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conditions for the Refuges, and to detail
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLUT–92000–09–L13200000–EL0000–24–
1A00, UTU–84102]
Notice of the Availability of the Greens
Hollow, Federal Coal Lease Application
Environmental Assessment and Notice
of Public Hearing
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) will hold a public
meeting on the proposed sale, adequacy
of the Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS), Fair Market Value determination
and Maximum Economic Recovery
consideration for coal lease application
UTU–84102. The BLM is in the process
of completing the EIS that will address
the environmental impacts of mining
this tract. The lands included in the
delineated Federal coal lease tract
(‘‘Greens Hollow’’) are located in
Sanpete and Sevier counties. The public
is invited to the meeting to make public
and/or written comments on the
environmental implications of leasing
the proposed tract, and also to submit
comments on the Fair Market Value and
the Maximum Economic Recovery of the
tract.
DATES: The meeting will be held May 6,
2009 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of
North Sevier High School, 350 West 400
North, Salina, Utah.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Written comments on the Fair Market
Value and Maximum Economic
Recovery must be received by May 5,
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2009 and should be addressed to Stan
Perkes, 801–539–4036, Bureau of Land
Management, Utah State Office,
Division of Lands and Minerals, P.O.
Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145
or e-mail to Stan_Perkes@blm.gov.
Information on the Decision Notice/
Finding of No Significant Impact can be
obtained by contacting Mr. Steve Rigby,
435–636–3604. Written comments
concerning the environmental impact
statement must be submitted by close of
business on May 18, 2009 to the Price
Field Office, 125 South 600 West, Price,
Utah 84501.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands
included in the delineated Federal coal
lease tract (‘‘Greens Hollow’’) are
located in Sanpete and Sevier Counties,
Utah approximately ten and one-half air
miles west of Emery Utah on MantiLaSal and Fishlake National Forestadministered surface with federallyadministered minerals and are
described as follows:
T. 20 S., R. 4 E., SLM, Sevier County, Utah
Sec. 36, lot 4, E1⁄2NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4;
T. 21 S., R. 4 E., SLM, Sevier County, Utah
Sec. 1, all;
Sec. 2, SE1⁄4;
Sec. 11, E1⁄2, E1⁄2W1⁄2;
Sec. 12, NE1⁄4, W1⁄2, W1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 13, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4;
Sec. 14, NE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4;
T. 20 S., R. 5 E., SLM, Sanpete and Sevier
Counties, Utah
Sec. 19, lots 5–8, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4;
Sec. 20, S1⁄2;
Sec. 21, W1⁄2SW1⁄4;
Sec. 28, W1⁄2;
Sec. 29, all;
Sec. 30, all;
Sec. 31, all;
Sec. 32, N1⁄2, N1⁄2S1⁄2;
Sec. 33, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4;
T. 21 S., R. 5 E., SLM, Sevier County, Utah
Sec. 6, all.
Approximately 6,175.39 acres.
Ark Land Company submitted the
application for the coal lease. The
company plans to mine the coal as an
extension from their existing SUFCO
Mine, if the lease is obtained. The
Greens Hollow coal tract has two
minable coal beds; the Upper Hiawatha
and the Lower Hiawatha seam beds. The
minable portions of the coal beds in this
area are around eleven feet in thickness.
The tract contains approximately
109,700,000 tons of coal reserve base of
high-volatile C bituminous coal. The
coal quality in the Upper Hiawatha coal
bed on an ‘‘as received basis’’ is as
follows: 11,565 Btu/lb., 7.46 percent
moisture, 9.81 percent ash, 36.55
percent volatile matter, 46.1 percent
fixed carbon and 0.55 percent sulfur.
The coal quality in the Lower Hiawatha
coal bed on an ‘‘as received basis’’ is as
follows: 11,538 Btu/lb., 7.21 percent
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moisture, 9.69 percent ash, 38.88
percent volatile matter, 43.85 percent
fixed carbon and 1.26 percent sulfur.
In accordance with Federal coal
management regulations 43 CFR 3422
and 3425, the public meeting is being
held on the proposed sale to allow
public comment on and discussion of
the potential effects of mining and
proposed lease. The meeting is being
advertised in the Richfield Reaper
located in Richfield, Utah and the
Emery County Progress located in Castle
Dale, Utah. 43 CFR 3422 states that, no
less than 30 days prior to the
publication of the notice of the sale, the
Secretary shall submit public comments
on the Fair Market Value appraisal and
the Maximum Economic Recovery and
on factors that may affect these two
determinations.
Proprietary data marked as
confidential may be submitted to the
BLM in response to this solicitation of
public comments. Data so marked shall
be treated in accordance with the laws
and regulations governing
confidentiality of such information. A
copy of the comments submitted by the
public on fair market value and
maximum economic recovery, except
those 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, Utah State Office during
regular business hours (8 a.m.–4 p.m.)
