Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for Evans McCurtain Federal Coal Lease-by-Application OKNM127509, Haskell and LeFlore Counties, OK, Notice of Public Hearing, and Request for Comment on Environmental Assessment, Maximum Economic Recovery, and Fair Market Value, 66743-66744 [2018-27175]
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Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for Evans
McCurtain Federal Coal Lease-byApplication OKNM127509, Haskell and
LeFlore Counties, OK, Notice of Public
Hearing, and Request for Comment on
Environmental Assessment, Maximum
Economic Recovery, and Fair Market
Value
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), Oklahoma Field
Office (Field Office) is publishing this
Notice to announce that an
environmental assessment (EA) for
Evans Coal Company Federal coal
Lease-by-Application (LBA), serial
number OKNM–127509, is available for
public review and comment. The BLM
is also announcing that it will hold a
public hearing to receive comments on
the EA, proposed sale, fair market value
(FMV), and maximum economic
recovery (MER) of the coal resources
contained in the proposed LBA tract.
DATES: The public hearing will be held
on January 7, 2019 from 5:00 p.m. to
7:00 p.m. Written comments should be
received no later than January 11, 2019.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be
held at McCurtain City Hall, 308 Main
Street, McCurtain, OK 74944. Comments
related to the Evans McCurtain LBA EA,
FMV, and MER may be submitted
through either of the following methods:
• Electronic submissions may be
uploaded in ePlanning. A link to the
Evans-McCurtain LBA–OKNM–127509
ePlanning site is at: https://
www.blm.gov/programs/energy-andminerals/new-mexico/coal.
• Hardcopy submissions may be
mailed to April Crawley, BLM
Oklahoma Field Office, 201 Stephenson
Pkwy, Ste. 1200, Norman, OK 73072
Comments submitted by the public
related to the Evans McCurtain LBA EA,
FMV, and MER for the tract, will be
SUMMARY:
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made available for public inspection at
the Field Office address listed above.
FOR FURTHER CONTACT INFORMATION:
April Crawley, BLM Natural Resource
Specialist, BLM Oklahoma Field Office,
201 Stephenson Parkway, Norman, OK
73072; acrawley@blm.gov; 405–579–
7171. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question with the
above individuals. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Evans
Coal Company (Evans) filed an LBA for
Federal segregated coal reserves
underlying 1,270 acres of private surface
acres in Haskell and LeFlore counties,
Oklahoma. Coal reserves within the
tract are recoverable by underground
mining methods only. The BLM’s EA
analyzes and discloses the potential
direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts
of leasing and subsequent mining of the
proposed LBA tract. The tract contains
an estimated 3.28 tons of recoverable
coal. The applicant plans on entering
underground mining operations on land
previously surface mined and owned by
Evans.
Indian Meridian, Oklahoma (OK)
T. 8 N., R. 22 E., Indian Meridian,
Haskell County, Oklahoma
sec. 11, E1⁄2NW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, E1⁄2;
sec. 12, N1⁄2, N1⁄2SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4, and
a tract commencing at the
southwest corner of section 12, T. 8
N., R. 22 E., thence a distance of
111.61 feet N 0°1′ W, along the west
line of said section 12 to the point
of beginning, thence easterly a
distance of 5,326.57 feet N
80°45′30″ E, to a point on the east
line of said section 12, thence north
a distance of 397.42 feet north along
the east line of said section 12 to
the southeast corner of the
NE1⁄4SE1⁄4 of said section 12, thence
west a distance of 5,280 feet to the
west line of said section 12, thence
a distance of 1,208.39 feet S 0°1′ E,
along the west line of said section
to the point of beginning.
sec. 14, a tract of land commencing at
the northeast corner of section 14,
T. 8 N., R. 22 E., thence a distance
of 682.72 feet S 89°40′ W, along the
north line of said section 14 to the
point of beginning, thence a
distance of 1,946.72 feet S 89°40′
W, along the north line of said
section 14 to the north quarter
corner, thence a distance of 794.04
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feet S 0°1′8″ W, along the west line
of the NE quarter of said section 14,
thence a distance of 2,106.95 feet N
67°31′38″ E, to the point of
beginning.
T. 8 N., R. 23 E., Indian Meridian,
LeFlore County, Oklahoma
sec. 7, lots 2 to 4, inclusive,
SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4,
N1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Containing 1,270.85 acres, more or
less.
The three alternatives listed in the EA
are generally described below:
• Alternative A: (No Action): The
application would be rejected or denied.
A competitive lease sale would not be
held at this time;
• Alternative B: (Proposed Action):
The tracts would be leased as requested
in the application, subject to standard
and special lease stipulations developed
for the tract; or
• Alternative C: (Reduced Acreage
Action): The tract would be reduced to
940 acres, subject to standard and
special lease stipulations developed for
the tract.
