[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 11218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6591]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[ES-930-06-1320-01-241A; [ALES-46611]


Alabama: Request for Public Comment on Fair Market Value, Maximum 
Economic Recovery and the Environmental Assessment; Coal Lease 
Application ALES 46611

AGENCY: Bureua of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Public Hearing and Comment Period.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management requests public comments on the 
fair market value, maximum economic recovery and the environmental 
assessment of certain coal resources it proposes to offer for 
competitive lease sale. The coal to be offered is underground-minable, 
potentially bypass, coal. The lands included in Coal Lease Application 
ALES 46611 are located in Sec. 30, SWSW, T. 16 S, R. 6 W., in Walker 
County, Alabama containing 40.08 Acres. The application is for the Mary 
Lee Seam. The proximate analysis of the coal in the Mary Lee Seam is as 
follows:

Estimated recoverable coal--190,900 Tons

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                                                              proximate 
                                                              analysis  
                                                              (percent) 
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Moisture..................................................        1.30  
Ash.......................................................        7.16  
Volatile..................................................       32.74  
Fixed Carbon..............................................       58.80  
Btu/lb....................................................       14.136 
Sulfur....................................................        1.65  
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    The public is invited to comment on the fair market value and the 
maximum economic recovery of the above tract. In addition a public 
hearing will be held on the environmental assessment, the proposed 
sale, the fair market value and the maximum economic recovery of the 
proposed lease tract.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 26, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The written comments must be submitted to the Bureau of Land 
Management, Jackson District Office, 411 Briarwood Drive, Suite 404, 
Jackson, Mississippi 3906.
    The public hearing will be held on April 19, 1996, 7:00 p.m., Days 
Inn, 101 6th Avenue, North Jasper, Alabama 33501 (205) 221-7800.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For more complete data on this lease application, please contact Ida V. 
Doup at (703) 440-1541 or Thelma M. Wright (703) 440-1546 at the Bureau 
of Land Management, Eastern States, 7450 Boston Boulevard, Springfield, 
Virginia 22153.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Federal Coal 
Management Regulations 43 CFR 3422 and 3425, not less than 30 days 
prior to the publication of notice of sale, the Secretary shall solicit 
public comments on the fair market value appraisal and maximum economic 
recovery and on factors which may affect these two determinations. 
Proprietary data marked as confidential may be submitted to the Bureau 
of Land Management, Jackson District, at the above address, in response 
to solicitation of public comments. Data so marked shall be treated in 
accordance with the laws and regulations governing 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 confidential by the author and meeting exemptions stated 
in the Freedom of Information Act, will be available for public 
inspection at the Bureau of Land Management, Jackson District, at the 
above address and should address, but not necessarily be limited to the 
following information:
    1. The method of mining to be employed in order to obtain maximum 
economic recovery of the coal;
    2. The impact that mining the coal in the proposed leasehold may 
have on the area, including, but not limited to, impacts on the 
environment; and
    3. Methods of determining the fair market value of the coal to be 
offered.

    Dated: March 14, 1996.
Walter Rewinski,
Deputy State Director, Division of Resources Planning, Use and 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 96-6591 Filed 3-18-96; 8:45 am]
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