Request for Public Comment on Environmental Analysis, Fair Market Value, and Maximum Economic Recovery; Coal Lease Application-NDM 95104; BNI Coal, Ltd., 35288-35289 [E6-9525]
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including names and addresses, will
become part of the administrative record
and may be released to the public.
Comments and materials received will
be available for public inspection, by
appointment, during normal business
hours at the offices listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
The Services request that comments
be specific. In particular, we request
information regarding: direct, indirect,
and cumulative impacts that
implementation of the proposed HCP or
other alternatives could have on
endangered and threatened and other
covered species, and their communities
and habitats; other possible alternatives
that meet the purpose and need of the
proposed HCP; potential adaptive
management and/or monitoring
provisions; funding issues; existing
environmental conditions in the plan
area; other plans or projects that might
be relevant to this proposed project;
permit duration; maximum acreage that
should be covered; specific species that
should or should not be covered;
specific landforms that should or should
not be covered; and minimization and
mitigation efforts. NMFS and FWS
estimate that the draft EIS will be
available for public review in the
summer of 2006.
The environmental review of this
project will be conducted in accordance
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to obtain suggestions and information
from other agencies and the public on
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Persons needing reasonable
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To allow sufficient time to process
requests, please call no later than June
22, 2006. Information regarding the
applicant’s proposed action is available
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Dated: June 12, 2006.
Theresa E, Rabot,
Acting Deputy Regional Director, Fish and
Wildlife Service, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
Dated: June 12, 2006.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Call for Nominations for Northwest
Colorado Resource Advisory Council
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Resource Advisory
Council call for nominations in
Northwest Colorado.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is
to request public nominations for the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory
Council (RAC) specifically in ‘‘Category
2,’’ which includes representatives of
nationally or regionally recognized
environmental organizations,
archaeological and historic
organizations, dispersed recreation
users, and wild horse and burro
organizations. The RAC provides advice
and recommendations to BLM on land
use planning and management of the
public lands within northwestern
Colorado. The BLM will consider public
nominations for 30 days after the
publication date of this notice.
DATES: Send all nominations to the
address below no later than July 19,
2006.
ADDRESSES: David Boyd, Glenwood
Springs Field Office, BLM, 50629
Highways 6 and 24, Glenwood Springs,
Colorado 81601. Phone: (970) 947–2800.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1730, et seq.)
directs the Secretary of the Interior to
involve the public in planning and
issues related to management of lands
administered by BLM. Section 309 of
FLPMA directs the Secretary to
establish advisory councils, with 10 to
15 members each, that are consistent
with the requirements of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA). As
required by the FACA, RAC
membership must be balanced and
representative of the various interests
concerned with the management of the
public lands. The rules governing RACs
are found at 43 CFR subpart 1784.
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Individuals may nominate themselves
or others. Nominees must be residents
of the State or States in which the RAC
has jurisdiction. The BLM will evaluate
nominees based on their education,
training, and experience and their
knowledge of the geographical area of
the RAC. Nominees should demonstrate
a commitment to collaborative resource
decisionmaking. The following must
accompany all nominations:
—Letters of reference from represented
interests or organizations,
—A completed background information
nomination form,
—Any other information that speaks to
the nominee’s qualifications.
Simultaneous with this notice, the
BLM Glenwood Springs Field Office
will issue a press release providing
additional information for submitting
nominations.
Dated: April 24, 2006.
Jamie Connell,
Designated Federal Officer, Northwest RAC,
Bureau of Land Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MT–921–1320–EM; NDM 95104]
Request for Public Comment on
Environmental Analysis, Fair Market
Value, and Maximum Economic
Recovery; Coal Lease Application—
NDM 95104; BNI Coal, Ltd.
Bureau of Land Management,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management announces the availability
of the Environmental Assessment (EA)
for the BNI Coal, Ltd.’s (BNI) Federal
Coal Lease Application NDM 95104 and
requests public comment on the
associated Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI), Fair Market Value
(FMV), and Maximum Economic
Recovery (MER) of the coal resources
subject to the lease application.
The land included in Coal Lease
Application NDM 95104 is adjacent to
BNI’s Center Mine, located in Oliver
County, North Dakota, and is described
as follows:
T. 142 N., R. 84 W., 5th P. M.
Sec. 28: W1⁄2.
320.00 acres.
The EA addresses the cultural,
socioeconomic, environmental and
cumulative impacts that would likely
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result from leasing these coal lands.
Two alternatives are addressed in the
EA:
Alternative 1—(Proposed Action)
would involve leasing the tract, as
applied for. This tract contains an
estimated 9.863 million tons of
recoverable coal reserves.
