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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY–060–1320–EL, WYW154432]
Notice of Availability (NOA) of the
Maysdorf Coal Lease-By-Application
Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS), Wyoming
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA) of
a final environmental impact statement
(FEIS) for coal lease by application
(LBA) WYW154432 in the decertified
Powder River Federal Coal Production
Region, Wyoming.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) announces the
availability of the Maysdorf Coal Lease
Application FEIS. The lease tract is
being considered for sale as a result of
a coal lease application received from
Cordero Mining Company (CMC),
operator of the adjacent Cordero Rojo
Mine in Campbell County, Wyoming.
DATES: The FEIS will be available for a
30 calendar day review period effective
the date that the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) publishes their
NOA of the FEIS in the Federal
Register.
ADDRESSES: The FEIS is available on the
internet at https://www.blm.gov/wy/st/
en/info/NEPA/cfodocs/maysdorf.html.
Copies are available at the following
BLM offices:
• BLM Wyoming State Office, 5353
Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming
82009.
• BLM Casper Field Office, 2987
Prospector Drive, Casper, Wyoming
82604.
Written comments may be submitted
to: Bureau of Land Management, Casper
Field Office, Attn: Nancy Doelger at the
address listed above. The public may
submit comments electronically to the
attention of Nancy Doelger at
casper_wymail@blm.gov or fax
comments to (307) 261–7587.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy Doelger or Mike Karbs at the
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BLM Casper Field Office address above
or telephone (307) 361–7600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FEIS
analyzes and discloses to the public
direct, indirect, and cumulative
environmental impacts of issuing a
Federal coal lease in the Wyoming
portion of the Powder River Basin. The
BLM is considering issuing a coal lease
as a result of a September 20, 2001,
application submitted by CMC to lease
Federal coal near the Cordero Rojo
Mine, approximately 15 miles southsoutheast of Gillette, Wyoming.
CMC, the operator of the mine,
applied to lease the tract as a
maintenance tract to extend the life of
their existing mining operations under
the provisions of the Leasing by
Application regulations at 43 CFR 3425.
This tract, case number WYW154432, is
referred to as the Maysdorf Coal Tract.
The following lands in Campbell
County, Wyoming are included in the
tract as applied for:
T. 46 N., R. 71 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming
Section 4: Lots 5, 6, 7 (E1⁄2E1⁄2), 10
(E1⁄2E1⁄2), 11, 12;
Section 10: Lots 1, 2, 3 (N1⁄2, N1⁄2S1⁄2), 4
(N1⁄2, N1⁄2S1⁄2), 5 (N1⁄2, N1⁄2S1⁄2), 6 (N1⁄2,
N1⁄2S1⁄2);
Section 11: Lots 1 through 8, 9 (N1⁄2,
N1⁄2S1⁄2), 10 (N1⁄2, N1⁄2S1⁄2), 11 (N1⁄2,
N1⁄2S1⁄2), 12 (N1⁄2, N1⁄2S1⁄2);
T. 47 N., R. 71 W, 6th P.M., Wyoming
Section 8: Lots 3 through 6, 11 through 13;
Section 21: Lots 1, 2, 3 (E1⁄2E1⁄2), 6
(E1⁄2E1⁄2), 7 through 10, 11 (E1⁄2E1⁄2), 14
(E1⁄2E1⁄2), 15, 16;
Section 28: Lots 1, 2, 3 (E1⁄2E1⁄2), 6
(E1⁄2E1⁄2), 7 through 10, 11 (E1⁄2E1⁄2), 14
(E1⁄2E1⁄2), 15, 16;
Section 33: Lots 1, 2, 3 (E1⁄2E1⁄2), 6
(E1⁄2E1⁄2), 7 through 10, 11 (E1⁄2E1⁄2), 14
(E1⁄2E1⁄2), 15, 16;
Containing 2,219.39 acres, more or less.
