[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 169 (Thursday, August 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52756-52757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21459]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWYP00000-L51100000-GA0000-LVEMK09CK350; WYW173360 and WYW180711]


Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the South 
Gillette Area Maysdorf II 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, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of 
the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Maysdorf II Coal Lease-by-
Application (LBA) included in the South Gillette Area Coal Lease 
Applications Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

ADDRESSES: The document is available electronically on the following 
Web site: http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/NEPA/documents/hpd/SouthGillette.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. Teresa Johnson, EIS Project 
Manager, at 307-261-7510. Ms. Ogle's office is located at the BLM 
Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009. 
Ms. Johnson's office is located at the BLM Wyoming High Plains District 
Office, 2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, Wyoming 82604. Persons who use a

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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 ROD covered by this Notice of 
Availability (NOA) is for the Maysdorf II Coal Tract and addresses 
leasing Federal coal in Campbell County, Wyoming, administered by the 
BLM Wyoming High Plains District Office. The BLM approves Alternative 
3, the preferred alternative for this LBA in the South Gillette Area 
Coal Final EIS. Under Alternative 3, the Maysdorf II coal LBA area, as 
modified by the BLM, will be divided into two separate LBA tracts 
referred to as the Maysdorf II North Tract and the Maysdorf II South 
Tract. The Maysdorf II North Tract (WYW173360), as modified by the BLM, 
includes 1,338.37 acres, more or less, and contains an estimated 167 
million tons of in-place Federal coal reserves. The Maysdorf II South 
Tract (WYW180711), as modified by the BLM, includes 2,305.90 acres, 
more or less, and contains an estimated 271 million tons of in-place 
Federal coal reserves. The BLM will announce two competitive coal lease 
sales 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 August 21, 2009 (74 FR 42295). 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.

Mary E. Trautner,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-21459 Filed 8-29-12; 8:45 am]
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