[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 32665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13337]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWY922000-L13200000-EL0000, WYW180763]


Notice of Invitation To Participate; Coal Exploration License 
Application WYW180763, Wyoming

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 Cordero Mining LLC, on a pro rata cost-sharing 
basis, in its program for the exploration of coal deposits owned by the 
United States in Campbell County, Wyoming.

DATES: This notice of invitation has been published in the Gillette 
News-Record once each week for 2 consecutive weeks beginning the week 
of May 14, 2012, and in the Federal Register. Any party electing to 
participate in this exploration program must send written notice to 
both the BLM and Cordero Mining LLC, as provided in the ADDRESSES 
section below, no later than 30 days after publication of this 
invitation in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the exploration plan are available for review 
during normal business hours in the following offices (case file number 
WYW180763): BLM, Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 
1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003; and, BLM, High Plains District Office, 
2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, Wyoming 82604. The written notice should 
be sent to the following addresses: Cordero Mining LLC, c/o Cloud Peak 
Energy, Attn: Mark Arambel, Caller Box 3009, Gillette, Wyoming 82717, 
and BLM, Wyoming State Office, Branch of Solid Minerals, Attn: Mavis 
Love, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mavis Love, Land Law Examiner, at 307-
775-6258. 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: Cordero Mining LLC, has applied to the BLM 
for a coal exploration license on public land adjacent to its Cordero 
Rojo Coal Mine. The purpose of the exploration program is to obtain 
structural and quality information about the coal. The BLM regulations 
at 43 CFR part 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 Wyoming:

6th Principal Meridian

T. 46 N., R. 71 W.,
    Sec. 9, lots 6 through 8 inclusive;
    Sec. 10, lots 7 through 10 inclusive;
    Sec. 11, lots 13 through 16 inclusive;
    Sec. 14, lots 1 through 6 inclusive and lots 11 through 14 
inclusive;
    Sec. 15, lots 1 through 16 inclusive;
T. 47 N., R. 71 W.,
    Sec. 7, lots 6 through 11 inclusive and lots 14 through 19 
inclusive;
    Sec. 17, lots 1 through 15 inclusive and SW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 18, lots 5, 6, 11, 12;
    Sec. 20, lot 1;
    Sec. 21, lot 4;
T. 47 N., R. 72 W.,
    Sec. 1, lots 9 through 13 inclusive and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\; and
    Sec. 12, lots 1 through 16 inclusive.

    Containing 3,747.91 acres, more or less, in Campbell County.

    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).

Donald A. Simpson,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-13337 Filed 5-31-12; 8:45 am]
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