Extension of the “Category 5” Royalty Rate Reduction Qualification for Oklahoma Federal Coal within a Designated Area of Nine (9) Oklahoma Counties, 35292-35293 [E6-9553]
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 117 / Monday, June 19, 2006 / Notices
Sec. 20, All that portion of the Southeast
Quarter of Sec. 20 lying Southerly of the
Southerly Right-of-Way line of TwinButtes Road as it existed on March 12,
1986; and Block 2, Pimeria Alta Estates,
according to Book 38 of Maps, at Page 9,
Records of Pima County, Arizona. (87.97
Ac. more or less)
Sec. 21, The South Half of the Southwest
Quarter and the South Half of the
Southeast Quarter of Sec. 21. (160 Ac.
more or less)
Sec. 22, The South Half of the Southwest
Quarter of Sec. 22; EXCEPT the East 75
feet thereof. (77.72 Ac. more or less)
Sec. 28, All of Sec. 28. (640 Ac. more or
less)
Sec. 29, All of Sec. 29; EXCEPT any of said
Sec. 29, lying Northwesterly of the
Southeasterly Right-of-Way of the
Mission-Twin Buttes Road as it existed
on March 12, 1986. (639.89 Ac. more or
less)
Sec. 30, All that portion of Lots 1, 2, 5, 6,
7 and 10, the Northeast Quarter and the
East Half of the Northwest Quarter of
Sec. 30, lying Southerly of the Southerly
Right-of-Way line of Twin Buttes Road as
it existed on March 12, 1986, and
Easterly and Southerly of Mission-Twin
Buttes Road as shown in Book 12 of
Road Maps, at Page 31, Pima County
Records, including that portion of
Mission-Twin Buttes Road No. 5, lying
within said Sec. 30, as abandoned by
proceedings No. 1568, and shown in
Book 12 of Road Maps, at Page 32;
EXCEPT any portion lying within
patented Mineral Survey No. 2640.
(229.74 Ac. more or less)
Sec. 31, All of Sec. 31, including that
portion of Mission-Twin Buttes Road No.
5, lying within said Sec. 31, as
abandoned by proceedings No. 1568, and
shown in Book 12 of Road Maps, at Page
32 and that portion of Twin ButtesMcGee Road No. 85–A, lying within Sec.
31, as abandoned by proceedings No.
1569, and shown in Book 12 of Road
Maps, at Page 33, Pima County Records;
EXCEPT any portion lying within
patented Mineral Survey Nos. 2640,
2642, 2643, 3754, 4491, and the patented
portion of Mineral Survey No. 4627.
(392.60 Ac. more or less)
Sec. 32, All of Sec. 32; EXCEPT any
portion lying within patented Mineral
Survey No. 3754 and the patented
portion of Mineral Survey No. 4627.
(445.55 Ac. more or less)
Sec. 33, All of Sec. 33; EXCEPT any
portion lying within the patented portion
of Mineral Survey No. 4627. (630.01 Ac.
more or less)
T. 18 S., R. 12 E.
Sec. 1, Lots 3, 4, 5 and 6, the South Half
of the Northeast Quarter, and all that
portion of the South Half of the
Northwest Quarter and the Southeast
Quarter of Sec. 1, lying Northeasterly of
the Northeasterly Right-of-Way line of
Mission-Twin Buttes Road as shown in
Book 12 of Road Maps, at Page 31, Pima
County Records; EXCEPT any portion
lying within patented Mineral Survey
Nos. 2643, 4490, 4492, and the patented
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portion of Mineral Survey No. 4627.
