[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6653-6654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3830]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NM-040-1320-01]
Notice of Intent for a 30-Day Comment Period on the Draft
Amendment to the Oklahoma RMP, Invitation for Public Involvement,
Notice of Public Hearing and Call for Information on Coal, and Other
Minerals and Resources
February 14, 1996.
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Tulsa District, has
prepared a Draft of the Resource
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Management Plan Amendment (RMP) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for
BLM-managed Federal minerals in Le Flore County, Oklahoma. The Code of
Federal Regulations, Title 43, Subpart 1600 (43 CFR 1600) will be
followed in the preparation of this plan amendment.
The public is invited to participate in this land use plan
amendment effort. Written comments or suggested additional issues will
be accepted through March 22, 1996. The BLM will hold a public hearing
at which time oral comments and suggestions will be accepted. This
notice is to solicit comment on coal resource information and
indications of other interest and needs pursuant to 43 CFR 3420.1-2,
for inclusion in the Oklahoma RMP Amendment. Coal companies, other
mineral extraction companies, state and local governments, and the
general public are encouraged to submit information to the BLM to
assist in the review of the draft determinations of coal development
potential and possible conflicts with other resources. If this
information is determined to indicate development potential, further
consideration for leasing will be given.
DATES: Comments relating to the Draft Resource Management Plan
Amendment and the identification of additional issues, and responses to
this call for coal resource information will be accepted through March
22, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Comments to be included with the draft document should be
sent to: Bureau Land Management, 221 North Service Road, Moore,
Oklahoma 73160. Proprietary data should be identified as such to ensure
confidentiality.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Catherine Wolff-White, Tulsa District, BLM, (405) 790-1010.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft Oklahoma RMP amendment will
include the Federal coal lease application located in Section 3, T9N,
R24E in Le Flore County, about 8 miles northwest of Spiro, Oklahoma.
The property proposed to be leased, containing approximately 100 acres,
is described as follows:
LOT 1 ALIQ NESW, SWSW, NWSESW
The issue addressed by this draft RMP amendment effort is coal
leasing and development within the coal lease application area and an
adjacent 100 acre tract. The development of this coal resource is the
issue addressed in the draft RMP amendment. Industry and other
interested parties are asked to provide any information that will be
useful in meeting the requirements of the Federal Coal Management
Program defined in 43 CFR 3420, including review of application of the
coal planning screens and possibly future activity planning such as
tract delineation. Information resulting from this hearing and any
comments submitted to the BLM will be utilized in the draft
finalization and implementation to determine potential for coal
development and conflict with other resources within this 100-acre
tract and any other tracts that may be determined to have additional
interest.
LANDS ALREADY CONSIDERED IN THE OKLAHOMA RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN,
ADOPTED IN JANUARY 1994, NEED NOT BE ADDRESSED.
The issue of Federal coal leasing and developing includes:
1. Determining areas acceptable for further coal leasing
consideration with standard stipulations;
2. Determining areas acceptable for consideration with special
stipulations;
3. Determining areas unacceptable for further coal leasing
consideration.
The BLM will apply the coal development potential, unsuitability
criteria, multiple use conflict and consultation screens in order to
make these determinations.
The type of information needed includes, but is not limited to, the
following:
1. Location:
a. Federal coal tracts desired by mining companies should include a
narrative description with areas delineated on a map with a scale of
not less than \1/2\ inch to the mile.
b. Descriptions of both public and private industry coal users in
the general region.
2. Quantity needs (tonnage, dates) for both public and private
industry coal users and coal developers.
3. Quality needs (by type and grade) for end users of the coal.
4. Coal reserve drilling data which may pertain to the planning
area.
5. Information relating to surface and mineral ownership:
a. Surface owner consents previously granted, whether consent is
transferrable, surface owner leases with coal companies.
b. Non-federal, or fee coal ownership adjacent to Federal tracts
currently leased or mined.
6. Other resource values occurring within the planning area which
may conflict with coal development:
a. Describe the resource value, and locate it on a map at least \1/
2\ inch delineation.
b. State the reasons the particular resource would conflict with
coal development.
Any individual, business entity, or public body may participate in
this process by providing coal or other resource information under this
call. This planning issue is presented for public hearing and is
subject to change based upon such public hearing. Comments should be
received by CLOSE OF BUSINESS March 22, 1996. The planning team will
seek public involvement throughout the planning amendment process. A
formal public hearing/open house will be held to provide the public an
opportunity to participate in this Draft Amendment effort.
Notice is hereby given that the public hearing will start at 7:00
p.m. and is scheduled for: March 19, 1996 at the High School, Poteau,
OK.
Complete records of all phases of the planning process will be
available for public review and comment at the Bureau of Land
Management, Moore office, 221 North Service Road, Moore, Oklahoma.
The final RMP amendment documents will be available upon request.
Dated: February 14, 1996.
Jim Sims,
District Manager.
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