If you submit proprietary data marked
as confidential to the BLM in response
to this solicitation of public comments,
the BLM will treat the data so marked
in accordance with the laws and
regulations governing the
confidentiality of such information,
including the Freedom of Information
Act. A copy of the comments submitted
by the public on the EA, 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 address listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this notice
during regular business hours from 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday, excluding Federal holidays.
Public comments on the LBA EA
should address the potential
environmental impacts of the proposed
action. Public comments on the FMV
and MER for the proposed lease tract
may address, but do not have to be
limited to, the following:
1. The quality and quantity of the
Federal coal reserves;
2. The method of mining to be
employed to obtain the MER of the coal,
including: Specifications of the seams to
be mined; timing and rate of production;
restrictions to mining; and the
inclusions of tracts in an existing
mining operation;
3. The price that the mined coal
would bring when sold;
4. Costs, including mining and
reclamation costs, of producing the coal
and the anticipated timing of
production;
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5. 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;
6. Depreciation, depletion,
amortization, and other tax accounting
factors; and
7. The value of any privately held
mineral or surface estate in the
McCurtain area.
The values given above may or may
not change because of comments
received from the public and changes in
market conditions between now and
when final economic evaluations are
completed.
Please send written comments on the
LBA EA, MER, and FMV to April
Crawley at the address listed in the
ADDRESSES section in the notice or
through ePlanning, as described above,
prior to close of business January 11,
2019. Substantive comments, whether
written or oral, will receive equal
consideration prior to any lease offering.
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 personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Authority: 43 CFR 3422, 43 CFR 3425, 43
CFR 3427.
Timothy R. Spisak,
Acting BLM New Mexico State Director.
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Filing of Plat of Survey: Idaho
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION:
Notice.
The plats of survey of the
following described lands are scheduled
to be officially filed in the Bureau of
Land Management, Idaho State Office,
Boise, Idaho, 30 days from the date of
this publication.
SUMMARY:
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T. 3 N., R. 3 W.,
Section 17, accepted December 13, 2018.
T. 6 S., R. 5 E.,
Section 26, accepted December 13, 2018.
A copy of the plat may be
obtained from the Public Room at the
Bureau of Land Management, Idaho
State Office, 1387 S Vinnell Way, Boise,
Idaho 83709, upon required payment.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Timothy A. Quincy, (208) 373–3981,
Branch of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of
Land Management, 1387 South Vinnell
Way, Boise, Idaho 83709–1657. Persons
who use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
(800) 877–8339 to contact Mr. Quincy
during normal business hours. The FIRS
is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, to leave a message or question
with Mr. Quincy. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
A person
or party who wishes to protest one or
more plats of survey identified above
must file a written notice with the Chief
Cadastral Surveyor for Idaho, Bureau of
Land Management. The protest must
identify the plat(s) of survey that the
person or party wishes to protest and
contain all reasons and evidence in
support of the protest. The protest must
be filed before the scheduled date of
official filing for the plat(s) of survey
being protested. Any protest filed after
the scheduled date of official filing will
be untimely and will not be considered.
A protest is considered filed on the date
it is received by the Chief Cadastral
Surveyor for Idaho during regular
business hours; if received after regular
business hours, a protest will be
considered filed the next business day.
If a protest against a plat of survey is
received prior to the scheduled date of
official filing, the official filing of the
plat of survey identified in the protest
will be stayed pending consideration of
the protest. A plat of survey will not be
officially filed until the next business
day following dismissal or resolution of
all protests of the plat. Before including
your address, phone number, email
address, or other personal identifying
information in a protest, you should be
aware that the documents you submit—
including your personal identifying
information—may be made publicly
available in their entirety at any time.
While you can ask us to withhold your
personal identifying information from
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNM922000.L51100000. GA0000. LVEMG15CG420]
Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for Evans
McCurtain Federal Coal Lease-by-Application OKNM127509, Haskell and
LeFlore Counties, OK, Notice of Public Hearing, and Request for Comment
on Environmental Assessment, Maximum Economic Recovery, and Fair Market
Value
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Oklahoma Field Office
(Field Office) is publishing this Notice to announce that an
environmental assessment (EA) for Evans Coal Company Federal coal
Lease-by-Application (LBA), serial number OKNM-127509, is available for
public review and comment. The BLM is also announcing that it will hold
a public hearing to receive comments on the EA, proposed sale, fair
market value (FMV), and maximum economic recovery (MER) of the coal
resources contained in the proposed LBA tract.
DATES: The public hearing will be held on January 7, 2019 from 5:00
p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Written comments should be received no later than
January 11, 2019.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held at McCurtain City Hall, 308
Main Street, McCurtain, OK 74944. Comments related to the Evans
McCurtain LBA EA, FMV, and MER may be submitted through either of the
following methods:
Electronic submissions may be uploaded in ePlanning. A
link to the Evans-McCurtain LBA-OKNM-127509 ePlanning site is at:
https://www.blm.gov/programs/energy-and-minerals/new-mexico/coal.
