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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLWY922000–L13200000–EL0000, 

WYW181234] 

Notice of Invitation to Participate; Coal 

Exploration License Application 

WYW181234, WY 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 Black Butte Coal 

Company on a pro rata cost-sharing 

basis, in its program for the exploration 

of coal deposits owned by the United 

States of America in Sweetwater 

County, Wyoming. 

DATES: This notice of invitation will be 

published in the Rock Springs Rocket 

Miner once each week for 2 consecutive 

weeks beginning the week of March 4, 

2013, and in the Federal Register. Any 

party electing to participate in this 

exploration program must send written 

notice to both the BLM and Black Butte 

Coal Company, as provided in the 

ADDRESSES section below, no later than 

April 3, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the exploration 

plan are available for review during 

normal business hours in the following 

offices (serialized under number 

WYW181234): BLM, Wyoming State 

Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. 

Box 1828, Cheyenne, WY 82003; and, 

BLM, Rock Springs Field Office, 280 

Highway 191 North, Rock Springs, WY 

82901. The written notice should be 

sent to the following addresses: Black 

Butte Coal Company, c/o AE Coal, LLC, 

Attn: Jason Russell, 170 South Main 

Street, Suite 700, Salt Lake City, UT 

84101, and BLM, Wyoming State Office, 

Branch of Solid Minerals, Attn: Mavis 

Love, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, WY 

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: Black 

Butte Coal Company has applied to the 

BLM for a coal exploration license on 

public land near the existing Leucite 

Hills Coal Mine located near Point of 

Rocks, Wyoming. The purpose of the 

exploration program is to obtain 

structural and quality information of the 

coal. The BLM regulations at 43 CFR 

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: 

Sixth Principal Meridian 

T. 19 N., R. 100 W., 

Sec. 2, lots 5 to 8, inclusive, S1⁄2N1⁄2, and 

S1⁄2. 

T. 20 N., R. 100 W., 

Sec. 6, lots 5 to 10, inclusive, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, 

SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 8, W1⁄2; 

Sec. 18, lots 5 to 8, inclusive, E1⁄2W1⁄2, and 

E1⁄2; 

Secs. 20 and 34. 

T. 21 N., R. 100 W., 

Sec. 30, lots 5 to 8, inclusive, E1⁄2W1⁄2, and 

E1⁄2; 

Sec. 32, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, N1⁄2, and 

N1⁄2S1⁄2. 

T. 20 N., R. 101 W., 

Sec. 2, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, and S1⁄2; 

Sec. 4, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, and S1⁄2; 

Sec. 26, S1⁄2SW1⁄4 and E1⁄2. 

T. 21 N., R. 101 W., 

Secs. 20 and 28; 

Sec. 30, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, E1⁄2W1⁄2, and 

E1⁄2; 

Sec. 34, N1⁄2 and SE1⁄4. 

The areas described aggregate 8,270.32 

acres. 

The proposed exploration program is 

fully described and will be conducted 

pursuant to an exploration plan to be 

approved by the BLM. 

Authority: 43 CFR 3410.2–1(c)(1) 

Donald A. Simpson, 

State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2013–04733 Filed 3–1–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

Gulf of Mexico (GOM), Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS), Eastern 

Planning Area (EPA) Lease Sale 225 

and 226, Oil and Gas Lease Sales 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA) of 

the draft environmental impact 

statement (EIS) and public meetings. 

Authority: This NOA is published 

pursuant to the regulations (40 CFR part 

1503) implementing the provisions of the 

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 432 

SUMMARY: BOEM has prepared a Draft 

EIS on oil and gas lease sales tentatively 

scheduled in 2014 and 2016 in the EPA 

offshore the States of Louisiana, 

Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. 

Under the Proposed Final Outer 

Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing 

Program: 2012–2017 (Five-Year 

Program), two annual lease sales are 

scheduled for the EPA. The proposed 

EPA lease sales are Lease Sales 225 and 

226. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft 

EIS provides information on the 

baseline conditions and potential 

environmental effects of oil and natural 

gas leasing, exploration, development, 

and production in this area of the EPA. 

