[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 126 (Thursday, June 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 40122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16439]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY-920-00-1320-EL, WYW141435]


Horse Creek Coal Lease Application, Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability 
of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) for the Horse Creek Coal Lease Application. That EIS analyzes the 
potential impacts of leasing and mining Federal coal on lands in 
Campbell County, Wyoming. BLM's decision was to approve the Selected 
Alternative, which analyzed the impacts of offering for competitive 
lease sale approximately 2,819 acres containing approximately 356 
million tons of in-place Federal coal.
    BLM received 13 written comments during the two scoping periods on 
the Horse Creek lease application. These comments are on file in the 
Casper and Cheyenne offices of the BLM. Nine written comments were 
received on the draft EIS, and these were included, with written 
responses, in the final EIS. The transcript of the formal hearing is on 
file in the Casper and Cheyenne Offices of the BLM. One written comment 
was received on the final EIS. All comments that were received during 
the process were considered in the preparation of the draft and final 
EIS's, and in the ROD.
    BLM NOAs for the draft EIS and for the final EIS for this project 
were published in the Federal Register on November 12, 1999 (64 FR 
61635), and on May 19, 2000 (65 FR 31898), respectively.

DATES: The ROD was signed by the Associate State Director on June 23, 
2000. Parties in interest have the right to appeal that decision 
pursuant to 43 CFR part 4, within 30 days from the date of publication 
of this NOA in the Federal Register. The ROD contains instructions on 
taking appeals to the Interior Board of Land Appeals.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melvin Schlagel, 307-775-6257. Copies 
of the ROD may be obtained from the following BLM offices: Casper Field 
Office, 2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, Wyoming 82604, 307-261-7600 and 
Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009, 
307-775-6256.

    Dated: June 23, 2000.
Phil Perlewitz,
Acting Deputy State Director, Minerals and Lands Authorization.
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