Notice of Lease Sale BNI Coal, Ltd. Center Mine Lease-by-Application NDM 105513, Oliver County, ND, 80817-80818 [2020-27413]
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Americans. She provides executive
leadership of a diverse staff of 30
employees and four regional training
and technical assistant centers. During
her time at HHS, Ms. Hovland created
a $1 million funding opportunity
designed to strengthen internal
governance structures and capacity for
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reestablished and Chairs the HHS
Secretary’s Intradepartmental Council
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In her role as Deputy Assistant
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Prior to her appointment at HHS, Ms.
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Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs at
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affairs advisor to Senator John Thune for
more than 12 years. She played a key
role in advocating for legislation at the
request of Indian tribes on such issues
as agriculture, services for law
enforcement and veterans, and quality
access to healthcare. She worked to
develop legislation, such as the Tribal
Law and Order Act of 2010 and the
Code Talker Recognition Act of 2008.
Prior to her time in public service,
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Ms. Hovland does not have any
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ineligible to serve on the Commission
under 25 U.S.C. 2704(b)(5)(B) or (C).
Any person wishing to submit
comments on the proposed appointment
of Jeannie Hovland may submit written
comments to the address listed above.
Comments must be received by January
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Dated: December 8, 2020.
David L. Bernhardt,
Secretary of the Interior.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Public Meeting, Northern
New Mexico Resource Advisory
Council, New Mexico
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972, the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Northern New
Mexico Resource Advisory Council
(RAC) will meet as indicated below.
DATES: Due to public health restrictions,
the RAC will meet virtually on January
19, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
MST. To register to participate virtually
in the RAC meeting, please visit: https://
blm.zoomgov.com/j/
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dW94cWl6cVV4QjlVUT09.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held
via the Zoom Webinar Platform.
Written comments may be submitted
in advance of the meeting to the BLM
address listed below or via email to
jgaragon@bmm.gov. Please include
‘‘RAC Comment’’ in your submission.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION,
CONTACT: Jillian Aragon, Farmington
District Office, Bureau of Land
Management, 6251 College Boulevard,
Suite A, Farmington, New Mexico
87402; 505–564–7722; jgaragon@
blm.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8229 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 individual. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 12member Northern New Mexico RAC
advises the Secretary of the Interior,
through the BLM, on a variety of
planning and management issues
associated with public land
management in the RAC’s area of
jurisdiction.
Planned agenda items include:
member training; nominations of Chair
and Vice Chair; an overview of the BLM
Farmington, Taos, and Rio Puerco Field
Offices major actions; and the Federal
Lands Recreation Enhancement Act and
updates from the U.S. Forest Service
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(USFS) for the Cibola and Santa Fe
National Forests. In addition, the USFS
would like to seek recommendations for
two site fee proposals for the Aldo
Leopold House and Amole Canyon
Group Shelter in the Carson National
Forest. The final agenda will be
available online two weeks prior to the
meeting at https://www.blm.gov/getinvolved/resource-advisory-council/
near-you/new-mexico/northern-rac.
Public Comment Procedures
The BLM welcomes comments from
all interested parties. There will be a
half-hour public comment period in the
afternoon for any interested members of
the public who wish to address the
RAC. Depending on the number of
persons wishing to speak and time
available, the time for individual
comments may be limited.
Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–2.
Alfred M. Elser,
BLM Farmington District Manager.
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Notice of Lease Sale BNI Coal, Ltd.
Center Mine Lease-by-Application NDM
105513, Oliver County, ND
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of coal lease sale.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Federal coal resources in lands in Oliver
County, North Dakota, will be offered by
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
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
10:00 a.m. Mountain Standard Time
(MST) on January 15, 2020.
ADDRESSES: The lease sale will be held
in the Main Conference Room of the
BLM Montana State Office, 5001
Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana
59101–4669. Sealed bids must be
submitted to the Cashier, BLM Montana
State Office, at this same address. Social
Distancing and limited seating will be
applied during the sale due to COVID–
19.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg
Fesko, by telephone at 406–896–5080,
or by email at gfesko@blm.gov. Persons
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who use telecommunication devices for
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339
to contact Mr. Fesko during normal
business hours. The FRS is available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a
message or question. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This sale
is being held in response to a Lease-byApplication filed by BNI Coal, Ltd.
