71186 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 236 / Friday, December 8, 2006 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

U.S. Geological Survey 

Request for Public Comments on 

Information Collection To Be 

Submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget for Review Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

A request extending the collection of 

information listed below will be 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget for approval under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of the 

proposed collection of information and 

related forms may be obtained by 

contacting the USGS Clearance Officer 

at the phone number listed below. 

Comments and suggestions on the 

requirement should be made within 60 

days directly to the USGS Clearance 

Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 807 

National Center, Reston, VA 20192. 

As required by OMB regulations at 

CFR 1320.8(d)(1), the U.S. Geological 

Survey solicits specific public 

comments regarding the proposed 

information collection as to: 

1. Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

USGS, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

2. the accuracy of the USGS estimate 

of the burden of the collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

3. the utility, quality, and clarity of 

the information to be collected; and 

4. how to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated electronic, 

mechanical, or other forms of 

information technology. 

Title: Production Estimate, 

Construction Sand and Gravel and 

Crushed and Broken Stone. 

Current OMB approval number: 1028–

0065. 

Abstract: This collection is needed to 

provide data on mineral production for 

annual reports published by commodity 

for use by Government agencies, 

industry, education programs, and the 

general public. One publication is the 

‘‘Mineral Commodity Summaries,’’ the 

first preliminary publication to furnish 

estimates covering the previous year’s 

nonfuel mineral industry. 

Bureau form numbers: 9–4042–A, 

9–4124–A, 9–4142–A. 

Frequency: Quarterly and Annually. 

Description of respondents: Producers 

of industrial minerals and metals. 

Annual Responses: 2,802. 

Annual burden hours: 612. 

Bureau clearance officer: Alfred 

Travnicek, 703–648–7231. 

John H. DeYoung, Jr., 

Chief Scientist, Minerals Information Team. 

[FR Doc. 06–9583 Filed 12–07–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–47–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CO–921–06–1320–EL; COC 67232] 

Notice of Competitive Coal Lease 

Offering By Sealed Bid, Colorado 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Competitive Coal 

Lease Sale, Lease Application COC 

67232. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the United States Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM), Colorado State Office, will offer 

certain coal resources in the B, D/E 

seams in Gunnison County, Colorado, 

hereinafter described as Federal coal 

lease application (LBA) COC 67232 for 

competitive lease by sealed bid in 

accordance with the provisions for 

competitive lease sales in 43 CFR 

3422.2(a), and the Mineral Leasing Act 

of 1920, as amended and supplemented 

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

DATES: The lease sale will be held at 11 

a.m., Wednesday, January 24, 2007. 

Sealed bids must be sent by certified 

mail, return receipt requested, or be 

hand delivered to the address indicated 

below, and must be received on or 

before 10 a.m., Wednesday, January 24, 

2007. The cashier will issue a receipt for 

each hand delivered sealed bid. Any bid 

received after the time specified will not 

be considered and will be returned. The 

outside of the sealed envelope 

containing the bid must clearly state 

that the envelope contains a bid for Coal 

Lease Sale COC 67232, and is not to be 

opened before the date and hour of the 

sale. 

ADDRESSES: The lease sale will be held 

in the BLM, Colorado State Office, 

Conference Room, Fourth Floor, 2850 

Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado. 

Sealed bids must be submitted, hand 

delivered or mailed to the Cashier, BLM 

Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield 

Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Zurek at BLM Colorado State 

Office, 2850 Youngfield Street, 

Lakewood, Colorado 80215 or telephone 

303–239–3795. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The coal 

resource to be offered consists of all 

recoverable coal reserves to be mined by 

underground mining methods in the 

following lands: 

T. 13 S., R. 90 W., 6th P.M. 

Sec. 35, lots 5 through 7, inclusive, and 

lots 9 through 16, inclusive, except lands 

embraced in coal leases C–1362 and COC 

56447, as modified; 

Sec. 36, W1⁄2SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, and W1⁄2SW1⁄4, 

except lands embraced in coal lease COC 

56447, as modified. 

T. 14 S., R. 90 W., 6th P.M. 

Sec. 1, lots 3, 4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4, 

W1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, and SW1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 2, lots 1 through 4, inclusive, S1⁄2N1⁄2, 

and S1⁄2; 

Sec. 11, N1⁄2N1⁄2; 

Sec. 12, N1⁄2NW1⁄4, and NW1⁄4NE1⁄4. 

Containing approximately 1,517.13 acres in 

Gunnison County, Colorado. 

Total recoverable reserves are 

estimated to be 17.3 million tons. The 

underground mineable coal is ranked as 

high volatile B bituminous coal. 

Although other seams are included in 

the application, only the B and D/E 

seams are considered mineable. The 

estimated coal quality on an as-received 

basis for the B and D/E Seams are as 

follows: 

B Seam: 

BTU .............................. 11,886 BTU/lb. 

Volatile Matter .............. 35.80% 

Moisture ........................ 8.50% 

Fixed Carbon ................ 47.00% 

Sulfur Content .............. 0.62% 

Ash Content ................. 8.56% 

D/E Seam: 

BTU .............................. 11,726 BTU/lb 

Moisture ........................ 10.45% 

Sulfur Content .............. 0.46% 

Ash Content ................. 6.62% 

The tract will be leased to the 

qualified bidder of the highest cash 

amount, provided that the high bid 

meets the fair market value (FMV) for 

the tract as determined by the 

authorized officer after the Sale. The 

Department of the Interior has 

established a minimum bid of $100 per 

acre or fraction thereof for Federal coal 

tracts. The minimum bid is not intended 

to represent FMV. In the event identical 

high sealed bids are received, the tying 

high bidders will be requested to submit 

follow-up bids until a high bid is 

received. All tie-breaking sealed bids 

must be submitted within 15 minutes 

following the Sale Official’s 

announcement at the sale that identical 

high bids have been received. 

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 a royalty payable to 

the United States of 8 percent of the 

value of coal mined by underground 

methods. The value of the coal will be 


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