(405.52 Ac. more or less)
T. 18 S., R. 13 E.
Sec. 3, Lot 4, and that portion of the
Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter of Sec. 3, lying
Northwesterly of the Northwesterly
Right-of-Way line of Duval Mine Road as
shown in Book 8 of Road Maps, at Page
16, Pima County Records; EXCEPT any
portion lying within the property
described in Deed to Southern Pacific
Transportation Company, a corporation,
recorded in Docket 4045, at Page 603,
Pima County Records. (85.68 Ac. more or
less)
Sec. 4, Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, the South Half
of the North Half and the South Half of
Sec. 4, lying Northwesterly of the
Northwesterly Right-of-Way line of
Duval Mine Road as shown in Book 8 of
Road Maps, at Page 16, Pima County
Records; EXCEPT any portion lying
within the patented portion of Mineral
Survey No. 4627; and EXCEPT any
portion lying within the property
described in Deed to Southern Pacific
Transportation Company, a corporation,
recorded in Docket 4045, at Page 603,
Pima County Records. (404.19 Ac. more
or less)
Sec. 5, All that portion of the Southwest
Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and the
Southeast Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter of Sec. 5; EXCEPT any portion
lying within the patented portion of
Mineral Survey No. 4627. (9.04 Ac. more
or less)
Sec. 6, All of Sec. 6; EXCEPT any portion
lying within patented Mineral Survey
Nos. 2643, 4489, 4491, 4492, 4494, and
the patented portion of Mineral Survey
No. 4627. (357.86 Ac. more or less)
Sec. 7, All that portion of Sec. 7, including
that portion of Mission-Twin Buttes
Road No. 5, lying within said Sec. 7, as
abandoned by proceedings No. 1568, and
shown in Book 12 of Road Maps, at Page
32, lying Northwesterly of the
Northwesterly Right-of-Way line of
Duval Mine Road as shown in Book 8 of
Road Maps, at Page 16, and
Northeasterly of the Northeasterly Rightof-Way line of Mission-Twin Buttes Road
as shown in Book 1 of Road Maps, at
Page 22, Pima County Records. (559.62
Ac. more or less)
Total Acres 5,290.90 more or less.
Effective immediately, the BLM will
process the pending application in
accordance with the regulations stated
in 43 CFR Part 2720. Written comments
concerning the application must be
received by no later than the date
specified above in this notice for that
purpose. The purpose for a purchase
and conveyance is to allow
consolidation of surface and subsurface
minerals ownership where (1) there are
no known mineral values or (2) in those
instances where the Federal mineral
interest reservation interferes with or
precludes appropriate nonmineral
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development and such development is a
more beneficial use of the land than the
mineral development.
On June 19, 2006 the mineral interests
owned by the United States in the above
described lands will be segregated to the
extent that they will not be subject to
appropriation under the public land
laws, including the mining laws. The
segregative effect shall terminate upon
issuance of a patent or deed of such
mineral interest; upon final rejection of
the mineral conveyance application; or
June 19, 2008, whichever occurs first.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2720.1–1(b))
Dated: May 3, 2006.
Teresa A. Raml,
Acting Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. E6–9533 Filed 6–16–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NM–922–1320–06, OKNM 96155]
Extension of the ‘‘Category 5’’ Royalty
Rate Reduction Qualification for
Oklahoma Federal Coal within a
Designated Area of Nine (9) Oklahoma
Counties
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The notice announces that the
Federal coal lands within the nine (9)
Oklahoma Counties of Atoka, Coal,
Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh,
Muskogee, Pittsburgh, and Sequoyah
continue to qualify as a Category 5
royalty rate reduction ‘‘Area’’ as set
forth in the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) Royalty Rate Reduction
Guidelines (55 FR 6841 and 55 FR
18401) and BLM Manual 3485, Reports,
Royalties, and Records. Analysis by the
Bureau of Land Management, New
Mexico State Office indicates that there
have been no significant changes in the
coal market for the Area during the last
5 years. Therefore, the State Director of
the New Mexico State Office of the BLM
has determined to extend the
qualification of the Area for Category 5
Royalty Rate Reductions for five (5)
additional years.
DATES: The Qualification of the
Designated Area for ‘‘Category 5’’
Royalty Rate Reductions is extended for
five (5) years from December 17, 2005
to, and inclusive of, December 17, 2010.
ADDRESSES: New Mexico State Office,
Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box
27115, Santa Fe, NM 87502–0115.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Vincent N. Vogt, at (505) 438–7455, or
Darwyn F. Pogue, at (505) 438–7466.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The New
Mexico State Office first designated
these same nine counties in Oklahoma
as a Category 5 ‘‘Area’’ effective
December 17, 1990 (56 FR 27771–
27773). A Category 5 Area may be
established only if all of the following
criteria are affirmed to exist within the
Area.
