[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 166 (Friday, August 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53483-53484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21899]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNM922000 L13200000.EL0000; NMNM 126245]


Notice of Invitation To Participate; Coal Exploration License 
Application NMNM 126245, 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 hereby invited 
to participate with the Peabody Natural Resources 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 
McKinley County, New Mexico.

DATES: This notice of invitation will be published in the Gallup 
Independent 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 126245 to both the BLM and Peabody Natural Resources 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 Gallup Independent 
newspaper, whichever is later.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed exploration plan (case file NMNM 
126245) 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.

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    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 Peabody Natural Resources Company, 701 Market 
Street, Suite 832, Saint Louis, Missouri 63101-1830.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roberta D. Sandoval at 505-954-2161, 
[email protected] or Powell King 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 individuals 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 individuals. 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 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 McKinley County, New 
Mexico, and are described as follows:

NM Principal Meridian

T. 15 N., R. 8 W.,
    Sec. 6, E\1/2\, and portion of E\1/2\W\1/2\ (lying east of 
road);
    Sec. 8, All;
    Sec. 18, E\1/2\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\, and N\1/2\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 28, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and portion of SW\1/4\NE\1/4\ 
(lying west of Lee Ranch Coal Company permit boundary).
T. 16 N., R. 8 W.,
    Sec. 6, S\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, and portion of E\1/2\E\1/2\NW\1/4\ 
(lying south of road);
    Sec. 20, SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 30, E\1/2\SE\1/4\.
T. 17 N., R. 9 W.,
    Sec. 34, All.

    Containing 2,678.00 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.

Michael Tupper,
Acting Deputy State Director, Minerals.

    Authority:  43 CFR 3410.2-1(c)(1).
[FR Doc. 2011-21899 Filed 8-25-11; 8:45 am]
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