[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50754-50755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20810]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNM922000 L13200000.EL0000; NMNM 124051]


Notice of Invitation To Participate; Coal Exploration License 
Application NMNM-124051, New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended by the 
Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976, and to Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) regulations, all interested parties are invited to 
participate with the BHP-Billiton/San Juan Coal 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 San Juan 
County, New Mexico.

DATES: This notice of invitation will be published in The (Farmington) 
Daily Times newspaper once each week for 2 consecutive weeks beginning 
the week of August 22, 2011 and in the Federal Register. Any party 
electing to participate in this exploration program must send written 
notice referencing the Exploration License Application serial number 
NMNM 124051 to both the BLM and BHP-Billiton/San Juan Coal Company as 
provided in the ADDRESSES section below no later than 30 days after 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register or 10 calendar days 
after the last publication of this notice in The Daily Times newspaper, 
whichever is later.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed exploration plan (case file number 
NMNM-124051) are available for review from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 
through Friday: BLM, New Mexico State Office, 301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa 
Fe, New Mexico; and BLM, Farmington Field Office, 1235 La Plata 
Highway, Suite A, Farmington, New Mexico. The written notice should be 
sent to the following addresses: State Director, BLM, New Mexico State 
Office, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502-0115 and BHP-
Billiton/San Juan Coal Company, P.O. Box 561, Waterflow, New Mexico 
87421.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Rivera at (505) 954-2162, 
[email protected]; or Powell King at (505) 954-2160, [email protected]. 
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call 
the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to 
contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is 
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question 
with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal 
business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the exploration program is to 
gain structural and quality information about the coal. The BLM 
regulations at 43 CFR 3410 require the publication of

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an invitation to participate in the coal exploration in the Federal 
Register. The Federal coal resources included in the exploration 
license application are located in the following described lands in San 
Juan County, New Mexico, and are described as follows:

NM Principal Meridian

T. 30 N., R. 14 W.,
    Sec. 7, All;
    Sec. 8, All.

    Containing 1,280 acres, more or less.

    The proposed exploration program is fully described in, and will be 
conducted pursuant to, an exploration plan to be approved by the BLM.

     Authority:  43 CFR 3410.2-1(c)(1).

Michael Tupper,
Acting Deputy State Director, Minerals.
[FR Doc. 2011-20810 Filed 8-15-11; 8:45 am]
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