[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 231 (Monday, December 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 67954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23344]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY-060-1320-EL, WYW155132]


Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Eagle 
Butte West Coal Lease-by-Application, Wyoming

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 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, and the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations and policies, the BLM 
announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the 
Eagle Butte West Coal Lease-by-Application (LBA) located in the Casper 
Field Office (CFO).

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD/Final EIS are available via the internet 
at http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/NEPA/cfodocs/eaglebutte-westcoal.html or upon request from the following BLM office locations:
     Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, 5353 
Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
     Bureau of Land Management, Casper Field Office, 2987 
Prospector Drive, Casper, Wyoming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bob Janssen, Wyoming Coal 
Coordinator, (307) 775-6206 or Ms. Julie Weaver, Land Law Examiner, 
(307) 775-6260. Both Mr. Janssen's and Ms. Weaver's offices are located 
at the BLM Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, 
Wyoming 82009.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ROD covered by this Notice of 
Availability (NOA) is for the LBA WYW155132 known as the Eagle Butte 
West Coal LBA Tract and addresses leasing coal administered by the BLM 
Casper Field Office in Campbell County, Wyoming. The BLM adopts 
Alternative 1. Under Alternative 1, the Eagle Butte West LBA Tract, as 
modified by BLM, would be offered for competitive sale. The Eagle Butte 
West LBA Tract, as modified by BLM, includes 1,427.77 acres, more or 
less, and contains an estimated 255 million tons of mineable coal. A 
competitive coal lease sale will be announced in the Federal Register.
    This decision is subject to appeal to the Interior Board of Land 
Appeals (IBLA) as provided in 43 CFR part 4 within thirty (30) days 
from the date of publication of this NOA in the Federal Register. The 
ROD contains instructions for filing an appeal with the IBLA.

    Dated: October 18, 2007.
Robert A. Bennett,
State Director.
 [FR Doc. E7-23344 Filed 11-30-07; 8:45 am]
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