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[FR Doc No: 94-13136]
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[Federal Register: May 31, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NM-921-4120-01]
Coal Leases, Exploration Licenses, etc.: Oklahoma
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice. Availability of Environmental Assessment (EA).
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management requests public comment on the
fair market value of certain coal resources it proposes to offer for
competitive lease sale and on the accompanying environmental assessment
for this project.
The lands include in the Coal Lease Applications are located in
Latimer and LeFlore Counties, Oklahoma, around the town of Poteau. The
individual Coal Lease Applications are described as follows:
Federal Coal Leases Application OKNM 91190
T. 8 N., R. 26 E.,
Sec. 4, lots 3, 4, and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 5, lots 1 to 4 inclusive, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/
4\NE\1/4\, and S\1/2\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 6, lots 1, 2, and S\1/2\NE\1/4\.
T. 9 N., R. 26 E.,
Sec. 20, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 21, S\1/2\S\1/2\;
Sec. 28, N\1/2\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\N\1/
2\SE\1/4\. NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 29, E\1/2\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\;
Sec. 30, lots 3, 4, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\. E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 31, lots 1 to 4 inclusive, E\1/2\W\1/2\, and E\1/2\;
Sec. 32, NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/
2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 33, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
Total Acreage: 3,429.004 more or less.
This tract has one minable coal seam, the Hartshorne, which
averages 5.2 feet thick. The tract contains an estimated 15,320,000
short tons of recoverable coal.
The average, as received, proximate analysis for this tract:
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Percent
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Moisture..................................................... 1.86
Ash.......................................................... 13.32
Volatile Matter.............................................. 16.37
Fixed Carbon................................................. 68.79
Sulfur....................................................... 1.80
BUT/lb....................................................... 12834
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Federal Coal Lease Application OKNM 91568
T. 5 N., R. 20 E.,
Sec. 1, lots 3 and 4;
Sec. 2, lots 1 to 4 inclusive.
T. 6 N., R. 20 E.,
Sec. 35, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 36, S\1/2\.
T. 6 N., R. 21 E,
Sec. 31, S\1/2\, S\1/2\S\1/2\N\1/2\;
Sec. 32, S\1/2\, and S\1/2\S\1/2\N\1/2\;
Sec. 33, S\1/2\, and S\1/2\S\1/2\N\1/2\;
Sec. 35, N\1/2\S\1/2\, and N\1/2\S\1/2\S\1/2\;
Sec. 36, N\1/2\S\1/2\, and N\1/2\S\1/2\S\1/2\;
T. 6 N., R. 22 E.,
Sec. 31, N\1/2\S\1/2\, and N\1/2\S\1/2\S\1/2\;
Sec. 32, S\1/2\;
Sec. 33, S\1/2\;
Sec. 34, S\1/2\;
Sec. 35, S\1/2\;
Sec. 36, N\1/2\S\1/2\;
T. 6 N., R. 23 E.;
Sec. 31, N\1/2\S\1/2\;
Total Acreage: 3,723 more or less.
This tract contains two minable seams, the Upper McAlester
averaging 2.2 feet thick and the Lower McAlester averaging 2.9 feet
thick. The tract contains an estimated 12,636,900 short tons of
recoverable coal.
The estimated, as received, proximate analysis for this tract
is:
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Percent
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Moisture..................................................... 2.5
Volatile Matter.............................................. 31.6
Fixed Carbon................................................. 66.3
Ash.......................................................... 11.7
Sulfur....................................................... 3.2
BUT/lb....................................................... --
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Federal Coal Lease Application OKNM 91569
T. 5 N., R. 26 E.;
Sec. 23, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 24, S\1/2\S\1/2\, and N\1/2\SE;
Sec. 25, N\1/2\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 26, N\1/2\;
Sec. 27, S\1/2\N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 28, S\1/2\;
Sec. 29, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, NW\1/2\S\1/4\SE\1/4\, and
SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 32, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\.
T. 5 N., R. 27 E.,
Sec. 15, lots 2 and 3;
Sec. 16, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
Sec. 17, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 19, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\, SW\1/
4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 20, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, and NW\1/4\;
Sec. 21, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
Total Acreage: 2,845 more or less.
This tract contains one minable coal seam, the Lower Hartshorne
averaging 5.6 feet thick. The tract contains an estimated 18,290,200
short tons of recoverable coal.
The average, as received, proximate analysis for this tract is:
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Percent
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Moisture................................................... --
Volatile Matter............................................ 20.4
Fixed Carbon............................................... 68.3
Ash........................................................ 10.5
Sulfur..................................................... 1.2
BTU........................................................ 13850
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Federal Coal Lease Application OKNM 91570
T. 8 N., R. 24 E.,
Sec. 1, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 2, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 11, NE\1/2\NE\1/4\, and S\1/2\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 12, N\1/2\NW\1/4\.
T. 8 N., R. 25 E.,
Sec. 4, S\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 5, N\1/2\S\1/2\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 6, lots 6, 7, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and N\1/
2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
Total Acreage: 1,017.46 more or less.
This tract contains two minable coal seams, the Upper
Hartshorne, averaging 2.7 feet thick and the Lower Hartshorne,
averaging 2.8 feet thick. The tract contains an estimated 4,224,600
short tons of recoverable reserves.