The Draft EIS incorporates by reference 

the Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas 

Lease Sales: 2012–2017; Western 

Planning Area Lease Sales 229, 233, 

238, 246, and 248; Central Planning 

Area Lease Sales 227, 231, 235, 241, and 

247, Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (2012–2017 WPA/CPA 

Multisale EIS; OCS EIS/EA BOEM 

2012–019). The Draft EIS tiers from the 

Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas 

Leasing Program: 2012–2017 Final 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement. Subject-matter experts 

surveyed scientific journals and 

available scientific data, gathered 

information, and interviewed personnel 

from academic institutions and Federal, 

State, and local agencies. BOEM also 

conducted an extensive search for new 

information in consideration of the 

Deepwater Horizon explosion, oil spill, 

and cleanup. BOEM has examined the 

potential impacts of routine activities 

and accidental events associated with 

the proposed lease sales, and the 

incremental contribution of the 

proposed lease sales to the cumulative 

impacts on environmental and 

socioeconomic resources. The Draft EIS 

also includes an analysis of a lowprobability catastrophic spill in 

Appendix B. The oil and gas resource 

estimates and scenario information for 

this Draft EIS are presented as a range 

that would encompass the resources and 

activities estimated for an EPA proposed 

lease sale. 

Draft EIS Availability: BOEM has 

printed and will be distributing a 

limited number of paper copies. In 

keeping with the Department of the 

Interior’s mission to protect natural 

resources and to limit costs while 

ensuring availability of the document to 

the public, BOEM will primarily 


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distribute digital copies of this Draft EIS 

on compact discs. However, if you 

require a paper copy, BOEM will 

provide one upon request if copies are 

still available. 

1. You may obtain a copy of the Draft 

EIS from the Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS 

Region, Public Information Office (GM 

250I), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, 

Room 250, New Orleans, Louisiana 

70123–2394 (1–800–200–GULF). 

2. You may download or view the 

Draft EIS on BOEM’s Internet Web site 

at http://www.boem.gov/EnvironmentalStewardship/EnvironmentalAssessment/NEPA/nepaprocess.aspx. 

Several libraries along the Gulf Coast 

have been sent copies of the Draft EIS. 

To find out which libraries have copies 

of the Draft EIS for review, you may 

contact BOEM’s Public Information 

Office or visit BOEM’s Internet Web site 

at http://www.boem.gov/EnvironmentalStewardship/EnvironmentalAssessment/NEPA/nepaprocess.aspx. 

Comments: Federal, State, and local 

government agencies and other 

interested parties are requested to send 

their written comments on the Draft EIS 

in one of the following ways: 

1. In an envelope labeled ‘‘Comments 

on the EPA 225/226 Draft EIS’’ and 

mailed (or hand carried) to Mr. Gary D. 

Goeke, Chief, Regional Assessment 

Section, Office of Environment (GM 

623E), Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS 

Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, 

New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394. 

2. Through the regulations.gov web 

portal: Navigate to http:// 

www.regulations.gov and search for ‘‘Oil 

and Gas Lease Sales: Gulf of Mexico, 

Outer Continental Shelf; Eastern 

Planning Area Lease Sales 225 and 

226’’. (Note: It is important to include 

the quotation marks in your search 

terms.) Click on the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ 

button to the right of the document link. 

Enter your information and comment, 

then click ‘‘Submit’’. 

3. BOEM email address: 

boemegomeis@BOEM.gov. 

Comments should be submitted no 

later than 45 days from the publication 

of this NOA. 

