Notice of Invitation To Participate; Coal Exploration License Application WYW180996, Wyoming, 40629-40630 [2012-16853]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 132 / Tuesday, July 10, 2012 / Notices • U.S. Mail: 2321 West Royal Palm Road, Suite 103, Phoenix, AZ 85021– 4951. • In-Person Drop-off, Viewing, or Pickup: Call 602–242–0210 to make an appointment (necessary for view/pickup only) during regular business hours at the above address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Martinez, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, by mail at the address under ADDRESSES, by phone at 602–242– 0210 x224, or by email at Mike_Martinez@fws.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under a Safe Harbor Agreement, participating property owners voluntarily undertake management activities to enhance, restore, or maintain habitat benefiting species listed under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Safe Harbor Agreements encourage private and other non-Federal property owners to implement conservation efforts for listed species by assuring property owners, through enhancement of survival permits under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act, that they will not be subjected to increased property use restrictions as a result of increased target species abundance due to their efforts to improve conditions for listed species on their property. Application requirements and issuance criteria for enhancement of survival permits through Safe Harbor Agreements are found in 50 CFR 17.22 and 17.32. The Applicant plans to conduct operation and maintenance activities associated with the Tres Rios Project, including, but not limited to, management of vegetation, roads, trails, water delivery systems, flood control capacity, and storm water facilities. The Tres Rios Project is a cooperative project between the Applicant and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to enhance and maintain 927 acres of Sonoran Desert and riparian biotic communities within and adjacent to the Salt River Channel from approximately 91st Avenue to the confluence with the Gila River, and within the Gila River Channel, from approximately the confluence with the Salt River to El Mirage Road, Phoenix, Arizona. The project area also includes the Hayfield Wetlands to the east. The draft SHA and permit application are eligible for categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.; NEPA), based upon completion of a NEPA screening form. Section 9 of the Act prohibits the ‘‘taking’’ of threatened or endangered species. However, the Service, under limited circumstances, may issue VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:28 Jul 09, 2012 Jkt 226001 40629 permits to take threatened and endangered wildlife species when such taking is incidental to, and not the purpose of, otherwise lawful activities. We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22), and NEPA and its implementing regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). once each week for 2 consecutive weeks beginning the week of June 11, 2012, and in the Federal Register. Any party electing to participate in this exploration program must send written notice to both the BLM and Kiewit Mining Properties, Inc., as provided in the ADDRESSES section below, no later than 30 days after publication of this invitation in the Federal Register. Public Availability of Comments Before including your address, phone number, email 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. ADDRESSES: Authorities We provide this notice pursuant to section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), its implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22), and the National Environmental Policy Act (42 CFR 4371 et seq.). Dated: June 4, 2012. Benjamin N. Tuggle, Regional Director, Southwest Region, Albuquerque, New Mexico. [FR Doc. 2012–16775 Filed 7–9–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLWY922000–L13200000–EL0000, WYW180996] Notice of Invitation To Participate; Coal Exploration License Application WYW180996, Wyoming Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended by the Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976, and to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations, all interested parties are hereby invited to participate with Kiewit Mining Properties, Inc., on a pro rata costsharing basis, in its program for the exploration of coal deposits owned by the United States of America in Campbell County, Wyoming. DATES: This notice of invitation was published in the Gillette News-Record SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Copies of the exploration plan are available for review during normal business hours in the following offices (serialized under number WYW180996): BLM, Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003; and BLM, High Plains District Office, 2987 Prospector Circle, Casper, Wyoming 82604. The written notice should be sent to the following addresses: Kiewit Mining Properties, Inc., Attn: Vince Mazzarella, P.O. Box 3027, Gillette, Wyoming 82717, and the BLM, Wyoming State Office, Branch of Solid Minerals, Attn: Joyce Gulliver, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Gulliver, Land Law Examiner, at 307–775–6208. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours. Kiewit Mining Properties, Inc., has applied to the BLM for a coal exploration license on public land adjacent to their Buckskin Mine. The purpose of the exploration program is to obtain structural and quality information of the coal. The BLM regulations at 43 CFR 3410 require the publication of an invitation to participate in the coal exploration in the Federal Register. The Federal coal resources included in the exploration license application are located in the following-described lands in Wyoming: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sixth Principal Meridian T. 52 N., R. 72 W., Sec. 7, lots 5 to 20, inclusive; Sec. 8, lots 3 to 5, inclusive; Sec. 18, lots 6 to 11, inclusive, and lots 15 and 16; Sec. 19, lots 8, 9, and 16. T. 52 N., R. 73 W., Sec. 13, lots 9 to 11, inclusive, and lots 14 to 16, inclusive; Sec. 24, lots 1 to 3, inclusive, and lots 6 to 12, inclusive. E:\FR\FM\10JYN1.SGM 10JYN1 40630 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 132 / Tuesday, July 10, 2012 / Notices Containing 2,045.06 acres, more or less, in Campbell County. The proposed exploration program is fully described and will be conducted pursuant to an exploration plan to be approved by the BLM. The tract contains an estimated 3.2 million tons of recoverable coal reserves. The underground minable coal is ranked as bituminous C coal. The estimated coal quality on an as-received basis for the seam is as follows: Larry Claypool, Acting State Director. Authority: 43 CFR 3410.2–1(c)(1). [FR Doc. 2012–16853 Filed 7–9–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–22–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Sixth Principal Meridian T. 5 N., R. 87 W., Sec. 21, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4 Sec. 22, N1⁄2, and NW1⁄4SW1⁄4. Containing 400 acres more or less. Bidding instructions for the LBA tract offered and the terms and conditions of the proposed coal lease are included in the Detailed Statement of Lease Sale and available from the BLM Colorado State Office at the address above. Case file documents, COC–74219, are available for inspection at the BLM Colorado State Office Public Room. Helen M. Hankins, State Director. following described lands located in Routt County, Colorado: [LLCO921000–L51100000–GA0000– LVEMC10CC770, COC–74219] British thermal unit (BTU) Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale, Colorado Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of competitive coal lease sale. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that certain coal reserves in the Wadge Seam described below in Routt County, Colorado, will be offered for competitive lease by sealed bid in accordance with the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended. DATES: The lease sale will be held at 10 a.m., on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. The sealed bid must be submitted on or before 9 a.m., on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. ADDRESSES: The lease sale will be held in the Second Floor Conference Room of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215. Sealed bids must be submitted to the cashier, BLM Colorado State Office, at the address given above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt Barton, Land Law Examiner, at 303– 239–3714, or kbarton@blm.gov. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This coal lease sale is being held in response to a lease by application (LBA) filed by Sage Creek Holdings, LLC. The Federal coal reserves to be offered consist of all Wadge Seam reserves recoverable by underground mining methods in the mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:28 Jul 09, 2012 Jkt 226001 BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P WADGE SEAM Bureau of Land Management SUMMARY: [FR Doc. 2012–16828 Filed 7–9–12; 8:45 am] 12,776 BTU/lb. (percent) Volatile Matter ....................... Moisture ................................ Fixed Carbon ........................ Sulfur Content ....................... Ash Content .......................... 38.21 8.72 45.27 0.41 7.39 The tract will be leased to the qualified bidder of the highest cash amount provided that the high bid meets or exceeds the BLM’s estimate of the fair market value of the tract. The minimum bid for the tract is $100 per acre or fraction thereof. The minimum bid is not intended to represent fair market value. The fair market value will be determined by the authorized officer after the sale. The sealed bids should be sent by certified mail, return-receipt requested, or be hand delivered to the cashier, BLM Colorado State Office, at the address given above and clearly marked ‘‘Sealed Bid for COC–74219 Coal Sale— Not to be opened before 10 a.m., on August 22, 2012’’ The cashier will issue a receipt for each hand-delivered bid. Bids received after 9:00 a.m. on August 22, 2012 will not be considered. If identical high bids are received, the tying high bidders will be requested to submit follow-up sealed 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. Prior to lease issuance, the high bidder, if other than the applicant, must pay the BLM the cost recovery fees in the amount of $15,561.72 in addition to all processing costs the BLM incurs after the date of this sale notice (43 CFR 3473.2). A lease issued as a result of this offering will provide for payment of an annual rental of $3 per acre, or fraction thereof, and a royalty payable to the United States of 8 percent of the value of coal mined by underground methods. PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [CPCLO Order No. 012–2012] Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Justice. ACTION: Notice of a new system of records. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), proposes to establish a new system of records entitled, the FBI Data Warehouse System, JUSTICE/FBI–022, to cover all FBI data warehouses that have been or are created to manage the information necessary to carry out FBI’s national security and criminal justice missions. The FBI is also deleting its Data Integration and Visualization System, JUSTICE/FBI–021, last published at 75 FR 53262 (Aug. 31, 2010), and modified at 75 FR 66131 (Oct. 27, 2010) because this new system duplicates it. DATES: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (11), the public is given a 30-day period in which to comment. Therefore, please submit any comments by August 9, 2012. ADDRESSES: The public, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congress are invited to submit any comments to the Department of Justice, ATTN: Privacy Analyst, Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties, Department of Justice, National Place Building, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20530–0001 or by facsimile at 202–307–0093. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristin Meinhardt, Assistant General Counsel, Privacy and Civil Liberties Unit, Office of the General Counsel, FBI, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20535–0001, telephone 202–324–3000. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\10JYN1.SGM 10JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40629-40630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16853]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWY922000-L13200000-EL0000, WYW180996]


