[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 28508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12697]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY-920-09-1320-01, WYW148372]
Coal Exploration License, WY
AGENCY: Bureau of Land management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of invitation for coal exploration license.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 2(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920,
as amended by section 4 of the Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of
1976, 90 Stat. 1083, 30 U.S.A. 201 (b), and to the regulations adopted
as 43 CFR 3410, all interested parties are hereby invited to
participate with Powder River Coal Company on a pro rata cost sharing
basis in its program for the exploration of coal deposits owned by the
United States of America in the following-described lands in Campbell
and Converse Counties, WY:
T. 41 N., R. 70 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming
Sec. 19: Lots 6-11, 12 (S2), 13-20;
Sec. 20: Lots 5 (S2), 6 (S2), 7 (S2), 8 (S2), 9-16;
Sec. 21: Lots 5 (S2), 11-14;
Sec. 28: Lots 1-15, NESW;
Sec. 29: Lots 1-16;
Sec. 30: Lots 5-12;
T. 42 N., R. 70 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming
Sec. 26: Lots 3-6, 11-14;
Sec. 27: Lots 1-16;
Sec. 28: Lots 1-16;
Sec. 29: Lots 1-16;
Sec. 30: Lots 5-20;
Sec. 30: Lots 5-20;
T. 41 N., R. 71 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming
Sec. 2: Lots 5, 6, 11-14, 19, 20;
Sec. 3: Lots 5, 6, 11-14, 19, 20;
Sec. 10: Lots 1, 2, 7, 8;
Sec. 11: Lots 1-16;
Sec. 12: Lots 11-14;
Sec. 13: Lots 1-8, 11-14;
Sec. 14: Lots 1, 2, 7, 8;
Sec. 24: Lots 1-3, 6-11, 14-16;
Sec. 25: Lots 1-4, 9, 12;
T. 42 N., R. 71 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming
Sec. 25: Lots 1-15;
Sec. 26: Lots 1-14;
Sec. 27: Lots 1, 2, 7-10, 15, 16;
Sec. 34: Lots 1, 2, 7-10, 15, 16;
Sec. 35: Lots 1-8, 11-14.
Containing 11,046.245 acres, more or less.
All of the coal in the above-described land consists of unleased
Federal coal within the Powder River Basin Known Recoverable Coal
Resource Area. The purpose of the exploration program is to obtain
overburden geochemistry, structural information, and coal quality data
on the Wyodak-Anderson coal seam.
ADDRESSES: The proposed exploration program is fully described and will
be conducted pursuant to an exploration plan to be approved by the
Bureau of Land Management. Copies of the exploration plan are available
for review during normal business hours in the following offices
(serialized under number WYW148372): Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming
State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, WY 82003;
and, Bureau of Land Management, Casper Field Office, 1701 East ``E''
Street, Casper, WY 82601.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice of invitation will be published
in The News-Record of Gillette, WY, and the Douglas Budget of Douglas,
WY, once each week for two consecutive weeks beginning the week of May
24, 1999, and in the Federal Register. Any party electing to
participate in this exploration program must send written notice to
both the Bureau of Land Management and Powder River Coal Company no
later than thirty days after publication of this invitation in the
Federal Register. The written notice should be sent to the following
addresses: Powder River Coal Company, Attn: Mark A. Petry, Caller Box
3034, Gillette, WY 82717-3034, and the Bureau of Land Management,
Wyoming State Office, Minerals and Lands Authorization Group, Attn:
Mavis Love, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, WY 82003.
The foregoing is published in the Federal Register pursuant to 43
CFR 3410.2-1(c)(1).
Dated: May 14, 1999.
Pamela J. Lewis,
Chief, Leasable Minerals Section.
[FR Doc. 99-12697 Filed 5-25-99; 8:45 am]
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