CMC estimates that approximately
234.8 million tons of in-place Federal
coal are included in the tract.
The Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM),
the Land Quality Division of the
Wyoming Department of Environmental
Quality (WDEQ), and the Wyoming
State Planning Office (WSPO) are
cooperating agencies in the preparation
of the FEIS. If the tract is leased as a
maintenance tract, the new lease will be
incorporated into the existing mining
and reclamation plan for the adjacent
mine. The Secretary of the Interior must
approve the revision to the Mineral
Leasing Act (MLA) mining plan before
the Federal coal can be mined. If the
tract is leased, OSM is the Federal
agency that would be responsible for
recommending approval, approval with
conditions, or disapproval of the revised
MLA mining plan to the Office of the
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Secretary of the Interior. WDEQ has
entered into a cooperative agreement
with the Secretary of the Interior to
regulate surface coal mining operations
on Federal and non-Federal lands
within the State of Wyoming. WSPO
coordinates planning within state
agencies and facilitates collaboration
among the agencies, the Federal
Government, other states, the private
sector, and the general public.
On February 1, 2005, the BLM
published its Notice of Intent (NOI) to
prepare an EIS for the Maysdorf coal
lease application in the Federal
Register. A notice announcing the
availability of the Draft EIS was
published in the Federal Register by the
EPA on May 26, 2006. A 60-day
comment period on the Draft EIS
commenced with publication of the
EPA’s notice of availability and ended
on July 25, 2006. The BLM published a
Notice of Availability and Notice of
Public Hearing in the Federal Register
on May 26, 2006. The BLM’s Federal
Register notice announced the date and
time of a public hearing, which was
held on June 13, 2006, in Gillette,
Wyoming. The purpose of the hearing
was to solicit comments on the DEIS,
fair market value, and the maximum
economic recovery of the Federal coal.
During the review and comment
period, the BLM received written
comments from five entities, which are
included, with agency responses, in an
appendix to the FEIS. The FEIS analyzes
leasing the above described tract as
applied for as a separate Proposed
Action. Under this alternative, a
competitive sale would be held and a
lease issued for Federal coal in the tract
as applied for by Cordero. As part of the
coal leasing process, BLM identified
different tract configurations that would
potentially avoid bypassing coal or
prompt competitive interest in the
unleased Federal coal in this area. The
tract configurations that BLM has
identified are described and analyzed as
separate alternatives in the FEIS. Under
these alternatives, a competitive sale
would be held and a lease issued for
Federal coal lands included in a tract
modified by the BLM. The FEIS also
analyzes the alternative of rejecting the
application to lease Federal coal as the
No Action Alternative. The Proposed
Action and alternatives being
considered in the FEIS are in
conformance with the ‘‘Approved
Resource Management Plan for Public
Lands Administered by the Bureau of
Land Management Buffalo Field Office’’
(April 2001). A Record of Decision
(ROD) will be prepared after the close of
the review period for the FEIS. Before
including your address, phone number,
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e-mail address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so. Comments received on the FEIS
will be considered during preparation of
the ROD.
Dated: February 27, 2007.
Alan Rabinoff,
Acting State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AK–910–1310PP–ARAC]
Notice of Public Meeting, Alaska
Resource Advisory Council
Bureau of Land Management,
Alaska State Office, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public 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) Alaska
Resource Advisory Council will meet as
indicated below.
DATES: The meeting will be held May
16–17, 2007, at the BLM Campbell
Creek Science Center, 6881 Abbott Loop
in Anchorage, Alaska. The meeting
begins at 8 a.m. on both days.
The council will accept public
comment on May 16 at 4 p.m. Before
including your address, phone number,
e-mail address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Danielle Allen, Alaska State Office, 222
W. 7th Avenue #13, Anchorage, AK
99513. Telephone (907) 271–3335 or
e-mail Danielle_Allen@ak.blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15member Council advises the Secretary
of the Interior, through the Bureau of
Land Management, on a variety of
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planning and management issues
associated with public land
management in Alaska. At this meeting,
topics planned for discussion include:
• Alaska Minerals Program Update.
