Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 192 / Friday, October 3, 1997 / Notices 51893

Section 6: Lots 5–8, S1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Section 7: All;

Section 8: NW1⁄4NW1⁄4;

Section 18: Lots 1–2, NE1⁄4.

Containing 5,563 acres more or less.

The Tract has two potentially minable

coal seams including, the Hiawatha and

the Blind Canyon. The minable portions

of the seams in this area are from 6 to

12 feet in thickness. This tract contains

an estimated 60–65 million tons of

recoverable high-volatile bituminous

coal. The range of coal quality in the

seams on an as received basis is as

follows: 12,800–13,300 Btu/lb., 4–5.25

percent moisture, 4.7–8.8 percent ash,

42–44 percent volatile matter, 45–46

percent fixed carbon, and 0.6–0.65

percent sulfur. The public is invited to

the hearing to make public or written

comments on the Environmental

Analysis concerning the proposal to

lease the Mill Fork Tract, and also to

submit comments on the fair market

value (FMV) and the maximum

economic recovery (MER) of the tract.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with Federal coal

management regulations 43 CFR 4322

and 4325, a public hearing shall be held

on the proposed sale to allow public

comment on and discussion of the

potential effects of mining and proposed

lease. Not less than 30 days prior to the

publication of the notice of sale, the

Secretary shall solicit public comments

on fair market value appraisal and

maximum economic recovery and on

factors that may affect these two

determinations. Proprietary data marked

as confidential may be submitted to the

Bureau of Land Management in

response to this solicitation of public

comments. Data so marked shall be

treated in accordance with the laws and

regulations governing the

confidentiality of such information. A

copy of the comments submitted by the

public on fair market value and

maximum economic recovery, except

those portions identified as proprietary

by the author and meeting exemptions

stated in the Freedom of Information

Act, will be available for public

inspection at the Bureau of Land

Management, Utah State Office during

regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:00

p.m.) Monday through Friday.

Comments on fair market value and

maximum economic recovery should be

sent to the Bureau of Land Management

and should address, but not necessarily

be limited to, the following information:

1. The quality and quantity of the coal

resource.

2. The mining method or methods

which would achieve maximum

economic recovery of the coal,

including specifications of seams to be

mined and the most desirable timing

and rate of production.

3. The quantity of coal.

4. If this tract is likely to be mined as

part of an existing mine and therefore be

evaluated on a realistic incremental

basis, in relation to the existing mine to

which it has the greatest value.

5. If this tract should be evaluated as

part of a potential larger mining unit

and evaluated as a portion of a new

potential mine (i.e., a tract which does

not in itself form a logical mining unit).

6. The configuration of any larger

mining unit of which the tract may be

a part.

7. Restrictions to mining which may

affect coal recovery.

8. The price that the mined coal

would bring when sold.

9. Costs, including mining and

reclamation, of producing the coal and

the time of production.

10. The percentage rate at which

anticipated income streams should be

discounted, either in the absence of

inflation or with inflation, in which case

the anticipated rate of inflation should

be given.

11. Depreciation and other tax

accounting factors.

12. The value of any surface estate

where held privately.

13. Documented information on the

terms and conditions of recent and

similar coal land transactions in the

lease sale area.

14. Any comparable sales data of

similar coal lands.

Coal quantities and the FMV of the

coal developed by BLM may or may not

change as a result of comments received

from the public and changes in market

conditions between now and when final

economic evaluations are completed.

DATES: The public hearing will be held

in the conference room at the Museum

of the San Rafael (64 North 100 East)

Castle Dale, Utah, at 7:00 p.m., on

November 4, 1997. Written comments

on fair market value and maximum

economic recovery must be received at

the Bureau of Land Management, Utah

State Office, by November 17, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Max

Nielson, 801–539–4038, Bureau of Land

Management, Utah State Office,

Division of Natural Resources, P.O. Box

45155, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84145–

0155. Copies of the Mill Fork EA may

be obtained by contacting Janette Kaiser,

Forest Supervisor at the Manti-LaSal

National Forest, 599 West Price River

Dr. in Price, Utah (801–637–2817).

Dated: September 29, 1997.

Douglas M. Koza,

DSD, Natural Resources, Utah.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

Oil and Gas Leasing Analysis; Helena

& Deerlodge National Forests, MT

Counties: Lewis and Clark, Powell,

Jefferson, Broadwater, and Meagher.

State: Montana

AGENCIES: Forest Service, USDA &

Bureau of Land Management, USDI.

ACTION: Notice; extension of public

review period for the draft supplement

to the Final Environmental Impact

Statement (FEIS) for the Helena

National Forest and Elkhorn Portion of

the Deerlodge National Forest Oil and

Gas Leasing Analysis.

SUMMARY: The period of public review

for the draft supplement to the FEIS for

the Helena National Forest and Elkhorn

Portion of the Deerlodge National Forest

Oil and Gas Leasing Analysis has been

extended to October 29, 1997. The

USDA Forest Service and USDI Bureau

of Land Management as joint lead

agencies agree to extend the public

review an additional 30 days from

September 29, 1997 to October 29, 1997.

DATES: This action is effective October

3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Thomas J. Clifford, Forest

Supervisor, Helena National Forest,

2880 Skyway Drive, Helena, Mt. 59601;

and Larry E. Hamilton, State Director,

USDA—Bureau of Land Management,

Montana State Office, 222 North 32nd

Street, P.O. Box 36800, Billings, MT

59107–6800.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tom Andersen, Helena National Forest,

2880 Skyway Drive, Helena, Mt. 59601;

phone (406) 449–5201, ext 277.

Dated: September 26, 1997.

Dwight Chambers,

Acting Forest Supervisor, Helena National

Forest.

Dated: September 29, 1997.

Janet Singer,

Acting State Director, Montana State Office.

[FR Doc. 97–26242 Filed 10–2–97; 8:45 am]

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