma:
T. 5 N., R. 20 E., I.M., Latimer County, Oklahoma
Sec. 9, S\1/2\S\1/2\N\1/2\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\S\1/2\NE\1/4\, N\1/
2\S\1/2\S\1/2\NE\1/4\, and S\1/2\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 10, S\1/2\S\1/2\N\1/2\N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\N\1/2\, and N\1/
2\S\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 11, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\N\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/
2\S\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 12, S\1/2\N\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/
2\S\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\N\1/2\NW\1/
4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\N\1/2\NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\N\1/2\S\1/2\NW\1/4\.
T. 5 N., R. 21 E., I. M., Latimer County, Oklahoma
Sec. 1, S\1/2\S\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and
N\1/2\S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 2, S\1/2\N\1/2\S\1/2\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\S\1/2\SW\1/4\, S\1/
2\S\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 3, S\1/2\S\1/2\S\1/2\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\S\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\,
and S\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 7, S\1/2\N\1/2\N\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\N\1/2\NE\1/4\, N\1/
2\S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\N\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\,
N\1/2\ SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and beginning at the NW corner of sec. 7,
proceed 330 feet south along the west line of said section to the
point of beginning. Thence 990 feet south along the west line of
sec. 7 to the SW corner of lot 1, thence 1,267.37 feet, N. 89[deg]
57.5' E., along the south line of lot 1 to the SE corner of lot 1,
thence N. 0[deg] 3' W., 990 feet along the east line of lot 1,
thence 1,264.77 feet, S. 89[deg] 57.875' W., to the point of
beginning. All in lot 1; Beginning at the NW corner of sec.7,
proceed 1,320 feet south along the west line of said section to the
point of beginning. Thence 1,267.37 feet, N. 89[deg] 57.5' E., along
the north line of lot 2 to the NE corner of lot 2, thence 660 feet,
S. 0[deg] 3' E., along the east line of lot 2, thence S. 89[deg]
57.25' W., 1,269.10 feet to the west line of lot 2, thence north
along the west line of lot 2, 660 feet to the point of beginning.
All in lot 2;
Sec. 8, S\1/2\N\1/2\N\1/2\N\1/2\, and S\1/2\N\1/2\N\1/2\;
Sec. 9, N\1/2\N\1/2\;
Sec. 10, N\1/2\N\1/2\N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and
N\1/2\S\1/2\N\1/2\NW\1/4\.
T. 5 N., R. 22 E., I. M., LeFlore County, Oklahoma
Sec. 1, S\1/2\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 2, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
T. 5 N., R. 23 E., I. M., LeFlore County, Oklahoma
Sec. 4, Beginning at the NW corner of sec. 4, T. 5 N., R. 23 E.,
thence S. 1[deg] 58' 33'' E., 381.48 feet along the west line of
said section to the point of beginning. Thence N. 88[deg] 9' 25''
E., 2,632.42 feet, thence N. 88[deg] 9' 27'' E., 659.26 feet, thence
S. 1[deg] 58' 33'' E., 660 feet, thence S. 88[deg] 9' 27'' W.,
329.63 feet, thence S. 1[deg] 58' 33'' E., 330 feet, thence S.
88[deg] 9' 27'' W., 329.63 feet along the south line of lot 2, to
the SW corner of lot 2, thence S. 88[deg] 9' 25'' W., 2,632.42 feet
along the south lines of lots 3 and 4 to the SW corner of lot 4,
thence N. 1[deg] 58' 33'' W., 990 feet along the west line of said
section to the point of beginning;
Sec. 5, lots 3, 4, and beginning at the north quarter corner
thence N. 88[deg] 8' 6'' E., 647.66 feet along the north line of
said section, thence S. 2[deg] 36' 11'' E., 713.96 feet, thence N.
88[deg] 3' 48'' E., 659.9 feet, thence N. 88[deg] 3' 48'' E.,
1,322.33 feet to a point on the east line of said section, thence S.
1[deg] 58' 33'' E., 660.06 feet along the east line of said section,
thence S. 88[deg] 3' 57'' W., 2,634.89 feet, thence N. 2[deg] 5'
35'' W., 1,374.68 feet to the point of beginning;
Sec. 6, lots 1-5, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/
4\.
T. 6 N., R. 23 E., I. M., LeFlore County, Oklahoma
Sec. 34, N\1/2\S\1/2\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\S\1/2\S\1/2\SE\1/4\, E\1/
2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\N\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/
4\;
Sec. 35, N\1/2\S\1/2\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and S\1/
2\S\1/2\N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 36, S\1/2\N\1/2\S\1/2\, and N\1/2\N\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 6 N., R. 24 E., I. M., LeFlore County, Oklahoma
Sec. 31, lot 3, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\S\1/
2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\; and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 32, N\1/2\N\1/2\S\1/2\, and N\1/2\ S\1/2\N\1/2\S\1/2\;
Sec. 33, N\1/2\N\1/2\ S\1/2\, and N\1/2\S\1/2\N\1/2\S\1/2\;
Sec. 34, N\1/2\N\1/2\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\S\1/2\ N\1/2\SW\1/4\ and
N\1/2\SE \1/4\.
Containing 2,701.58 acres, more or less.
Estimated recoverable Federal reserves of bituminous coal from two
splits of the Lower Hartshorne seam is 8.705 million tons; 3.541
million tons recoverable by surface mining methods, and 5.174 million
tons recoverable by
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underground mining methods. The proximate analysis of the coal on a
received basis averages 13,450--14,000 BTU/lb., with 2.9--4.7%
moisture, 0.8--1.4% sulfur, 5.6--7.1% ash, 53.5--72.3% fixed carbon,
and 17.8--35.9% volatile matter. This tract has 35 qualified surface
owners and 16 unqualified surface owners. Nine consent documents from
qualified surface owners have been filed and verified by the BLM and
meet the criteria as required by the regulations.
The leases issued as a result of this lease offering will require
payment of an annual rental of $3.00 per acre or fraction thereof, and
a royalty payable to the United States of 12\1/2\ percent of the value
of the coal removed from a surface mine and 8 percent of the value of
the coal removed from an underground mine. The value of the coal will
be determined in accordance with 30 CFR 206.250.
Bidding instructions for the offered tracts and the terms and
conditions of the proposed coal lease tracts are included in the
Detailed Statement of Coal Lease Sale. Copies of the Statement, which
includes detailed geological information on the coal and surface owners
and, surface owner's consent to surface mine specific tracts, are
available upon request in person or by mail from the New Mexico State
Office, 1474 Rodeo Rd., Santa Fe, NM 87502 or the Oklahoma Field Office
at the address shown above. The case files are available for inspection
during normal business hours only at the New Mexico State Office.
Dated: July 22, 2005.
Janice L. Gamby,
Acting State Director, New Mexico.
[FR Doc. 05-16134 Filed 8-12-05; 8:45 am]
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