[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 125 (Thursday, June 30, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 37866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12933]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES-020-1320-EL]


Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Gray 
Mountain Coal Lease Land Use Analysis and Final Environmental Impact 
Statement, Coal Lease By Application KYES-51002, KT

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of 
the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Gray Mountain Final Environmental 
Impact Statement (FEIS), Coal Lease By Application (LBA) KYES-51002.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the document are available for public inspection 
at the following BLM office locations: Bureau of Land Management-
Eastern States, 7450 Boston Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia 22153. 
Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States, Jackson Field Office, 411 
Briarwood Drive, Suite 404, Jackson, Mississippi 39206.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Steve Gobat, Deputy State Director 
for Natural Resources, BLM-Eastern States at (703) 440-1727; or Mr. 
Stuart Grange, Mining Engineer, Jackson Field Office at (601) 977-5400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM is issuing a ROD for leasing the 
Federal coal tracts that were considered for leasing in the Gray 
Mountain FEIS. The ROD covered by this NOA is for coal LBA KYES-51002 
and addresses leasing an estimated 5.66 million tons of in-place 
Federal coal administered by the BLM-Eastern States, underlying 
approximately 1210.4 acres of Federal surface in the Daniel Boone 
National Forest, Leslie County, Kentucky.
    Because the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, Lands and Minerals 
Management, has concurred in this decision it is not subject to appeal 
to the Interior Board of Land Appeals, as provided in 43 CFR part 4. 
This decision is the final action of the Department of the Interior.

Michael D. Nedd,
State Director, Eastern States.
[FR Doc. 05-12933 Filed 6-29-05; 8:45 am]
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