The average, as received, proximate analysis for this tract is:
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Percent
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Upper Hartshorne Coal:
Moisture................................................... 2.1
Volatile Matter............................................ 18
Fixed Carbon............................................... 74
Ash........................................................ 7
Sulfur..................................................... 0.8
BTU/lb..................................................... 14125
Lower Hartshorne Coal:
Moisture................................................... 3.0
Volatile Matter............................................ 17
Fixed Carbon............................................... 75.9
Ash........................................................ 5.5
Sulfur..................................................... 0.9
BTU/lb..................................................... 14600
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Federal Coal Lease Application OKNM 91571
T. 8 N., R. 26 E.,
Sec. 14, NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 15, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 21, N\1/2\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 22, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 8 N., R. 27 E.,
Sec. 7, SE\1/4\;
Sec. 8, SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\N\1/2\S\1/2\
Sec. 9, S\1/2\N\1/2\, and N\1/2\N\1/2\S\1/2\;
Sec. 10, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
Total Acreage: 1,240 more or less.
The tract contains two minable coal seams, the Upper Hartshorne,
averaging 2.9 feet thick, and the Lower Hartshorne, averaging 3.4
feet thick. The tract contains an estimated 7,465,600 short tons of
recoverable reserves.
The average, as received, proximate analysis for this tract is:
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Percent
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Upper Hartshorne Coal:
Moisture................................................... --
Volatile Matter............................................ 18.8
Fixed Carbon............................................... 74.5
Ash........................................................ 6.8
Sulfur..................................................... 1.1
BTU/lb..................................................... 14751
Lower Hartshorne Coal:
Moisture................................................... 2.5
Volatile Matter............................................ 16.5
Fixed Carbon............................................... 73.1
Ash........................................................ 8.0
Sulfur..................................................... 0.9
BTU/lb..................................................... 13750
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Federal Coal Lease Application OKNM 91590
T. 7 N., R. 24 E.,
Sec. 9, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 10, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 16, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
Total Acreage: 400.00 more or less.
The tract contains one minable coal seam, the Secor Coal which
averages 3.0 feet thick. The tract contains an estimated 369,400
short tons of recoverable coal.
The average, as received, proximate analysis for this tract is:
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Percent
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Moisture................................................... 1.2
Volatile Matter............................................ --
Fixed Carbon............................................... --
Ash........................................................ 15.2
Sulfur..................................................... 4.5
BTU/lb..................................................... 12991
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The public is invited to submit written comments on the fair market
value and the maximum economic recovery of the tracts and on the
adequacy of the associated environmental assessment.
In addition, notice is also given that a public hearing will be
held on June 29, 1994, on the coal lease environmental assessment, the
proposed sale, and the fair market value and maximum economic recovery
of the proposed lease tract. The public hearing will be held from 7 pm
to 9 pm, June 29, 1994 at the Bob Lee Kidd Civic Center, Poteau,
Oklahoma. Oral and written comments will be accepted at the public
hearing. Any individual or organization wishing to pre-register to
speak at the hearing may do so by contacting Don Boyer, BLM New Mexico
State Office, at (505) 438-7439, by close of business (4:30 pm, MDT),
June 24, 1994.
DATES: Written comments must be received at the BLM New Mexico State
Office address listed below on or before July 8, 1994.
ADDRESSES: For additional data on these tracts or for copies of the
environmental assessment, please contact Gary Stephens (telephone (505)
438-7451), Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office, 1474
Rodeo Road, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502-0115 or Don
Boyer (telephone (505) 438-7439) at the same address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Federal coal
management regulations 43 CFR parts 3422 and 3425, not less than 30
days prior to the publication of a notice of sale, the Secretary of the
Interior shall solicit public comments on fair market value appraisal
and maximum economic recovery and on factors that may affect these two
determinations. Proprietary data marked as confidential may be
submitted to the Bureau of Land Management in response to this
solicitation of public comments. Data so marked shall be treated in
accordance with the laws and regulations governing the confidentiality
of such information. A copy of the comments submitted by the public on
fair market value and maximum economic recovery, except those portions
identified as proprietary by the author and meeting the exemptions
stated in the Freedom of Information Act, will be available for public
inspection at the above address during regular business hours (7:45 am
to 4:30 pm MDT) Monday through Friday.
Comments should be sent to the Bureau of Land Management at the
above address and should address, but not necessarily be limited to,
the following:
1. The quantity and quality of the coal resources.
2. The mining method(s) which would achieve maximum economic
recovery of the coal, including specifications of seams to be mined and
the most desirable timing and rate of production.
3. The configuration of any larger or smaller mining unit of which
the tract may be part.
4. Restrictions to mining which may effect coal recovery.
5. The price that the mined coal would bring when sold.
The costs, including mining and reclamation costs, of producing the
coal.
7. The percentage rate at which anticipated income streams should
be discounted, either in the absence of inflation, in which case the
anticipated rate of inflation should be given.
8. Depreciation and other tax accounting factors.
9. The value of the privately held surface.
10. Documented information on the terms and conditions of any
recent and similar coal land transactions in the lease sale area.
11. Any comparable sales data of similar coal lands. The values
given above may or may not change as a result of comments received from
the public and changes in market conditions between now and when final
economic evaluations are completed.
Dated: May 24, 1994.
Kathy Eaton,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 94-13136 Filed 5-27-94; 8:45 am]
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