• Fire Season/Cabin Protection
Policy.
• Invasive Species.
• Resource Management Planning.
• Conveyances Update.
• Other topics the Council may raise.
All meetings are open to the public.
The public may present written
comments to the Council. Each formal
Council meeting will also have time
allotted for hearing public comments.
Depending on the number of people
wishing to comment and time available,
the time for individual oral comments
may be limited. Individuals who plan to
attend and need special assistance, such
as sign language interpretation,
transportation, or other reasonable
accommodations, should contact the
BLM.
Gust Panos,
Acting State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[OR–957–00–6334–bj: GP07–0098]
Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/
Washington
Bureau of Land Management,
U.S. Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the
following described lands were
officially filed in the Bureau of Land
Management Oregon/Washington State
Office, Portland, Oregon, on February 7,
2007.
Willamette Meridian
Washington
T. 17 N., R. 7 E., accepted November 22,
2006
T. 29 N., R. 25 E., accepted December
15, 2006
T. 14 N., R. 25 E., accepted December
29, 2006
T. 15 N., R. 25 E., accepted December
29, 2006
T. 14 N., R. 24 E., accepted December
29, 2006
T. 13 N., R. 24 E., accepted December
29, 2006
T. 14 N., R. 28 E., accepted December
29, 2006
T. 15 N., R. 28 E., accepted December
29, 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY-060-1320-EL, WYW154432]
Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Maysdorf Coal Lease-By-
Application Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), Wyoming
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA) of a final environmental impact
statement (FEIS) for coal lease by application (LBA) WYW154432 in the
decertified Powder River Federal Coal Production Region, Wyoming.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability
of the Maysdorf Coal Lease Application FEIS. The lease tract is being
considered for sale as a result of a coal lease application received
from Cordero Mining Company (CMC), operator of the adjacent Cordero
Rojo Mine in Campbell County, Wyoming.
DATES: The FEIS will be available for a 30 calendar day review period
effective the date that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
publishes their NOA of the FEIS in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: The FEIS is available on the internet at https://www.blm.gov/
wy/st/en/info/NEPA/cfodocs/maysdorf.html.
Copies are available at the following BLM offices:
BLM Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne,
Wyoming 82009.
BLM Casper Field Office, 2987 Prospector Drive, Casper,
Wyoming 82604.
Written comments may be submitted to: Bureau of Land Management,
Casper Field Office, Attn: Nancy Doelger at the address listed above.
The public may submit comments electronically to the attention of Nancy
Doelger at casper_wymail@blm.gov or fax comments to (307) 261-7587.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Doelger or Mike Karbs at the BLM
Casper Field Office address above or telephone (307) 361-7600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FEIS analyzes and discloses to the
public direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental impacts of
issuing a Federal coal lease in the Wyoming portion of the Powder River
Basin. The BLM is considering issuing a coal lease as a result of a
September 20, 2001, application submitted by CMC to lease Federal coal
near the Cordero Rojo Mine, approximately 15 miles south-southeast of
Gillette, Wyoming.
CMC, the operator of the mine, applied to lease the tract as a
maintenance tract to extend the life of their existing mining
operations under the provisions of the Leasing by Application
regulations at 43 CFR 3425. This tract, case number WYW154432, is
referred to as the Maysdorf Coal Tract.
