[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 34458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16386]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY-920-00-1320-EL, WYW151133]


Belle Ayr 2000 Coal Lease Application, WY

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

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

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability 
of the Decision Record for the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the 
Belle Ayr 2000 Coal Lease Application. That EA analyzes the potential 
impacts of leasing and mining Federal coal on lands in Campbell County, 
WY. BLM's decisions was to approve the Selected Alternative, which 
analyzed the impacts of offering for competitive lease sale 
approximately 243.61 acres containing an estimated 29 million tons of 
in-place Federal coal.
    BLM received six written comments during the two scoping periods on 
the Belle Ayr 2000 lease application. These comments are on file in the 
Casper and Cheyenne offices of the BLM. Three written comments were 
received on the draft EA, and these were included, with written 
responses, in the final EA. The transcript of the formal hearing is on 
file in the Casper and Cheyenne Offices of the BLM. Three written 
comments were received on the final EA. All comments that were received 
during the process were considered in the preparation of the draft and 
final EA's, and in the Decision Record.
    BLM Notices of Availability for the draft EA and for the final EA 
for this project were published in the Federal Register on December 29, 
2000 (65 FR 83076), and on April 24, 2001 (66 FR 20681), respectively.

DATES: The Decision Record was signed by the Acting BLM WY State 
Director on June 6, 2001. Parties in interest have the right to appeal 
that decision pursuant to 43 CFR part 4, within thirty days from the 
date of publication of this NOA in the Federal Register. The Decision 
Record contains instructions on taking appeals to the Interior Board of 
Land Appeals.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melvin Schlagel, phone: (307) 775-
6257. Copies of the Decision Record 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 25, 2001.
Phillip C. Perlewitz,
Chief, Branch of Solid Minerals.
[FR Doc. 01-16386 Filed 6-27-01; 8:45 am]
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