[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37430-37431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12924]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES-930-1320-EL]


Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale, Kentucky

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale (KYES-51002).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that certain coal resources described 
below in the Gray Mountain Federal Mineral Tract (KYES-51002) in Leslie 
County, Kentucky, will be offered for competitive lease by sealed bid 
in accordance with the provisions for competitive lease sales in 43 CFR 
3422, the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended (30 U.S.C. 181 et 
seq.), and the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947.

DATES: The lease sale will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27, 
2005. The outside of the sealed envelope containing the bid must 
clearly state that the envelope contains a bid for Coal Lease Sale 
KYES-51002, and is not to be opened before the date and hour of the 
sale. The bid must be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, 
or be hand delivered to the address indicated below, and must be 
received on or before 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 26, 2005. Any bid 
received after the time specified will not be considered, and will be 
returned.

ADDRESSES: The sale will be held at the Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM)--Eastern States, 7450 Boston Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia 
22153. Sealed bids must be submitted to the Cashier, BLM-Eastern 
States, at that address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Timothy Best, BLM-Eastern States, at 
(703) 440-1527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This coal lease sale is being held in 
response to a lease by application (LBA) filed by

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Bledsoe Coal Leasing Company of London, Kentucky. The Gray Mountain 
Federal Mineral Tract (KYES-51002) consists of underground-minable coal 
in the Hazard 4 and Hazard 4A seams, found in the 
Daniel Boone National Forest tracts 3094Bb, 3094Be, and 3094Az, 
containing 1,210.40 acres more or less, in Leslie County, Kentucky. 
Both the surface and mineral interests are owned by the Federal 
Government.
    The Gray Mountain Federal Mineral Tract contains approximately 
2,900,000 tons of recoverable coal which will be mined by underground 
methods and is limited to the Hazard 4 and
    Hazard 4A seams. The rank of the coal is High Volatile A 
Bituminous. The proximate analysis of the coal seams is as follows:

Hazard #4 and Hazard #4A seams estimated recoverable Federal coal: 
2,900,000 tons
Proximate Analysis (%):
    Moisture--6.2800
    Ash--8.200
    Volatile--33.7700
    Fixed--Carbon 50.5800
    Sulfur--1.800
    Btu/lb.--13,833

    The Gray Mountain Federal Mineral Tract will be leased to the 
qualified bidder of the highest cash amount provided that the high bid 
meets or exceeds the BLM's estimate of the fair market value for the 
tract. The Department of the Interior has established a minimum bid of 
$100.00 per acre or fraction thereof for the tract. The minimum bid is 
not intended to represent fair market value. The Authorized Officer 
will determine the fair market value after the sale. The lease issued 
as a result of this offering will provide for payment of an annual 
rental of $3.00 per acre or fraction thereof, and a royalty of 8 
percent of the value of coal produced by underground mining methods. 
The value of the coal will be determined in accordance with 30 CFR 
206.250.
    The required Detailed Statement, including bidding instructions for 
the tract offered and the terms and conditions of the proposed coal 
lease, is available from the BLM-Eastern States at the address above. 
Case file documents for KYES-51002 are available for inspection at the 
BLM-Eastern States Office.

Michael D. Nedd,
State Director, Eastern States.
[FR Doc. 05-12924 Filed 6-27-05; 1:46 pm]
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