[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 223 (Thursday, November 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64272-64273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30971]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO-933-99-1320-01; COC 59748]
Notice of Public Hearing and Request for Comments on
Environmental Assessment, Maximum Economic Recovery Report, and Fair
Market Value; Application for Competitive Coal Lease COC 59748;
Colorado
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing.
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SUMMARY: Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office, Lakewood,
Colorado, hereby gives notice that a public hearing will be held to
receive comments on the environmental assessment, maximum economic
recovery, and fair market value of federal coal to be offered. An
application for coal lease was filed by Juniper Coal Company requesting
the Bureau of Land Management offer for competitive lease 14,785.64
acres of federal coal in Routt County, Colorado.
DATES: The public hearing will be held at 7 p.m., December 9, 1998.
Written comments should be received no later than December 23, 1998.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held in the Little Snake Field
Office, 455 Emerson St., Craig, Colorado 81625. Written comments should
be addressed to the Bureau of Land Management, Little Snake Field
Office, at the address given above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Husband, Field Office Manager,
Little Snake Field Office at the address above, or by telephone at
(970) 826-5089.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State
Office, Lakewood, Colorado, hereby gives notice that a public hearing
will be held on December 9, 1998, at 7 p.m., in the Little Snake Field
Office at the address given above.
An application for coal lease was filed by Juniper Coal Company
requesting the Bureau of Land Management offer for competitive lease
federal coal in the lands outside established coal production regions
described as:
T. 5 N., R. 88 W., 6th P.M.
Sec. 4, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\;
Sec. 5, lot 5, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\,SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\,
and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 7, lot 17, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\; Tract 39, lots 15,
and 16;
Sec. 8, all;
Sec. 9, W\1/2\W\1/2\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 17, N\1/2\N\1/2\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 18, lots 5, 12, 13, 16, and 17, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, and SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\;
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Tract 39, lots 6, and 8;
Tract 40, lots 7, 9 to 11, inclusive, 14, and 15;
Sec. 19, lots 7, 8, 13, and 14;
Sec. 20, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 30, lots 7, 8, 13, and 14;
Sec. 31, lots 7, 8, 15, and 16.
T. 5 N., R. 89 W., 6th P.M.
Sec. 3, lots 19 to 24, inclusive;
Tract 42, lots 17, 18, 25, and 27;
Tract 45, lot 26;
Sec. 4, SE\1/4\;
Sec. 9, lots 1, 2, and 7 to 10, inclusive;
Sec. 10, lots 2 to 15, inclusive;
Tract 45, lot 1;
Sec. 11, lots 6, 8, 10, and 14 to 19, inclusive;
Tract 37, lots 3 to 5, inclusive, 7, 9, 11, 12, and 20;
Tract 47, lots 13, and 21;
Sec. 12, lots 4 to 6, inclusive, and 9 to 11, inclusive;
Tract 47, lots 7, and 8;
Sec. 13, lots 1 to 3, inclusive, and 5 to 17, inclusive;
Tract 47, lot 4;
Sec. 14, lots 2, 3, and 5 to 17, inclusive;
Tract 47, lot 1;
Tract 52, lots 4, and 10;
Sec. 15, lots 1 to 16, inclusive;
Sec. 16, lots 3, 4, 9, and 10, inclusive;
Sec. 21, NE\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
Sec. 22, all;
Sec. 23, all;
Sec. 24, all;
Sec. 25, all;
Sec. 26, all;
Sec. 27, all;
Sec. 28, all;
Sec. 33, N\1/2\;
Sec. 34, N\1/2\;
Sec. 35, N\1/2\;
Sec. 36, all.
T. 6 N., R. 88 W., 6th P.M.
Sec. 32, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 33, N\1/2\, and N\1/2\S\1/2\;
Sec. 34, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/
2\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 35, SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
Containing approximately 14, 785.64 acres, more or less.
The coal resource to be offered is limited to coal recoverable by
underground mining methods.
The purpose of the hearing is to obtain public comments on the
environmental assessment and on the following items:
(1) The method of mining to be employed to obtain maximum economic
recovery of the coal,
(2) The impact that mining the coal in the proposed leasehold may
have on the area, and
(3) The methods of determining the fair market value of the coal to
be offered.
Written requests to testify orally at the December 9, 1998, public
hearing should be received at the Little Snake Field Office prior to
the close of business December 9, 1998. Those who indicate they wish to
testify when they register at the hearing may have an opportunity if
time is available.
In addition, the public is invited to submit written comments
concerning the fair market value and maximum economic recovery of the
coal resource. Public comments will be utilized in establishing fair
market value for the coal resource in the described lands. Comments
should address specific factors related to fair market value including,
but not limited to:
1. The quality and quantity of the coal resource.
2. The price that the mined coal would bring in the market place.
3. The coast of producing the coal.
4. The interest rate at which anticipated income streams would be
discounted.
5. Depreciation and other accounting factors.
6. The mining method or methods which would achieve maximum
economic recovery of the coal.
7. Documented information on the terms and conditions of recent and
similar coal land transactions in the lease area, and
8. Any comparable sales data of similar coal lands.
Should any information submitted as comments be considered to be
proprietary by the commenter, the information should be labeled as such
and stated in the first page of the submission. Written comments on the
environmental assessment, maximum economic recovery, and fair market
value should be sent to the Little Snake Field Office at the above
address prior to close of business on December 23, 1998.
Substantive comments, whether written or oral, will receive equal
consideration prior to any lease offering.
The Draft Environmental Assessment and Maximum Economic Recovery
Report are available from the Little Snake Field Office upon request A
copy of the draft Environmental Assessment, the Maximum Economic
Recovery Report, the case file, and the comments submitted by the
public, except those portions identified as proprietary by the
commenter and meeting exemptions stated in the Freedom of Information
Act, will be available for public inspection at the Colorado State
Office, 2850 Youngfield, Lakewood, Colorado, 80215.
Dated: November 10, 1998.
Karen A. Purvis,
Solid Minerals Team, Resource Services.
[FR Doc. 98-30971 Filed 11-18-98; 8:45 am]
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