(BNI). The Federal coal resources to be
offered are located on the following
described lands:
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Fifth Principal Meridian, North Dakota
T. 141 N., R. 83 W.,
sec. 8, S1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4.
T. 141 N., R. 84 W.,
sec. 14, E1⁄2NE1⁄4, S1⁄2SW1⁄4 and SE1⁄4
T. 142 N., R. 84 W.,
sec. 20, NE1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, and
SE1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4.
The areas described aggregate 630.00 acres.
The coal in the tracts has one or two
minable coal beds, which are designated
as the Kinneman Creek and Hagel beds.
The Kinneman Creek bed is present
only on the section 20 tract and averages
approximately 6.9 feet thick. The
underlying Hagel bed is present in all
three lease tracts and ranges in
thickness from 7.1 feet to approximately
11.4 feet. The tracts are located adjacent
to BNI’s current mining operation and
contain approximately 11.21 million
tons of coal. The composite coal quality
of both coal beds is as follows:
Heat Content (Btu/lb.): 6,784 Btu/lb.
Moisture: 38.35%
Ash Content: 6.05%
Sulfur Content: 0.77%
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 (FMV) of the tracts.
The minimum bid for the tract is $100
per acre or fraction thereof. The
minimum bid is not intended to
represent FMV. The authorized officer
will determine if the bids meet FMV.
The sealed bids should be sent by
certified mail, return receipt requested,
or be hand delivered to the Public
Room, BLM Montana State Office (see
ADDRESSES), and clearly marked
‘‘Sealed Bid for NDM 105513 Coal
Sale—Not to be opened before 10:00
a.m. MST on January 15, 2020.’’ The
Public Room representative will issue a
receipt for each hand-delivered bid.
Bids received after 9:30 a.m. MST 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
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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 fee in the
amount of $50,963.02, in addition to all
processing costs incurred by the BLM
after the date of this sale notice (43 CFR
3473.2(f)).
A lease issued as a result of this
offering will require payment of an
annual rental of $3 per acre, or fraction
thereof, and a royalty payable to the
United States of 12.5 percent of the
value of coal mined by surface methods.
Bidding instructions for the tracts
offered and the terms and conditions of
the proposed coal lease are included in
the Detailed Statement of Lease Sale,
with copies available at the BLM
Montana State Office (see ADDRESSES).
Documents in case file NDM 105513 are
available for public inspection at the
BLM Montana State Office Public Room.
Authority: 43 CFR 3422.3–2.
John J. Mehlhoff,
Montana/Dakotas State Director.
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COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337–TA–1212]
Certain Electronic Candle Products
and Components Thereof;
Commission Determination Not to
Review an Initial Determination
Terminating the Investigation Due to a
Settlement Agreement; Termination of
Investigation
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) has
determined not to review an initial
determination (‘‘ID’’) (Order No. 11) of
the presiding administrative law judge
(‘‘ALJ’’) granting a joint motion to
terminate the investigation based on a
settlement agreement. The investigation
is hereby terminated.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl
P. Bretscher, Esq., Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
205–2382. Copies of non-confidential
documents filed in connection with this
investigation may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help
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accessing EDIS, please email
EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. General
information concerning the Commission
may also be obtained by accessing its
internet server at https://www.usitc.gov.
Hearing-impaired persons are advised
that information on this matter can be
obtained by contacting the
Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)
205–1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
17, 2020, the Commission instituted this
investigation based on a complaint filed
by complainants The Sterno Group
Companies, LLC of Corona, California,
and Sterno Home, Inc. of Coquitlam,
British Columbia, Canada (collectively,
‘‘Sterno’’). 85 FR 50048–49 (Aug. 17,
2020). The complaint alleges violations
of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, in the
importation into the United States, the
sale for importation, or the sale within
the United States after importation of
certain electronic candle products and
components thereof by reason of
infringement of one or more of the
asserted claims of Sterno’s U.S. Patent
Nos. 9,068,706; 10,024,507; 10,352,517;
and 10,578,264. Id. at 50048. The
complaint alleges a domestic industry
exists. Id. The Commission’s notice of
institution identified the following
respondents: Shenzhen Liown
Electronics Co. of Shenzhen,
Guangdong, China; Luminara
Worldwide, LLC of Eden Prairie,
Minnesota; and L&L Candle Co. of Brea,
California (collectively, ‘‘Respondents’’).
