Powder River Regional Coal Team Activities: Notice of Public Meeting in Casper, WY, 6787-6788 [E6-1732]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 27 / Thursday, February 9, 2006 / Notices cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES to increase the number of opportunities. The staff would conduct regularly schedule environmental education and interpretation programs. The Service would partner with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission to use the environmental education center being built by the Commission in corolla. There would be fifteen staff members, four of whom would be stationed at Currituck Refuge and eleven of whom would be stationed at Mackay Island Refuge. They would spend 7.2 full time equivalent staff years at Currituck Refuge and 7.8 full time equivalent staff years at Mackay Island Refuge. The staff would include a biologist, public use specialist, refuge operations specialist, and law enforcement officer. Alternative 3 proposes substantial program increases. The refuge would develop a habitat management plan and manage all habitats on the refuge. The refuge would manage very intensively the water levels of the impoundments and the vegetation to create 70 percent good vegetation for migrating waterfowl, and 20 percent mudflats in the spring and 10 percent in the fall for shorebirds. The Service would add new impoundments. The staff would survey invertebrates in the mudflats to determine the effects of management. The staff would monitor vegetation in the marshes before and after prescribed burns, adapt the burn plan to the monitoring results, and inventory vegetation in the maritime swamp forest. The staff would survey all wildlife on the refuge. The refuge would increase further the number of public use opportunities. The Service would use the environmental education center being built by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. There would be twenty-four staff members, seven of whom would be stationed at Currituck Refuge and seventeen of whom would be stationed at Mackay Island Refuge. They would spend 12.75 full time equivalent staff years at Currituck Refuge and 11.25 full time equivalent staff years at Mackay Island Refuge. The staff would include separate law enforcement officers and public use specialists for each refuge. Actions Common to All Alternatives All three alternatives share the following concepts and techniques for achieving the goals of the refuge: • Cooperating with local, State, and Federal agencies, as well as nongovernment organizations, to administer refuge programs; • Utilizing volunteers to execute the public use, biological, and maintenance programs on the refuge; VerDate Aug<31>2005 13:56 Feb 08, 2006 Jkt 208001 • Monitoring populations of waterfowl, shorebirds, and wading birds, and vegetation in the refuge impoundments; • Maintaining vegetation in the marsh with prescribed fire; and • Encouraging scientific research on the refuge. Currituck National Wildlife Refuge, in northeastern North Carolina, consists of 4,570 acres of fee simple land and 3,931 acres of conservation easements. Of the fee simple land, 2,202 acres are brackish marsh, 778 acres are brackish shrub, 637 acres are maritime forest, 202 acres are dune, and 143 acres are managed wetlands (impoundments). These habitats support a variety of wildlife species, including waterfowl, shorebirds, wading birds, marsh birds, and neotropical migratory songbirds. The refuge hosts more than nineteen thousand visitors annually, who participate in hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, wildlife photography, and environmental education and interpretation. Authority: This notice is published under the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, Public Law 105–57. Dated: April 29, 2005. Cynthia K. Dohner, Acting Regional Director. [FR Doc. 06–1200 Filed 2–8–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–M DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [WY–920–1320-EL] Powder River Regional Coal Team Activities: Notice of Public Meeting in Casper, WY Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Powder River Regional Coal Team (RCT) has scheduled a public meeting for April 19, 2006, to review current and proposed activities in the Powder River Coal Region and to review pending coal lease applications (LBA). DATES: The RCT meeting will begin at 9 a.m. MDT on April 19, 2006. The meeting is open to the public. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 2211 King Boulevard, Casper, Wyoming. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Janssen, Regional Coal Coordinator, BLM Wyoming State Office, Division of Minerals and Lands, PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 6787 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009: telephone 307–775– 6206 or Rebecca Spurgin, Regional Coal Coordinator, BLM Montana State Office, Division of Resources, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 59101: telephone 406–896–5080. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to discuss pending coal lease by applications (LBAs) in the Powder River Basin as well as other federal coal related actions in the region. Specific coal lease applications and other matters for the RCT to consider include: 1. The Hilight Field LBA, a new lease application filed by Arkland Co. on October 7, 2005, is adjacent to both the Black Thunder and the Jacobs Ranch mines. Approximately 4590.19 acres and 588.2 million tons of Federal coal are involved. More details will be presented at the meeting. The RCT needs to consider the BLM processing schedule for the Hilight Field LBA. 2. The West Hilight Field LBA, a new lease application filed by Arkland Co. on January 17, 2006, is adjacent to the Black Thunder mine. Approximately 2,370 acres and 428 million tons of Federal coal are involved. More details will be presented at the meeting. The RCT needs to consider the BLM processing schedule for the West Hilight Field LBA. 3. The BLM received an application from Peabody Energy Company for a coal lease exchange for leased federal coal in the Gold Mine Draw Alluvial Valley Floor area. This exchange application was initially discussed at the RCT meeting held on April 29, 2005. The RCT will be updated on the progress of this exchange. 4. The BLM is doing a coal review study in the Powder River Basin. This study includes coal development forecasts, and an evaluation of cumulative effects. The results of this review will be used in the preparation of coal related NEPA documents in the Powder River coal region. The RCT will be updated on the progress and results of this study. 5. The RCT will hear a discussion from representatives of both Montana and Wyoming on coal conversion technologies and projects. 