[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 19, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-9416]


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[Federal Register: April 19, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[(WY-920-04-4120-03); WYW132118]

 

Notice of Invitation for Coal Exploration License

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior, Wyoming.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 2(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 
February 25, 1920, as amended by section 4 of the Federal Coal Leasing 
Amendments Act of 1976, 90 Stat. 1083, 30 U.S.C. (b), and to the 
regulations adopted as Subpart 3410, Title 43, Code of Federal 
Regulations, all interested parties are hereby invited to participate 
with Powder River Coal Company on a pro rata cost sharing basis in its 
program for the exploration of coal deposits owned by the United States 
of America in the following-described lands in Campbell County, 
Wyoming:.

T. 41 N., R. 70 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming
    Sec. 6: Lots 10 thru 13, 18, thru 21;
    Sec. 7: Lots 6 thru 11, 14 thru 19;
    Sec. 18: Lots 5, 12, 13 and 20;
T. 42 N., R. 70 W., 6th P.M. Wyoming
    Sec. 26: Lots 9 thru 16;
    Sec. 27: Lots 9 thru 16;
    Sec. 29: Lots 9 thru 16;
    Sec. 30: Lots 13 thru 20;
    Sec. 31: Lots 5 thru 20;
    Sec. 33: Lots 1 thru 16;
    Sec. 34: Lots 1 thru 16;
    Sec. 35: Lots 1 thru 16;
T. 41 N., R. 71 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming
    Sec. 1: Lots 5 thru 20;
    Sec. 2: Lots 5, 6, 11 thru 13, 20;
    Sec. 12: Lots 1, 2, 4, 7, 8;
    Sec. 24: Lot 2;
T. 42 N., R. 71 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming
    Sec. 24: Lot 4;
    Sec. 25: Lots 9 thru 15;
    Sec. 26: Lots 5, 9, 10;
    Sec. 35: Lots 1, 2, 7 thru 10, 15, 16,

Containing 6711.55 acres, more or less.

    All of the coal in the above-described land consists of unleased 
Federal coal within the Powder River Basin Known Recoverable Coal 
Resource Area. The purpose of the exploration program is to obtain 
overburden geochemistry geological structures, coal qualities, and 
water monitoring sites.

ADDRESSES: The proposed exploration program is fully described and will 
be conducted pursuant to an exploration plan to be approved by the 
Bureau of Land Management. Copies of the exploration plan are available 
for review during normal business hours in the following offices 
(serialized under number WYW132118): Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming 
State Office, 2515 Warren Avenue, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 
82003; and, Bureau of Land Management, Casper District Office, 1701 
East `E' Street, Casper, Wyoming 82601. The proposed exploration 
program is fully described and will be conducted pursuant to an 
exploration plan to be approved by the Bureau of Land Management. 
Copies of the exploration plan are available for review during normal 
business hours in the following offices (serialized under number 
WYW132118): Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, 2515 
Warren Avenue, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003; and, Bureau of 
Land Management, Casper District Office, 1701 East `E' Street, Casper, 
Wyoming 82601.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice of invitation will be published 
in The News-Record of Gillette, Wyoming, once each week for two 
consecutive weeks beginning the week of April 18, 1994, and in the 
Federal Register. Any party electing to participate in this exploration 
program must send written notice to both the Bureau of Land Management 
and Powder River Coal Company no later than thirty (30) days after 
publication of this invitation in the Federal Register. The written 
notice should be sent to the following addresses: Robert J. Shevling, 
Powder River Coal Company, Galler Box 3034, Gillette, Wyoming 82717, 
and the Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, Chief, Branch 
of Mining Law and Solid Minerals, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, WY 82003. 
The foregoing is published in the Federal Register pursuant to Title 43 
Code of Federal Regulations, 3410.2-1(c)(1).
Veron G. Rulli,
Acting Chief, Branch of Mining, Law and Solid Minerals.
[FR Doc. 94-9416 Filed 4-18-94; 8:45 am]
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