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T. 17 N., R. 44 W.,
Secs. 4, 9, and 16;
Secs. 17 and 18.
Containing 3,193.75 acres.
T. 17 N., R. 45 W.,
Secs. 13, 14, and 15.
Containing approximately 1,920 acres.
T. 19 N., R. 49 W.,
Secs. 1, 2, and 3;
Secs. 10 to 14, inclusive;
Secs. 24 to 28, inclusive;
Secs. 33 to 36, inclusive.
Containing 10,841.34 acres.
T. 20 N., R. 55 W.,
Secs. 15, 16, and 17;
Secs. 20, 21, and 22:
Secs. 27 to 32, inclusive.
Containing 7,612.04 acres.
T. 9 N., R. 59 W.,
Secs. 19 to 22, inclusive;
Secs. 27 to 34, inclusive.
Containing approximately 7,672 acres.
T. 13 N., R. 59 W.,
Secs. 3, 4, 9, and 10;
Secs. 15, 16, 21, and 22;
Secs. 27 and 28.
Containing approximately 5,580 acres.
T. 8 N., R. 60 W.,
Secs. 1 to 4, inclusive;
Secs. 9 to 12, inclusive.
Containing approximately 5,120 acres.
T. 23 N., R. 64 W.,
Secs. 13 to 17, inclusive;
Sec. 20;
Secs. 29 to 32, inclusive;
Sec. 35.
Containing 6,993.04 acres.
T. 21 N., R. 65 W.,
secs. 3, 4, and 5.
Containing 1,920 acres.
T. 22 N., R. 65 W.,
Secs. 27, 28, and 29;
Secs. 32, 33, and 34.
Containing 3,840 acres.
T. 23 N., R. 65 W.,
Secs. 25 and 26;
Secs. 34, 35, and 36.
Containing 3,200 acres.
T. 10 S., R. 74 W.,
Secs. 10, 11, and 12;
Secs. 14, 15, and 22.
Containing approximately 3,840 acres.
Aggregating approximately 81,811 acres.
Notice of the decision will also be
published four times in the Tundra
Drums.
DATES: The time limits for filing an
appeal are:
1. Any party claiming a property
interest which is adversely affected by
the decision shall have until July 20,
2009 to file an appeal.
2. Parties receiving service of the
decision by certified mail shall have 30
days from the date of receipt to file an
appeal.
Parties who do not file an appeal in
accordance with the requirements of 43
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to have waived their rights.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may
be obtained from: Bureau of Land
Management, Alaska State Office, 222
West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage,
Alaska 99513–7504.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Bureau of Land Management by phone
at 907–271–5960, or by e-mail at
ak.blm.conveyance@ak.blm.gov. Persons
who use a telecommunication device
(TTD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, to contact the Bureau of Land
Management.
Charles Lovely,
Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, Branch
of Adjudication II.
[FR Doc. E9–14396 Filed 6–18–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLUT–92000–09–L13200000–EL0000–24–
1A00, UTU–85539]
Adequacy of the Environmental
Assessment and Fair Market Value
Public Meeting for the Dry Canyon
Coal Tract, Carbon County, UT
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting and
Call for Public Written Comment on the
Proposed Sale, Adequacy of the
Environmental Assessment, Fair Market
Value determination and Maximum
Economic Recovery consideration for
Coal Lease Application UTU–85539.
Note all comments must be submitted in
written form to be considered.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) will hold a public
meeting on August 13, 2009, at 7 p.m.
at the Bureau of Land Management,
Price Field Office, 125 South 600 West,
Price, Utah, for the proposed
competitive sale of the Dry Canyon coal
tract. BLM requests public written
comment on the fair market value and
environmental effects of mining of this
tract. The lands included in the
delineated Federal coal lease tract (‘‘Dry
Canyon’’) are located in Carbon County,
Utah approximately three miles
northeast of Helper, Utah on both
private and BLM surface with federally
administered minerals and are
described as follows:
T. 12 S., R.10 E., SLM, Carbon County, Utah
Sec. 25, N1⁄2;
Sec. 26, N1⁄2;
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Sec. 28, NE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, S1⁄2;
Sec. 29, E1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 33, all.
T. 13 S., R.10 E., SLM, Carbon County, Utah
Sec. 3, all;
Sec. 4, lots 1–4, S1⁄2N1⁄2, N1⁄2S1⁄2;
Sec. 8, lot 4;
Sec. 10, N1⁄2, W1⁄2SW1⁄4;
Sec. 11, N1⁄2, SE1⁄4.
Containing approximately 4,325.01 acres.
UtahAmerican Energy, Inc. submitted
the application for the coal lease. The
company plans to mine the coal as an
extension from their existing Aberdeen
Mine, if the lease is obtained. The Dry
Canyon coal tract has three minable coal
beds—the Aberdeen, the Kennilworth
and the D seam bed. The minable
portions of the coal beds in this area are
around ten feet in thickness for the
Aberdeen; around eight feet in thickness
for the Kennilworth and around six feet
in thickness for the D seam. The tract
contains around 42.2 million tons of
recoverable high-volatile A/B
bituminous coal. The coal quality in the
coal beds on an ‘‘as received basis’’ is
as follows: (1) Aberdeen: 13,414 Btu/lb.,
2.35 percent moisture, 5.57 percent ash,
41.86 percent volatile matter, 49.83
percent fixed carbon and 0.49 percent
sulfur; (2) Kennilworth: 13,287 Btu/lb.,
2.06 percent moisture, 6.91 percent ash,
42.88 percent volatile matter, 48.26
percent fixed carbon and 0.72 percent
sulfur; (3) D: 12,470 Btu/lb., 6.00
percent moisture, 8.00 percent ash,
39.00 percent volatile matter, 47.00
percent fixed carbon and 0.50 percent
sulfur. The public is invited to the
meeting to make written comments on
the environmental implications of
leasing the proposed tract, and also to
submit written comments on the Fair
Market Value and the Maximum
Economic Recovery of the tract.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with Federal coal
management regulations 43 CFR 3422
and 3425, the public meeting is being
held on the proposed sale to allow
written comment on and discussion of
the potential effects of mining and
proposed lease. The meeting is being
advertised in the Sun Advocate located
in Price, Utah. 43 CFR 3422 states that,
no less than 30 days prior to the
publication of the notice of the sale, the
Secretary shall solicit 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
Bureau of Land Management in
response to this solicitation of public
comments. Data so marked shall be
treated in accordance with the laws and
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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 market
conditions between now and when final
economic evaluations are completed.
