[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 76319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29965]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLMT921000-12-L13200000-EL0000-P; MTM 106757]


Notice of Invitation--Coal Exploration License Application MTM 
106757, Montana

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Members of the public are hereby invited to participate with 
Signal Peak Energy, LLC on a pro rata cost sharing basis in a program 
for the exploration of coal deposits owned by the United States of 
America in lands located in Yellowstone and Musselshell Counties, 
Montana, encompassing 2,039.64 acres.

DATES: Any party seeking to participate in this exploration program 
must send written notice to both the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 
and Signal Peak Energy, LLC as provided in the ADDRESSES section below 
no later than January 16, 2014 or 10 calendar days after the last 
publication of this Notice in the Roundup Record Tribune and Winnett 
Times newspaper, whichever is later. This Notice will be published once 
a week for 2 consecutive weeks in the Roundup Record Tribune and 
Winnett Times, Roundup, Montana. Such written notice must refer to 
serial number MTM 106757.

ADDRESSES: The proposed exploration license and plan are available for 
review from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, in the public room 
at the BLM Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, MT. 
The exploration license application and exploration plan are also 
available for viewing on the Montana State Office coal Web site at 
http://www.blm.gov/mt/st/en/prog/energy/coal.html.
    A written notice to participate in the exploration licenses should 
be sent to the State Director, BLM Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate 
Drive, Billings, MT 59101-4669 and Signal Peak Energy, LLC, 100 Portal 
Drive, Roundup, MT 59072.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Drake by telephone at 406-896-
5349 or by email at [email protected]; or Connie Schaff by telephone at 
406-896-5060 or by email at [email protected]. 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 exploration activities will be performed 
pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, 30 U.S.C. 
201(b), and to the regulations at 43 CFR part 3410. The purpose of the 
exploration program is to gain additional geologic knowledge of the 
coal underlying the exploration area for the purpose of assessing the 
coal resources. The exploration program is fully described and will be 
conducted pursuant to an exploration license and plan approved by the 
BLM. The exploration plan may be modified to accommodate the legitimate 
exploration needs of persons seeking to participate. The lands to be 
explored for coal deposits in exploration license MTM 106757 are 
described as follows:

Principal Meridian, Montana

T. 5 N., R. 27 E.,
    Sec. 4, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\;
T. 6 N., R. 27 E.,
    Sec. 24, NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 32, SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, SE\1/4\;
T. 6 N., R. 28 E.,
    Sec. 18, lots 1 thru 4, inclusive, E\1/2\, and E\1/2\W\1/2\.

    Containing 2,039.64 acres.

    The Federal coal within the lands described for exploration license 
MTM 106757 is currently unleased for development of Federal coal 
reserves.

Phillip C. Perlewitz,
Chief, Branch of Solid Minerals.
[FR Doc. 2013-29965 Filed 12-16-13; 8:45 am]
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