[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 18877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8392]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLUT9200000-10-L13200000-EL000, UTU-87041]


Notice of Invitation to Participate; Exploration for Coal in Utah 
License Application UTU-87041

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: All interested parties are hereby invited to participate with 
Reserve Coal Properties Company on a pro rata cost-sharing basis, in a 
program for the exploration of coal deposits owned by the United States 
of America in lands located in Emery and Sevier Counties, Utah.

DATES: Any party electing to participate in this exploration program 
must send written notice to Reserve Coal Properties Company and the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as provided in the ADDRESSES section 
below by May 13, 2010 or 10 days after the last publication of this 
notice in the Richfield Reaper newspaper, whichever is later. This 
notice will be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in the 
Richfield Reaper, Richfield, Utah.

ADDRESSES: The exploration plan, as submitted by Reserve Coal 
Properties Company, is available for review in the public room of the 
BLM's Utah State Office, 440 West 200 South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, 
Utah during normal business hours (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Monday through 
Friday. Any party electing to participate in this exploration program 
shall notify the BLM State Director, in writing, at the Utah State 
Office, P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145 and Reserve Coal 
Properties Company, Attn: Tim Kirschbaum, P.O. Box 639, Sesser, 
Illinois 62884. The written notice must include a justification for 
participation and any recommended changes in the exploration plan with 
specific reasons for such changes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Buge at (801) 539-4086.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The authority for the notice is section 2(b) 
of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended by section 4 of the 
Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976 and the regulations adopted 
as 43 CFR part 3410. The purpose of the exploration program is to gain 
additional geologic knowledge of the coal underlying the exploration 
area for the purpose of assessing the reserves contained in a potential 
lease. The Federal coal resources are located in Emery and Sevier 
Counties, Utah:

T. 23 S., R. 5 E., SLM, Utah
    Sec. 1, all;
    Sec. 11, all;
    Sec. 12, all;
    Sec. 13, all;
    Sec. 14, all;
T. 23 S., R. 6 E., SLM, Utah
    Sec. 6, lots 6 and 7, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, lots 1-4, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\W\1/2\;

    These lands contain 4,082.33 acres, more or less.

    The above-described land is within the Wasatch Plateau Known Coal 
Leasing Area. The proposed exploration program will be conducted 
pursuant to an exploration plan to be approved by the BLM. The plan may 
be modified to accommodate the legitimate exploration needs of persons 
seeking to participate.
    The foregoing is published in the Federal Register pursuant to 43 
CFR 3410.2-1(c)(1).

    Approved:
Selma Sierra
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-8392 Filed 4-12-10; 8:45 am]
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