61264 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 199 / Friday, October 15, 2004 / Notices 

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 

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law. All submissions from organizations 

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organizations or businesses, will be 

available for public inspection in their 

entirety. Copies of the Final 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Flood Control Master 

Plan, Clark County Regional Flood 

Control District are available in the Las 

Vegas Field Office at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and/or to have your 

name added to our mailing list, contact 

Adrian A. Garcia, BLM, Las Vegas Field 

Office, Telephone (702) 515–5089; email agarcia@nv.blm.gov, or Jeff 

Steinmetz at (702) 515–5097; e-mail 

jsteinme@nv.blm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

FSEIS was prepared to describe the 

potential environmental effects of 

construction and operation of flood 

control facilities encompassing private 

and public lands within the Las Vegas 

Valley and Boulder City by the Clark 

County Regional Flood Control District 

for the next ten-year period. Due to 

changes in Federal regulations, regional 

growth, flooding history, and CCRFCD 

project changes and objectives that have 

occurred since 1991, this FSEIS was 

also prepared for the CCRFCD’s Master 

Plan to update the 1991 FEIS. This 

document also assesses impacts 

associated with the implementation of 

the Master Plan and subsequent 

updates. 

The changing needs and interests of 

the public and the growth within the 

Las Vegas Valley necessitates a revision 

to the Flood Control Master Plan FEIS. 

Preliminary issues and management 

concerns have been identified by the 

BLM and CCRFCD, their consultant, and 

other agencies, and represent the BLM’s 

current information on existing issues 

and management concerns. The major 

issue themes that will be addressed in 

the SEIS include: Impacts to surface 

water hydrology and water quality; 

protection of Federally-listed species, 

State-listed species, and BLM sensitive 

species; minimizing impacts to air 

quality; minimizing visibility impacts; 

balancing conflicting and compatible 

land uses; protection of cultural and 

paleontological resources; cumulative 

impacts of the project; and the creation 

of a new project-specific analysis 

procedure for future flood control 

facilities.

Dated: August 31, 2004. 

Sharon DiPinto, 

Assistant Field Manager, Division of Lands.

[FR Doc. 04–23196 Filed 10–14–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service 

Native American Graves Protection 

and Repatriation Review Committee: 

Meeting

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This is notice of a meeting of 

the Native American Graves Protection 

and Repatriation Review Committee. 

The next Review Committee meeting is 

a public teleconference on November 2, 

2004, to discuss proposed regulations 

regarding future applicability of the 

statute (43 CFR 10.13), agenda items for 

a Review Committee meeting tentatively 

scheduled for March 14–15, 2005, in 

Hawaii, and to receive presentations 

and statements by Indian tribes, Native 

Hawaiian organizations, museums, 

Federal agencies, and the public.

DATES: The meeting via teleconference 

is on November 2, 2004, from 2 p.m., 

until approximately 4 p.m., e.s.t.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Designated Federal Officer, Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Review Committee, 

telephone (202) 354–2206, facsimile 

(202) 371–5197, e-mail 

tim_mckeown@nps.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA, 

25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) and Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA, 5 U.S.C. Appendix). 

General Information 

The Review Committee was 

established by NAGPRA. Review 

Committee members are appointed by 

the Secretary of the Interior. The Review 

Committee is responsible for monitoring 

the NAGPRA inventory and 

identification process; reviewing and 

making findings related to the identity 

or cultural affiliation of cultural items, 

or the return of such items; facilitating 

the resolution of disputes; compiling in 

inventory of culturally unidentifiable 

human remains and recommending 

actions for developing a process for 

disposition of such remains; consulting 

with Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations and museums on matters 

within the scope of the work of the 

Review Committee affecting such tribes 

or organizations; consulting with the 

Secretary of the Interior in the 

development of regulations to carry out 

NAGPRA; and making 

recommendations regarding future care 

of repatriated cultural items. The 

Review Committee’s work is completed 

during meetings that are open to the 

public. 

Transcripts of Review Committee 

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weeks after each meeting at the National 

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electronic copies of meeting transcripts, 

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Review Committee’s meeting protocol, 

select ‘‘Review Committee,’’ then select 

‘‘Procedures.’’

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Participants should call ahead to ensure 

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allow extra time to pass through 

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Washington, DC: Headquarters Office, 

1201 Eye Street NW., 7th floor, room 90. 

From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., e.s.t. Contact 

Robin Coates, (202) 354–2201. 

Boston, MA: Northeast Regional 

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5014. 

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