[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66786-66787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27393]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCO921000-L13200000-EL0000, COC-74447]


Notice of Invitation To Participate; Exploration for Coal in 
Colorado License Application COC-74447

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: All interested parties are hereby invited to participate with 
Williams Fork Land 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 Moffat and Routt Counties, Colorado.

DATES: Any party electing to participate in this exploration program 
must send written notice to the Williams Fork Land Company and the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as provided in the ADDRESSES section 
below by November 29, 2010 or 10 calendar days after the last 
publication of this notice in the Craig Daily Press and the Steamboat 
Pilot newspapers, whichever is later. This notice will be published 
once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in the Craig Daily Press, Craig, 
Colorado, and the Steamboat Pilot, Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

ADDRESSES: The exploration plan, as submitted by the Williams Fork Land 
Company, is available for review in the BLM, Colorado State Office, 
2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215, and the BLM, Little 
Snake Field Office, 455 Emerson Street, Craig, Colorado 81625, 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 BLM Colorado State Office, 
2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215 and the Williams Fork 
Land Company, Attn: James M. Mattern, P.O. Box 187, Craig, Colorado 
81626. 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: Kurt M. Barton at (303) 239-3714, 
[email protected]. or Jennifer Maiolo at (970) 826-5077, Jennifer--
Maiolo @blm.gov.

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 Moffat and Routt 
County, Colorado.

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 6 N., R. 89 W.,
    Sec. 31, lots 5, 6, and 11;
    Sec. 32, lot 4.
T. 6 N., R. 90 W.,
    Sec. 26, lots 4, 5, and 6, and lots 11 to 14, inclusive;
    Sec. 27, lots 1 and 2, and lots 5 to 16, inclusive;
    Sec. 28, lot 2, lots 7 to 11, inclusive, and lots 14, 15, and 
16;
    Sec. 33, lots 1 to 8, inclusive;
    Sec. 34, lots 1 to 16, inclusive;
    Sec. 35, lots 1 to 16, inclusive.
T. 5 N, R. 89 W.,
    Sec. 5, lots 5 to 19, inclusive, and Tr 43;
    Sec. 6, lots 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\, and E\1/
2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, lots 1, 2, and 3, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, 
and NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, lots 1 to 7, inclusive, lots 10 to 13, inclusive, and 
E\1/2\NE\1/4\.
T. 5 N., R. 90 W.,
    Sec. 1, lots 5 to 20, inclusive;
    Sec. 2, lots 5 to 20, inclusive;
    Sec. 3, lots 5 to 18, inclusive;
    Sec. 4, lots 5 to 16, inclusive, and lots 18, 19, and 20;
    Sec. 10, lot 4;
    Sec. 11, lots 1 to 8, inclusive;
    Sec. 12, lots 1 to 12, inclusive.


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    These lands contain 8,690 acres, more or less.

    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).

Helen M. Hankins,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-27393 Filed 10-28-10; 8:45 am]
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