Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 199 / Friday, October 15, 2004 / Notices 61263

regular business hours, Monday through 

Friday.

ADDRESSES: The Northeast Regional 

Panel meeting will be held at the 

Gideon Putnam Hotel and Conference 

Center, 24 Gideon Putnam Road, 

Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Phone 

518–226–4700. Minutes of the meeting 

will be maintained in the office of Chief, 

Division of Environmental Quality, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, Suite 322, 

4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, 

Virginia 22203–1622.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michele Tremblay, Northeast Panel 

Coordinator, Nature Source 

Communications, P.O. Box 3019, 

Boscawen, NH, 03303, 603–796–2615, 

or Everett Wilson, Chief, Division of 

Environmental Quality, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service at 703–358–2148.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 

I), this notice announces meetings of the 

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force 

Northeast Regional Panel. The Task 

Force was established by the 

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance 

Prevention and Control Act of 1990. The 

Northeast Regional Panel was 

established by the ANS Task Force in 

2001 and is comprised of 

representatives from Federal, State, and 

local agencies and from private 

environmental and commercial 

interests. 

The purpose of the Panel is to advise 

and make recommendations to the 

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force on 

issues relating to the Northeast region of 

the United States that includes: 

Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, 

New Hampshire, New York, Rhode 

Island and Vermont. Responsibilities of 

the Panel include: a. Identifying 

priorities for the Northeast Region with 

respect to aquatic nuisance species;

b. Making recommendations to the Task 

Force regarding actions to carry out 

aquatic invasive species programs.

c. Assisting the Task Force in 

coordinating Federal aquatic nuisance 

species program activities in the 

Northeast region; d. Coordinating, 

where possible, aquatic invasive species 

program activities in the Northeast 

region that are not conducted pursuant 

to the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance 

Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (as 

amended, 1996); e. Providing advice to 

public and private individuals and 

entities concerning methods of 

controlling aquatic nuisance species; 

and f. Submitting an annual report 

describing activities within the Western 

region related to aquatic nuisance 

species prevention, research, and 

control. 

The Northeast Regional Panel will 

discuss several topics at this meeting 

including: updates from both the ANS 

Task Force and the National Invasive 

Species Council, and updates from other 

groups including State and Regional 

updates; committee break-out planning 

sessions and updates; New York State 

highlights; research priorities, progress 

on the rapid assessment, the New 

Hampshire outreach pilot program; the 

pet industry panel, and a feature on sea 

lamprey including management 

strategies in New York.

Dated: September 22, 2004. 

M.A. Parker, 

Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task 

Force, Assistant Director—Fisheries & Habitat 

Conservation.

[FR Doc. 04–23178 Filed 10–14–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Notice of Meetings of the Klamath 

River Basin Fisheries Task Force

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C. App. I), this notice announces a 

meeting of the Klamath River Basin 

Fisheries Task Force, established under 

the authority of the Klamath River Basin 

Fishery Resources Restoration Act (16 

U.S.C. 460ss et seq.). The meeting is 

open to the public. The purpose of the 

meeting is to continue providing 

recommendations from the affected 

interests to the Department of the 

Interior on implementation of their 

program to restore anadromous 

fisheries, including salmon and 

steelhead, of the Klamath River in 

California and Oregon.

DATES: The first meeting will be from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. on February 9, 2005, and 

from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on February 10, 

2005. The second meeting will be from 

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 15, 2005, and 

from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 16, 2005. 

The third meeting will be from 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. on October 19, 2005, and from 

8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on October 20, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The first meeting will be 

held at the Elk Valley Rancheria, 2500 

Howland Hill Road, Crescent City, 

California. The second meeting will be 

held at the Convention Center, Best 

Western Miner’s Inn, 112 E. Miner 

Street, Yreka, California. The third 

meeting will be held at the Shilo Inn, 

2500 Almond Street, Klamath Falls, 

Oregon.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phil 

Detrich, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 1829 South Oregon 

Street, Yreka, California 96097, 

telephone (530) 842–5763.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

background information on the Task 

Force, please refer to the notice of their 

initial meeting that appeared in the 

Federal Register on July 8, 1987 (52 FR 

25639)

Dated: October 8, 2004. 

John Engbring, 

Deputy Manager, California/Nevada 

Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service.

[FR Doc. 04–23141 Filed 10–14–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[WY–920–1320–EL, WYW151634] 

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 Hay 

Creek Tract described below in 

Campbell County, WY, will be offered 

for competitive lease by sealed bid in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as 

amended (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.).

DATES: The lease sale will be held at 10 

a.m., on Wednesday, November 17, 

2004. Sealed bids must be submitted on 

or before 4 p.m., on Tuesday, November 

16, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The lease sale will be held 

in the First Floor Conference Room 

(Room 107), of the BLM Wyoming State 

Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. 

Box 1828, Cheyenne, WY 82003. Sealed 

bids must be submitted to the Cashier, 

BLM Wyoming State Office, at the 

address given above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

Weaver, Land Law Examiner, or Robert 

Janssen, Coal Coordinator, at 307–775–

6260, and 307–775–6206, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This coal 

lease sale is being held in response to 

a lease by application (LBA) filed by 

Triton Coal Company, LLC. The Federal 

coal tract being considered for sale is 

adjacent to the Buckskin Mine operated 

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by Triton Coal Company, LLC. Triton 

Coal Company, LLC, is a wholly owned 

subsidiary of Vulcan Intermediary, LLC. 

