[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15583-15584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7841]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY-920-1320-EL, WYW155334]


Coal Lease Exploration License, WY

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Invitation for Coal Exploration License.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 2(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, 
as amended by section 4 of the Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 
1976, 90 Stat. 1083, 30 U.S.A. 201 (b), and to the regulations adopted 
at 43 CFR part 3410, all interested parties are hereby invited to 
participate with Bridger Coal Company on a pro rata cost sharing basis 
in its program for the exploration of coal deposits owned by the United 
States of America in the following-described lands in Sweetwater 
County, WY:

T. 22 N., R. 101 W., 6\th\ P.M., Wyoming
Sec. 26: Lots 1-16;
Sec. 34: Lots 1-13, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.

    Containing 1,279.10 acres, more or less.

    All of the coal in the above-described land consists of unleased 
Federal coal within the Rock Springs Known Recoverable Coal Resource 
Area. The purpose of the exploration program is to obtain information 
on the coal bearing seams and geologic formations in addition to 
obtaining the following characteristics: coal quality and quantity, Btu 
content, percent ash, percent moisture, percent sulfur and percent 
sodium data from the Fox Hills, Lance and/or Fort Union Formations.

ADDRESSES: 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. Copies of the exploration plan are available 
for review during normal business hours in the following offices 
(serialized under number WYW155334): Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming 
State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, WY 82003; 
and, Bureau of Land Management, Rock Springs Field Office, 280 Highway 
191 North, Rock Springs, WY 82901.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice of invitation will be published 
in the Rocket-Miner of Rock Springs, WY, once each week for two 
consecutive weeks beginning the week of March 18, 2002, and in the 
Federal Register. Any party electing to participate in this exploration 
program must send written notice to both the Bureau of Land Management 
and Bridger Coal Company no later than thirty days after publication of 
this invitation in the Federal Register. The written notice should be 
sent to the following addresses: Bridger Coal Company, Attn: Scott M. 
Child, One Utah Center, Suite 2100, 201 South Main Street, Salt Lake 
City, UT 84140-0021, and the Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State 
Office, Branch of Solid Minerals, Attn:

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Julie Weaver, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, WY 82003.
    The foregoing is published in the Federal Register pursuant to 43 
CFR 3410.2-1(c)(1).

    Dated: February 15, 2002.
Phillip C. Perlewitz,
Chief, Branch of Solid Minerals.
[FR Doc. 02-7841 Filed 4-1-02; 8:45 am]
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