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Act. Before including your address, 

phone number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

II. Background 

To help us carry out our conservation 

responsibilities for affected species, the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, section 

10(a)(1)(A), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.), and our regulations in the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 

part 17, the Marine Mammal Protection 

Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 

et seq.), and our regulations in the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR)] at 50 CFR 

part 18 require that we invite public 

comment before final action on these 

permit applications. Under the MMPA, 

you may request a hearing on any 

MMPA application received. If you 

request a hearing, give specific reasons 

why a hearing would be appropriate. 

The holding of such a hearing is at the 

discretion of the Service Director. 

III. Permit Applications 

A. Endangered Species 

Applicant: Louisiana State University, 

Department of Geology and 

Geophysics, Baton Rouge, LA; PRT– 

36826A 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import biological specimens from broadsnouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) 

from ranched animals in Argentina for 

the purpose of scientific research. 

Applicant: Museum of Zoology and 

Herbarium, University of Michigan, 

Ann Arbor, MI; PRT–693112 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export and re-import non-living 

museum/herbarium specimens of 

endangered and threatened species 

(excluding bald eagles) previously 

legally accessioned into the permittee’s 

collection for scientific research. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: Metro Richmond Zoo, 

Moseley, VA; PRT–37443A 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import two captive-bred Diana monkeys 

(Cercopithecus diana) from the Port 

Lympne Wildlife Park, UK, for the 

purpose of enhancement of the survival 

of the species. 

Applicant: Minnesota Zoo, Apple 

Valley, MN; PRT–37786A 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import seven captive-bred Asian dhole 

(Cuon alpinus) from the European 

Association of Zoos, EU, for the purpose 

of enhancement of the survival of the 

species. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Multiple Applicants 

The following applicants each request 

a permit to import the sport-hunted 

trophy of one male bontebok 

(Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled 

from a captive herd maintained under 

the management program of the 

Republic of South Africa, for the 

purpose of enhancement of the survival 

of the species. 

Applicant: Daniel Fore, Austin, TX; 

PRT–37816A; 

Applicant: Robert Cooker, Wilsonville, 

AL; PRT–33960A; 

Applicant: Terry Prisk, Highland, MI; 

PRT–37689A; 

Applicant: Robert Breuder, Barrington, 

IL; PRT–36734A; 

Applicant: Samuel Monarch, 

Hardinsburg, KY; PRT–37370A; 

Applicant: Roger Jones, Memphis, TN; 

PRT–36490A. 

B. Endangered Marine Mammals and 

Marine Mammals 

Applicant: Mote Marine Laboratory, 

Sarasota, FL; PRT–100361 

The applicant requests renewal of the 

permit to authorize take and import of 

West Indian manatees (Trichechus 

manatus) in Florida and from the 

Caribbean region for the purpose of 

scientific research. This notification 

covers activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Concurrent with publishing this 

notice in the Federal Register, we are 

forwarding copies of the above 

applications to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and the Committee of 

Scientific Advisors for their review. 

Dated: March 25, 2011. 

Brenda Tapia, 

Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch 

of Permits, Division of Management 

Authority. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7806 Filed 3–31–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLWY922000–L13200000–EL0000; 

WYW177903] 

Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale, 

Wyoming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of competitive coal lease 

sale. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

certain coal resources in the West 

Antelope II South Coal Tract described 

below in Converse County, Wyoming, 

will be offered for competitive lease by 

sealed bid in accordance with the 

provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 

1920, as amended. 

DATES: The lease sale will be held at 10 

a.m., on Wednesday, June 15, 2011. 

Sealed bids must be submitted on or 

before 4 p.m., on Tuesday, June 14, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: The lease sale will be held 

in the First Floor Conference Room 

(Room 107), of the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) Wyoming State 

Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. 

Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003. 

Sealed bids must be submitted to the 

Cashier, BLM Wyoming State Office, at 

the address given above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mavis Love, Land Law Examiner, or 

Tyson Sackett, Acting Coal Coordinator, 

at 307–775–6258, and 307–775–6487, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This coal 

lease sale is being held in response to 

a lease by application (LBA) filed by 

Antelope Coal LLC, Gillette, Wyoming. 

The coal resource to be offered consists 

of all reserves recoverable by surface 

mining methods in the following 

described lands located 2–4 miles south 

of the Campbell/Converse County line 

and 1–3 miles east of State Highway 59. 

T. 40 N., R. 71 W., 6th Principal Meridian 

Sec. 5, lot 18; 

Sec. 8, lots 1 through 3 inclusive, lots 6 

through 11 inclusive, and lots 14 through 

16 inclusive; 

Sec. 9, lots 2 through 16 inclusive; 

Sec. 10, lots 5, 6, and lots 11 through 14 

inclusive; 

Sec. 14, lot 13; and 

Sec. 15, lots 2 through 7 inclusive, and lots 

10 through 16 inclusive. 

Containing 1,908.60 acres, more or less in 

Campbell and Converse Counties, Wyoming. 

The LBA tract is adjacent to the 

western and southern lease boundary of 

the Antelope Mine and to Federal leases 

to the east and north as well as a State 

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of Wyoming lease, all controlled by the 

Antelope Mine. It is adjacent to 

additional unleased Federal coal to the 

west and south. 

All of the acreage offered has been 

determined to be suitable for mining 

except for the county road and right-ofway in the far southeast portion of the 

LBA tract. However, the county road as 

well as pipelines and utilities can be 

moved to permit coal recovery. 