1. The Federal coal resources are not
the dominate coal resources available
for mining in the Area.
2. The royalty rate for Federal coal
leases (43 CFR 3473.3–2(a)) is greater
than the royalty rate for comparable
non-Federal coal in the Area.
3. The Federal coal resources in the
Area would be bypassed or remain
undeveloped in favor of development of
non-Federal coal resources due to the
difference in royalty rate.
4. The above conditions exist
throughout the Area.
5. A royalty rate reduction under this
Category is not likely to result in undue
competitive advantages over
neighboring coal producing areas.
The BLM has concluded that the nine
county Oklahoma Area continues to
meet all of these criteria. The royalty
rates for Federal coal in the Area shall
continue to be: 2% for Federal coal
mined by underground mining methods,
and 4% for Federal coal mined by
surface mining methods. These royalty
rates are only granted if the Federal coal
lessee applies to BLM in writing for a
Category 5 royalty rate reduction and
the application is approved by BLM.
Dated: May 17, 2006.
Gary Johnson
Deputy State Director, Minerals & Lands.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Outer Continental Shelf, Headquarters,
Long Island Offshore Wind Park
Development
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS),
invitation for participation by
cooperating agencies, and scoping
period.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The MMS has received a
request from Long Island Offshore Wind
Park, LLC (LIOWP) for a lease,
easement, or right-of-way to construct
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and operate a wind energy facility in
Federal waters off Long Island, 3.6 miles
southwest of Jones Beach Island, Nassau
and Suffolk Counties, New York. The
purpose of this project is to provide a
utility-scale renewable energy facility
providing power to the New York
electrical grid. Forty wind turbine
generators are proposed to generate 140
megawatts of electricity and deliver it to
an existing substation near West
Amityville by means of a buried
transmission line. By this notice, the
MMS announces: (1) Its intention to
prepare an EIS; (2) an invitation for
participation by interested cooperating
agencies in the review; and (3) the
beginning of EIS scoping under the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA); and (4) the dates and locations
for two public meetings to receive
comments on the scope of the EIS.
DATES: The MMS will receive written
comments on the LIOWP proposal for
60 days beginning on the date of this
notice. Scoping meetings will be held to
receive input from the general public,
interest groups, Indian tribes, and
interested State and Federal agencies. A
meeting is scheduled on July 10, 2006,
from 7 p.m. to no later than midnight at
the West Babylon High School
Performing Arts Center, 500 Great East
Neck Road, West Babylon, New York,
11704. Another meeting is scheduled on
July 11, 2006, from 7 p.m. to no later
than midnight at Massapequa High
School (auditorium), 4925 Merrick
Road, Massapequa, New York, 11758.
Registration at each site will begin at
5:30 p.m. Instructions for offering
comments via the internet and in
writing are provided below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Doug Slitor, Project Manager, at (703)
787–1030 in MMS’s Headquarters office
for questions about this NOI. For
questions about scoping for this EIS
contact Dr. Thomas Bjerstedt at 504–
736–5743 in our Gulf of Mexico regional
office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Background
The LIOWP proposal is for
construction and operation of a wind
energy facility on approximately 8 sq
miles of the OCS off Long Island. Forty
wind turbine generators are proposed to
be mounted on monopole foundations
driven into the sea bed. A 3-bladed
nacelle and rotor unit is proposed to be
mounted at the top of each monopole
260 feet above water level and give each
turbine a generating capacity of 3.6 Mw
of electricity. A system of buried
gathering lines is proposed to carry
electricity from each turbine to an
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electrical service platform. From there,
a proposed 10-mile-long 138 kV
transmission cable buried in the sea bed
from the service platform would extend
across New York state waters to landfall
and tie-in to the existing Sterling
electrical substation in Nassau County
that is operated by Long Island Power
Authority (LIPA).
On April 26, 2005, LIOWP/LIPA filed
a joint application with the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (USACOE) in
anticipation of constructing the LIOWP
under Section 10 of the Rivers and
Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403, et
seq.). On June, 9, 2005, the USACOE
issued a Public Notice (2005–00365–L4)
seeking written comments on the
LIOWP proposal. The initial July 22
comment deadline was later extended to
August 12, 2005. On August 8, 2005,
however, the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(Act) was signed by the President.
