[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 34 (Monday, February 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 8627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4088]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[UT-930-07-1320-00]


Final Environmental Impact Statement; The Pines Federal Coal 
Lease

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (Utah), Interior.

ACTION: Availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) on final 
environmental impact statement to lease ``The Pines'' Federal Coal 
Lease Tract; Coal Lease Application UTU-76195; approve issuance of Coal 
Lease Modification for Lease U-63214.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces it has completed 
the ROD and made the decision to issue the subject coal lease 
modification and competitively lease a Federal coal lease tract known 
as ``The Pines'' Tract. The areas are located in Sevier County, Utah, 
approximately 5 to 7 miles northwest of Emery, Utah on public land 
located in the Manti-LaSal National Forest. This ROD follows Manti-
LaSal National Forest decisions from a ROD that provided consent for 
leasing and terms and conditions as provided for in 43 CFR subpart 
3425.3(b). A Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and ROD was 
completed on The Pines Project and released on January 28, 1999. The 
alternatives in the EIS range from no action to offering all of the 
area under consideration with alternative terms and conditions. The 
primary impacts identified were from subsidence of the surface with 
potential impacts on water resources and riparian vegetation that may 
adversely affect wildlife and livestock. The public lands included in 
the tracts are described as follows:
    The Pines Tract (UTU-76195):

T. 20 S., R. 5 E., SLM
    Section 35, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/
2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\;
    Section 36, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 21 S., R. 5 E., SLM
    Section 1, lots 3-4, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Section 2, lots 1-4, S\1/2\S\1/2\;
    Section 10, E\1/2\;
    Sections 11-14, all;
    Section 15, E\1/2\;
    Section 22, E\1/2\;
    Section 23-24, all;
    Section 25, N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\;
    Section 26, N\1/2\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/
4\.
T. 21 S., R. 6 E., SLM
    Section 19, lots 3-4 E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Section 30, lots 1-3, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.

    Containing 7,171.66 acres more or less
    Coal Lease Modification (U-64213):

T. 21 S., R. 5 E., SLM
    Section 10, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\E\1/2\SW\1/
4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\E\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\E\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\.

    Containing 150 acres more or less.

    The Tracts have one potentially minable coal seam, the Upper 
Hiawatha. The minable portions of the seam in this area are from 6 to 
14 feet in thickness and average 10.9 feet. These tracts contain an 
estimated 65-70 million tons of recoverable high-volatile C bituminous 
coal. The coal quality in the seam on an ``as received basis'' is as 
follows: 11,539 Btu/lb., 8.37 percent moisture, 8.78 percent ash, 36.87 
percent volatile matter, 45.98 percent fixed carbon, and 0.5 percent 
sulfur.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A copy of the ROD on these actions may be 
obtained by contacting the BLM Utah State Office, P.O. Box 45155, Salt 
Lake City, Utah 84145-0155.

DATES: The ROD will be available from the BLM February 22, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Alan Rabinoff, 801-539-4228, Bureau of Land Management, Utah 
State Office, Division of Natural Resources, Salt Lake City, Utah. 
Copies of a Final Environmental Impact Statement that considered these 
leasing actions may be obtained by contacting Janette Kaiser, Forest 
Supervisor at the Manti-LaSal National Forest, 599 West Price River Dr. 
in Price, Utah (801-637-2817).

    Dated: February 12, 1999.
Douglas M. Koza,
Deputy State Director for Natural Resources, Utah.
[FR Doc. 99-4088 Filed 2-19-99; 8:45 am]
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