[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 15387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6156]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWY922000-L13200000-EL0000, WYW180710]


Notice of Invitation To Participate; Coal Exploration License 
Application WYW180710, Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended by the 
Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976, and to Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) regulations, all interested parties are hereby invited 
to participate with Antelope Coal LLC, on a pro rata cost-sharing 
basis, in its program for the exploration of coal deposits owned by the 
United States in Campbell County and Converse County, Wyoming.

DATES: This notice of invitation will be published in the Gillette 
News-Record once each week for 2 consecutive weeks beginning the week 
of March 12, 2012, and in the Federal Register. Any party electing to 
participate in this exploration program must send written notice to 
both the BLM and Antelope Coal LLC, as provided in the ADDRESSES 
section below, no later than 30 days after publication of this 
invitation in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the exploration plan are available for review 
during normal business hours in the following offices (case file number 
WYW180710): BLM, Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 
1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003; and, BLM, High Plains District Office, 
2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, Wyoming 82604. The written notice should 
be sent to the following addresses: Antelope Coal LLC, c/o Cloud Peak 
Energy, Attn: Mark Arambel, Caller Box 3009, Gillette, Wyoming 82717, 
and BLM, Wyoming State Office, Branch of Solid Minerals, Attn: Mavis 
Love, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mavis Love, Land Law Examiner, at 307-
775-6258. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf 
(TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. 
The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message 
or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during 
normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Antelope Coal LLC, has applied to the BLM 
for a coal exploration license on public land adjacent to its Antelope 
Coal Mine. The purpose of the exploration program is to obtain 
structural and quality information about the coal. The BLM regulations 
at 43 CFR part 3410 require the publication of an invitation to 
participate in the coal exploration in the Federal Register. The 
Federal coal resources included in the exploration license application 
are located in the following described lands in Wyoming:

6th Principal Meridian

T. 40 N., R. 71 W.,
    Sec. 7, lots 5 through 7 inclusive and lots 10 through 12 
inclusive;
    Sec. 8, lots 12 and 13;
    Sec. 17, lots 1 through 3 inclusive, lots 6 through 11 
inclusive, and lots 14 through 16 inclusive;
    Sec. 21, lot 1, lots 7 through 10 inclusive and lot 16;
T. 41 N., R. 71 W.,
    Sec. 4, lots 5, 12, and lots 13 through 20 inclusive;
    Sec. 5, lots 17 and 18;
    Sec. 8, lots 1 through 14 inclusive, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\
    Sec. 9, lots 1 through 8 inclusive;
    Sec. 10, lots 4 and 5;
    Sec. 17, lots 1 through 16 inclusive;
    Sec. 18, lots 13 through 20 inclusive;
    Sec. 19, lots 4 through 19 inclusive;
    Sec. 20, lots 1 through 13 inclusive;
    Sec. 29, lots 4, 5, 12, and 13;
    Sec. 30, lots 5 through 16 inclusive;
    Sec. 31, lots 5 through 20 inclusive;
    Sec. 32; lots 4 and 13;
T. 42 N., R. 71 W.,
    Sec. 33; lots 8, 9, 16;
T. 41 N., R. 72 W.,
    Sec. 13; lots 9 and 10;
    Sec. 24; lots 9, 16; and
    Sec. 25; lots 1, 8, 9, 16.

    Containing 6,571.620 acres, more or less, in Campbell County and 
Converse County.

    The proposed exploration program is fully described in, and will be 
conducted pursuant to, an exploration plan to be approved by the BLM.

    Authority:  43 CFR 3410.2-1(c)(1)0.

Mary E. Trautner,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-6156 Filed 3-14-12; 8:45 am]
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