Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 211 / Tuesday, October 31, 2000 / Notices 64983

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) announces a public

hearing concerning the proposed action

of offering a Federal coal lease tract for

competitive coal lease sale and requests

public comment on the fair market

value of the coal resources and

acknowledgement of any environmental

concerns concerning this proposed

action. The lands included in the

delineated Federal coal tract (Whitmore

Canyon) are located in Carbon County,

Utah, approximately 4 miles north of

East Carbon City. The surface in this

area is both private and BLM

administered public land with the coal

being Federally owned. The Whitmore

Canyon track is described as follows:

T. 13 S., R. 13 E., SLM, Utah

Section 35: SE, S2SW;

T. 14 S., R. 13 E., SLM, Utah

Section 1: Lots 2–4, S2NW, SW, W2SE,

SWNE;

Section 12: Lots 1–4, S@N2, SE, NESW;

Section 13: NENE;

T. 14 S., R. 14 E., SLM, Utah

Section 6: Lot 6;

Section 7: Lots 3 and 4;

Section 18: Lot 1, E2NW

Containing 1,646.34 acres more or less.

The Tract received application for a

coal lease by Andalex Resources Inc.

and the Intermountain Power Agency (a

50/50 joint ownership). The companies

plan to mine the coal as an extension

from their existing West Ridge Mining

operating if the lease is obtained. The

Whitmore Canyon Tract has one

potentially minable coal seam which is

the Upper Sunnyside Seam. The

minable portions of the seam in this

area are from 6 to 9 feet in thickness and

average 8 feet. This tract contains an

estimated 15–20 million tons of

recoverable coal. In-place coal samples

indicates the average coal quality as

follows 12,682 Btu/lb., 7 percent

moisture, 6.7 percent ash, and 1.02

percent sulfur. The public is invited to

the hearing to make public or written

comments on the environmental

implications of leasing the proposed

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 BLM Price Field Office located at

125 South, 600 West in Price, Utah, at

7:00 p.m. on November 14, 2000.

Written comments on fair market value

and maximum economic recovery must

be received at the Bureau of Land

Management, Utah State Office, by

November 30, 2000.

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.

Dated: October 6, 2000.

Ernest J. Eberhard,

Acting DSD, Natural Resources, Utah.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–500 0777–XQ–2527]

Front Range Resource Advisory

Council (Colorado) Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act of

1972 (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix, notice

is hereby given that the next meeting of

the Front Range Resource Advisory

Council (Colorado) will be held on

November 9 in Canon City, Colorado.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at

9:15 a.m. at the Holy Cross Abbey

Community Center, 2951 E. Highway

50, Canon City, Colorado. Topics will

include an update on the Revision of the

Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area

Plan and election of officers. All

Resource Advisory Council meetings are

open to the public. Interested persons

may make oral statements to the Council

at 9:30 a.m. or written statements may

be submitted for the Council’s

consideration. The Center Manager may

limit the length of oral presentations

depending on the number of people

wishing to speak.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for

Thursday, November 9, 2000 from 9:15

a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), Front Range

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Center, 3170 East Main Street, Canon

City, Colorado 81212.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken

Smith at (719) 269–8500.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summary

minutes for the Council meeting will be

maintained in the Canon City Center

and will be available for public

inspection and reproduction during

regular business hours within thirty (30)

days following the meeting.

Dated: October 19, 2000.

John Carochi,

Acting Front Range Center Manager.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID–957–1430–BJ]

Idaho: Filing of Plats of Survey

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The plats of the following

described lands were officially filed in

the Idaho State Office, Bureau of Land

Management, Boise, Idaho, effective

9:00 a.m., on the dates specified: The

plat representing the dependent

resurvey of a portion of the

subdivisional lines, and the subdivision

of section 25, T. 1 N., R. 5 W., Boise

Meridian, Idaho, Group Number 1048,

was accepted July 12, 2000. The plat

was prepared to meet certain

administrative needs of the Bureau of

Land Management. The field notes

representing the correction of a portion

of Mineral Survey Number 3683,

Volume M–167, page 225, T. 12 N., R.

37 E., Boise Meridian, Idaho, was

accepted July 27, 2000. The field notes

were prepared to meet certain

administrative needs of the Bureau of

Land Management.

The plat representing the entire

survey record for the dependent

resurvey of a portion of the south

boundary and subdivisional lines, and

the subdivision of section 33, T. 9 S., R.

