[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40629-40630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16853]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWY922000-L13200000-EL0000, WYW180996]


Notice of Invitation To Participate; Coal Exploration License 
Application WYW180996, 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 Kiewit Mining Properties, Inc., on a pro rata cost-
sharing basis, in its program for the exploration of coal deposits 
owned by the United States of America in Campbell County, Wyoming.

DATES: This notice of invitation was published in the Gillette News-
Record once each week for 2 consecutive weeks beginning the week of 
June 11, 2012, and in the Federal Register. Any party electing to 
participate in this exploration program must send written notice to 
both the BLM and Kiewit Mining Properties, Inc., 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 (serialized under 
number WYW180996): BLM, Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, 
P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003; and BLM, High Plains District 
Office, 2987 Prospector Circle, Casper, Wyoming 82604. The written 
notice should be sent to the following addresses: Kiewit Mining 
Properties, Inc., Attn: Vince Mazzarella, P.O. Box 3027, Gillette, 
Wyoming 82717, and the BLM, Wyoming State Office, Branch of Solid 
Minerals, Attn: Joyce Gulliver, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Gulliver, Land Law Examiner, at 
307-775-6208. 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: Kiewit Mining Properties, Inc., has applied 
to the BLM for a coal exploration license on public land adjacent to 
their Buckskin Mine. The purpose of the exploration program is to 
obtain structural and quality information of 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 Wyoming:

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 52 N., R. 72 W.,
    Sec. 7, lots 5 to 20, inclusive;
    Sec. 8, lots 3 to 5, inclusive;
    Sec. 18, lots 6 to 11, inclusive, and lots 15 and 16;
    Sec. 19, lots 8, 9, and 16.

T. 52 N., R. 73 W.,
    Sec. 13, lots 9 to 11, inclusive, and lots 14 to 16, inclusive;
    Sec. 24, lots 1 to 3, inclusive, and lots 6 to 12, inclusive.


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    Containing 2,045.06 acres, more or less, in Campbell County.

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

Larry Claypool,
Acting State Director.

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

[FR Doc. 2012-16853 Filed 7-9-12; 8:45 am]
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