Alternative 2—(No Action) Reject or
deny the coal lease application. The
Federal coal reserves would be
bypassed.
The public is invited to submit
written comments on the FONSI
associated with this proposed action as
well as the FMV and MER of the
proposed lease tract.
Notice is also given that a public
hearing will be held on Thursday, June
29, 2006 at 9 a.m., on the FONSI, FMV,
and MER for the proposed lease sale at
the Days Inn Grand Dakota Lodge, 532
15th St. West, Dickinson, North Dakota.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before 4:30 p.m.,
Thursday, June 29, 2006, at the BLM
North Dakota Field Office, 2933 Third
Avenue West, Dickinson, North Dakota.
ADDRESSES: Comments or questions may
be directed to Angela Wetz, Natural
Resource Specialist, North Dakota Field
Office, Bureau of Land Management,
2933 Third Avenue West, Dickinson,
North Dakota 58601–2619 (telephone
701–227–7741). Copies of the EA are
available at the above address. For more
complete data on this tract, please
contact Coal Coordinator, Rebecca
Spurgin (telephone 406–896–5080),
Bureau of Land Management, Montana
State Office, 5001 Southgate Drive,
Billings, Montana 59101–4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Federal Coal
Management regulations 43 CFR 3422
and 3425, not less than 30 days prior to
publication of a notice of sale, the
Secretary shall solicit public comments
on the proposed sale, FMV, and MER on
the proposed lease tract. Proprietary
data marked as confidential may be
submitted to the Bureau of Land
Management in response to this
solicitation of public comments. Data so
marked shall be treated in accordance
with the laws and regulations governing
the confidentiality of such information.
A copy of the comments submitted by
the public on FMV and MER, except
those 3 portions identified as
proprietary by the author and meeting
exemptions stated in the Freedom of
Information Act, will be available for
public inspection at the Bureau of Land
Management, 5001 Southgate Drive,
Billings, Montana 59101–4669, during
regular business hours (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
Monday through Friday.
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Written comments should be sent to
the Bureau of Land Management, 5001
Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana
59101–4669, and should include, but
not necessarily be limited to the
following:
1. The quality and quantity of the coal
resources;
2. The mining method or methods
which would achieve MER of the coal
including specification of the seams to
be mined, timing and rate of production,
restriction to mining, and inclusion of
the tract in an existing mining
operation;
3. The FMV appraisal including but
not limited to the evaluation of the tract
as an incremental unit of an existing
mine, selling price of the coal, mining
and reclamation costs, net present value
discount factors, depreciation and other
tax accounting factors, value of the
surface estate, and any comparable sales
data of similar coal lands.
The values given above may or may
not change as a result of comments
received from the public and changes in
market conditions between now and
when final economic evaluations are
completed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angela Wetz, Natural Resource
Specialist, North Dakota Field Office
2933 Third Avenue West, Dickinson,
North Dakota 58601–2619, telephone
(701) 227–7741.
Dated: May 8, 2006.
David G. Coppock,
Acting Chief, Branch of Solid Minerals.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO–200–7122–EA]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the ‘‘Over The River’’ Art Project in
Colorado
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
and notice of public scoping.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 and in response to an
application filed by the artists Christo
and Jeanne-Claude, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), Royal Gorge Field
Office, announces its intention to
prepare an EIS and conduct public
scoping. The artists propose to hang
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fabric panels over a portion of the
Arkansas River as an artistic exhibition.
The reason for preparing an EIS is based
upon several factors, including a
specific request from the applicants; the
increasing complexity of the project; the
level of controversy related to the
project; and the level of involvement
during the scoping process.
DATES: Public scoping is ongoing due to
an Environmental Assessment that was
started on the proposed art project. The
BLM hosted three public meetings in
January in Canon City, Cotopaxi, and
Salida, with over 700 people attending.
The meetings were in an ‘‘open house’’
format and allowed the BLM, the artists,
and other agencies with management
interests to answer questions, explain
project details, and gather information
from interested individuals and groups.
Over 1,100 public scoping comments
have already been submitted. The
scoping period will be extended for 30
days after publication of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Please submit written
comments to the Bureau of Land
Management, Royal Gorge Field Office,
Attn: Over The River, 3170 East Main
Street, Canon City, CO 81212.
Comments can also be submitted by
FAX to (719) 269–8599. Electronic mail
may be sent to: rgfo_comments@
blm.gov. Please write ‘‘Over The River’’
in the subject line. Your responses are
important and will be considered in the
environmental analysis process. If you
do respond, we will keep you informed
of the decision resulting from this
analysis. Public comments, including
names and addresses of respondents,
will be available for public review at the
Bureau of Land Management, Royal
Gorge Field Office, 3170 East Main
Street, Canon City, CO during regular
business hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m).
