63378 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 229 / Friday, November 28, 1997 / Notices

comments on the environmental

assessment, maximum economic

recovery, and fair market value of

federal coal to be offered. An

application for coal lease was filed by

National King Coal, LLC requesting the

Bureau of Land Management offer for

competitive lease 194.79 acres of federal

coal in La Plata County, Colorado.

DATES: The public hearing will be held

at 7 p.m., December 18, 1997. Written

comments should be received no later

than December 30, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be

held in the Federal Building, 701

Camino Del Rio, Room 110, Durango,

Colorado 81301. Written comments

should be addressed to the Bureau of

Land Management, Area Manager, San

Juan Basin Resource Area. Federal

Building, Room 203, 701 Camino Del

Rio, Durange, Colorado 81301.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cal

Joyner, Area Manager, San Juan Basin

Resource Area Office at the address

above, or by telephone at (970) 247–

1289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Bureau of

Land Management, Colorado State

Office, Lakewood, Colorado, hereby

gives notice that a public hearing will be

held on December 18, 1997, at 7 p.m.,

in the Federal Building at the address

given above.

An application for coal lease was filed

by National King Coal, LLC, requesting

the Bureau of Land Management offer

for competitive lease federal coal in the

lands outside established coal

production regions described as:

T. 34 N., R. 11 W., N.M.P.M.

Sec. 6, lots 1 to 5, inclusive, NESW, and

NWSE;

Containing 194.79 acres.

The coal resource to be offered is

limited to coal recoverable by

underground mining methods.

The purpose of the hearing is to

obtain public comments on the

environmental assessment and on the

following items:

(1) The method of mining to be

employed to obtain maximum economic

recovery of the coal,

(2) The impact that mining the coal in

the proposed leasehold may have on the

area, and

(3) The methods of determining the

fair market value of the coal to be

offered.

Written requests to testify orally at the

December 18, 1997, public hearing

should be received at the San Juan

Resource Area Office prior to the close

of business December 18, 1997. Those

who indicate they wish to testify when

they register at the hearing may have an

opportunity if time is available.

In addition, the public is invited to

submit written comments concerning

the fair market value and maximum

economic recovery of the coal resource.

Public comments will be utilized in

establishing fair market value for the

coal resource in the described lands.

Comments should address specific

factors related to fair market value

including, but not limited to:

1. The quality and quantity of the coal

resource.

2. The price that the mined coal

would bring in the market place.

3. The cost of producing the coal.

4. The interest rate at which

anticipated income streams would be

discounted.

5. Depreciation and other accounting

factors.

6. The mining method or methods

which would achieve maximum

economic recovery of the coal.

7. Documented information on the

terms and conditions of recent and

similar coal land transactions in the

lease area, and

8. Any comparable sales data of

similar coal lands.

Should any information submitted as

comments be considered to be

proprietary by the commenter, the

information should be labeled as such

and stated in the first page of the

submission. Written comments on the

environmental assessment, maximum

economic recovery, and fair market

value should be sent to the San Juan

Resource Area Office at the above

address prior to close of business on

December 18, 1997.

Substantive comments, whether

written or oral, will receive equal

consideration prior to any lease offering.

The Draft Environmental Assessment

and Maximum Economic Recovery

Report are available from the San Juan

Resource Area Office upon request.

A copy of the Draft Environmental

Assessment, the Maximum Economic

Recovery Report, the case file, and the

comments submitted by the public,

except those portions identified as

proprietary by the commenter and

meeting exemptions stated in the

Freedom of Information Act, will be

available for public inspection at the

Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield,

Lakewood, Colorado, 80215.

Dated: November 20, 1997.

Karen A. Purvis,

Solid Minerals Team, Resource Services.

[FR Doc. 97–31202 Filed 11–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

(AK–910–0777–51)

Iditarod Advisory Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Iditarod Advisory

Council Meeting.

SUMMARY: The Iditarod Advisory

Council will conduct an open meeting

Wednesday, January 7, 1998, and

Thursday, January 8, 1998, from 9 a.m.

to 4 p.m. each day. The purpose of the

meeting is to discuss the formation of a

non-profit organization to assist in the

management of the Iditarod National

Historic Trail. The meeting will be held

at the BLM Anchorage District Office at

6881 Abbott Loop Road in Anchorage.

Public comments pertaining to

management of the Iditarod National

Historic Trail will be taken from 1–2

p.m. Wednesday, January 7. Written

comments may be submitted at the

meeting or mailed to the address below

prior to the meeting.

ADDRESS: Inquiries about the meeting

should be sent to External Affairs,

Bureau of Land Management, 222 W.

7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska

99513–7599.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Teresa McPherson at (907) 271–5555.

Dated: November 18, 1997.

Nick Douglas,

Anchorage District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–31204 Filed 11–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–923–1990–00]

Mining Claims Under the General

Mining Laws; Surface Management:

Forms of Legal Financial Guarantees

Allowable Under Nevada State Law

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) amended the

surface management regulations at 43

CFR subpart 3809 on February 28, 1997

(62 FR 9093). The amendment requires

each BLM State Director to consult with

the appropriate State authorities to

determine which financial instruments

in 43 CFR 3809.1–9(k) are allowable

under State law. Nevada State law