[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 48936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20829]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY-920-1430-FM, WYW 148816]


Notice of Public Interest Hearing

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior and Forest Service, 
Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice of a public interest determination hearing on the 
proposed Pittsburg & Midway Coal exchange.

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SUMMARY: A public hearing as required under regulations at 43 CFR 
2203.3, is scheduled to accept oral and written testimony and comments 
on the public interest factors associated with the proposed Pittsburg 
and Midway (P&M) Coal Exchange. Pertinent information regarding the 
proposed exchange is contained in a Final Environmental Impact 
Statement (FEIS) which documents and discloses the results of an 
environmental analysis of the proposed P&M Coal Exchange. The FEIS may 
be viewed and downloaded from the BLM Wyoming Web site http://www.wy.blm.gov.

DATES: The public hearing will be held from 7-9 p.m. m.d.t., September 
17, 2003, at Sheridan College, 3059 Coffeen Avenue, Whitney Building, 
Room W-136, Sheridan, Wyoming 82801.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the FEIS are also available for public inspection 
at the following BLM Offices: Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone 
Road, Cheyenne, WY 82009; Buffalo Field Office, 1425 Fort Street, 
Buffalo, WY 82834; Rawlins Field Office, 1300 N. Third Street, Rawlins, 
WY 82301; Casper Field Office, 2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, WY 82604; 
and the Pinedale Field Office, 432 E. Mill Street, Pinedale, WY 82941.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information contact Nancy 
Doelger at 307-261-7627, Mel Schlagel at 307-775-6257, or Tamara 
Gertsch at 307-775-6115.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After completion of the FEIS and prior to 
making a public interest determination and issuing a notice of 
decision, the BLM is required to hold a public hearing to receive 
public comments on the public interest factors on the proposed 
exchange. BLM will provide an attendance register at the door to record 
names of the parties attending the meeting. BLM will also provide a 
register for those desiring to express their views during the formal 
hearing procedure. The time allotted to each person wishing to make a 
statement will be determined by the number of attendees wishing to 
speak.
    The hearing will consist of two distinct phases: (1) an informal 
phase where the BLM and the USFS will explain the exchange proposal in 
general terms and will respond to any questions about the exchange 
proposal, and (2) a formal phase where it will be explained that the 
hearing is afforded to provide an opportunity to receive comments 
regarding the public interest factors associated with the proposed 
exchange. BLM will ask each party who registered at the door to proceed 
to the microphone and provide their comments. Each party will be asked 
for their name, business affiliation (if any), and a written copy of 
their comments if one is available. BLM will not respond to any 
questions during the formal phase of the hearing. A transcript of both 
the written and verbal comments will be recorded and will become part 
of the official transcript for the hearing. The complete transcript of 
the formal phase of the hearing will be forwarded to the Department of 
Justice for their review, prior to a Record of Decision being issued 
for the proposed land exchange. Any comments received will be 
considered in the final decision issued for this exchange.

    Dated: August 12, 2003.
Melvin Schlagel,
Realty Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-20829 Filed 8-14-03; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-22-P