[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 63 (Friday, March 31, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17304-17305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7953]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT-921-00-1320-EL-P; MTM 89848]


Notice of Invitation--Coal Exploration License Application MTM 
89848

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Montana State Office, Interior.

SUMMARY: Members of the public are hereby invited to participate with 
Western Minerals, Inc., and KCP, Inc., a joint venture d/b/a Decker 
Coal Company, in a program for the exploration of coal deposits owned 
by the United States of America in the following-described lands 
located in Big Horn County, Montana:

T. 9 S., R. 40 E., P.M.M.

Sec. 4: Lot 4, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\,
Sec. 5: S\1/2\ of Lot 1, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\N\1/2\SE\1/4\.

    220.355 acres.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any party electing to participate in this

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exploration program shall notify, in writing, both the State Director, 
Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 36800, Billings, Montana 59107-
6800; and Decker Coal Company, P.O. Box 12, Decker, Montana 59025. Such 
written notice must refer to serail number MTM 89848 and be received no 
later than 30 calendar days after publication of this Notice in the 
Federal Register or 10 calendar days after the last publication of this 
Notice in the Big Horn County News newspaper, whichever is later. This 
Notice will be published once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in 
the Big Horn County News, Hardin, Montana.
    The proposed exploration program is fully described, and will be 
conducted, pursuant to an exploration plan to be approved by the Bureau 
of Land Management. The exploration plan, as submitted by Decker Coal 
Company, is available for public inspection at the Bureau of Land 
Management, Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, 
Montana, during regular business hours (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Monday 
through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Either Robert Giovanini, Mining 
Engineer, or Bettie Schaff, Land Law Examiner, Branch of Solid Minerals 
(MT-921), Bureau of Land Management, Montana State Office, P.O. Box 
36800, Billings, Montana 59017-6800, telephone (406) 896-5084 or (406) 
896-5063, respectively.

    Dated: March 27, 2000.
Randy D. Heuscher,
Chief, Branch of Solid Minerals.
[FR Doc. 00-7953 Filed 3-30-00; 8:45 am]
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