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Notice of Availability for the Signal
Peak Energy, LLC, Federal Coal Lease
Application; Environmental
Assessment and Notice of Public
Hearing
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability and
Notice of Public Hearing.
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The public hearing will be held
in the BLM Montana State Office’s main
conference room on April 13, 2010, at
6:30 p.m., and will continue until all
comments have been heard. Written
comments must be received on or before
4 p.m., April 27, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be
held at the BLM Montana State Office’s
main conference room, 5001 Southgate
Drive, Billings, Montana. Written
comments on the FMV and MER should
be sent to the BLM, Montana State
Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings,
Montana 59101–4669. Written
comments or questions on the EA
should be sent to James M. Sparks,
Manager, Billings Field Office, 5001
Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana
59101–4669. Copies of the EA are
available at the Billings Field Office at
the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Craig Drake, Assistant Manager, Billings
Field Office, 5001 Southgate Drive,
Billings, Montana 59107–6800; 406–
896–5349.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The land
included in Coal Lease Application
MTM 97988 contains an estimated 61.4
million tons of recoverable coal
reserves. It is described as follows:
DATES:
T.6N., R.27E., P.M.M
Sec. 4: Lot 1, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, S1⁄2
Sec. 8: NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, S1⁄2
Sec. 10: W1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4, S1⁄2
Sec. 14: SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, NW1⁄4, S1⁄2
Sec. 22: W1⁄2, SE1⁄4; 2,679.86 acres.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with Federal
coal management regulations, the Signal
Peak Energy Coal Lease by Application
Environmental Assessment (EA) is
available for public review and
comment. The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) will hold a public
hearing to receive comments on the EA
and associated Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI), as well as the Fair
Market Value (FMV), and Maximum
Economic Recovery (MER) of the coal
resources for Signal Peak Energy’s
Federal Coal Lease Application MTM
97988.
The EA addresses the cultural,
socioeconomic, environmental, and
cumulative impacts that would likely
result from leasing these coal lands.
Two alternatives are addressed in the
EA:
Alternative 1: (Proposed Action) The
tracts would be leased, as applied for;
Alternative 2: (No Action) The
application would be rejected or denied.
The Federal coal reserves would be
bypassed.
Proprietary data marked as
confidential may be submitted to the
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BLM in response to this solicitation of
public comments. Data so marked shall
be treated in accordance with the laws
and regulations governing the
confidentiality of such information. A
copy of the comments submitted by the
public on FMV and MER, 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
BLM Montana State Office, 5001
Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana
59101–4669, during regular business
hours (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Monday through
Friday. Comments pertaining to the EA
and FONSI will be available for public
inspection at the Billings Field Office,
5001 Southgate Drive, Billings,
Montana, during regular business hours
(9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Monday through
Friday.
Written comments on the FMV and
MER should address, but not necessarily
be limited to, the following:
1. The quality and quantity of the coal
resources;
2. The mining method or methods
which would achieve MER of the coal,
including specifications of the seams to
be mined, timing and rate of production,
restriction to mining, and the inclusion
of the tracts in an existing mining
operation;
3. The FMV appraisal including, but
not limited to, the evaluation of the tract
as an incremental unit of an existing
mine, selling price of the coal, mining
and reclamation costs, net present value
discount factors, depreciation and other
tax accounting factors, value of the
surface estate, and any comparable sales
data on similar coal lands. The values
given above 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.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, please be aware that your
entire comment, including your
personal identifying information, may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may 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.
James M. Sparks,
Billings Field Office Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MT-LLMTC01000-L13200000-EL0000, MTM 97988]
Notice of Availability for the Signal Peak Energy, LLC, Federal
Coal Lease Application; Environmental Assessment and Notice of Public
Hearing
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability and Notice of Public Hearing.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Federal coal management regulations, the
Signal Peak Energy Coal Lease by Application Environmental Assessment
(EA) is available for public review and comment. The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) will hold a public hearing to receive comments on the
EA and associated Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), as well as
the Fair Market Value (FMV), and Maximum Economic Recovery (MER) of the
coal resources for Signal Peak Energy's Federal Coal Lease Application
MTM 97988.
DATES: The public hearing will be held in the BLM Montana State
Office's main conference room on April 13, 2010, at 6:30 p.m., and will
continue until all comments have been heard. Written comments must be
received on or before 4 p.m., April 27, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held at the BLM Montana State
Office's main conference room, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana.
Written comments on the FMV and MER should be sent to the BLM, Montana
State Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 59101-4669.
Written comments or questions on the EA should be sent to James M.
Sparks, Manager, Billings Field Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings,
Montana 59101-4669. Copies of the EA are available at the Billings
Field Office at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Drake, Assistant Manager,
Billings Field Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 59107-
6800; 406-896-5349.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The land included in Coal Lease Application
MTM 97988 contains an estimated 61.4 million tons of recoverable coal
reserves. It is described as follows:
T.6N., R.27E., P.M.M
Sec. 4: Lot 1, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\
Sec. 8: NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\
Sec. 10: W\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, S\1/2\
Sec. 14: SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\, S\1/2\
Sec. 22: W\1/2\, SE\1/4\; 2,679.86 acres.
The EA addresses the cultural, socioeconomic, environmental, and
cumulative impacts that would likely result from leasing these coal
lands. Two alternatives are addressed in the EA:
Alternative 1: (Proposed Action) The tracts would be leased, as
applied for;
Alternative 2: (No Action) The application would be rejected or
denied. The Federal coal reserves would be bypassed.
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
the confidentiality of such information. A copy of the comments
submitted by the public on FMV and MER, 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 BLM Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate Drive,
Billings, Montana 59101-4669, during regular business hours (9 a.m. to
4 p.m.) Monday through Friday. Comments pertaining to the EA and FONSI
will be available for public inspection at the Billings Field Office,
5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana, during regular business hours
(9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Monday through Friday.
Written comments on the FMV and MER should address, but not
necessarily be limited to, the following:
1. The quality and quantity of the coal resources;
2. The mining method or methods which would achieve MER of the
coal, including specifications of the seams to be mined, timing and
rate of production, restriction to mining, and the inclusion of the
tracts in an existing mining operation;
3. The FMV appraisal including, but not limited to, the evaluation
of the tract as an incremental unit of an existing mine, selling price
of the coal, mining and reclamation costs, net present value discount
factors, depreciation and other tax accounting factors, value of the
surface estate, and any comparable sales data on similar coal lands.
The values given above 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.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, please be aware
that your entire comment, including your personal identifying
information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you may
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.
James M. Sparks,
Billings Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. 2010-6723 Filed 3-26-10; 8:45 am]
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