[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 15533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8163]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY-920-07-1320-00]


Powder River Regional Coal Team Activities: Amendment of Agenda

agency: Department of Interior, Wyoming.

action: Modification of regional coal team meeting agenda.

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summary: Addition of Discussion Items to Regional Coal Team (RCT) 
agenda for its Annual meeting.

dates: The RCT meeting remains as initially scheduled; e.g. 9:00 a.m. 
M.D.T. on Wednesday, April 23, 1997.

addresses: The meeting will be held as originally scheduled at the 
Wyoming Conservation Commission's Meeting Room, 777 West 1st Street, 
Casper, Wyoming.

for further information contact: Pam Hernandez or Eugene Jonart, 
Wyoming State Office, Attn: (922), P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 
82003, telephone (307) 775-6270 or 775-6257.

supplementary information: The RCT would like to announce that several 
changes have occurred which they would like to bring to the public's 
attention. A new coal lease-by-application (LBA) was filed with the BLM 
Wyoming State Office by Amax Land Company (WYW141568), on March 20, 
1997, for an estimated 200 million tons and 1,578 acres. This is the 
initial public notification of this pending application, in accordance 
with the Powder River Operational Guidelines (1991).
    In addition, a brief update of the 1996 Powder River Basin Market 
Analysis has been added. Any party interested in providing comments or 
data related to the above pending application may either do so in 
writing to the State Director (922), Wyoming State Office, Bureau of 
Land Management, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, WY, 82003, no later than 
April 18, 1997, or by addressing the RCT with his/her concerns at the 
meeting on April 23, 1997.
    The amended agenda for the meeting follows:
    1. Introduction of RCT Members and guests.
    2. Approval of the Minutes of the April 23, 1996, Regional Coal 
Team meeting held in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
    3. Regional Coal Activity Status:
    a. Current Production and Trend.
    b. Activity Since Last RCT Meeting.
    c. Status of pending LBAs previously reviewed by RCT:

--North Rochelle LBA--WYW127221, Ziegler; filed 7/22/92; 140 million 
tons; est. sale date July 1997. Draft EIS was reviewed by public from 
November 8, 1996, thru January 10, 1997. A public hearing was held in 
Gillette, WY, on December 12, 1996
--Powder River--WYW136142; Peabody; filed 3/23/95, est. 550 million 
tons, 4,020 acres, tentative sale date in March 98
--Jacob's Ranch--WYW136458; (Wyoming), Kerr-McGee; filed 4/14/95, est 
432 million tons, 4,000 acres, tentative sale date June 98

    d. Status of Coal Exchanges--Belco/Hay Creek; Nance/Brown AVF.
    e. Pending Coal Lease Modifications (if any).
    f. New coal lease applications (LBAs).
    4. Update of Selected Portions of 1996 Executive Summary.
    5. Update of 1996 Market Analysis.
    6. Other Regional Issues:

--Status of Buffalo Resource Area's Management Plan, (Wyoming).
--Encoal Corporation Presentation
--North American Power Group Presentation

    7. Lease Applicant Presentations:

--Evergreen Enterprises
--Antelope Coal Company
--Amax Land Company

    8. RCT Activity Planning Recommendations.

--Review and recommendation(s) on pending lease Application(s)

    9. Discussion of the next meeting site and time.
    10. Adjourn.
    Public discussion opportunities will be provided on all agenda 
items.
Alan R. Pierson,
State Director, Wyoming.
[FR Doc. 97-8163 Filed 3-31-97; 8:45 am]
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