Notice of Federal Competitive Coal Lease Sale Reoffer, Colorado, 20560 [E7-7807]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO–921–06–1320–EL; COC 68590]
Notice of Federal Competitive Coal
Lease Sale Reoffer, Colorado
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of competitive coal lease
sale, lease application COC 68590.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the United States Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), Colorado State Office, will
reoffer certain coal resources describe
below as Federal coal lease by
application (LBA) COC 68590 in Moffat
County, Colorado, for competitive sale
by sealed bid, in accordance with the
provisions for competitive lease sales in
43 CFR 3422.2(a), and the Mineral
Leasing Act of 1920, as amended (30
U.S.C. 181 et seq.).
DATES: The lease sale will be held at 11
a.m., Wednesday, May 30, 2007. Sealed
bid must be sent by certified mail,
return receipt requested, or be hand
delivered to the address indicated
below, and must be received on or
before 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 30,
2007. The BLM cashier will issue a
receipt for each hand delivered sealed
bid. Any bid received after the time
specified will not be considered and
will be returned. The outside of the
sealed envelope containing the bid must
clearly state that the envelope contains
a bid for Coal Lease Sale COC 68590,
and is not to be opened before the date
and hour of the sale.
ADDRESSES: The lease sale will be held
in the BLM Colorado State Office,
Conference Room, Fourth Floor, 2850
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Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado.
Sealed bids must be submitted, hand
delivered or mailed to BLM Colorado
State Office, 2850 Youngfield Street,
Lakewood, Colorado 80215.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt
Barton at BLM Colorado State Office,
2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood,
Colorado 80215 or telephone 303–239–
3714.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This coal
lease sale is being held in response to
a LBA filed by Colowyo Coal Company,
March 8, 2005. The tract was previously
offered on December 19, 2006, and the
one bid received at that sale was
rejected because it did not meet the
BLM’s estimate of fair market value
(FMV). The coal resource to be offered
consists of recoverable coal reserves in
the X through G seams mined by surface
mining methods in the following lands:
T. 3 N., R. 94 W., 6th P.M.
Sec. 1, lots 7, 8, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4,
N1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4,
N1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, and SW1⁄4NW1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 2, lots 5 through 8, S1⁄2N1⁄2, SW1⁄4,
N1⁄2SE1⁄4, SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4, and
SW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 3, lot 5, E1⁄2W1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, and
E1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 10, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4;
Sec. 11, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, N1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4,
SW1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4;
N1⁄2NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, and
N1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4.
T. 4 N., R. 94 W., 6th P.M.
Sec. 34, S1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4,
E1⁄2W1⁄2SE1⁄4, and E1⁄2SE1⁄4.
Containing approximately 1,406.71 acres in
Moffat County, Colorado.
Total recoverable reserves are
estimated to be 92 million tons. The
surface minable coal is ranked as sub
bituminous B coal. The estimated coal
quality on an as-received basis for the
seams are as follows:
X THROUGH G SEAMS
10,549 BTU/lb.
(percent)
BTU
Volatile Matter .................
Moisture ..........................
Fixed Carbon ..................
Sulfur Content .................
Ash Content ....................
33.52
15.90
44.92
0.48
5.66
The tract will be leased to the
qualified bidder who submits the
highest bid amount, provided that the
high bid meets the FMV for the tract.
The minimum bid for the tract is $100
per acre or fraction thereof. No bid that
is less than $100 per acre, or fraction
thereof, will be considered. The
minimum bid is not intended to
represent FMV. The FMV of the tract
will be determined by the Authorized
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Officer after the sale. In the event
identical high sealed bids are received,
the tying high bidders will be requested
to submit follow-up bids until a high
bid is received. All tie-breaking sealed
bids must be submitted within 15
minutes following the Sale Official’s
announcement at the sale that identical
high bids have been received. The lease
issued as a result of this offering will
provide for payment of an annual rental
of $3.00 per acre, or fraction thereof,
and of a royalty payment to the United
States of 12.5 percent of the value of
coal produced by strip or auger mining
methods and 8 percent of the value of
the coal produced by underground
mining methods. The value of the coal
will be determined in accordance with
30 CFR 206.250.
The required Detailed Statement for
the offered tract, including bidding
instructions and sales procedures under
43 CFR 3422.3–2, and the terms and
conditions of the proposed coal lease, is
available from BLM Colorado State
Office at the addresses above. Case file
documents and written comments for
COC 68590 submitted by the public on
FMV or royalty rates, except those
portions identified as proprietary by the
commentator and meeting exemptions
stated in the Freedom of Information
Act, are available for public inspection
during normal business hours in the
BLM Public Room.
