[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 62 (Thursday, April 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 16502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7173]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWYP00000-L13200000-EL0000; WYW163340, WYW177903]


Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the 
Environmental Impact Statement for the West Antelope II Coal Lease-by-
Application, Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of 
the Record of Decision (ROD) for the West Antelope II Coal Lease by 
Application (LBA) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

ADDRESSES: The document is available electronically on the following 
Web site: http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/NEPA/cfodocs/West_Antelope_II.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's and Ms. Love's offices are located at 
the BLM Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 
82009.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ROD covered by this Notice of 
Availability is for the West Antelope II Coal Tract and addresses 
leasing Federal coal in Campbell and Converse Counties, Wyoming, 
administered by the BLM Wyoming High Plains District Office. The BLM 
approves Alternative 2, which is the preferred alternative of the West 
Antelope II Coal Lease by Application Final EIS. Under Alternative 2, 
the West Antelope II Coal LBA area, as modified by the BLM, will be 
divided into two separate LBA tracts referred to as the West Antelope 
II North Tract and the West Antelope II South Tract. The West Antelope 
II North Tract (WYW163340), as modified by the BLM, includes 2,837.63 
acres, more or less, and contains an estimated 350.2 million tons of 
mineable coal. The West Antelope II South Tract (WYW177903), as 
modified by the BLM, includes 1,908.60 acres, more or less, and 
contains an estimated 56.3 million tons of mineable coal. Two 
competitive coal lease sales will be announced in the Federal Register 
at a later date.
    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.

Larry Claypool,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-7173 Filed 3-31-10; 8:45 am]
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