Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale COC-75916, CO, 37345 [2014-15496]
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T. 12 S., R. 92 W., 6th P.M.,
Sec 36, S1⁄2.
T. 13 S., R. 91 W., 6th P.M.,
Sec. 5, lots 2, 3, 4, 10, and 11,
E1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, N1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4,
N1⁄2N1⁄2 SE1⁄4 NW1⁄4, N1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4,
NE1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4,
W1⁄2W1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 6, lots 1 to 4, inclusive.
T. 13 S., R. 92 W., 6th P.M.,
Sec. 1, lots 5 to 8, inclusive.
These lands contain 1,790.20 acres, more
or less.
Dated: June 20, 2014.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014–15470 Filed 6–30–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCO921000–L51100000–GA0000–
LVEMC1300020, COC–75916]
Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale
COC–75916, CO
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Competitive Coal
Lease Sale.
Notice is hereby given that
certain Federal coal reserves in the
Spruce Stomp Tract described below in
Delta 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.
SUMMARY:
The lease sale will be held at 10
a.m. on July 30, 2014. Sealed bids must
be submitted on or before 9:30 a.m., July
30, 2014.
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, CO 80215. Sealed
bids must be submitted to the Cashier,
BLM Colorado State Office, at the
address given above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle
Free, Solid Minerals Engineer, by
telephone at 303–239–3774, or by email
at kfree@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
Bowie Resources, LLC. The Federal coal
reserves to be offered consist of all
reserves recoverable by underground
mining methods in the following
described lands located in Delta County,
Colorado:
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DATES:
Sixth Principal Meridian
T. 12 S., R. 91 W., 6th P.M.,
Sec. 31, lots 11 to 26, inclusive;
Sec. 32, lots 10 to 15, inclusive.
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the date of this sale notice (43 CFR
3473.2).
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–75916, are available for inspection
at the BLM Colorado State Office Public
Room.
The tracts contain an estimated 8.02
million tons of recoverable coal
reserves. The underground minable coal
is ranked as B bituminous coal. The
estimated coal quality on an as-received
basis for the Tracts is as follows:
Ruth Welch,
BLM Colorado State Director.
British Thermal Unit
(BTU) ............................
Volatile Matter .................
Moisture ...........................
Fixed Carbon ...................
Sulfur Content .................
Ash Content .....................
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
12,896 BTU/lb.
23.23%
3.38%
62.16%
0.63%
10.60%
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. No bid that is
less than $100 per acre, or fraction
thereof, will be considered. 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–75916 Coal Sale—
Not to be opened before 10 a.m., July 30,
2014.’’ The cashier will issue a receipt
for each hand-delivered bid. Bids
received after 9:30 a.m. on July 30, 2014
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. 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.
Prior to lease issuance, the high
bidder, if other than the applicant, must
pay the BLM the cost recovery fees in
the amount of $48,015.20 in addition to
all processing costs the BLM incurs after
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Notice of Intent To Prepare a Joint
Environmental Impact Statement and
Environmental Impact Report for the
West of Devers Upgrade Project,
Riverside and San Bernardino
Counties, CA
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Palm Springs/
South Coast Field Office intends to
prepare a joint Environmental Impact
Statement and Environmental Impact
Report (EIR/EIS) in cooperation with the
California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC) in order to analyze Southern
California Edison’s proposal for the
West of Devers Upgrade Project (WOD
UP) in Riverside and San Bernardino
Counties. This notice announces the
beginning of the scoping process to
solicit public comments and identify
issues.
DATES: Comments on issues may be
submitted in writing until July 31, 2014.
The date(s) and location(s) of any
scoping meetings will be announced at
least 15 days in advance through local
news media, newspapers and the BLM
Web site at: https://www.blm.gov/ca/st/
en/fo/cdd.html and at the CPUC Web
site at: https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/
environment/info/aspen/westofdevers/
westofdevers.htm. In order to be
included in the analysis, all comments
must be received prior to the close of
the 30-day scoping period or 15 days
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCO921000-L51100000-GA0000-LVEMC1300020, COC-75916]
Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale COC-75916, 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 in
the Spruce Stomp Tract described below in Delta 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 July 30, 2014. Sealed
bids must be submitted on or before 9:30 a.m., July 30, 2014.
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, CO 80215. Sealed bids must be submitted to
the Cashier, BLM Colorado State Office, at the address given above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle Free, Solid Minerals Engineer, by
telephone at 303-239-3774, or by email at kfree@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 Bowie Resources, LLC.
The Federal coal reserves to be offered consist of all reserves
recoverable by underground mining methods in the following described
lands located in Delta County, Colorado:
Sixth Principal Meridian
T. 12 S., R. 91 W., 6th P.M.,
Sec. 31, lots 11 to 26, inclusive;
Sec. 32, lots 10 to 15, inclusive.
T. 12 S., R. 92 W., 6th P.M.,
Sec 36, S\1/2\.
T. 13 S., R. 91 W., 6th P.M.,
Sec. 5, lots 2, 3, 4, 10, and 11, E\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/
2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\N\1/2\ SE\1/4\ NW\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/
4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\W\1/2\NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 6, lots 1 to 4, inclusive.
T. 13 S., R. 92 W., 6th P.M.,
Sec. 1, lots 5 to 8, inclusive.
These lands contain 1,790.20 acres, more or less.
The tracts contain an estimated 8.02 million tons of recoverable
coal reserves. The underground minable coal is ranked as B bituminous
coal. The estimated coal quality on an as-received basis for the Tracts
is as follows:
British Thermal Unit (BTU)............................ 12,896 BTU/lb.
Volatile Matter....................................... 23.23%
Moisture.............................................. 3.38%
Fixed Carbon.......................................... 62.16%
Sulfur Content........................................ 0.63%
Ash Content........................................... 10.60%
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. No bid that is less than
$100 per acre, or fraction thereof, will be considered. 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-75916 Coal Sale--Not to be opened before 10 a.m., July 30, 2014.''
The cashier will issue a receipt for each hand-delivered bid. Bids
received after 9:30 a.m. on July 30, 2014 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. 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.
Prior to lease issuance, the high bidder, if other than the
applicant, must pay the BLM the cost recovery fees in the amount of
$48,015.20 in addition to all processing costs the BLM incurs after the
date of this sale notice (43 CFR 3473.2).
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-75916, are
available for inspection at the BLM Colorado State Office Public Room.
Ruth Welch,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-15496 Filed 6-27-14; 11:15 am]
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