Monday through Friday. Comments on
the Fair Market Value and Maximum
Economic Recovery should be sent to
the Bureau of Land Management and
should address, but not necessarily be
limited to the following information:
1. The quality of the coal resource;
2. The mining methods or methods
which would achieve maximum
economic recovery of the coal,
including specifications of seams to be
mined and the most desirable timing
and rate of production;
3. Whether this tract is likely to be
mined as part of an existing mine and
therefore should be evaluated on a
realistic incremental basis, in relation to
the existing mine to which it has the
greatest value;
4. Whether the tract should be
evaluated as part of a potential larger
mining unit and revaluated as a portion
of a new potential mine (i.e., a tract
which does not in itself form a logical
mining unit);
5. Restrictions to mining that may
affect coal recovery;
6. The price that the mined coal
would bring when sold;
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7. Costs, including mining and
reclamation, of producing the coal and
the time of production;
8. The percentage rate at which
anticipated income streams should be
discounted, either with inflation or in
the absence of inflation, in which case
the anticipated rate of inflation should
be given;
9. Depreciation, depletion,
amortization and other tax accounting
factors;
10. The value of any surface estate
where held privately;
11. Documented information on the
terms and conditions of recent and
similar coal land transactions in the
lease sale area;
12. Any comparable sales data of
similar coal lands; and coal quantities
and the Fair Market Value of the coal
developed by BLM may or may not
change as a result of comments received
from the public and changes in the
market conditions between now and
when final economic evaluations are
completed.
Dated: April 6, 2009.
Selma Sierra,
State Director.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337–TA–625]
In the Matter of Certain Self-Cleaning
Litter Boxes and Components Thereof;
Notice of Commission Final
Determination of Violation of Section
337; Issuance of Limited Exclusion
Order and Cease and Desist Orders;
Termination of Investigation
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has determined that there
is a violation of section 337 of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C.
1337) by respondents Lucky Litter, LLC
of Chicago, Illinois and OurPet’s
Company of Fairport Harbor, Ohio in
the above-captioned investigation. The
Commission has issued a limited
exclusion order, issued cease and desist
orders against the two respondents, and
terminated the investigation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark B. Rees, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
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205–3116. Copies of non-confidential
documents filed in connection with this
investigation are or will be available for
inspection during official business
hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the
Office of the Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436,
telephone (202) 205–2000. General
information concerning the Commission
may also be obtained by accessing its
Internet server at https://www.usitc.gov.
The public record for this investigation
may be viewed on the Commission’s
electronic docket (EDIS) at https://
edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired
persons are advised that information on
this matter can be obtained by
contacting the Commission’s TDD
terminal on (202) 205–1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission instituted this investigation
on December 28, 2007, based on the
complaint of Applica Consumer
Products, Inc. of Miramar, Florida
(‘‘Applica’’) and Waters Research
Company of West Dundee, Illinois
(‘‘Waters’’). 72 FR 73884 (Dec. 28, 2007);
73 FR 13566 (Mar. 13, 2008). The
complaint alleges violations of section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1337) in the importation into the United
States, the sale for importation, and the
sale within the United States after
importation of certain self-cleaning litter
boxes and components thereof by reason
of infringement of U.S. Patent No.
RE36,847 (‘‘the ‘‘847 patent’’). The
respondents are Lucky Litter, LLC of
Chicago, Illinois (‘‘Lucky Litter’’) and
OurPet’s Company of Fairport Harbor,
Ohio (‘‘OurPet’s’’).
On December 1, 2008, the presiding
administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’) issued
his final initial determination (‘‘ID’’),
finding that a violation of section 337
has occurred in the importation, sale for
importation, or sale after importation of
certain self-cleaning litter boxes and
components thereof by reason of
infringement of claim 33 of the ‘847
patent. His final ID also included his
recommendation on remedy and
bonding. Respondents Lucky Litter and
OurPet’s, complainants Applica and
Waters, and the Commission
investigative attorney (‘‘IA’’) filed
petitions (or contingent petitions) for
review on December 16, 2008. All
parties filed responses to the petitions
on December 24, 2008. Complainants
also filed a motion to strike on
December 23, 2008, to which Lucky
Litter and the IA filed oppositions on
January 5, 2009.
The Commission determined to
review certain issues of claim
construction, as well as invalidity due
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLUT-92000-09-L13200000-EL0000-24-1A00, UTU-84102]
Notice of the Availability of the Greens Hollow, Federal Coal
Lease Application Environmental Assessment and Notice of Public Hearing
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a public meeting
on the proposed sale, adequacy of the Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS), Fair Market Value determination and Maximum Economic Recovery
consideration for coal lease application UTU-84102. The BLM is in the
process of completing the EIS that will address the environmental
impacts of mining this tract. The lands included in the delineated
Federal coal lease tract (``Greens Hollow'') are located in Sanpete and
Sevier counties. The public is invited to the meeting to make public
and/or written comments on the environmental implications of leasing
the proposed tract, and also to submit comments on the Fair Market
Value and the Maximum Economic Recovery of the tract.
