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the C–E1⁄16 section corner of said section; 

thence westerly on the E–W center line 

of said section to the C1⁄4 section corner 

of said section; thence northerly on the 

N–S center line of said section to the C–

S–N1⁄64 section corner of said section; 

thence westerly on the E–W center line 

of the S1⁄2 of the NW1⁄4 of said section 

to the SW–NW1⁄64 section corner of said 

section; thence northerly on the N–S 

center line of the SW1⁄4NW1⁄4 of said 

section to the C–W–NW1⁄64 section 

corner of said section; thence easterly on 

the E–W center line of the NW1⁄4 of said 

section to the C–E–NW1⁄64 section corner 

of said section; thence northerly on the 

N–S center line of the NE1⁄4NW1⁄4 of said 

section to the point of beginning, 

containing 137.70 acres, more or less. 

Sec. 24: N1⁄2NE1⁄4NW1⁄4

Total: 425.2 acres 

Tract 2: 

T. 8 S., R. 39 E., P.M.M. 

Sec. 15: W1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4

Sec. 22: NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, N1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4

Sec. 23: SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

S1⁄2N1⁄2NW1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4

Total: 242.5 acres 

Tract 3: 

T.8S., R. 39E., P.M.M. 

Sec. 25: SW1⁄4SW1⁄4

Sec. 26: SW1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

W1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, S1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

S1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4

Sec. 27: SW1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

S1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

S1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, W1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

SE1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, E1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, 

N1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, 

NE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4

Total: 350.0 acres 

Tract 4 

T. 8 S., R. 40 E., P.M.M. 

Sec. 30: S1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4

Total: 100.0 acres 

Containing approximately 1,117.700 acres 

in Big Horn County, Montana. 

The LBA’s total recoverable coal 

reserves are estimated to be 108.6 

million tons (averaging 79.5 feet in 

thickness) and the average overburden 

depth is 234.2 feet. 

The estimated coal quality on an asreceived basis is as follows: 

BTU .................................... 9,331 BTU/lb. 

Volatile Matter .................... 32.02 

Fixed Carbon ..................... 38.53 

Moisture ............................. 25.71 

Sulphur Content ................. 0.35 

Ash Content ....................... 3.80 

Sodium ............................... 8.38 

The tracts will be leased to the 

qualified bidder of the highest cash 

amount, provided that the high bid 

meets or exceeds the BLM’s pre-sale 

estimate of fair market value (FMV). No 

bid that is less than $100 per acre, or 

fraction thereof, will be considered. The 

DOI 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. The 

FMV will be determined by the BLM 

after the sale. 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. 

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. The 

value of the coal will be determined in 

accordance with 30 CFR 206.250. 

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 Detailed Statement and 

the proposed coal lease are available at 

the Montana State Office at the address 

given above. Casefile MTM 94378 is 

available for inspection at the Montana 

State Office during normal business 

hours at the address above. 

Dated: February 22, 2007. 

Randy D. Heuscher, 

Chief of Solid Minerals. 

[FR Doc. E7–5883 Filed 3–29–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[OR–027–1020–PI–020H–07–048] 

Notice of Call for Nominations for the 

Steens Mountain Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Call for Nominations. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is publishing this 

notice under section 9(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act. 

Pursuant to the Steens Mountain 

Cooperative Management and Protection 

Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–399), the BLM 

gives notice that the Secretary of the 

Interior intends to call for nominations 

for vacating positions on the Steens 

Mountain Advisory Council. This notice 

requests the public to submit 

nominations for membership on the 

Steens Mountain Advisory Council. 

