[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 25464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10249]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWYP00000-L51100000-GA0000-LVEMK09CK380; WYW172684]


Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Buckskin Mine Hay Creek II Coal 
Lease Application, WY

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 Hay Creek II Coal Lease-by-
Application (LBA) included in the Buckskin Mine Hay Creek II Coal Lease 
Application Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

ADDRESSES: The document is available electronically on the following 
Web site: http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/content/wy/en/info/NEPA/documents/hpd/HayCreekII.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, Wyoming Coal 
Coordinator, at 307-775-6206, or Ms. Teresa Johnson, EIS Project 
Manager, at 307-261-7600. Ms. Ogle's office is located at the BLM 
Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, WY 82009. Ms. 
Johnson's office is located at the BLM Wyoming High Plains District 
Office, 2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, WY 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 
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 Hay Creek II coal tract and addresses 
leasing Federal coal about 12 miles north of Gillette, Wyoming, in 
Campbell County, administered by the BLM Wyoming High Plains District 
Office. The BLM approves Alternative 2, which is the preferred 
alternative of the Final EIS for the Buckskin Mine Hay Creek II Coal 
Lease Application. Under Alternative 2, the Hay Creek II Coal LBA area, 
as modified by the BLM, includes 1,253.27 acres, more or less, and 
contains an estimated 167 million tons of mineable Federal coal. 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 29, 2011 (76 FR 45554).
    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 Jo Rugwell,
Associate State Director, Wyoming.
[FR Doc. 2013-10249 Filed 4-30-13; 8:45 am]
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