[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 134 (Thursday, July 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 40722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13883]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UTU-82243]


Notice of Invitation To Participate in Coal Exploration Program

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice is an invitation to participate in Coal 
Exploration program. Ark Land Company has filed the application for the 
Granger Ridge Tract. All qualified parties are invited to participate 
with Ark Land Company on a pro rata cost sharing basis in its program 
for the exploration of certain Federal coal deposits in the following 
described lands in Carbon County, Utah:

T. 12 S., R. 6 E., SLM, Utah
    Sec. 13, Lot 4, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, S\1/2\S\1/2\;
    Sec. 22, E\1/2\, E\1/2\W\1/2\, E\1/2\W\1/2\W\1/2\;
    Sec. 23, All;
    Sec. 24, Lots 1-7, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, 
W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 25, Lots 1-4, W\1/2\E\1/2\, SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 26, Lots 1-4, N\1/2\N\1/2\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\ , 
N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, E\1/2\, E\1/2\W\1/2\, E\1/2\W\1/2\W\1/2\;
    Sec. 34, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.

    Containing 3,803.86 acres.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Buge, Salt Lake City, Bureau of 
Land Management, (801) 539-4086.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any party electing to participate in this 
exploration program must send written notice of such election to the 
Bureau of Land Management, Utah State Office, P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake 
City, Utah 84145, and to Mark Bunnell, Mine Geologist, Canyon Fuel 
Company, LLC, Skyline Mine, HC 35 Box 380, Helper, Utah 84526. BLM must 
receive your written notice by August 15, 2005.
    Any party wishing to participate in this exploration program must 
be qualified to hold a lease under the provisions of 43 CFR 3472.1 and 
must share all cost on a pro rata basis. An exploration plan submitted 
by Ark Land Company, detailing the scope and timing of this exploration 
program is available for public review during normal business hours in 
the public room of the BLM State Office, 440 W. 200 S., Suite 500, Salt 
Lake City, Utah, under serial number UTU-82243.

    Dated: May 6, 2005.
Kent Hoffman,
Deputy State Director, Lands and Minerals.
[FR Doc. 05-13883 Filed 7-13-05; 8:45 am]
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