Any individual or organization may 

nominate one or more persons to serve 

on the Steens Mountain Advisory 

Council. Individuals may nominate 

themselves or others for Steens 

Mountain Advisory Council 

membership. Nomination forms may be 

obtained from the BLM Burns District 

Office (see address below). To make a 

nomination, submit a completed 

nomination form, letters of reference 

from the represented interests or 

organizations, as well as any other 

information that speaks to the 

nominee’s qualifications, to the BLM 

Burns District Office. Nominations may 

be made for the following categories of 

interest: 

• A person who has no financial 

interest in the Cooperative Management 

and Protection Area to represent 

Statewide interests (appointed from 

nominees submitted by the Governor of 

Oregon); 

• A member of the Burns Paiute Tribe 

(appointed from nominees submitted by 

the Burns Paiute Tribe); 

• A person who participates in what 

is commonly called mechanized or 

consumptive recreation, such as 

hunting, fishing, off-road driving, hang 

gliding, or parasailing (appointed by the 

BLM Oregon State Director); and 

• A person who is a grazing permittee 

on Federal lands in the Cooperative 

Management and Protection Area 

(appointed by the county court for 

Harney County, Oregon). 

The specific category the nominee 

will represent should be identified in 

the letter of nomination. The BLM 

Burns District will collect the 

nomination forms and letters of 

reference and distribute them to the 

officials responsible for submitting 

nominations (County Court of Harney 

County, the Governor of Oregon, and the 

BLM). The BLM will the forward 

recommended nominations to the 

Secretary of the Interior, who has 

responsibility for making the 

appointments. 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted to the address listed below no 

later than 30 days after publication in 

the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rhonda Karges, Management Support 

Specialist, Burns District Office, 28910 

Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738 

(541) 573–4433, or 

Rhonda_Karges@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the Steens Mountain 

Advisory Council is to advise the BLM 

on the management of the Steens 


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Mountain Cooperative Management and 

Protection Area as described in Title 1, 

Subtitle D of Public Law 106–399. Each 

member will be a person who, as a 

result of training and experience, has 

knowledge or special expertise that 

qualifies him or her to provide advice 

from among the categories of interest 

listed above. 

Members of the Steens Mountain 

Advisory Council are appointed for a 3- 

year term. Appointment to these four 

positions will begin on earlier than 

October 2007 and will end October 

2010. 

Members will serve without monetary 

compensation, but will be reimbursed 

for travel and per diem expenses at 

current rates for Government 

employees. The Steens Mountain 

Advisory Council shall meet only at the 

call of the Designated Federal Official, 

but not less than once per year. 

Dated: January 10, 2007. 

Dana R. Shuford, 

Burns District Manager, Bureau of Land 

Management, Burns, Oregon. 

[FR Doc. 07–1534 Filed 3–29–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–33–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WY–030–07–5101–ER–K087; WYW–166510] 

Notice of Availability (NOA) To 

Announce the Release of the Overland 

Pass Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

(DEIS) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) announces the 

availability of the Overland Pass (OP) 

Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) Pipeline 

DEIS. The DEIS analyzes the 

consequences of granting a Right-of-Way 

(ROW) to the Overland Pass Pipeline 

Company, LLC for locating a 760-mile, 

14-inch and 16-inch diameter NGL 

pipeline on Federal land. 

DATES: The BLM will review all public 

comments if they are submitted within 

45 days following the date the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

publishes this NOA in the Federal 

Register. All public meetings or other 

involvement activities for the OP NGL 

Pipeline project will be announced to 

the public by the BLM at least 15 days 

in advance through public notices, 

media news releases, Web site 

announcements, or mailings. The BLM 

will not be holding formal public 

hearings on this DEIS. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the DEIS have 

been sent to affected Federal, State, and 

local governments and to interested 

parties that previously requested a copy. 

The DEIS and supporting documents 

will be available electronically on the 

following Web site: http:// 

www.wy.blm.gov/nepa/index.htm. 

Copies of the DEIS are available for 

public inspection during normal 

business hours at the following 

locations: 

• Bureau of Land Management, 

Wyoming State Office, Public Room, 

5353 Yellowstone, Cheyenne, Wyoming 

82003; 

• Bureau of Land Management, 

Rawlins Field Office, 1300 North Third 

St, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301; 

• Bureau of Land Management, Rock 

Springs Field Office, 280 Highway 191 

N., Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901; 

• Bureau of Land Management, 

Kemmerer Field Office, 312 Highway 

189 N., Kemmerer, Wyoming 83101; and 

• U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Pawnee National Grasslands, 660 O 

Street, Greeley, Colorado 80631. 

