[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66786-66787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27393]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCO921000-L13200000-EL0000, COC-74447]
Notice of Invitation To Participate; Exploration for Coal in
Colorado License Application COC-74447
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: All interested parties are hereby invited to participate with
Williams Fork Land Company on a pro rata cost-sharing basis, in a
program for the exploration of coal deposits owned by the United States
of America in lands located in Moffat and Routt Counties, Colorado.
DATES: Any party electing to participate in this exploration program
must send written notice to the Williams Fork Land Company and the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as provided in the ADDRESSES section
below by November 29, 2010 or 10 calendar days after the last
publication of this notice in the Craig Daily Press and the Steamboat
Pilot newspapers, whichever is later. This notice will be published
once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in the Craig Daily Press, Craig,
Colorado, and the Steamboat Pilot, Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
ADDRESSES: The exploration plan, as submitted by the Williams Fork Land
Company, is available for review in the BLM, Colorado State Office,
2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215, and the BLM, Little
Snake Field Office, 455 Emerson Street, Craig, Colorado 81625, during
normal business hours (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Monday through Friday. Any
party electing to participate in this exploration program shall notify
the BLM State Director, in writing, at the BLM Colorado State Office,
2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215 and the Williams Fork
Land Company, Attn: James M. Mattern, P.O. Box 187, Craig, Colorado
81626. The written notice must include a justification for
participation and any recommended changes in the exploration plan with
specific reasons for such changes.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt M. Barton at (303) 239-3714,
[email protected]. or Jennifer Maiolo at (970) 826-5077, Jennifer--
Maiolo @blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The authority for the notice is Section 2(b)
of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended by Section 4 of the
Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976 and the regulations adopted
as 43 CFR part 3410. The purpose of the exploration program is to gain
additional geologic knowledge of the coal underlying the exploration
area for the purpose of assessing the reserves contained in a potential
lease. The Federal coal resources are located in Moffat and Routt
County, Colorado.
Sixth Principal Meridian
T. 6 N., R. 89 W.,
Sec. 31, lots 5, 6, and 11;
Sec. 32, lot 4.
T. 6 N., R. 90 W.,
Sec. 26, lots 4, 5, and 6, and lots 11 to 14, inclusive;
Sec. 27, lots 1 and 2, and lots 5 to 16, inclusive;
Sec. 28, lot 2, lots 7 to 11, inclusive, and lots 14, 15, and
16;
Sec. 33, lots 1 to 8, inclusive;
Sec. 34, lots 1 to 16, inclusive;
Sec. 35, lots 1 to 16, inclusive.
T. 5 N, R. 89 W.,
Sec. 5, lots 5 to 19, inclusive, and Tr 43;
Sec. 6, lots 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\, and E\1/
2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 7, lots 1, 2, and 3, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\,
and NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 8, lots 1 to 7, inclusive, lots 10 to 13, inclusive, and
E\1/2\NE\1/4\.
T. 5 N., R. 90 W.,
Sec. 1, lots 5 to 20, inclusive;
Sec. 2, lots 5 to 20, inclusive;
Sec. 3, lots 5 to 18, inclusive;
Sec. 4, lots 5 to 16, inclusive, and lots 18, 19, and 20;
Sec. 10, lot 4;
Sec. 11, lots 1 to 8, inclusive;
Sec. 12, lots 1 to 12, inclusive.
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These lands contain 8,690 acres, more or less.
The proposed exploration program will be conducted pursuant to an
exploration plan to be approved by the BLM. The plan may be modified to
accommodate the legitimate exploration needs of persons seeking to
participate.
The foregoing is published in the Federal Register pursuant to 43
CFR 3410.2-1(c)(1).
Helen M. Hankins,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-27393 Filed 10-28-10; 8:45 am]
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