6. Update on BLM land use planning efforts in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana. 7. Other Coal Lease Applications and issues that may arise prior to the meeting. The RCT may generate recommendation(s) for any or all of these topics and other topics that may arise prior to the meeting date. The meeting will serve as a forum for public discussion on Federal coal E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM 09FEN1 6788 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 27 / Thursday, February 9, 2006 / Notices management issues of concern in the Powder River Basin region. Any party interested in providing comments or data related to the above pending applications, or any party proposing other issues to be considered by the RCT, may either do so in writing to the State Director (922), BLM Wyoming State Office, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, WY 82003, no later than April 3, 2006, or by addressing the RCT with his/her concerns at the meeting on April 19, 2006. The draft agenda for the meeting follows: 1. Introduction of RCT Members and guests. 2. Approval of the Minutes of the April 29, 2005 Regional Coal Team meeting held in Gillette, Wyoming. 3. Coal activity since last RCT meeting. 4. Industry Presentations on Lease Applications:—Arch Minerals, Hilight Field LBA 5. BLM presentation on Gold Mine Draw lease exchange. 6. BLM presentation on Powder River Basin coal review study. 7. Presentation by Wyoming and Montana on coal conversion projects. 8. BLM land use planning efforts. 9. Other pending coal actions and other discussion items that may arise 10. Discussion of the next meeting. 11. Adjourn. Sonoran Institute Partnership, Updates on the Recreation Resource Advisory Committees, Recreation Use Fees, Saginaw Hill, and Arizona Land Use Planning; RAC Questions on Written Reports from BLM Field Managers; Field Office Rangeland Resource Team Proposals; RAC Discussion on the Annual Work Plan Review; Reports by the Standards and Guidelines, Recreation, Off-Highway Vehicle Use, Public Relations, Land Use Planning and Tenure, and Wild Horse and Burro Working Groups; Reports from RAC members; and Discussion of future meetings. A public comment period will be provided at 11:30 a.m. on March 2, 2006, for any interested publics who wish to address the Council. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Stevens, Bureau of Land Management, Arizona State Office, One North Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004–4427, (602) 417–9215. Donald A. Simpson, Acting Associate State Director. [FR Doc. E6–1732 Filed 2–8–06; 8:45 am] [CO–200–0777–XZ–241A] Elaine Y. Zielinski, Arizona State Director. [FR Doc. 06–1201 Filed 2–8–06; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Bureau of Land Management Environmental Statements; Notice of Intent: Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites, NY; General Management Plan Bureau of Land Management, Interior. Notice of Public Meeting. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ACTION: Bureau of Land Management 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) Front Range Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will meet as indicated below. DATES: The meeting will be held March 15, 2006 from 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. ADDRESSES: Holy Cross Abbey Community Center, 2951 E. Highway 50, Canon City, Colorado 81212. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Smith, (719) 269–8500. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15 member Council advises the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management, on a variety of planning and management issues associated with public land management in the Royal Gorge Field Office and San Luis Valley, Colorado. Planned agenda topics include: Manager State of Arizona Resource Advisory Council Meeting Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Arizona Resource Advisory Council meeting notice. cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Arizona Resource Advisory Council (RAC). The business meeting will be held on March 2, 2006, in Tucson, Arizona, at the Doubletree Hotel—Tucson Reid Park located at 445 South Alvernon Way. It will begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at 4:30 p.m. The agenda items to be covered include: Review of the December 6, 2005 Meeting Minutes; BLM State Director’s Update on Statewide Issues; Presentation on GeoTourism—National Geographic and VerDate Aug<31>2005 13:56 Feb 08, 2006 Jkt 208001 BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AGENCY: [AZ–910–0777–XP–241A] Dated: February 2, 2006. Roy L. Masinton, Royal Gorge Field Manager. [FR Doc. E6–1772 Filed 2–8–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–32–M Notice of Meeting, Front Range Resource Advisory Council (Colorado) BILLING CODE 4310–22–P updates on current land management issues; a briefing on water issues; Millsap Gulch reclamation project; and Royal Gorge Field Office and San Luis Valley travel management planning. All meetings are open to the public. The public is encouraged to make oral comments to the Council at 9:30 a.m. or written statements may be submitted for the Councils consideration. Depending on the number of persons wishing to comment and time available, the time for individual oral comments may be limited. Summary minutes for the Council Meeting will be maintained in the Royal Gorge Field Office and will be available for public inspection and reproduction during regular business hours within thirty (30) days following the meeting. Meeting Minutes and agenda (10 days prior to each meeting) are also available at: https:// www.blm.gov/rac/co/frrac/co_fr.htm. PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 National Park Service, Interior. Notice of intent to prepare a General Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement for Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91–190 section 102(3)(c)), the National Park Service (NPS) is preparing a General Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/ EIS) for the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites located in the town of Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York. Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites is an administrative entity formed by the National Park Service to manage three separately established national historic sites: Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, and Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site. Together the sites embrace 777 acres of federally owned land along the east bank of the Hudson River. Planners in the National Park Service Northeast Region will prepare the GMP/ E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM 09FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6787-6788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1732]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY-920-1320-EL]