Copies of the DEIS will also be 

delivered to public libraries in the 

following communities: 

• Green River, Rock Springs, Rawlins, 

Laramie, and Cheyenne, Wyoming; 

• Greeley, Fort Collins, Yuma, and 

Wray, Colorado; and 

• Colby, WaKeeney, Hays, and 

McPherson, Kansas. 

A limited number of copies of the 

document will be available as long as 

supplies last. To request a copy, contact 

Tom Hurshman, Project Manager, as 

described below. 

Written comments may be submitted 

by the following methods: 

• Web site: http://www.blm.gov/rfo/ 

nepa.htm. 

• E-mail: 

overland_pipeline_wy@blm.gov. 

• Facsimile: (307) 328–4224 Attn: 

Tom Hurshman, or 

• Mail: Tom Hurshman, Project 

Manager, Bureau of Land Management, 

Rawlins Field Office, 1300 North Third 

St, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Hurshman, Project Manager, Bureau of 

Land Management, Uncompahgre Field 

Office, 2465 South Townsend Ave., 

Montrose, CO 81401. Mr. Hurshman 

may be reached by telephone at (970) 

240–5345. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

project would transport up to 150,000 

barrels per day of NGL. The proposed 

OP Pipeline would originate in Opal, 

Wyoming, and terminate at existing 

NGL processing facilities in Conway, 

Kansas. The OP Pipeline route would 

cross approximately 123 miles of 

Federal land in Wyoming and Colorado. 

In Wyoming, approximately 98 miles of 

the proposed pipeline route would cross 

public lands administered by three BLM 

Field Offices: Kemmerer, Rock Springs, 

and Rawlins. 

In addition, the OP Pipeline location 

would cross two units of the National 

Forest System administered by the 

United States Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service. The 

proposed pipeline location includes 

approximately 2 miles of the Flaming 

Gorge National Recreation Area, and 

approximately 23 miles of the Pawnee 

National Grassland north of Greeley, 

Colorado. No Federal land in Kansas 

would be affected by this proposal. 

In the fall of 2005, Williams Field 

Services, doing business as Overland 

Pass Pipeline Company LLC (Overland 

Pass Company), submitted to the BLM 

an application for a ROW grant across 

Federal lands to locate a pipeline up to 

20 inches in diameter that would be 

used to transport NGLs from Opal, 

Wyoming, to an existing processing 

facility in Conway, Kansas. (NGLs are 

naturally occurring heavier hydrocarbon 

liquids that are associated with the 

production of natural gas such as 

methane. NGLs include ethane and are 

primarily used to produce plastics, 

propane, butanes, and natural gasoline.) 

On March 24, 2006, the BLM published 

in the Federal Register a Notice of 

Intent (NOI ) to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) and as required by 43 

Code of Federal Regulations Part 2880. 

To allow the public an opportunity to 

review the proposal and project 

information, the BLM held public 

meetings during April 2006 in Rock 

Springs and Cheyenne, Wyoming; 

Greeley, Colorado; and Hays, Kansas. 

Potential impacts to specific resources 

such as water quality and quantity, 

threatened and endangered and 

sensitive species, construction impacts 

to vegetation communities and historic 

trails, and pipeline route and location 

near residential development were 

identified during scoping and analyzed 

in the DEIS. Overland Pass Company 

made a number of minor re-routes to 

their original proposal as submitted. 

Three actions were analyzed in the 

DEIS: No Action Alternative; Proposed 

Action Alternative, and the Southern 

Energy Corridor. The No Action 

Alternative means that the project as 

proposed by Overland Pass Company in 

its ROW application would be rejected 

by the BLM. Under the No Action 


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