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the decision shall have until October 9, 

2009 to file an appeal. 

2. Parties receiving service of the 

decision by certified mail shall have 30 

days from the date of receipt to file an 

appeal. 

Parties who do not file an appeal in 

accordance with the requirements of 43 

CFR part 4, subpart E, shall be deemed 

to have waived their rights. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may 

be obtained from: Bureau of Land 

Management, Alaska State Office, 222 

West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, 

Alaska 99513–7504. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Bureau of Land Management by phone 

at 907–271–5960, or by e-mail at 

ak.blm.conveyance@ak.blm.gov. Persons 

who use a telecommunication device 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339, 24 hours a day, seven days a 

week, to contact the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

Dina L. Torres, 

Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, 

Resolution Branch. 

[FR Doc. E9–21662 Filed 9–8–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[MT–LLMTC03000–L13200000EL0000 NDM 

97633] 

Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale, 

North Dakota 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Competitive Coal 

Lease Sale. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the coal reserves in the lands described 

below in Oliver County, North Dakota, 

will be offered for competitive lease by 

sealed bid in accordance with the 

provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 

1920. 

DATES: The lease sale will be held at 11 

a.m. on October 15, 2009. Sealed bids 

must be submitted on or before 10 a.m. 

October 15, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The lease sale will be held 

in the 920 Conference Room of the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate 

Drive, Billings, Montana 59101–4669. 

Sealed bids must be submitted to the 

Cashier, BLM Montana State Office, at 

the address given above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Giovanini, Mining Engineer, at 

406–896–5084 or Connie Schaff, Land 

Law Examiner, at 406–896–5060. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This sale 

is being held in response to a lease by 

application (LBA) filed by The BNI 

Coal, Ltd. The Federal coal reserves to 

be offered consist of all recoverable 

reserves in the following described 

lands: 

T. 142 N., R. 84 W., 5th P. M. 

Sec. 32: N1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, 

NW1⁄4SW1⁄4. 

The 160-acre tract, located in Oliver 

County, North Dakota, contains an 

estimated 3.0 million tons of 

recoverable coal reserves. The tract 

averages 10.0 feet in thickness with an 

average overburden depth of 75 feet, 

6,669 BTU per pound in heating value, 

7.75 percent ash, and 0.88 percent 

sulfur content. 

The tract will be leased to the 

qualified bidder of the highest cash 

amount provided that the high bid 

meets 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. The minimum 

bid is not intended to represent fair 

market value. The fair market value will 

be determined by the authorized officer 

after the sale. 

The sealed bids should be sent by 

certified mail, return-receipt requested, 

or be hand delivered to the Cashier, 

BLM Montana State Office, at the 

address given above and clearly marked 

‘‘Sealed Bid for NDM 97633 Coal Sale— 

Not to be opened before 11 a.m. October 

15, 2009.’’ The cashier will issue a 

receipt for each hand-delivered bid. 

Bids received after 10 a.m. will not be 

considered. If identical high bids are 

received, the tying high bidders will be 

requested to submit follow-up sealed 

bids until a high bid is received. All tiebreaking sealed-bids must be submitted 

within 15 minutes following the sale 

official’s announcement at the sale that 

identical high bids have been received. 

Prior to lease issuance, the high bidder, 

if other than the applicant, must pay to 

the BLM the cost recovery fees in the 

amount of $21,756 in addition to all 

processing costs the BLM incurs after 

the date of this sale notice (43 CFR 

3473.2). 

A 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 payable to the 

United States of 12.5 percent of the 

value of coal mined by surface methods 

and 8.0 percent of the value of coal 

mined by underground methods. 

Bidding instructions for the tracts 

offered and the terms and conditions of 

the proposed coal lease are included in 

the Detailed Statement of Lease Sale. 

Copies of the statement and the 

proposed coal lease are available at the 

Montana State Office. Casefile NDM 

97633 is also available for public 

inspection at the Montana State Office. 

Phillip C. Perlewitz, 

Chief, Branch of Solid Minerals. 

[FR Doc. E9–21663 Filed 9–8–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

B.F. Sisk Dam Corrective Action 

Project, Merced County, CA 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement/ 

environmental impact report (EIS/EIR) 

and notice of public scoping meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation), as the lead federal 

agency, and the State of California 

Department of Water Resources (DWR), 

as the lead state agency, are preparing 

a joint EIS/EIR, pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

the California Environmental Quality 

Act (CEQA), respectively, for the B.F. 

Sisk Dam Corrective Action Project 

(proposed action). The purpose of the 

proposed action is to improve public 

safety by modifying B.F. Sisk Dam to 

mitigate potential safety concerns 

identified in the ongoing Corrective 

Action Study (CAS). Engineering and 

economic studies are currently being 

conducted by Reclamation and DWR to 

determine corrective action alternatives 

(modifications) that would address 

potential safety concerns related to 

structure stability under extreme 

seismic loading conditions. A scoping 

meeting will be held to obtain input on 

alternatives, concerns, and issues to be 

addressed in the EIS/EIR. Written 

comments may also be sent, emailed, or 

faxed. 

DATES: A public scoping meeting will be 

held on Wednesday, September 23, 

2009, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the San 

Luis Recreation Area, Gustine, CA. 

ADDRESSES: The scoping meeting will be 

held in the conference room at the 

California Department of Parks and 

Recreation Four Rivers Sector Office, 

31426 Gonzaga Road, Gustine, CA 

95322. 

Written comments on the scope of the 

EIS/EIR should be sent by close of 

business on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 

to: Ms. Patti Clinton, Bureau of 

Reclamation, South-Central California 


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