[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 62 (Monday, April 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19520-19521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07458]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCO921000-L51100000-GA0000-LVEMC11CC140, COC-74813]
Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale COC-74813, CO
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that certain Federal coal reserves (Red
Wash Tracts 1 and 2) in Moffat and Rio Blanco Counties, Colorado, will
be offered for competitive lease by sealed bid in accordance with the
provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended.
DATES: The lease sale will be held at 10 a.m. on May 29, 2013. The
sealed bid must be submitted on or before 9:30 a.m. on May 29, 2013.
ADDRESSES: The lease sale will be held in the Fourth Floor Conference
Room of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado State Office, 2850
Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215. Sealed bids must be
submitted to the Cashier, BLM Colorado State Office, at the address
given above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt Barton, Land Law Examiner, at
303-239-3714, or [email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, to leave a message or question with the above individual. You
will receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This coal lease sale is being held in
response to a lease by application (LBA) filed by Blue Mountain Energy,
Inc. The Federal coal reserves to be offered consist of all reserves
recoverable by underground mining methods in the following described
lands located in Moffat and Rio Blanco counties, Colorado:
Sixth Principal Meridian
T. 3 N., R. 101 W.,
Sec. 17, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 18, lots 3 and 4, S\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\,
S\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 19, lot 1, NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\,
and N\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 20, NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/
4\;
Sec. 21, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/
4\;
Sec. 22, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/2\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\;
Sec. 23, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 26, N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, N\1/2\ SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 27, E\1/2\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\;
Sec. 34, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, and NW\1/4\;
Sec. 35, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and N\1/2\NW\1/4\.
Containing 3,154.76 acres more or less.
The tracts contain an estimated 21.3 million tons of recoverable
coal reserves. The underground minable coal is ranked as C bituminous
coal. The estimated coal quality on an as-received basis for the tracts
is as follows:
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8,000-10,600
British thermal unit (BTU) BTU/lb.
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Volatile Matter......................................... 23.8-35.93
Moisture................................................ 10.0-15.0
Fixed Carbon............................................ 29.87-46.9
Sulfur Content.......................................... 0.30-0.95
Ash Content............................................. 7.0-20.0
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The tracts will be leased to the qualified bidder of the highest
cash amount provided that the high bid meets or exceeds the BLM's
estimate of the fair market value of the tract. The minimum bid for the
tracts is $100 per acre or fraction thereof. The minimum bid is not
intended to represent fair market value. The fair market value will be
determined by the authorized officer after the sale.
The sealed bids should be sent by certified mail, return-receipt
requested, or be hand delivered to the Cashier, BLM Colorado State
Office, at the address given above and clearly marked ''Sealed Bid for
COC-74813 Coal Sale--Not to be opened before 10 a.m., 10 a.m., May 29,
2013.''
The cashier will issue a receipt for each hand-delivered bid. Bids
received after 9:30 a.m. May 29, 2013 will not be considered. If
identical high bids are received, the tying high bidders will be
requested to submit follow-up sealed bids until a high bid is received.
All tie-breaking, sealed-bids must be submitted within 15 minutes
following the sale official's announcement at the sale that identical
high bids have been received. Prior to lease issuance, the high bidder,
if other than the applicant, must pay the BLM the cost recovery fees in
the amount of $50,969.80 in addition to all processing costs the BLM
incurs after the date of this sale notice (43 CFR 3473.2).
A lease issued as a result of this offering will provide for
payment of an annual rental of $3 per acre, or fraction thereof, and a
royalty payable to the United States in the amount of 8 percent of the
value of coal mined by underground methods.
Bidding instructions for the LBA tracts offered and the terms and
conditions of the proposed coal lease are included in the Detailed
Statement of Lease Sale and available from the BLM Colorado State
Office at the address above. Case file documents, COC-74813, are
available for inspection at the BLM Colorado State Office Public Room.
Helen M. Hankins,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-07458 Filed 3-29-13; 8:45 am]
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