Kurt Barton,
Solid Minerals Staff, Division of Energy,
Lands and Minerals.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO-921-06-1320-EL; COC 68590]
Notice of Federal Competitive Coal Lease Sale Reoffer, Colorado
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of competitive coal lease sale, lease application COC
68590.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the United States Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Colorado State Office,
will reoffer certain coal resources describe below as Federal coal
lease by application (LBA) COC 68590 in Moffat County, Colorado, for
competitive sale by sealed bid, in accordance with the provisions for
competitive lease sales in 43 CFR 3422.2(a), and the Mineral Leasing
Act of 1920, as amended (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.).
DATES: The lease sale will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 30, 2007.
Sealed bid must be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, or
be hand delivered to the address indicated below, and must be received
on or before 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 30, 2007. The BLM cashier will
issue a receipt for each hand delivered sealed bid. Any bid received
after the time specified will not be considered and will be returned.
The outside of the sealed envelope containing the bid must clearly
state that the envelope contains a bid for Coal Lease Sale COC 68590,
and is not to be opened before the date and hour of the sale.
ADDRESSES: The lease sale will be held in the BLM Colorado State
Office, Conference Room, Fourth Floor, 2850 Youngfield Street,
Lakewood, Colorado. Sealed bids must be submitted, hand delivered or
mailed to BLM Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood,
Colorado 80215.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt Barton at BLM Colorado State
Office, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215 or telephone
303-239-3714.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This coal lease sale is being held in
response to a LBA filed by Colowyo Coal Company, March 8, 2005. The
tract was previously offered on December 19, 2006, and the one bid
received at that sale was rejected because it did not meet the BLM's
estimate of fair market value (FMV). The coal resource to be offered
consists of recoverable coal reserves in the X through G seams mined by
surface mining methods in the following lands:
T. 3 N., R. 94 W., 6th P.M.
Sec. 1, lots 7, 8, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 2, lots 5 through 8, S\1/2\N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\,
SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 3, lot 5, E\1/2\W\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, and E\1/
2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 10, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 11, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/
4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\; N\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/
4\NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 4 N., R. 94 W., 6th P.M.
Sec. 34, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\W\1/2\SE\1/
4\, and E\1/2\SE\1/4\.
Containing approximately 1,406.71 acres in Moffat County,
Colorado.
Total recoverable reserves are estimated to be 92 million tons. The
surface minable coal is ranked as sub bituminous B coal. The estimated
coal quality on an as-received basis for the seams are as follows:
X Through G Seams
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10,549 BTU/lb.
BTU (percent)
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Volatile Matter...................................... 33.52
Moisture............................................. 15.90
Fixed Carbon......................................... 44.92
Sulfur Content....................................... 0.48
Ash Content.......................................... 5.66
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The tract will be leased to the qualified bidder who submits the
highest bid amount, provided that the high bid meets the FMV for the
tract. The minimum bid for the tract is $100 per acre or fraction
thereof. No bid that is less than $100 per acre, or fraction thereof,
will be considered. The minimum bid is not intended to represent FMV.
The FMV of the tract will be determined by the Authorized Officer after
the sale. In the event identical high sealed bids are received, the
tying high bidders will be requested to submit follow-up bids until a
high bid is received. All tie-breaking sealed bids must be submitted
within 15 minutes following the Sale Official's announcement at the
sale that identical high bids have been received. The lease issued as a
result of this offering will provide for payment of an annual rental of
$3.00 per acre, or fraction thereof, and of a royalty payment to the
United States of 12.5 percent of the value of coal produced by strip or
auger mining methods and 8 percent of the value of the coal produced by
underground mining methods. The value of the coal will be determined in
accordance with 30 CFR 206.250.
The required Detailed Statement for the offered tract, including
bidding instructions and sales procedures under 43 CFR 3422.3-2, and
the terms and conditions of the proposed coal lease, is available from
BLM Colorado State Office at the addresses above. Case file documents
and written comments for COC 68590 submitted by the public on FMV or
royalty rates, except those portions identified as proprietary by the
commentator and meeting exemptions stated in the Freedom of Information
Act, are available for public inspection during normal business hours
in the BLM Public Room.
Kurt Barton,
Solid Minerals Staff, Division of Energy, Lands and Minerals.
[FR Doc. E7-7807 Filed 4-24-07; 8:45 am]
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