Notice of Invitation-Coal Exploration License Application MTM 95451, 25606 [E6-6490]
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 83 / Monday, May 1, 2006 / Notices
submitted by Western Energy Company,
is available for public inspection at the
BLM, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings,
Montana, during regular business hours
(9 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Monday through
Friday.
with any other party or parties who
elect to participate.
Karen Zurek,
Solid Minerals Staff, Division of Energy,
Lands and Minerals.
[FR Doc. E6–6491 Filed 4–28–06; 8:45 am]
Dated: February 16, 2006.
Rebecca Spurgin,
Acting Chief, Branch of Solid Minerals.
[FR Doc. E6–6490 Filed 4–28–06; 8:45 am]
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Bureau of Land Management
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Notice of Invitation—Coal Exploration
License Application MTM 95451
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Members of the public are
hereby invited to participate with
Western Energy Company in a program
for the exploration of coal deposits
owned by the United States of America
in lands located in Treasure and
Rosebud Counties, Montana,
encompassing 548.17 acres.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Giovanini, Mining Engineer, or
Connie Schaff, Land Law Examiner,
Branch of Solid Minerals (MT–921),
Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
Montana State Office, Billings, Montana
59101–4669, telephone (406) 896–5084
or (406) 896–5060, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands
to be explored for coal deposits are
described as follows:
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T. 2 N., R. 38 E., P.M.M.
Sec. 14: E1⁄2.
T. 1 N., R. 39 E., P.M.M.
Sec. 4: Lots 1, 2, 4.
T. 2 N., R. 39 E., P.M.M.
Sec. 34: W1⁄2SW1⁄4
Any party electing to participate in
this exploration program shall notify, in
writing, both the State Director, BLM,
5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana
59101–4669, and Western Energy
Company, P.O. Box 99, Colstrip,
Montana 59323. Such written notice
must refer to serial number MTM 95451
and be received no later than 30
calendar days after publication of this
Notice in the Federal Register or 10
calendar days after the last publication
of this Notice in the Independent Press
newspaper, whichever is later. This
Notice will be published once a week
for two (2) consecutive weeks in the
Independent Press, Forsyth, Montana.
The proposed exploration program is
fully described, and will be conducted
pursuant to an exploration plan to be
approved by the Bureau of Land
Management. The exploration plan, as
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National Park Service
Notice of Availability of the Record of
Decision for the Environmental Impact
Statement on the Falls Creek
Hydroelectric Project and Land
Exchange, Glacier Bay National Park
and Preserve, Alaska
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of Availability of the
Record of Decision for the
Environmental Impact Statement on the
Falls Creek Hydroelectric Project and
Land Exchange, Glacier Bay National
Park and Preserve, Alaska.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The National Park Service
(NPS) announces the availability of the
Record of Decision (ROD) for the Falls
Creek Hydroelectric Project and Land
Exchange, Glacier Bay National Park
and Preserve, Alaska.
This ROD documents the decision by
the NPS on behalf of the Secretary of
Interior (Secretary) to implement
applicable portions of the Glacier Bay
National Park Boundary Adjustment Act
of 1998 (Pub. L. 105–317) (Act). The Act
mandated the Secretary implement
specific actions once certain provisions
were met. In this ROD the NPS
addresses its decision to:
• Exchange land presently in Glacier
Bay National Park (Glacier Bay) to the
State of Alaska (state);
• Add state land to Klondike Gold
Rush National Historical Park (Klondike
Gold Rush);
• Designate an island in Blue Mouse
Cove and Cenotaph Island in Glacier
Bay as wilderness; and
• Adjust national park and
wilderness boundaries as necessary to
compensate for the land exchange.
By addressing these actions the NPS
will fulfill the Department of Interior’s
responsibility under the Act.
