[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 151 (Friday, August 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47623-47624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19214]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWYP00000-L13200000-GA0000-LVEMK09CK36; WYW172657]


Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the 
Environmental Impact Statement for the South Gillette Area Caballo 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, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the 
availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Caballo West Coal 
Lease-by-Application (LBA) included in the South Gillette Area Coal 
Lease Applications Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

ADDRESSES: The document is available electronically on the following 
Web site: http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/NEPA/HighPlains/SouthGillette.html. Paper copies of the ROD are also

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available at the following BLM office locations:
     Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, 5353 
Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming; and
     Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming High Plains District 
Office, 2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, Wyoming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Tyson Sackett, Acting Wyoming Coal 
Coordinator, at 307-775-6487, or Ms. Mavis Love, Land Law Examiner, at 
307-775-6258. Both Mr. Sackett and Ms. Love 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 Caballo West Coal Tract and addresses 
leasing Federal coal in Campbell County, Wyoming, administered by the 
BLM Wyoming High Plains District Office. The BLM approves Alternative 
2, which is the preferred alternative of the South Gillette Area Coal 
Lease Applications EIS. Under Alternative 2, the Caballo West Coal LBA 
area, as modified by the BLM, includes 1,023.99 acres, more or less, 
and contains an estimated 130.2 million tons of mineable coal. The BLM 
will announce a competitive coal lease sale in the Federal Register at 
a later date. The Environmental Protection Agency published a Federal 
Register notice announcing the Final EIS was publicly available on 
August 17, 2009 (74 FR 41431).
    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.

Donald A. Simpson,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-19214 Filed 8-5-10; 8:45 am]
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