Id. at 50049. The Office of Unfair Import
Investigations (‘‘OUII’’) was also named
as a party to this investigation. Id.
On November 12, 2020, Sterno and
Respondents filed a joint motion to
terminate the present investigation
based on a settlement agreement,
pursuant to Commission Rule 210.21(b)
(19 CFR 210.21(b)). The parties included
a public version of their settlement
agreement in their joint motion and
filed a confidential version of their
agreement on November 13, 2020. On
November 18, 2020, OUII filed a
statement in support of the joint motion
to terminate.
On November 23, 2020, the ALJ
issued the subject ID (Order No. 11)
granting the joint motion to terminate
the investigation. Order No. 11 at 1, 3
(Nov. 23, 2020). The ID finds that the
joint motion complied with the
requirements of Commission Rule
210.21(b). Id. at 1–2. The ID also finds
that the settlement agreement serves the
public interest, which generally favors
settlement of disputes, without
adversely affecting public health or
welfare, competitive conditions in the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[212.LLMTC03200.L13200000.EM0000 MO # 4500149507]
Notice of Lease Sale BNI Coal, Ltd. Center Mine Lease-by-
Application NDM 105513, Oliver County, ND
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of coal lease sale.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Federal coal resources in lands in
Oliver County, North Dakota, will be offered by the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) 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 10:00 a.m. Mountain Standard Time
(MST) on January 15, 2020.
ADDRESSES: The lease sale will be held in the Main Conference Room of
the BLM Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana
59101-4669. Sealed bids must be submitted to the Cashier, BLM Montana
State Office, at this same address. Social Distancing and limited
seating will be applied during the sale due to COVID-19.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Fesko, by telephone at 406-896-
5080, or by email at [email protected]. Persons
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who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact Mr. Fesko
during normal business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7
days a week, to leave a message or question. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This sale is being held in response to a
Lease-by-Application filed by BNI Coal, Ltd. (BNI). The Federal coal
resources to be offered are located on the following described lands:
Fifth Principal Meridian, North Dakota
T. 141 N., R. 83 W.,
sec. 8, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
T. 141 N., R. 84 W.,
sec. 14, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\
T. 142 N., R. 84 W.,
sec. 20, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
The areas described aggregate 630.00 acres.
The coal in the tracts has one or two minable coal beds, which are
designated as the Kinneman Creek and Hagel beds. The Kinneman Creek bed
is present only on the section 20 tract and averages approximately 6.9
feet thick. The underlying Hagel bed is present in all three lease
tracts and ranges in thickness from 7.1 feet to approximately 11.4
feet. The tracts are located adjacent to BNI's current mining operation
and contain approximately 11.21 million tons of coal. The composite
coal quality of both coal beds is as follows:
Heat Content (Btu/lb.): 6,784 Btu/lb.
Moisture: 38.35%
Ash Content: 6.05%
Sulfur Content: 0.77%
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 (FMV) of the tracts. The minimum bid
for the tract is $100 per acre or fraction thereof. The minimum bid is
not intended to represent FMV. The authorized officer will determine if
the bids meet FMV.
The sealed bids should be sent by certified mail, return receipt
requested, or be hand delivered to the Public Room, BLM Montana State
Office (see ADDRESSES), and clearly marked ``Sealed Bid for NDM 105513
Coal Sale--Not to be opened before 10:00 a.m. MST on January 15,
2020.'' The Public Room representative will issue a receipt for each
hand-delivered bid. Bids received after 9:30 a.m. MST 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 fee in the amount of
$50,963.02, in addition to all processing costs incurred by the BLM
after the date of this sale notice (43 CFR 3473.2(f)).
A lease issued as a result of this offering will require payment of
an annual rental of $3 per acre, or fraction thereof, and a royalty
payable to the United States of 12.5 percent of the value of coal mined
by surface methods.
Bidding instructions for the tracts offered and the terms and
conditions of the proposed coal lease are included in the Detailed
Statement of Lease Sale, with copies available at the BLM Montana State
Office (see ADDRESSES). Documents in case file NDM 105513 are available
for public inspection at the BLM Montana State Office Public Room.
Authority: 43 CFR 3422.3-2.
John J. Mehlhoff,
Montana/Dakotas State Director.
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