[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 5568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2360]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWYP00000-L13200000-EL0000; WYW164812]


Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Wright 
Area North Hilight Field 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 Hilight 
Field 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: Kathy Muller Ogle, Coal Program 
Coordinator, at (307) 775-6206, or 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 Hilight Field 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, the preferred alternative for this LBA in the Wright Area Coal Final 
EIS. Under Alternative 2, the BLM will offer to lease the North Hilight 
Field Coal LBA area, as modified by the BLM. The LBA area includes 
approximately 4,530 acres. The BLM estimates that it contains 
approximately 467,596,000 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. 2012-2360 Filed 2-2-12; 8:45 am]
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