Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 81 / Wednesday, April 26, 2000 / Notices 24499

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–933–00–1320–EL; COC 61209, CO–

933–00–1320–EL; COC 61357]

Amended Notice of Coal Lease

Offerings By Sealed Bid

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Corrected sale date.

SUMMARY: Bureau of Land Management,

Colorado State Office, Lakewood,

Colorado, hereby gives notice to correct

the sale date for two notices of coal

lease offering by sealed bid published in

65 FR 20827–20828 on April 18, 2000.

On page 20827, second column,

middle of page, the paragraph reading

‘‘DATES: The lease sale will be held at 10

a.m., Tuesday, May 23, 2000. Sealed

bids must be submitted no later than 9

a.m., Tuesday, May 23, 2000.’’, change

both dates to ‘‘Wednesday, May 31,

2000.’’

On page 20828, first column, bottom

third of page, the paragraph reading

‘‘DATES: The lease sale will be held at 1

p.m. Tuesday, May 23, 2000. Sealed

bids must be submitted no later than 12

noon, Tuesday, May 23, 2000.’’, change

both dates to ‘‘Wednesday, May 31,

2000.’’

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen Purvis at (303) 239–3795.

Dated: April 20, 2000.

Matthew R. McColm,

Mining Engineer, Branch of Solid Minerals,

Resource Services.

[FR Doc. 00–10352 Filed 4–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM–932–1320–05; NMNM 99144]

Notice of Coal Lease Offering

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of competitive coal lease

sale.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

certain coal resources in the tract

described below in San Juan County,

New Mexico, 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

10:00 a.m., Friday, May 12, 2000. Sealed

bids must be submitted on or before

9:00 a.m., on May 12, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The lease sale will be held

in the BLM Conference Room, located at

1474 Rodeo Road, Sante Fe, NM 97505.

Sealed bids must be submitted on or

before 9:00 a.m. on May 12, 2000, to:

Cashier, New Mexico State Office, P.O.

Box 27115, Santa Fe, NM 87502–0115.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ida

T. Viarreal at (505) 438–7603.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The tract

will be leased to the qualified bidder(s)

submitting the highest cash offer

provided that the high bids meet or

exceed the fair market value of the tracts

as determined by the authorized officer

after the sale. Each bid should be clearly

identified by tract number or serial

number on the outside of the envelope

containing the bid(s). No bid that is less

than $100.00 per acre, or fraction

thereof, will be considered. This

$100.00 per acre is a regulatory

minimum, and is not intended to reflect

the fair market value of the tract.

Sealed bids clearly marked ‘‘Sealed

Bid for NMNM 99144 Coal Sale—Not to

be opened before 10 a.m. Friday, May

12, 2000.’’ must be received on or before

9 a.m., Friday, May 12, 2000. Bids

should be sent by certified mail, return

receipt requested, or should be hand

delivered. The cashier will issue a

receipt for each hand delivered sealed

bid. Bids received after 9 a.m., on May

12, 2000, 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. If identical high sealed

bids are received, the tying bidders will

be requested to submit follow-up sealed

bids until a high bid is received. All tiebreaking sealed bids must be within 15

minutes following the sale official’s

announcement at the sale that identical

sealed bids have been received.

Coal Tract To Be Offered

The coal resources to be offered

consist of all recoverable reserves in the

following described lands located in

San Juan County, New Mexico and are

described as follows:

T. 30 N., R. 14 W., NMPM

Sec. 17, ALL;

Sec. 18, ALL;

Sec. 19, ALL;

Sec. 20, ALL;

Sec. 29, ALL;

Sec. 30, ALL;

Sec. 31, Lots 1–4, N1⁄2N1⁄2S1⁄2.

Containing 4,483.99 acres, more or less.

The tract is covered with existing oil

and gas leases. There are several oil

and/or gas wells on the tract. The

estimate of the bonus value of the coal

will include consideration of future oil

and gas production from these wells, as

well as the value of undeveloped

reserves. An economic analysis of this

future income stream will determine

whether a well, or reserves, is

purchased by the coal operator prior to

mining. Other costs considered will

include moving and removing roads,

pipelines, power lines and surface

facilities.

Rental and Royalty

The lease issued as a result of this

lease offering will require payment of an

annual rental of $3.00 per acre or a

fraction thereof, and a royalty payable to

the United States of 121⁄2 percent of the

value of the coal removed by surface

method and 8 percent of the value of the

coal removed by underground methods.

The value of the coal will be determined

in accordance with 30 CFR § 206.250.

Notice of Availability

Bidding instructions for the offered

tract is included in the Detailed

Statement of Coal Lease Sale. Copies of

the Statement and the proposed coal

lease are available upon request in

person or by mail from the BLM New

Mexico State Office at the address

shown above. The case files are

available for inspection during normal

business hours only at the Santa Fe,

New Mexico location.

Dated: April 19, 2000.

Stephen D. Salzman,

Acting, State Director.

[FR Doc. 00–10273 Filed 4–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–958–6333–ET, GP0–0193; OR–5565]

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and

Public Meeting, Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management proposes to withdraw

17,056.10 acres of public lands from

settlement, sale, location, or entry under

the general land laws including the

mining laws, but not from leasing under

the mineral leasing laws, to protect and

preserve the geological and biological

resources of the Diamond Craters

Outstanding Natural Area and Area of

Critical Environmental Concern. This

notice identifies the time, date, and

place of a public meeting to discuss

issues relative to the proposed

withdrawal.