Section 388 of the Act authorizes the
Department of the Interior (MMS) to
issue leases, easements, or rights-of-way
for renewable energy projects on the
U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. MMS will
undertake environmental evaluation
and decision-making for these proposals
in Federal waters, and subsequently
monitor and regulate the offshore
facilities used for renewable energy
production and energy support services.
The MMS has determined that an EIS
is required for an appropriate NEPA
review of this proposal. This review will
consider potential impacts from preconstruction to decommissioning. The
review will consider all relevant
information, including but not limited
to the information developed by
LIOWP/LIPA in pursuit of a USACOE
Section 10 permit under the Rivers and
Harbors Act.
2. Cooperating Agency
The MMS invites other Federal, State,
tribal, and local governments to
consider becoming cooperating agencies
during preparation of the EIS for the
LIOWP proposal. Per guidelines from
the Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ), qualified agencies and
governments are those with
‘‘jurisdiction by law or special
expertise.’’ Potential cooperating
agencies should consider their authority
and capacity to assume the
responsibilities of a cooperating agency
and remember that their role in the
environmental analysis neither enlarges
nor diminishes the final decision
making-authority of any other agency
involved in the NEPA process. Upon
request, the MMS will provide potential
cooperating agencies with a written
summary of ground rules for
cooperating agencies, including time
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[Notices]
[Pages 35292-35293]
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[FR Doc No: E6-9553]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NM-922-1320-06, OKNM 96155]
Extension of the ``Category 5'' Royalty Rate Reduction
Qualification for Oklahoma Federal Coal within a Designated Area of
Nine (9) Oklahoma Counties
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The notice announces that the Federal coal lands within the
nine (9) Oklahoma Counties of Atoka, Coal, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore,
McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburgh, and Sequoyah continue to qualify as a
Category 5 royalty rate reduction ``Area'' as set forth in the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM) Royalty Rate Reduction Guidelines (55 FR 6841
and 55 FR 18401) and BLM Manual 3485, Reports, Royalties, and Records.
Analysis by the Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office
indicates that there have been no significant changes in the coal
market for the Area during the last 5 years. Therefore, the State
Director of the New Mexico State Office of the BLM has determined to
extend the qualification of the Area for Category 5 Royalty Rate
Reductions for five (5) additional years.
DATES: The Qualification of the Designated Area for ``Category 5''
Royalty Rate Reductions is extended for five (5) years from December
17, 2005 to, and inclusive of, December 17, 2010.
ADDRESSES: New Mexico State Office, Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box
27115, Santa Fe, NM 87502-0115.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vincent N. Vogt, at (505) 438-7455, or
Darwyn F. Pogue, at (505) 438-7466.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The New Mexico State Office first designated
these same nine counties in Oklahoma as a Category 5 ``Area'' effective
December 17, 1990 (56 FR 27771-27773). A Category 5 Area may be
established only if all of the following criteria are affirmed to exist
within the Area.
1. The Federal coal resources are not the dominate coal resources
available for mining in the Area.
2. The royalty rate for Federal coal leases (43 CFR 3473.3-2(a)) is
greater than the royalty rate for comparable non-Federal coal in the
Area.
3. The Federal coal resources in the Area would be bypassed or
remain undeveloped in favor of development of non-Federal coal
resources due to the difference in royalty rate.
4. The above conditions exist throughout the Area.
5. A royalty rate reduction under this Category is not likely to
result in undue competitive advantages over neighboring coal producing
areas.
The BLM has concluded that the nine county Oklahoma Area continues
to meet all of these criteria. The royalty rates for Federal coal in
the Area shall continue to be: 2% for Federal coal mined by underground
mining methods, and 4% for Federal coal mined by surface mining
methods. These royalty rates are only granted if the Federal coal
lessee applies to BLM in writing for a Category 5 royalty rate
reduction and the application is approved by BLM.
Dated: May 17, 2006.
Gary Johnson
Deputy State Director, Minerals & Lands.
[FR Doc. E6-9553 Filed 6-16-06; 8:45 am]
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