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Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Environmental Impact Statement for the Pit 14 Coal Lease-by-Application, Wyoming

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 [Federal Register: February 15, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 31)]
[Notices]
[Page 7455]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr15fe07-85]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY-040-1320-EL; WYW160394]

Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Environmental
Impact Statement for the Pit 14 Coal Lease-by-Application, Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of 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 Pit 14 Coal Lease-by-Application.

ADDRESSES: The document is available electronically on the following
Web site: http://www.wy.blm.gov/nepa/rsfodocs/pit14/index.htm. 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.
    ? Bureau of Land Management, Rock Springs Field Office, 280
Highway 191 North, Rock Springs, Wyoming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bob Janssen, Wyoming Coal
Coordinator, (307) 775-6206 or Ms. Mavis Love, Land Law Examiner (307)
775-6258. Both Mr. Janssen'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 NOA is for the Pit
14 coal tract (WYW160394) and addresses leasing coal administered by
the BLM Rock Springs Field Office contained within 1,399.48 acres of
Federal surface and mineral estate in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. The
BLM estimates that approximately 34.6 million tons of in-place coal
reserves are present in the Upper Cretaceous Almond Formation within
the project area. The BLM approves the proposed action as described in
the Final EIS. A competitive lease sale 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 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.

    Dated: December 4, 2006.
Donald Simpson,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. E7-2591 Filed 2-14-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-22-P

 
 

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