Individual respondents may request
confidentiality. If you wish to withhold
your name, e-mail address, or street
address from public review or from
disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act, you must state this
plainly at the beginning of your written
comment. Such requests will be
honored to the extent allowed by law.
We will not, however, consider
anonymous comments. All submissions
from organizations or businesses, and
from individuals identifying themselves
as representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, are
available for public inspection in their
entirety.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy
L. Masinton, Field Manager, at the Royal
Gorge Field Office address listed above,
or Pete Zwaneveld, Environmental
Coordinator. Both can be reached by
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MT-921-1320-EM; NDM 95104]
Request for Public Comment on Environmental Analysis, Fair Market
Value, and Maximum Economic Recovery; Coal Lease Application--NDM
95104; BNI Coal, Ltd.
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management announces the availability of
the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the BNI Coal, Ltd.'s (BNI)
Federal Coal Lease Application NDM 95104 and requests public comment on
the associated Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), Fair Market
Value (FMV), and Maximum Economic Recovery (MER) of the coal resources
subject to the lease application.
The land included in Coal Lease Application NDM 95104 is adjacent
to BNI's Center Mine, located in Oliver County, North Dakota, and is
described as follows:
T. 142 N., R. 84 W., 5th P. M.
Sec. 28: W\1/2\.
320.00 acres.
The EA addresses the cultural, socioeconomic, environmental and
cumulative impacts that would likely
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result from leasing these coal lands. Two alternatives are addressed in
the EA:
Alternative 1--(Proposed Action) would involve leasing the tract,
as applied for. This tract contains an estimated 9.863 million tons of
recoverable coal reserves.
Alternative 2--(No Action) Reject or deny the coal lease
application. The Federal coal reserves would be bypassed.
The public is invited to submit written comments on the FONSI
associated with this proposed action as well as the FMV and MER of the
proposed lease tract.
Notice is also given that a public hearing will be held on
Thursday, June 29, 2006 at 9 a.m., on the FONSI, FMV, and MER for the
proposed lease sale at the Days Inn Grand Dakota Lodge, 532 15th St.
West, Dickinson, North Dakota.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before 4:30 p.m.,
Thursday, June 29, 2006, at the BLM North Dakota Field Office, 2933
Third Avenue West, Dickinson, North Dakota.
ADDRESSES: Comments or questions may be directed to Angela Wetz,
Natural Resource Specialist, North Dakota Field Office, Bureau of Land
Management, 2933 Third Avenue West, Dickinson, North Dakota 58601-2619
(telephone 701-227-7741). Copies of the EA are available at the above
address. For more complete data on this tract, please contact Coal
Coordinator, Rebecca Spurgin (telephone 406-896-5080), Bureau of Land
Management, Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings,
Montana 59101-4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Federal Coal
Management regulations 43 CFR 3422 and 3425, not less than 30 days
prior to publication of a notice of sale, the Secretary shall solicit
public comments on the proposed sale, FMV, and MER on the proposed
lease tract. Proprietary data marked as confidential may be submitted
to the Bureau of Land Management in response to this solicitation of
public comments. Data so marked shall be treated in accordance with the
laws and regulations governing the confidentiality of such information.
A copy of the comments submitted by the public on FMV and MER, except
those 3 portions identified as proprietary by the author and meeting
exemptions stated in the Freedom of Information Act, will be available
for public inspection at the Bureau of Land Management, 5001 Southgate
Drive, Billings, Montana 59101-4669, during regular business hours (9
a.m. to 4 p.m.) Monday through Friday.
Written comments should be sent to the Bureau of Land Management,
5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 59101-4669, and should include,
but not necessarily be limited to the following:
1. The quality and quantity of the coal resources;
2. The mining method or methods which would achieve MER of the coal
including specification of the seams to be mined, timing and rate of
production, restriction to mining, and inclusion of the tract in an
existing mining operation;
3. The FMV appraisal including but not limited to the evaluation of
the tract as an incremental unit of an existing mine, selling price of
the coal, mining and reclamation costs, net present value discount
factors, depreciation and other tax accounting factors, value of the
surface estate, and any comparable sales data of similar coal lands.
The values given above may or may not change as a result of
comments received from the public and changes in market conditions
between now and when final economic evaluations are completed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Wetz, Natural Resource
Specialist, North Dakota Field Office 2933 Third Avenue West,
Dickinson, North Dakota 58601-2619, telephone (701) 227-7741.
Dated: May 8, 2006.
David G. Coppock,
Acting Chief, Branch of Solid Minerals.
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