Hardcopy submissions may be mailed to April Crawley, BLM
Oklahoma Field Office, 201 Stephenson Pkwy, Ste. 1200, Norman, OK 73072
Comments submitted by the public related to the Evans McCurtain LBA
EA, FMV, and MER for the tract, will be made available for public
inspection at the Field Office address listed above.
FOR FURTHER CONTACT INFORMATION: April Crawley, BLM Natural Resource
Specialist, BLM Oklahoma Field Office, 201 Stephenson Parkway, Norman,
OK 73072; acrawley@blm.gov; 405-579-7171. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, to leave a message or question with the above individuals. You
will receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Evans Coal Company (Evans) filed an LBA for
Federal segregated coal reserves underlying 1,270 acres of private
surface acres in Haskell and LeFlore counties, Oklahoma. Coal reserves
within the tract are recoverable by underground mining methods only.
The BLM's EA analyzes and discloses the potential direct, indirect, and
cumulative impacts of leasing and subsequent mining of the proposed LBA
tract. The tract contains an estimated 3.28 tons of recoverable coal.
The applicant plans on entering underground mining operations on land
previously surface mined and owned by Evans.
Indian Meridian, Oklahoma (OK)
T. 8 N., R. 22 E., Indian Meridian, Haskell County, Oklahoma
sec. 11, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\;
sec. 12, N\1/2\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and a tract
commencing at the southwest corner of section 12, T. 8 N., R. 22 E.,
thence a distance of 111.61 feet N 0[deg]1' W, along the west line of
said section 12 to the point of beginning, thence easterly a distance
of 5,326.57 feet N 80[deg]45'30'' E, to a point on the east line of
said section 12, thence north a distance of 397.42 feet north along the
east line of said section 12 to the southeast corner of the NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\ of said section 12, thence west a distance of 5,280 feet to
the west line of said section 12, thence a distance of 1,208.39 feet S
0[deg]1' E, along the west line of said section to the point of
beginning.
sec. 14, a tract of land commencing at the northeast corner of
section 14, T. 8 N., R. 22 E., thence a distance of 682.72 feet S
89[deg]40' W, along the north line of said section 14 to the point of
beginning, thence a distance of 1,946.72 feet S 89[deg]40' W, along the
north line of said section 14 to the north quarter corner, thence a
distance of 794.04
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feet S 0[deg]1'8'' W, along the west line of the NE quarter of said
section 14, thence a distance of 2,106.95 feet N 67[deg]31'38'' E, to
the point of beginning.
T. 8 N., R. 23 E., Indian Meridian, LeFlore County, Oklahoma
sec. 7, lots 2 to 4, inclusive, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\,
N\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Containing 1,270.85 acres, more or less.
The three alternatives listed in the EA are generally described
below:
Alternative A: (No Action): The application would be
rejected or denied. A competitive lease sale would not be held at this
time;
Alternative B: (Proposed Action): The tracts would be
leased as requested in the application, subject to standard and special
lease stipulations developed for the tract; or
Alternative C: (Reduced Acreage Action): The tract would
be reduced to 940 acres, subject to standard and special lease
stipulations developed for the tract.
If you submit proprietary data marked as confidential to the BLM in
response to this solicitation of public comments, the BLM will treat
the data so marked in accordance with the laws and regulations
governing the confidentiality of such information, including the
Freedom of Information Act. A copy of the comments submitted by the
public on the EA, 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
address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice during regular
business hours from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday,
excluding Federal holidays.
Public comments on the LBA EA should address the potential
environmental impacts of the proposed action. Public comments on the
FMV and MER for the proposed lease tract may address, but do not have
to be limited to, the following:
1. The quality and quantity of the Federal coal reserves;
2. The method of mining to be employed to obtain the MER of the
coal, including: Specifications of the seams to be mined; timing and
rate of production; restrictions to mining; and the inclusions of
tracts in an existing mining operation;
3. The price that the mined coal would bring when sold;
4. Costs, including mining and reclamation costs, of producing the
coal and the anticipated timing of production;
5. 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;
6. Depreciation, depletion, amortization, and other tax accounting
factors; and
7. The value of any privately held mineral or surface estate in the
McCurtain area.
The values given above may or may not change because of comments
received from the public and changes in market conditions between now
and when final economic evaluations are completed.
Please send written comments on the LBA EA, MER, and FMV to April
Crawley at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section in the notice or
through ePlanning, as described above, prior to close of business
January 11, 2019. Substantive comments, whether written or oral, will
receive equal consideration prior to any lease offering.
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 personal identifying information
from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Authority: 43 CFR 3422, 43 CFR 3425, 43 CFR 3427.
Timothy R. Spisak,
Acting BLM New Mexico State Director.
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