[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 7033-7034] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-3792] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [ES-930-07-1320-01-241A] Alabama: Request for Public Comment on Fair Market Value, Maximum Economic Recovery and the Environmental Assessment; Coal Lease Application ALES 47886 AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of public hearing and comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management requests public comments on the input concerning the [[Page 7034]] Environmental Assessment, method of obtaining maximum economic recovery, and input to fair market value 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 47886 are located in Sec. 34 NENW, T. 21 S., R. 4 W., Shelby County, Alabama containing 40.47 acres. The application is for the Thompson, Gholson, Clark and Coke (Youngblood) Seams. The proximate analysis of the coal seams are as follows: Thomspon Seam estimated recoverable coal...................108,000 Tons Proximate Analysis (%) Moisture............................................................2.8 Ash................................................................12.4 Volatile...........................................................29.9 Fixed Carbon.......................................................54.8 Btu/lb...........................................................12,620 Sulfur..............................................................1.2 Gholson Seam estimated recoverable coal....................143,000 Tons Proximate Analysis (%) Moisture...........................................................4.01 Ash.................................................................3.1 Volatile...........................................................34.7 Fixed Carbon.......................................................58.2 Btu/lb...........................................................14,150 Sulfur..............................................................0.7 Clark Seam estimated recoverable coal...................................................143,000 Tons Proximate Analysis (%) Moisture............................................................2.3 Ash.................................................................8.2 Volatile...........................................................35.0 Fixed Carbon.......................................................54.3 Btu/lb...........................................................13,580 Sulfur..............................................................0.6 Coke Seam estimated recoverable coal...................................................150,000 Tons Proximate Analysis (%) Moisture............................................................2.7 Ash.................................................................5.2 Volatile...........................................................34.7 Fixed Carbon.......................................................57.4 Btu/lb...........................................................14,160 Sulfur..............................................................1.3 The public is invited to provide written comments 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 March 21, 1997. ADDRESSES: The written comments must be submitted to the Bureau of Land Management, Jackson District Office, 411 Briarwood Drive, Suite 404, Jackson, Mississippi 39206. The public hearing will be held on March 14, 1997, 5:00 p.m., Holiday Inn Express, 260 Cababa Valley Road, Pelham, Alabama 35124, (205) 987-8888 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more complete data on this lease application, please contact Tondi Ballard (703) 440-1539 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 parts 3422 and 3425, not less than 30 days prior to the publication of notice of sale, the Secretary shall solicit public comments. The public comments 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 and factors which may affect this determination. 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 and factors which may affect this determination. Letters should be submitted to the Bureau of Land Management, Jackson District, at the above address. Data marked proprietary shall be treated confidential in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). 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 public and meeting exemptions stated in the FOIA, will be available for public inspection at the Bureau of Land Management, Jackson District. Dated: February 11, 1997. Walter Rewinski, Deputy State Director, Division of Resources Planning, Use and Protection. [FR Doc. 97-3792 Filed 2-13-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-GJ-M