Antelope Creek crosses a small corner in 

the far northwest portion of the LBA 

tract, and no mining will take place on 

the creek or a 100 foot buffer on either 

side of it. No producing oil and/or gas 

wells have been drilled on the LBA 

tract. The surface estate of the LBA tract 

is largely owned by Antelope Coal 

Company except for six lots in the 

southeast part of the tract managed by 

the United States Forest Service. 

The tract contains surface mineable 

coal reserves in the Wyodak-Anderson 

coal zone currently being recovered in 

the adjacent existing mine. Although 

two primary coal seams occur on the 

LBA tract (the Anderson and the 

Canyon), only the Anderson is 

considered to be mineable due to 

thickness and incremental stripping 

ratio. The Canyon splits into several 

seams and, at various locations on the 

LBA tract, individual splits are either 

absent completely, are too thin, or are 

too deep to be included based on 

current market conditions and 

production costs. The Anderson seam 

varies from about 17 to 25 feet thick. 

Overburden to the Anderson seam 

ranges from approximately 80 to 160 

feet thick on the LBA. 

The tract contains an estimated 

56,356,000 tons of mineable coal. This 

estimate of mineable reserves includes 

the main Anderson seam mentioned 

above but does not include any tonnage 

from localized seams or splits 

containing less than 5 feet of coal. It 

does not include coal in the deeper 

Canyon seam splits. In addition, it does 

not include the adjacent State of 

Wyoming coal, although these reserves 

may be recovered in conjunction with 

the LBA tract. It also excludes coal 

within and along Antelope Creek. The 

total mineable stripping ratio of the coal 

in bank cubic yards per ton is 

approximately 5.0:1. Potential bidders 

for the LBA should consider the 

recovery rate expected from single seam 

mining. 

The West Antelope II South LBA coal 

is ranked as subbituminous C. The 

overall average quality for the Anderson 

seam on an as-received basis is 8,807 

British Thermal Units per pound 

containing approximately 0.28 percent 

sulfur. The average quality of the 

Anderson seam make the coal reserves 

equal to some of the best quality coal 

currently being mined in the Wyoming 

portion of the Powder River Basin. 

The tract will be leased to the 

qualified bidder offering the highest 

cash amount provided that the high bid 

meets or exceeds the BLM estimate of 

the fair market value of the tract. The 

minimum bid for the tract is $100 per 

acre or fraction thereof. No bid that is 

less than $100 per acre, or fraction 

thereof, will be considered. The bids 

should be sent by certified mail, return 

receipt requested, or be hand delivered. 

The BLM Wyoming State Office Cashier 

will issue a receipt for each handdelivered bid. Bids received after 4 p.m. 

local time, on Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 

will not be considered. The minimum 

bid is not intended to represent fair 

market value. The fair market value of 

the tract will be determined by the 

Authorized Officer after the sale. The 

lease issued as a result of this offering 

will provide for payment of an annual 

rental of $3 per acre, or fraction thereof, 

and a royalty payment to the United 

States of 12.5 percent of the value of 

coal produced by surface mining 

methods and 8 percent of the value of 

the coal produced by underground 

mining methods. The value of the coal 

will be determined in accordance with 

30 CFR 206.250. 

Bidding instructions for the tract 

offered and the terms and conditions of 

the proposed coal lease are available 

from the BLM Wyoming State Office at 

the address above. Case file documents, 

WYW177903, are available for 

inspection at the BLM Wyoming State 

Office. 

Donald A. Simpson, 

State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7596 Filed 3–31–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLWY920000.51010000.ER0000.

LVRWK09K1000; WYW174597; COC72909; 

UTU87237] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed Energy Gateway South 

500-Kilovolt (kV) Alternating Current 

Transmission Line Project in 

Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah, and 

Possible Land Use Plan Amendments 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended (NEPA), and the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Wyoming 

State Office intends to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). 

By this notice the BLM is announcing 

the beginning of the scoping process to 

solicit public comments and identify 

issues. 

DATES: This notice initiates the public 

scoping process for the EIS and possible 

plan amendments. Comments on issues 

may be submitted in writing until June 

30, 2011. The date(s) and location(s) of 

any scoping meetings will be 

announced at least 15 days in advance 

through local media and the BLM Web 

site at: http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/ 

info/NEPA/documents/hdd/ 

gateway_south.html. In order to be 

considered in the Draft EIS, comments 

must be received prior to the close of 

the scoping period or 15 days after the 

last public meeting, whichever is later. 

We will provide additional 

opportunities for public participation 

upon publication of the Draft EIS. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on issues and planning criteria related 

to any of the plans identified in this 

notice by any of the following methods: 

• Web site: http://www.blm.gov/wy/ 

st/en/info/NEPA/documents/hdd/ 

gateway_south.html. 

• E-mail: 

GatewaySouth_WYMail@blm.gov. 

• Mail: BLM Wyoming State Office, 

Energy Gateway South Transmission 

Project, P.O. Box 21550, 5353 

Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 

82003, Attention: Tamara Gertsch. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

have your name added to our mailing 

list, contact Tamara Gertsch, National 

Project Manager; telephone (307) 775– 

6115; address: BLM Wyoming State 

Office, P.O. Box 21550, Cheyenne, 

Wyoming 82003; e-mail: 

GatewaySouth_WYMail@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EIS 

for the Proposed Energy Gateway South 

500-kV Alternating Current (AC) 

Transmission Line Project in Wyoming, 

Colorado, and Utah may address 

amendments to the following land use 

plans: 

• Colorado Canyons National 

Conservation Area Resource 

Management Plan (RMP), 2004* 

• Rawlins RMP, 2008 

• Green River RMP, 1997 

• Grand Junction RMP, 1987 

• Little Snake RMP, 1989 

• White River RMP, 1997 

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