2 E., Boise Meridian, Idaho, Group

Number 1074, was accepted September

1, 2000. The plat was prepared to meet

certain administrative needs of the

Bureau of Land Management.

The plat representing the entire

survey record for the dependent

resurvey of a portion of the

subdivisional lines, and the subdivision

of section 4, T. 10 S., R. 2 E., Boise

Meridian, Idaho, Group Number 1076,

was accepted September 1, 2000. The

plat was prepared to meet certain

administrative needs of the Bureau of

Land Management.

A supplemental plat was prepared to

identify various lands included in

Mineral Patent Application IDI29690, in

section 34, T. 7 S., R. 40 E., Boise

Meridian, Idaho, accepted September

12, 2000. The plat was prepared to meet

certain administrative needs of the

Bureau of Land Management.

The plat representing the dependent

resurvey of portions of the subdivisional

lines, of canceled Mineral Survey No.

2806, and the segregation surveys of the

Grey Eagle, Big Blue Bird, Golden Chest,

Ruby, and the Golden Wedge Lodes, and

the subdivision of sections 13, 14, and

23, T. 40 N., R. 1 E., Boise Meridian,

Idaho, Group Number 1039, was

accepted September 21, 2000. The plat

was prepared to meet certain

administrative needs of the U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service.

The plat representing the dependent

resurvey of a portion of the north

boundary and a portion of the

subdivisional lines, and a metes-andbounds survey in section 6, T. 44 N., R.

5 W., Boise Meridian, Idaho, Group

Number 1071, was accepted September

21, 2000. The plat was prepared to meet

certain administrative needs of the

Bureau of Indian Affairs.

The plat representing the dependent

resurvey of a portion of the

subdivisional lines and a portion of the

subdivision of section 18, and a metesand-bounds survey within section 18, T.

44 N., R. 4 W., Boise Meridian, Idaho,

Group Number 1079, was accepted

September 28, 2000. The plat was

prepared to meet certain administrative

needs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

The plat representing the dependent

resurvey of portions of the second

standard parallel south (south

boundary), north and west boundaries,

and of the subdivision of sections 5, 6,

28, 29, and 32, T. 12 S., R. 21 E., Boise

Meridian, Idaho, Group Number 1040,

was accepted September 29, 2000. The

plat was prepared to meet certain

administrative needs of the Bureau of

Land Management.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Duane Olsen, Chief, Cadastral Survey,

Idaho State Office, Bureau of Land

Management, 1387 South Vinnell Way,

Boise, Idaho, 83709–1657, 208–373–

3980.

Dated: October 3, 2000.

Duane E. Olsen,

Chief, Cadastral Surveyor for Idaho.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Request for Reinstatement,

With Change, of a Previously

Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: National Park Service, DOI.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This notice announces that

the National Park Service’s (NPS’)

intention to request from the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) a

reinstatement of, and revisions to, a

previously approved information

collection for certain activities related to

36 CFR Part 61. The title of 36 CFR Part

61 is Procedures for State, Tribal, and

Local Government Historic Preservation

Programs. NPS has based the proposed

revisions on a fresh analysis of existing

requirements for responding and record

keeping in certain elements of State and

local historic preservation programs.

NPS is publishing this notice in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507

et seq.) and OMB rules (5 CFR Part

1320).

DATES: NPS must receive comments

concerning this notice by January 2,

2001 to assure their consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this

information collection to:

Mr. John W. Renaud, Project

Coordinator, Branch of State, Tribal, and

Local Programs Heritage Preservation

Services, National Park Service, U.S.

Department of the Interior, 1849 C St.,

NW, NC 200, Washington, DC 20240 or

via e-mail at John_Renaud@nps.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

John W. Renaud, Project Coordinator,

Branch of State, Tribal, and Local

Programs, Heritage Preservations

Services Division, National Park

Service, U.S. Department of the Interior,

P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013–

7127, (202) 343–1059,

John_Renaud@nps.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: 36 CFR Part 61, Procedures for

State, Tribal, and Local Government

Historic Preservation Programs.

OMB Number: 1024–0038.

Type of Request: Reinstatement, with

change, of a previously approved

collection for which approval has

expired.

Abstract: This information collection

has an impact on State, Tribal, and local

governments that wish to participate

formally in the national historic

preservation program and who wish to

apply for Historic Preservation Fund