DATES: The meeting will be held May 6, 2009 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium
of North Sevier High School, 350 West 400 North, Salina, Utah.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments on the Fair Market
Value and Maximum Economic Recovery must be received by May 5, 2009 and
should be addressed to Stan Perkes, 801-539-4036, Bureau of Land
Management, Utah State Office, Division of Lands and Minerals, P.O. Box
45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145 or e-mail to Stan_Perkes@blm.gov.
Information on the Decision Notice/Finding of No Significant Impact can
be obtained by contacting Mr. Steve Rigby, 435-636-3604. Written
comments concerning the environmental impact statement must be
submitted by close of business on May 18, 2009 to the Price Field
Office, 125 South 600 West, Price, Utah 84501.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands included in the delineated Federal
coal lease tract (``Greens Hollow'') are located in Sanpete and Sevier
Counties, Utah approximately ten and one-half air miles west of Emery
Utah on Manti-LaSal and Fishlake National Forest-administered surface
with federally-administered minerals and are described as follows:
T. 20 S., R. 4 E., SLM, Sevier County, Utah
Sec. 36, lot 4, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
T. 21 S., R. 4 E., SLM, Sevier County, Utah
Sec. 1, all;
Sec. 2, SE\1/4\;
Sec. 11, E\1/2\, E\1/2\W\1/2\;
Sec. 12, NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 13, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\;
Sec. 14, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\;
T. 20 S., R. 5 E., SLM, Sanpete and Sevier Counties, Utah
Sec. 19, lots 5-8, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\;
Sec. 20, S\1/2\;
Sec. 21, W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 28, W\1/2\;
Sec. 29, all;
Sec. 30, all;
Sec. 31, all;
Sec. 32, N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\;
Sec. 33, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
T. 21 S., R. 5 E., SLM, Sevier County, Utah
Sec. 6, all.
Approximately 6,175.39 acres.
Ark Land Company submitted the application for the coal lease. The
company plans to mine the coal as an extension from their existing
SUFCO Mine, if the lease is obtained. The Greens Hollow coal tract has
two minable coal beds; the Upper Hiawatha and the Lower Hiawatha seam
beds. The minable portions of the coal beds in this area are around
eleven feet in thickness. The tract contains approximately 109,700,000
tons of coal reserve base of high-volatile C bituminous coal. The coal
quality in the Upper Hiawatha coal bed on an ``as received basis'' is
as follows: 11,565 Btu/lb., 7.46 percent moisture, 9.81 percent ash,
36.55 percent volatile matter, 46.1 percent fixed carbon and 0.55
percent sulfur. The coal quality in the Lower Hiawatha coal bed on an
``as received basis'' is as follows: 11,538 Btu/lb., 7.21 percent
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moisture, 9.69 percent ash, 38.88 percent volatile matter, 43.85
percent fixed carbon and 1.26 percent sulfur.
In accordance with Federal coal management regulations 43 CFR 3422
and 3425, the public meeting is being held on the proposed sale to
allow public comment on and discussion of the potential effects of
mining and proposed lease. The meeting is being advertised in the
Richfield Reaper located in Richfield, Utah and the Emery County
Progress located in Castle Dale, Utah. 43 CFR 3422 states that, no less
than 30 days prior to the publication of the notice of the sale, the
Secretary shall submit public comments on the Fair Market Value
appraisal and the Maximum Economic Recovery and on factors that may
affect these two determinations.
Proprietary data marked as confidential may be submitted to the BLM
in response to this solicitation of public comments. Data so marked
shall be treated in accordance with the laws and regulations governing
confidentiality of such information. A copy of the comments submitted
by the public on fair market value and maximum economic recovery,
except those 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, Utah
State Office during regular business hours (8 a.m.-4 p.m.) Monday
through Friday. Comments on the Fair Market Value and Maximum Economic
Recovery should be sent to the Bureau of Land Management and should
address, but not necessarily be limited to the following information:
1. The quality of the coal resource;
2. The mining methods or methods which would achieve maximum
economic recovery of the coal, including specifications of seams to be
mined and the most desirable timing and rate of production;
3. Whether this tract is likely to be mined as part of an existing
mine and therefore should be evaluated on a realistic incremental
basis, in relation to the existing mine to which it has the greatest
value;
4. Whether the tract should be evaluated as part of a potential
larger mining unit and revaluated as a portion of a new potential mine
(i.e., a tract which does not in itself form a logical mining unit);
5. Restrictions to mining that may affect coal recovery;
6. The price that the mined coal would bring when sold;
7. Costs, including mining and reclamation, of producing the coal
and the time of production;
8. The percentage rate at which anticipated income streams should
be discounted, either with inflation or in the absence of inflation, in
which case the anticipated rate of inflation should be given;
9. Depreciation, depletion, amortization and other tax accounting
factors;
10. The value of any surface estate where held privately;
11. Documented information on the terms and conditions of recent
and similar coal land transactions in the lease sale area;
12. Any comparable sales data of similar coal lands; and coal
quantities and the Fair Market Value of the coal developed by BLM may
or may not change as a result of comments received from the public and
changes in the market conditions between now and when final economic
evaluations are completed.
Dated: April 6, 2009.
Selma Sierra,
State Director.
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