Notice of Invitation To Participate; Coal Exploration License 
Application WYW180996, Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended by the 
Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976, and to Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) regulations, all interested parties are hereby invited 
to participate with Kiewit Mining Properties, Inc., on a pro rata cost-
sharing basis, in its program for the exploration of coal deposits 
owned by the United States of America in Campbell County, Wyoming.

DATES: This notice of invitation was published in the Gillette News-
Record once each week for 2 consecutive weeks beginning the week of 
June 11, 2012, and in the Federal Register. Any party electing to 
participate in this exploration program must send written notice to 
both the BLM and Kiewit Mining Properties, Inc., as provided in the 
ADDRESSES section below, no later than 30 days after publication of 
this invitation in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the exploration plan are available for review 
during normal business hours in the following offices (serialized under 
number WYW180996): BLM, Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, 
P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003; and BLM, High Plains District 
Office, 2987 Prospector Circle, Casper, Wyoming 82604. The written 
notice should be sent to the following addresses: Kiewit Mining 
Properties, Inc., Attn: Vince Mazzarella, P.O. Box 3027, Gillette, 
Wyoming 82717, and the BLM, Wyoming State Office, Branch of Solid 
Minerals, Attn: Joyce Gulliver, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Gulliver, Land Law Examiner, at 
307-775-6208. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf 
(TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. 
The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message 
or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during 
normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Kiewit Mining Properties, Inc., has applied 
to the BLM for a coal exploration license on public land adjacent to 
their Buckskin Mine. The purpose of the exploration program is to 
obtain structural and quality information of the coal. The BLM 
regulations at 43 CFR 3410 require the publication of an invitation to 
participate in the coal exploration in the Federal Register. The 
Federal coal resources included in the exploration license application 
are located in the following-described lands in Wyoming:

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 52 N., R. 72 W.,
    Sec. 7, lots 5 to 20, inclusive;
    Sec. 8, lots 3 to 5, inclusive;
    Sec. 18, lots 6 to 11, inclusive, and lots 15 and 16;
    Sec. 19, lots 8, 9, and 16.

T. 52 N., R. 73 W.,
    Sec. 13, lots 9 to 11, inclusive, and lots 14 to 16, inclusive;
    Sec. 24, lots 1 to 3, inclusive, and lots 6 to 12, inclusive.


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    Containing 2,045.06 acres, more or less, in Campbell County.

    The proposed exploration program is fully described and will be 
conducted pursuant to an exploration plan to be approved by the BLM.

Larry Claypool,
Acting State Director.

    Authority: 43 CFR 3410.2-1(c)(1).

[FR Doc. 2012-16853 Filed 7-9-12; 8:45 am]
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