[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 212 (Thursday, November 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55199-55200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27423]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM-930-4120-EQ; NMNM 107171]


Invitation To Participate; Exploration for Coal in New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Members of the public are hereby invited to participate with 
San Juan Coal Company on a pro rata cost sharing basis, in a program 
for the exploration of coal deposits owned by the United States of 
America.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands are located in San Juan County, 
New Mexico, and are described as follows:

T. 30 N., R. 14 W., NMPM
    Sec. 9: All;
    Sec. 10: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, S\1/2\N\1/2\, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 15: All;
    Sec. 21: All;
    Sec. 22: All;
    Sec. 27: All;
    Sec. 28: All;
    Sec. 33: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\;
    Sec. 34: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\;

    Containing 5,802.15 acres, more or less. Interested parties may 
obtain a complete description of the lands covered in the license 
application by contacting the San Juan Coal Company, or the Bureau of 
Land Management, New Mexico State Office, Solid Minerals Adjudication, 
PO Box 27115, Santa Fe, NM 87502-0115.
    Any parties electing to participate in this exploration program 
shall notify in writing, both the State Director, Bureau of Land 
Management, New Mexico State Office, PO Box 27115, Santa Fe, NM 87502-
0115, and the San Juan Coal Company, PO Box 561, Waterflow, NM 87421. 
Such written notice must include a justification for wanting to 
participate and any recommended changes in the exploration plan with 
specific reasons for such changes. The notice must be received no later 
than 30-calendar days after the publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register.

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    This proposed exploration program is for the purpose of determining 
the quality and quantity of the coal in the area and will be conducted 
pursuant to an exploration plan to be approved by the Bureau of Land 
Management. A copy of the exploration plan as submitted by the San Juan 
Coal Company may be examined at the Bureau of Land Management, New 
Mexico State Office, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505, and the 
Bureau of Land Management, Farmington Field Office, 1235 La Plata 
Highway, Suite A, Farmington, NM 87401.

    Dated: October 10, 2001.
M.J. Chavez,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 01-27423 Filed 10-31-01; 8:45 am]
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