This ROD follows the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission’s (FERC)
October 29, 2004 decision to issue a
license to Gustavus Electric Company
allowing the construction and operation
of the Falls Creek Hydroelectric Project
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(FERC No. 11659). It also follows the
FERC Order Denying Rehearing on
March 24, 2005 and FERC’s June 17,
2005 denial of a request to reconsider
the March 24, 2005 Order. This record
of decision does not address any of
FERC’s responsibility under the Act nor
does it address any aspect of the
licensing process and decision as
discussed in the final environmental
impact statement (final EIS) and the
FERC Order Issuing License and the
subsequent rehearing denials.
The NPS has decided to adopt the
Preferred Alternative as presented in the
final EIS. This will result in conveying
approximately 1,034 acres in Glacier
Bay to the State of Alaska and in
exchange receiving approximately 1,040
acres in Klondike Gold Rush. Included
is the designation of 1,069 acres in
Glacier Bay as wilderness and deletion
of 1040 acres of wilderness in Glacier
Bay. The National Park and National
Wilderness boundaries will be adjusted.
The ROD briefly discusses the Act
and background of the hydroelectric
project and land exchange, summarizes
public involvement during the planning
process, states the decision and
discusses the basis for it, describes other
alternatives considered, specifies the
environmentally preferable alternative,
identifies measures adopted to
minimize potential environmental
harm, and provides a non-impairment
determination.
ADDRESSES: The ROD can be found
online at the https://www.nps.gov/glba.
Copies of the ROD are available on
request from: Bruce Greenwood,
National Park Service, Alaska Regional
Office, 240 West 5th Avenue,
Anchorage, Alaska 99501. Telephone:
(907) 644–3503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bruce Greenwood, Project Manager,
National Park Service, Alaska Region,
240 West 5th Avenue, Anchorage,
Alaska 99501. Telephone: (907) 644–
3503.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS
prepared a final EIS, as required, under
the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 and Council of Environmental
Quality regulations (40 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Part 1500).
A Notice of Intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement,
published in the Federal Register on
July 5, 2002 (67 FR 129), formally
initiated the environmental impact
statement (EIS) process. A draft EIS was
issued on November 7, 2003 (68 FR 216)
for a 60-day public comment period,
that ended January 6, 2004. A Federal
Register notice announcing the
availability of the final EIS was
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MT-921-06-1320-EL-P; MTM 95451]
Notice of Invitation--Coal Exploration License Application MTM
95451
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Members of the public are hereby invited to participate with
Western Energy Company in a program for the exploration of coal
deposits owned by the United States of America in lands located in
Treasure and Rosebud Counties, Montana, encompassing 548.17 acres.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Giovanini, Mining Engineer, or
Connie Schaff, Land Law Examiner, Branch of Solid Minerals (MT-921),
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Montana State Office, Billings,
Montana 59101-4669, telephone (406) 896-5084 or (406) 896-5060,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands to be explored for coal deposits
are described as follows:
T. 2 N., R. 38 E., P.M.M.
Sec. 14: E\1/2\.
T. 1 N., R. 39 E., P.M.M.
Sec. 4: Lots 1, 2, 4.
T. 2 N., R. 39 E., P.M.M.
Sec. 34: W\1/2\SW\1/4\
Any party electing to participate in this exploration program shall
notify, in writing, both the State Director, BLM, 5001 Southgate Drive,
Billings, Montana 59101-4669, and Western Energy Company, P.O. Box 99,
Colstrip, Montana 59323. Such written notice must refer to serial
number MTM 95451 and be received no later than 30 calendar days after
publication of this Notice in the Federal Register or 10 calendar days
after the last publication of this Notice in the Independent Press
newspaper, whichever is later. This Notice will be published once a
week for two (2) consecutive weeks in the Independent Press, Forsyth,
Montana.
The proposed exploration program is fully described, and will be
conducted pursuant to an exploration plan to be approved by the Bureau
of Land Management. The exploration plan, as submitted by Western
Energy Company, is available for public inspection at the BLM, 5001
Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana, during regular business hours (9
a.m. to 4 p.m.), Monday through Friday.
Dated: February 16, 2006.
Rebecca Spurgin,
Acting Chief, Branch of Solid Minerals.
[FR Doc. E6-6490 Filed 4-28-06; 8:45 am]
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