60420 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 195 / Friday, October 8, 2004 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[WY–060–1320–EL; WYW150318] 

Notice of Availability of the Record of 

Decision for the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement, West Hay Creek 

Coal Lease by Application Tract, WY

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969, the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) announces the 

availability of the Record of Decision 

(ROD) for the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (FEIS); West Hay 

Creek Coal Lease By Application (LBA) 

Tract.

ADDRESSES: The document will be 

available electronically on the following 

Web site: http://www.wy.blm.gov/.

Copies of the ROD are available for 

public inspection at the following BLM 

office locations: 

• Bureau of Land Management, 

Wyoming State Office, 5353 

Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 

82009. 

• Bureau of Land Management, 

Casper Field Office, 2987 Prospector 

Drive, Casper, Wyoming 82604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

Weaver, Land Law Examiner, at 307–

775–6260 or Bob Janssen, Wyoming 

Coal Coordinator, at 307–775–6206. 

Both Ms. Weaver’s and Mr. Janssen’s 

offices are located at the BLM Wyoming 

State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, 

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As stated 

in the FEIS, a ROD will be issued for the 

Federal coal tract considered for leasing 

in the FEIS. The ROD covered by this 

NOA is for coal tract West Hay Creek 

(WYW151634) and addresses leasing an 

estimated 160 million tons of in-place 

Federal coal underlying approximately 

921.1575 acres in Campbell County, 

Wyoming, administered by the BLM 

Casper Field Office. The ROD approves 

Alternative 2 as the selected alternative. 

A competitive lease sale will be 

announced in the Federal Register at a 

later date. 

Because the Assistant Secretary of the 

Interior, Lands and Minerals 

Management, has concurred in this 

decision it is not subject to appeal to the 

Interior Board of Land Appeals, as 

provided in 43 CFR Part 4. This 

decision is the final action of the 

Department of the Interior.

Dated: September 28, 2004. 

Robert A. Bennett, 

State Director.

[FR Doc. 04–22287 Filed 10–7–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[CO–600–1120–PG–241A] 

Notice of Meeting, Southwest 

Resource Advisory Council (Colorado)

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Southwest 

Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will 

meet as indicated below.

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Friday, November 19, 2004 at the 

Durango Recreation Center, Eolus 

Meeting Room, 2700 North Main 

Avenue in Durango, Colorado, and will 

begin at 9 a.m. The public comment 

period will begin at approximately 

10:30 a.m. and will end at 12 noon.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-

member RAC advises the Secretary of 

the Interior, through the BLM, on a 

variety of planning and management 

issues associated with public land 

management in Southwest, Colorado. 

Planned agenda topics include:

Discussion of old business 

Summary of the Northern Basin 

Environmental Impact Statement 

process, public input received to date, 

and RAC subgroup perceptions and 

recommendations for further RAC 

involvement, and 

Public comment

All meetings are open to the public. 

The public can make oral statements to 

the Council beginning at 10:30 a.m., or 

written statements may be submitted for 

the Council’s consideration. Depending 

on the number of persons wishing to 

comment and time available, the time 

for individual oral comments may be 

limited. Summary minutes for this 

Council Meeting will be maintained in 

the Western Slope Office (BLM), 2815 H 

Road, Grand Junction, Colorado, 81506 

and will be available for public 

inspection and reproduction during 

regular business hours within thirty (30) 

days following the meeting. Minutes for 

this particular meeting will also be 

made part of the official comment 

record for the Northern San Juan Basin 

Coal Bed Methane Draft EIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann 

Bond, San Juan Public Lands Center, 15 

Burnett Court, Durango, Colorado 

81301. Phone (970) 385–1219.

Dated: October 1, 2004. 

Mark W. Stiles, 

San Juan Public Lands Center Manager.

[FR Doc. 04–22627 Filed 10–4–04; 4:05 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[UT–910–04–1040–PH–24–1A] 

Notice of Resource Advisory Council 

Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Department of Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Utah Resource 

Advisory Council (RAC) meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Utah Resource 

Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as 

indicated below.

DATES: The Utah Resource Advisory 

Council will meet October 20, 2004, at 

the Provo Marriott Hotel, 10 West 100 

North, Provo, Utah, beginning at 8 a.m. 

and concluding at 5 p.m. A public 

comment period will begin at 4 p.m. 

and conclude at 4:30 p.m. Written 

comments may be sent to the Bureau of 

Land Management address listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact 

Sherry Foot, Special Programs 

Coordinator, Utah State Office, Bureau 

of Land Management, 324 South State 

Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84111; 

phone (801) 539–4195.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Welcome 

and introductions of the new Council 

members and election of officers will 

take place along with a presentation on 

the wild horse and burro program, 

briefings on the St. George OHV Route 

Designation RMP amendment, 

Sagebrush Restoration Initiative, Price’s 

RMP Route Designation Plan, as well as, 

an overview of BLM issues in Utah. 

All meetings are open to the public; 

however, transportation, lodging, and 

meals are the responsibility of the 

participating public.