[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 146 (Friday, July 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44980-44981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18617]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWYP00000-L13200000-EL0000; WYW161248]
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the
Environmental Impact Statement for the South Gillette Area Belle Ayr
North Coal Lease-by-Application, Wyoming
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the
availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Belle Ayr North
Coal Lease-by-Application (LBA) included in the South Gillette Area
Coal Lease Applications Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
ADDRESSES: The document is available electronically on the following
Web site: http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/NEPA/HighPlains/SouthGillette.html. Paper copies of the ROD are also available at the
following BLM office locations:
Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, 5353
Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming; and
Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming High Plains District
Office, 2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, Wyoming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Tyson Sackett, Acting Wyoming Coal
Coordinator, at 307-775-6487, or Ms. Mavis Love, Land Law Examiner, at
307-775-6258. Both Mr. Sackett and Ms. Love are located at the BLM
Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ROD covered by this Notice of
Availability (NOA) is for the Belle Ayr North Coal Tract and addresses
leasing Federal coal in Campbell County, Wyoming, administered by the
BLM Wyoming High Plains District Office. The BLM approves Alternative
2, which is the preferred alternative of the South Gillette Area Coal
Lease Applications EIS. Under Alternative 2, the Belle Ayr North Coal
LBA area, as modified by the BLM, includes 1,671.03 acres, more or
less, and contains an estimated 221.7 million tons of mineable coal.
The BLM will announce a competitive coal lease sale in the Federal
Register at a later date. The Environmental Protection
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Agency published a Federal Register notice announcing the Final EIS was
publicly available on August 17, 2009 (74 FR 41431).
This decision is subject to appeal to the Interior Board of Land
Appeals (IBLA), as provided in 43 CFR part 4, within thirty (30) days
from the date of publication of this NOA in the Federal Register. The
ROD contains instructions for filing an appeal with the IBLA.
Donald A. Simpson,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-18617 Filed 7-29-10; 8:45 am]
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