Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale COC-74813, CO, 19520-19521 [2013-07458]
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for development of Federal coal
resources.
Authority: 43 CFR 3410.2–1(c)(1).
Jenna Whitlock,
Associate State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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89492]
Notice of Invitation to Participate In
Coal Exploration License Application
UTU–89492, UT
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: All interested-qualified
parties are hereby invited to participate
with Wasatch Natural Resources on a
pro rata cost sharing basis in its program
for the exploration of coal deposits
owned by the United States of America
in Carbon County, Utah.
DATES: The notice of invitation to
participate in this coal exploration
license was published once each week
for two consecutive weeks, in the Sun
Advocate (beginning the last week of
January 2013), and by virtue of this
announcement in the Federal Register.
Any person seeking to participate in this
exploration program must send written
notice to both the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) and Wasatch
Natural Resources, as provided in the
ADDRESSES section below until no later
than May 1, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the exploration
license and plan are available for review
from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding Federal
holidays (serialized under the number
of UTU–89492) in the public room of
the BLM Utah State Office, 440 West
200 South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City,
Utah 84101–1345.
The written notice to participate in
the exploration program should be sent
to Roger Bankert, Bureau of Land
Management, Utah State Office,
Division of Lands and Minerals, 440
West 200 South, Suite 500, Salt Lake
City, Utah 84101–1345 and to Gregory
Hunt, Wasatch Natural Resources, 299
South Main Street, Suite 1300, Salt Lake
City, Utah 84111.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stan
Perkes by telephone 801–539–4036, or
by email: sperkes@blm.gov. Persons
who use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
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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 for the above individual.
You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
exploration activities will be performed
pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of
1920, as amended, 30 U.S.C. 201(b), and
to the regulations at 43 CFR Part 3410.
The purpose of the exploration program
is to gain additional geologic knowledge
of the coal underlying the exploration
area for the purpose of assessing the
coal resources. The exploration program
is fully described and is being
conducted pursuant to an exploration
license and plan approved by the BLM.
The exploration plan may be modified
to accommodate the legitimate
exploration needs of persons seeking to
participate. The area to be explored
includes the following-described lands
in Carbon County, Utah:
Salt Lake Meridian, Utah
T. 13 S., R. 7 E.,
Sec. 2, lots 1 through 7 inclusive, S1⁄2NE1⁄4,
SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4;
Sec. 3, lots 1, 2, 5 through 8 inclusive,
SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 10, all;
Sec. 11, all;
Sec. 14, all;
Sec. 15, all.
Containing 3,507.84 acres.
The Federal coal within the abovedescribed lands is currently not leased
for development of Federal coal
resources.
Authority: 43 CFR 3410.2–1(c)(1).
Jenna Whitlock,
Associate State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale
COC–74813, CO
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Competitive Coal
Lease Sale.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
certain Federal coal reserves (Red Wash
Tracts 1 and 2) in Moffat and Rio Blanco
Counties, Colorado, will be offered for
competitive lease by sealed bid in
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accordance with the provisions of the
Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as
amended.
The lease sale will be held at 10
a.m. on May 29, 2013. The sealed bid
must be submitted on or before 9:30
a.m. on May 29, 2013.
DATES:
The lease sale will be held
in the Fourth 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.
ADDRESSES:
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
This coal
lease sale is being held in response to
a lease by application (LBA) filed by
Blue Mountain Energy, Inc. The Federal
coal reserves to be offered consist of all
reserves recoverable by underground
mining methods in the following
described lands located in Moffat and
Rio Blanco counties, Colorado:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Sixth Principal Meridian
T. 3 N., R. 101 W.,
Sec. 17, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, and S1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 18, lots 3 and 4, S1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4,
SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, S1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4,
S1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, and S1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 19, lot 1, NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4,
N1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, and N1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 20, NE1⁄4, N1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, and
N1⁄2NE1⁄4NW1⁄4;
Sec. 21, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4, and
N1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 22, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄2, N1⁄2SW1⁄4,
and SE1⁄4;
Sec. 23, S1⁄2SW1⁄4, and S1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 26, N1⁄2, SW1⁄4, N1⁄2 SE1⁄4, and
SW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 27, E1⁄2, E1⁄2NW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and
SW1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 34, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, and NW1⁄4;
Sec. 35, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, and N1⁄2NW1⁄4.
Containing 3,154.76 acres more or less.
The tracts contain an estimated 21.3
million tons of recoverable coal
reserves. The underground minable coal
is ranked as C bituminous coal. The
estimated coal quality on an as-received
basis for the tracts is as follows:
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Volatile Matter .......................
Moisture ................................
Fixed Carbon ........................
Sulfur Content .......................
Ash Content ..........................
8,000–10,600
BTU/lb.
23.8–35.93
10.0–15.0
29.87–46.9
0.30–0.95
7.0–20.0
The tracts 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 tracts 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–74813 Coal Sale—
Not to be opened before 10 a.m., 10
a.m., May 29, 2013.’’