The following lands in Campbell County, Wyoming are included in the
tract as applied for:
T. 46 N., R. 71 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming
Section 4: Lots 5, 6, 7 (E\1/2\E\1/2\), 10 (E\1/2\E\1/2\), 11,
12;
Section 10: Lots 1, 2, 3 (N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\), 4 (N\1/2\, N\1/
2\S\1/2\), 5 (N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\), 6 (N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\);
Section 11: Lots 1 through 8, 9 (N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\), 10 (N\1/
2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\), 11 (N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\), 12 (N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/
2\);
T. 47 N., R. 71 W, 6th P.M., Wyoming
Section 8: Lots 3 through 6, 11 through 13;
Section 21: Lots 1, 2, 3 (E\1/2\E\1/2\), 6 (E\1/2\E\1/2\), 7
through 10, 11 (E\1/2\E\1/2\), 14 (E\1/2\E\1/2\), 15, 16;
Section 28: Lots 1, 2, 3 (E\1/2\E\1/2\), 6 (E\1/2\E\1/2\), 7
through 10, 11 (E\1/2\E\1/2\), 14 (E\1/2\E\1/2\), 15, 16;
Section 33: Lots 1, 2, 3 (E\1/2\E\1/2\), 6 (E\1/2\E\1/2\), 7
through 10, 11 (E\1/2\E\1/2\), 14 (E\1/2\E\1/2\), 15, 16;
Containing 2,219.39 acres, more or less.
CMC estimates that approximately 234.8 million tons of in-place
Federal coal are included in the tract.
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), the
Land Quality Division of the Wyoming Department of Environmental
Quality (WDEQ), and the Wyoming State Planning Office (WSPO) are
cooperating agencies in the preparation of the FEIS. If the tract is
leased as a maintenance tract, the new lease will be incorporated into
the existing mining and reclamation plan for the adjacent mine. The
Secretary of the Interior must approve the revision to the Mineral
Leasing Act (MLA) mining plan before the Federal coal can be mined. If
the tract is leased, OSM is the Federal agency that would be
responsible for recommending approval, approval with conditions, or
disapproval of the revised MLA mining plan to the Office of the
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Secretary of the Interior. WDEQ has entered into a cooperative
agreement with the Secretary of the Interior to regulate surface coal
mining operations on Federal and non-Federal lands within the State of
Wyoming. WSPO coordinates planning within state agencies and
facilitates collaboration among the agencies, the Federal Government,
other states, the private sector, and the general public.
On February 1, 2005, the BLM published its Notice of Intent (NOI)
to prepare an EIS for the Maysdorf coal lease application in the
Federal Register. A notice announcing the availability of the Draft EIS
was published in the Federal Register by the EPA on May 26, 2006. A 60-
day comment period on the Draft EIS commenced with publication of the
EPA's notice of availability and ended on July 25, 2006. The BLM
published a Notice of Availability and Notice of Public Hearing in the
Federal Register on May 26, 2006. The BLM's Federal Register notice
announced the date and time of a public hearing, which was held on June
13, 2006, in Gillette, Wyoming. The purpose of the hearing was to
solicit comments on the DEIS, fair market value, and the maximum
economic recovery of the Federal coal.
During the review and comment period, the BLM received written
comments from five entities, which are included, with agency responses,
in an appendix to the FEIS. The FEIS analyzes leasing the above
described tract as applied for as a separate Proposed Action. Under
this alternative, a competitive sale would be held and a lease issued
for Federal coal in the tract as applied for by Cordero. As part of the
coal leasing process, BLM identified different tract configurations
that would potentially avoid bypassing coal or prompt competitive
interest in the unleased Federal coal in this area. The tract
configurations that BLM has identified are described and analyzed as
separate alternatives in the FEIS. Under these alternatives, a
competitive sale would be held and a lease issued for Federal coal
lands included in a tract modified by the BLM. The FEIS also analyzes
the alternative of rejecting the application to lease Federal coal as
the No Action Alternative. The Proposed Action and alternatives being
considered in the FEIS are in conformance with the ``Approved Resource
Management Plan for Public Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land
Management Buffalo Field Office'' (April 2001). A Record of Decision
(ROD) will be prepared after the close of the review period for the
FEIS. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so. Comments received on the FEIS will be considered during
preparation of the ROD.
Dated: February 27, 2007.
Alan Rabinoff,
Acting State Director.
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