The coal resources to be offered consist 

of all reserves recoverable by surface 

mining methods in the followingdescribed lands located 11 miles north 

of Gillette, Wyoming, in north-central 

Campbell County approximately two 

miles east of U.S. Highway 14/16, four 

miles west of State Highway 59 and 

crossed by Hay Creek. The BLM has 

increased the size of the LBA by 

approximately 83.06 acres along the 

northern and southeastern boundary in 

order to maximize economic recovery 

and to avoid a potential bypass of 

federal coal. The legal description for 

the property is as follows:

T. 52 N., R. 72 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming; 

Sec. 17: Lots 5 (S1⁄2), 6 (S1⁄2), 7 (S1⁄2), 8 

(S1⁄2), 9–14; 

Sec. 18: Lots 12 (SE1⁄4), 13 (E1⁄2), 20 (E1⁄2); 

Sec. 19: Lots 5 (E1⁄2), 12 (E1⁄2), 13 (E1⁄2), 20 

(E1⁄2); 

Sec. 20: Lots 2 (W1⁄2, W1⁄2E1⁄2), 3–6, 7 

(W1⁄2, W1⁄2E1⁄2), 10 (W1⁄2, W1⁄2E1⁄2), 11–

14, 15 (W1⁄2, W1⁄2E1⁄2).

Containing 921.1575 acres, more or less.

The tract is adjacent to Federal coal 

leases to the south and east, to a State 

of Wyoming coal lease to the northeast, 

and to an imbedded private lot all 

controlled by the Buckskin Mine. It is 

also adjacent to additional unleased 

Federal coal to the north and west. 

All of the acreage offered has been 

determined to be suitable for mining. 

Hay Creek is not expected to qualify as 

an alluvial valley floor and so can be 

diverted, mined out, and restored. Other 

features such as pipelines can be moved 

to permit coal recovery. Finally, 

numerous oil and/or gas wells have 

been drilled on the tract. The estimate 

of the bonus value of the coal lease will 

include consideration of the future 

production from these wells. An 

economic analysis of this future income 

stream will determine whether a well is 

bought out and plugged prior to mining 

or re-established after mining is 

completed. All of the surface estate is 

controlled by the Buckskin Mine. 

The tract contains surface mineable 

coal reserves in the Wyodak seam 

currently being recovered in the 

adjacent, existing mines. On the tract, 

the Wyodak seam is divided into 

numerous seams and splits. The 

primary seam is the Canyon seam which 

varies from about 54–68 feet thick on 

the LBA. A shallower secondary seam, 

the Anderson, varies from about 16–19 

feet thick on the LBA. A thin split above 

the Anderson reaches 5 feet thick in 

places on the LBA. A thin seam between 

the Anderson and Canyon varies 

between 5–10 feet thick on the LBA. 

Three additional seam/splits below the 

Canyon occur over limited areas on the 

LBA and range from 0–9 feet thick. The 

overburden depths range from about 32–

275 feet thick. The interburden between 

the upper split and the Anderson ranges 

from 4–6 feet thick, between the 

Anderson and the middle seam from 

14–20 feet thick, between the middle 

seam and the Canyon seam from 6–37 

feet thick, and between the lower three 

split/seams from 0–40 feet thick where 

they occur on the LBA. 

The tract contains an estimated 

142,698,000 tons of mineable coal. This 

estimate of mineable reserves includes 

the Canyon and Anderson seams as well 

as the other seams/splits mentioned 

above, but does not include any tonnage 

from localized seams or splits 

containing less than 5 feet of coal. The 

total mineable stripping ratio (BCY/Ton) 

of the coal is about 2.0:1. Potential 

bidders for the LBA should consider the 

recovery rate expected from thick seam 

and multiple seam mining. 

The West Hay Creek LBA coal is 

ranked as subbituminous C. The overall 

average quality on an as-received basis 

is 8346 BTU/lb with about 0.28 percent 

sulfur and 1.75 percent sodium in the 

ash. These quality averages place the 

coal reserves near the low end of the 

range of coal quality currently being 

mined in the Wyoming portion of the 

Powder River Basin. 

The tract will be leased to the 

qualified bidder of the highest cash 

amount provided that the high bid 

equals or exceeds the BLM’s 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 Cashier will issue a receipt for each 

hand-delivered bid. Bids received after 

4 p.m., on Tuesday, November 16, 2004, 

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 $3.00 per acre, or fraction 

thereof, and of a royalty payment to the 

United States of 12.5 percent of the 

value of coal produced by strip or auger 

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 addresses above. Case file 

documents, WYW151634, are available 

for inspection at the BLM Wyoming 

State Office.

Dated: August 12, 2004. 

Alan Rabinoff, 

Deputy State Director, Minerals and Lands.

[FR Doc. 04–22556 Filed 10–14–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[NV–050–1430–ER] 

Notice of Availability of the Final 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Flood Control Master 

Plan, Clark County Regional Flood 

Control District, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

COOPERATING AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps 

of Engineers, Sacramento District.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976, the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) has prepared 

and completed the Final Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

Flood Control Master Plan, Clark 

County Regional Flood Control District, 

approved June 4, 1991, by Record of 

Decision.

DATES: The FSEIS will be available to 

the public for a 30-day period prior to 

the Record of Decision (ROD) being 

finalized. The date the Environmental 

Protection Agency publishes the Notice 

of Availability in the Federal Register

initiates the 30-day availability period.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Web site: http://www.blm.nv.gov.

• E-mail: agarcia@nv.blm.gov.

• Fax: (702) 515–5010. 

• Mail: Bureau of Land Management, 

Las Vegas Field Office, 4701 North 

Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 

89130–2301. 

Individual respondents may request 

confidentiality. If you wish to withhold 

your name or street address from public 

review or from disclosure under the 

Freedom of Information Act, you must 

state this prominently at the beginning 

of your written comment. Such requests 

will be honored to the extent allowed by 

law. All submissions from organizations 

and businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of