Federal Register: January 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 2)
DOCID: fr05ja10-109 FR Doc E9-31243
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Land Management Bureau
LLM ID: [LLMT921000-09-L13200000-EL0000-P; MTM 99242]
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr05ja10-109
ACTION: Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Notice of Invitation--Coal Exploration License Application MTM 99242
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
Members of the public are hereby invited to participate with
Western Energy Company in a program for the exploration of coal
deposits owned by the United States of America in lands located in
Rosebud County, Montana, encompassing 2,533.88 acres. The authority for the notice is section
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2(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended by section 4 of the
Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976, 30 U.S.C. 201(b), and the
regulations adopted at 43 CFR part 3410.
SUMMARY:
Invitation to Participate; Coal Exploration License Application MTM 99242
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The lands to be explored for coal deposits are described as follows:
T. 1 N., R. 40 E., P.M.M.
Sec. 26: All
Sec. 28: All
Sec. 34: Lots 14, N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\
T. 1 S., R. 41 E., P. M.M.
Sec. 6: Lots 17, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\
Any party electing to participate in this exploration program shall notify, in writing, both the State Director, BLM, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 591014669, and Western Energy Company, P.O. Box 99, Colstrip, Montana 59323. Such written notice must refer to serial number MTM 99242 and be received no later than 30 calendar days after publication of this Notice in the Federal Register or 10 calendar days after the last publication of this Notice in the Independent Press newspaper, whichever is later. This Notice will be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in the Independent Press, Forsyth, Montana.
The proposed exploration program is fully described, and may be
conducted pursuant to an exploration plan subject to approval by the
BLM. The exploration plan, as submitted by Western Energy Company, is
available for public inspection at the BLM, 5001 Southgate Drive,
Billings, Montana, during regular business hours (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Monday through Friday.
Phillip C. Perlewitz,
Chief, Branch of Solid Minerals.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Robert Giovanini, Mining Engineer, or Connie Schaff, Land Law Examiner, Branch of Solid Minerals (MT921), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 591014668, telephone (406) 8965084 or (406) 8965060, respectively.