[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 203 (Thursday, October 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 65209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27043]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWYP00000-L51100000-GA0000-LVEMK09CK370; WYW173408]


Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Wright 
Area North Porcupine Coal Lease-by-Application and Environmental Impact 
Statement, 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 North Porcupine 
Coal Lease-by-Application (LBA) included in the Wright 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/Wright-Coal.html. Paper copies of the ROD are also available at the following 
BLM office locations:
     Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, 5353 
Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82009; and
     Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming High Plains District 
Office, 2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, Wyoming, 82604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kathy Muller Ogle, Coal Program 
Coordinator, at 307-775-6206, or Ms. Sarah Bucklin, EIS Project 
Manager, at 307-261-7541. Ms. Ogle's office is located at the BLM 
Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009. 
Ms. Bucklin's office is located at the BLM High Plains District Office, 
2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, Wyoming 82604. 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 ROD covered by this Notice of 
Availability is for the North Porcupine 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 for this LBA in the Wright Area 
Coal Final EIS. Under Alternative 2, the BLM will offer the North 
Porcupine Coal LBA area, as modified by the BLM for lease. The modified 
LBA area includes approximately 6,364 acres. The BLM estimates that it 
contains approximately 721,154,828 tons of mineable Federal coal 
reserves under the selected configuration. 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 July 30, 2010 (75 FR 
44951).
    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. 2011-27043 Filed 10-19-11; 8:45 am]
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