Powder River Regional Coal Team Activities: Notice of Public 
Meeting in Casper, WY

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Powder River Regional Coal Team (RCT) has scheduled a 
public meeting for April 19, 2006, to review current and proposed 
activities in the Powder River Coal Region and to review pending coal 
lease applications (LBA).

DATES: The RCT meeting will begin at 9 a.m. MDT on April 19, 2006. The 
meeting is open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Wyoming Oil and Gas 
Conservation Commission, 2211 King Boulevard, Casper, Wyoming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Janssen, Regional Coal 
Coordinator, BLM Wyoming State Office, Division of Minerals and Lands, 
5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009: telephone 307-775-6206 
or Rebecca Spurgin, Regional Coal Coordinator, BLM Montana State 
Office, Division of Resources, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 
59101: telephone 406-896-5080.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to discuss 
pending coal lease by applications (LBAs) in the Powder River Basin as 
well as other federal coal related actions in the region. Specific coal 
lease applications and other matters for the RCT to consider include:
    1. The Hilight Field LBA, a new lease application filed by Arkland 
Co. on October 7, 2005, is adjacent to both the Black Thunder and the 
Jacobs Ranch mines. Approximately 4590.19 acres and 588.2 million tons 
of Federal coal are involved. More details will be presented at the 
meeting. The RCT needs to consider the BLM processing schedule for the 
Hilight Field LBA.
    2. The West Hilight Field LBA, a new lease application filed by 
Arkland Co. on January 17, 2006, is adjacent to the Black Thunder mine. 
Approximately 2,370 acres and 428 million tons of Federal coal are 
involved. More details will be presented at the meeting. The RCT needs 
to consider the BLM processing schedule for the West Hilight Field LBA.
    3. The BLM received an application from Peabody Energy Company for 
a coal lease exchange for leased federal coal in the Gold Mine Draw 
Alluvial Valley Floor area. This exchange application was initially 
discussed at the RCT meeting held on April 29, 2005. The RCT will be 
updated on the progress of this exchange.
    4. The BLM is doing a coal review study in the Powder River Basin. 
This study includes coal development forecasts, and an evaluation of 
cumulative effects. The results of this review will be used in the 
preparation of coal related NEPA documents in the Powder River coal 
region. The RCT will be updated on the progress and results of this 
study.
    5. The RCT will hear a discussion from representatives of both 
Montana and Wyoming on coal conversion technologies and projects.
    6. Update on BLM land use planning efforts in the Powder River 
Basin of Wyoming and Montana.
    7. Other Coal Lease Applications and issues that may arise prior to 
the meeting. The RCT may generate recommendation(s) for any or all of 
these topics and other topics that may arise prior to the meeting date.
    The meeting will serve as a forum for public discussion on Federal 
coal

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management issues of concern in the Powder River Basin region. Any 
party interested in providing comments or data related to the above 
pending applications, or any party proposing other issues to be 
considered by the RCT, may either do so in writing to the State 
Director (922), BLM Wyoming State Office, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, WY 
82003, no later than April 3, 2006, or by addressing the RCT with his/
her concerns at the meeting on April 19, 2006.
    The draft agenda for the meeting follows:

1. Introduction of RCT Members and guests.
2. Approval of the Minutes of the April 29, 2005 Regional Coal Team 
meeting held in Gillette, Wyoming.
3. Coal activity since last RCT meeting.
4. Industry Presentations on Lease Applications:--Arch Minerals, 
Hilight Field LBA
5. BLM presentation on Gold Mine Draw lease exchange.
6. BLM presentation on Powder River Basin coal review study.
7. Presentation by Wyoming and Montana on coal conversion projects.
8. BLM land use planning efforts.
9. Other pending coal actions and other discussion items that may arise
10. Discussion of the next meeting.
11. Adjourn.

Donald A. Simpson,
Acting Associate State Director.
 [FR Doc. E6-1732 Filed 2-8-06; 8:45 am]
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