Public Meetings: BOEM will hold 

public meetings to obtain comments 

regarding the Draft EIS. These meetings 

are scheduled as follows: 

• Tallahassee, Florida: Tuesday, 

March 26, 2013, Hilton Garden Inn 

Tallahassee Central, 1330 Blairstone 

Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32301; one 

meeting beginning at 1:00 p.m. EDT; 

• Panama City Beach, Florida: 

Wednesday, March 27, 2013, Wyndham 

Bay Point Resort, 4114 Jan Cooley Drive, 

Panama City Beach, Florida; two 

meetings, the first beginning at 1:00 

p.m. CDT and the second beginning at 

6:00 p.m. CDT; 

• Mobile, Alabama: Thursday, March 

28, 2013, Five Rivers—Alabama’s Delta 

Resource Center, 30945 Five Rivers 

Boulevard, Spanish Fort, Alabama; one 

meeting beginning at 1:00 p.m. CDT; 

• Gulfport, Mississippi: Friday, 

March 29, 2013, Courtyard by Marriott 

Gulfport Beachfront MS Hotel, 1600 

East Beach Boulevard, Gulfport, 

Mississippi; one meeting beginning at 

1:00 p.m. CDT; and 

• New Orleans, Louisiana: Monday, 

April 1, 2013, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS 

Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, 

New Orleans, Louisiana; one meeting 

beginning at 1:00 p.m. CDT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

more information on the Draft EIS, you 

may contact Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Bureau 

of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of 

Mexico OCS Region, Office of 

Environment (GM 623E), 1201 Elmwood 

Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 

70123–2394 or by email at 

boemegomeis@BOEM.gov. You may also 

contact Mr. Goeke by telephone at (504) 

736–3233. 

Public Disclosure of Names and 

Addresses 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, be advised that your entire 

comment, including your personal 

identifying information, may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask us in your comment to 

withhold from public review your 

personal identifying information, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Dated: February 25, 2013. 

Tommy P. Beaudreau, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–04963 Filed 3–1–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Environmental Impact Report for Yolo 

Bypass Salmonid Habitat Restoration 

and Fish Passage, California 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent and scoping 

meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation 

and California Department of Water 

Resources intend to prepare an 

environmental impact statement/ 

environmental impact report (EIS/EIR) 

for the implementation of actions I.6.1 

and I.7 identified in the National Marine 

Fisheries Service’s 2009 Biological 

Opinion and Conference Opinion on the 

Long-term Operation of the Central 

Valley Project and State Water Project 

Reasonable and Prudent Alternative. 

These actions consist of salmonid 

habitat restoration efforts within the 

lower Sacramento River basin and fish 

passage through the Yolo Bypass. We 

are seeking suggestions and information 

on the alternatives and topics to be 

addressed and any other important 

issues related to the proposed action. 

DATES: Submit written comments on the 

scope of the environmental impact 

statement by April 3, 2013. 

Oral and written comments will also 

be accepted during two scoping 

meetings held to solicit public input on 

alternatives, concerns, and issues to be 

addressed in the environmental impact 

statement/environmental impact report: 

1. March 14, 2013, 1:30–3:30 p.m., 

West Sacramento, California. 

2. March 14, 2013, 6:30–8:30 p.m., 

Woodland, California. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Traci Michel, Project Manager, Bureau 

of Reclamation, Bay-Delta Office, 801 I 

Street, Suite 140, Sacramento, CA 

95814–2536; fax to 916–414–2439; or 

email at tmichel@usbr.gov. 

The scoping meetings will be held at 

the following locations: 

1. West Sacramento—1075 West 

Capitol Ave., West Sacramento, CA 

95691, Galleria and Community Center 

in the Community Room. 

2. Woodland—2001 East St., 

Woodland, CA 95776, Woodland 

Community and Senior Center in 

Banquet Rooms 2 & 3. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Traci Michel, 916–414–2420, fax 916– 

414–2439, or email tmichel@usbr.gov; or 

Megan Sheely, FESSRO, Fish Passage 

Improvement Program, California 

Department of Water Resources, 901 P 

Street, Room 411A, Sacramento, CA 

95814, 916–651–9623, fax 916–376– 

9688, or email 

Megan.Sheely@water.ca.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Agencies Involved 

The Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation) is the lead Federal 

agency, and the California Department 

of Water Resources (DWR) is the lead 

state agency. Reclamation will invite the 

following agencies, and others, as 


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