DATES: The public meeting is being held
on Thursday, August 13, 2009 at the
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Price Field Office, 125 South 600 West,
Price, Utah, starting at 7 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Written comments on the Fair Market
Value and Maximum Economic
Recovery must be received by August
12, 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 review of
this action should be directed to the
Price Field Office, 125 South 600 West,
Price, Utah 84501.
Dated: June 12, 2009.
Selma Sierra,
State Director.
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Justice Programs, U.S. Department of
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Attorney-Advisor, 810 7th St. NW.,
Washington, DC 20503. Comments will
be accepted for 60 days until August 18,
2009. This process is conducted in
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the Standard Assurances form is to
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each applicant for OJP funding that it
will comply with the various crosscutting regulatory and statutory
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and to set out in one easy-to-reference
document those requirements that most
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each.
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collection: The estimated total public
burden associated with this information
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If additional information is required
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLUT-92000-09-L13200000-EL0000-24-1A00, UTU-85539]
Adequacy of the Environmental Assessment and Fair Market Value
Public Meeting for the Dry Canyon Coal Tract, Carbon County, UT
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting and Call for Public Written Comment on
the Proposed Sale, Adequacy of the Environmental Assessment, Fair
Market Value determination and Maximum Economic Recovery consideration
for Coal Lease Application UTU-85539. Note all comments must be
submitted in written form to be considered.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a public meeting
on August 13, 2009, at 7 p.m. at the Bureau of Land Management, Price
Field Office, 125 South 600 West, Price, Utah, for the proposed
competitive sale of the Dry Canyon coal tract. BLM requests public
written comment on the fair market value and environmental effects of
mining of this tract. The lands included in the delineated Federal coal
lease tract (``Dry Canyon'') are located in Carbon County, Utah
approximately three miles northeast of Helper, Utah on both private and
BLM surface with federally administered minerals and are described as
follows:
T. 12 S., R.10 E., SLM, Carbon County, Utah
Sec. 25, N\1/2\;
Sec. 26, N\1/2\;
Sec. 27, N\1/2\;
Sec. 28, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\;
Sec. 29, E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 33, all.
T. 13 S., R.10 E., SLM, Carbon County, Utah
Sec. 3, all;
Sec. 4, lots 1-4, S\1/2\N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\;
Sec. 8, lot 4;
Sec. 10, N\1/2\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 11, N\1/2\, SE\1/4\.
Containing approximately 4,325.01 acres.
UtahAmerican Energy, Inc. submitted the application for the coal
lease. The company plans to mine the coal as an extension from their
existing Aberdeen Mine, if the lease is obtained. The Dry Canyon coal
tract has three minable coal beds--the Aberdeen, the Kennilworth and
the D seam bed. The minable portions of the coal beds in this area are
around ten feet in thickness for the Aberdeen; around eight feet in
thickness for the Kennilworth and around six feet in thickness for the
D seam. The tract contains around 42.2 million tons of recoverable
high-volatile A/B bituminous coal. The coal quality in the coal beds on
an ``as received basis'' is as follows: (1) Aberdeen: 13,414 Btu/lb.,
2.35 percent moisture, 5.57 percent ash, 41.86 percent volatile matter,
49.83 percent fixed carbon and 0.49 percent sulfur; (2) Kennilworth:
13,287 Btu/lb., 2.06 percent moisture, 6.91 percent ash, 42.88 percent
volatile matter, 48.26 percent fixed carbon and 0.72 percent sulfur;
(3) D: 12,470 Btu/lb., 6.00 percent moisture, 8.00 percent ash, 39.00
percent volatile matter, 47.00 percent fixed carbon and 0.50 percent
sulfur. The public is invited to the meeting to make written comments
on the environmental implications of leasing the proposed tract, and
also to submit written comments on the Fair Market Value and the
Maximum Economic Recovery of the tract.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Federal coal management
regulations 43 CFR 3422 and 3425, the public meeting is being held on
the proposed sale to allow written comment on and discussion of the
potential effects of mining and proposed lease. The meeting is being
advertised in the Sun Advocate located in Price, Utah. 43 CFR 3422
states that, no less than 30 days prior to the publication of the
notice of the sale, the Secretary shall solicit 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 Bureau of Land
Management in response to this solicitation of public comments. Data so
marked shall be treated in accordance with the laws and
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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 market conditions between now and when final economic
evaluations are completed.
DATES: The public meeting is being held on Thursday, August 13, 2009 at
the Price Field Office, 125 South 600 West, Price, Utah, starting at 7
p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments on the Fair Market
Value and Maximum Economic Recovery must be received by August 12, 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 review of this action should be
directed to the Price Field Office, 125 South 600 West, Price, Utah
84501.
Dated: June 12, 2009.
Selma Sierra,
State Director.
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