Bureau of Land Management May 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease WYW145705 for lands in Big Horn County, Wyoming. The petition was filed on time, was accompanied by all the rentals due since the date the lease terminated and, in accordance with 30 U.S.C. 188(i)(2) and 43 CFR 3108.2-3(f) included a request for reduced rental and royalty.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has received a competitive coal lease application from Foundation Coal West, Inc., (Foundation) for a maintenance tract of Federal coal adjacent to the company's Eagle Butte Mine in Campbell County, Wyoming. A maintenance tract is a parcel of land containing coal reserves that can be leased to maintain production at an existing mine. This tract, which was applied for as a lease by application (LBA) under the provisions of 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 3425.1, is called the Eagle Butte West Tract and has been assigned case number WYW155132. Consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations, BLM must prepare an environmental analysis prior to holding a competitive Federal coal lease sale. In accordance with the provisions of Section 102 (2)(C) of NEPA, BLM is announcing it will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for this lease application and is soliciting public comments regarding issues and resource information.