The cashier will issue a receipt for
each hand-delivered bid. Bids received
after 9:30 a.m. May 29, 2013 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 tiebreaking, 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 $50,969.80 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 in the amount of 8 percent
of the value of coal mined by
underground methods.
Bidding instructions for the LBA
tracts 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–74813, are available for inspection
at the BLM Colorado State Office Public
Room.
Helen M. Hankins,
BLM Colorado State Director.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWY–957400–13–L19100000–BJ0000–
LRCMK1G04346]
Filing of Plats of Survey, Nebraska
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) is scheduled to file
the plats of survey of the lands
described below thirty (30) calendar
days from the date of this publication in
the BLM Wyoming State Office,
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, 5353
Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828,
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003.
These
surveys were executed at the request of
the Bureau of Indian Affairs and are
necessary for the management of these
lands. The lands surveyed are:
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of portions of
the Sixth Standard Parallel North,
through Range 8 East, the west and
north boundaries, the subdivisional
lines, and the subdivision of certain
sections; and the survey of the
subdivision of certain sections, of
Township 25 North, Range 8 East, of the
Sixth Principal Meridian, Nebraska,
Group No. 175, was accepted March 26,
2013.
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of portions of
the Sixth Standard Parallel North,
through Range 7 East, the east boundary,
the subdivisional lines, and the
subdivision of section lines, and the
survey of the subdivision of certain
sections, Township 24 North, Range 7
East, of the Sixth Principal Meridian,
Nebraska, Group No. 177, was accepted
March 26, 2013.
Copies of the preceding described plat
and field notes are available to the
public at a cost of $1.10 per page.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: March 26, 2013.
John P. Lee,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of Support
Services.
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Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/
Washington
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the
following described lands are scheduled
to be officially filed in the Bureau of
Land Management, Oregon State Office,
Portland, Oregon, 30 days from the date
of this publication.
Willamette Meridian
Oregon
T. 12 S., R. 2 E., accepted March 1,
2013
T. 15 S., R. 6 W., accepted March 1,
2013
T. 33 S., R. 6 W., accepted March 1,
2013
T. 21 S., R. 4 W., accepted March 22,
2013
ADDRESSES: A copy of the plats may be
obtained from the Public Room at the
Bureau of Land Management, Oregon
State Office, 333 SW. 1st Avenue,
Portland, Oregon 97204, upon required
payment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle
Hensley, (503) 808–6132, Branch of
Geographic Sciences, Bureau of Land
Management, 333 SW. 1st Avenue,
Portland, Oregon 97204. 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: A person
or party who wishes to protest against
this survey must file a written notice
with the Oregon State Director, Bureau
of Land Management, stating that they
wish to protest. A statement of reasons
for a protest may be filed with the notice
of protest and must be filed with the
Oregon State Director within thirty days
after the protest is filed. If a protest
against the survey is received prior to
the date of official filing, the filing will
be stayed pending consideration of the
protest. A plat will not be officially filed
until the day after all protests have been
dismissed or otherwise resolved.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCO921000-L51100000-GA0000-LVEMC11CC140, COC-74813]
Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale COC-74813, CO
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that certain Federal coal reserves (Red
Wash Tracts 1 and 2) in Moffat and Rio Blanco Counties, 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 May 29, 2013. The
sealed bid must be submitted on or before 9:30 a.m. on May 29, 2013.
ADDRESSES: The lease sale will be held in the Fourth 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 Blue Mountain Energy,
Inc. The Federal coal reserves to be offered consist of all reserves
recoverable by underground mining methods in the following described
lands located in Moffat and Rio Blanco counties, Colorado:
Sixth Principal Meridian
T. 3 N., R. 101 W.,
Sec. 17, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 18, lots 3 and 4, S\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\,
S\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 19, lot 1, NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\,
and N\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 20, NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/
4\;
Sec. 21, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/
4\;
Sec. 22, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/2\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\;
Sec. 23, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 26, N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, N\1/2\ SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 27, E\1/2\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\;
Sec. 34, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, and NW\1/4\;
Sec. 35, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and N\1/2\NW\1/4\.
Containing 3,154.76 acres more or less.
The tracts contain an estimated 21.3 million tons of recoverable
coal reserves. The underground minable coal is ranked as C bituminous
coal. The estimated coal quality on an as-received basis for the tracts
is as follows:
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8,000-10,600
British thermal unit (BTU) BTU/lb.
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Volatile Matter......................................... 23.8-35.93
Moisture................................................ 10.0-15.0
Fixed Carbon............................................ 29.87-46.9
Sulfur Content.......................................... 0.30-0.95
Ash Content............................................. 7.0-20.0
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The tracts 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
tracts 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-74813 Coal Sale--Not to be opened before 10 a.m., 10 a.m., May 29,
2013.''
The cashier will issue a receipt for each hand-delivered bid. Bids
received after 9:30 a.m. May 29, 2013 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 $50,969.80 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 in the amount of 8 percent of the
value of coal mined by underground methods.
Bidding instructions for the LBA tracts 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-74813, are
available for inspection at the BLM Colorado State Office Public Room.
Helen M. Hankins,
BLM Colorado State Director.
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