[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17897-17898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8307]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO-700-00-5440-00-C023]


Notice of Availability of Records of Decisions

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of svailability of North Fork Coal Records of Decisions 
(ROD's) for the Iron Point Coal Exploration License application 
(COC61945), Iron Point Coal Lease Tract application (COC61209) and the 
Elk Creek Coal Lease Tract application (COC61357) of Federal coal 
reserves in Delta and Gunnison Counties, Colorado.

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RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL: Mike Pool, Associate State Director, Colorado 
State Office, Bureau of Land Management, 2850 Youngfield, Denver, CO 
80215.

SUMMARY: The BLM has issued Records of Decisions (RODs) to offer for 
competitive sale Federal coal reserves in the Iron Point Coal Lease 
Tract (COC61209) and the Elk Creek Coal Lease Tract (COC61357). BLM has 
also issued a ROD to grant the Iron Point Coal Exploration License 
(COC61945) to Bowie Resources Limited.

DATES: The decisions are subject to appeal for 30 days under the 
provisions of 43 CFR part 4.

ADDRESSES: Please address questions on the ROD's to the Bureau of Land 
Management, Attn: Jerry Jones, 2465 South Townsend Ave., Montrose, CO, 
81401.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Jones at the above address, or 
phone number 970-240-5338, or fax number 970-240-5368. E-mail can be 
sent to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As a result of two applications for coal 
leasing and one application for a coal exploration license, the North 
Fork Coal Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was prepared. The BLM 
and the U.S.D.A. Forest Service were joint lead agencies in the 
preparation of the document. The U.S.D.I. Office of Surface Mining was 
a cooperating agency. The Final EIS was made available to the public 
with the publication of the EPA Notice of Availability on February 25, 
2000.

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    The BLM has decided to offer for competitive sale the Federal coal 
reserves in two coal lease tracts, the Iron Point Coal Lease Tract 
(COC61209) and the Elk Creek Coal Lease Tract (COC61357). The decisions 
generally implement Alternative D, No Subsidence in Sensitive Areas, in 
the North Fork Coal Final EIS. The described actions plus additional 
mitigation measures would prevent subsidence under perennial streams 
and the Curecanti-Rifle 230/345 kv power line and protect important 
other resources.
    The BLM has also decided to grant the Iron Point Coal Exploration 
License (COC61945) to Bowie Resources Limited. The decision generally 
implements Alternative B, Proposed Action, in the North Fork Coal Final 
EIS. The described actions plus additional mitigation measures would 
protect important other resources.
    The decisions are in accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act of 
1920 as amended, the Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1975 and 43 
CFR 3400. The decisions are subject to appeal for 30 days under the 
provisions of 43 CFR part 4.

    Dated: March 30, 2000.
Jerry Jones,
EIS Project Manager, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 00-8307 Filed 4-4-00; 8:45 am]
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