10290 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 44 / Thursday, March 6, 1997 / Notices

85517, the Beulah-Zap averages 17.0

feet in thickness with an average

overburden depth of 57 feet, 6,766 BTU/

lb. in heating value, and 0.46% sulphur

content.

NDM 85537 (Acquired)

The coal resource to be offered

consists of all recoverable reserves in

the following-described lands located in

Mercer County, North Dakota. The

United States owns 50 percent mineral

interest in these lands.

T. 146 N., R. 87 W., 5th P.M.

Sec. 31: NE1⁄4

The Federal interest in the 160.00-

acre tract contains an estimated 0.51

million tons of recoverable coal

reserves. For NDM 85537 (Acquired),

the Beulah-Zap seam averages 16.0 feet

in thickness with an average overburden

depth of 70 feet, 6,766 BTU/lb. in

heating value, and 0.46% sulphur

content.

Rental and Royalty

Leases issued as a result of this

offering will provide for payment of an

annual rental of $3 per acre, or fraction

thereof; and a royalty payable to the

United States of 12.5 percent of the

value of coal mined by surface methods

and 8.0 percent of the value of coal

mined by underground methods. The

value of the coal shall be determined in

accordance with 30 CFR 206.

Date

The lease sale will be held at 11:00

a.m., Wednesday, March 26, 1997, in

the Conference Room on the Sixth Floor

of the Granite Tower Building, Bureau

of Land Management, 222 North 32nd

Street, Billings, Montana 59101.

Bids

Sealed bids must be submitted on or

before 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March

26, 1997, to the cashier, Bureau of Land

Management, Montana State Office,

Second Floor, Granite Tower Building,

222 North 32nd Street, Post Office Box

36800, Billings, Montana 59107–6800.

The bids should be sent by certified

mail, return receipt requested, or be

hand-delivered. The cashier will issue a

receipt for each hand-delivered bid.

Bids received after that time will not be

considered.

If identical high sealed bids are

received, the tying high bidders will be

requested to submit follow-up sealed

bids until a high bid is received. All tiebreaking sealed bids must be submitted

within 15 minutes following the Sale

Official’s announcement at the sale that

identical high bids have been received.

Notice of Availability

Bidding instructions for the offered

tracts are included in the detailed

statement of Lease Sale. Copies of the

detailed statement and the proposed

coal leases are available at the Montana

State Office. Casefile documents are also

available for public inspection at the

Montana State Office.

Dated: February 26, 1997.

Thomas P. Lonnie,

Deputy State Director, Division of Resources.

[FR Doc. 97–5528 Filed 3–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P

[NV–030–1992–02]

Notice of Availability for the DentonRawhide Mine Expansion Project Final

Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability for the

Denton-Rawhide Mine Expansion Final

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS),

Mineral County, Nevada.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102 (2) (C)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act, 40 CFR 1500–1508 and 43 CFR

3809, notice is given that the Bureau of

Land Management (BLM) has prepared,

with the assistance of a third-party

consultant, a FEIS for Kennecott

Rawhide Mining Company’s proposed

Denton-Rawhide Mine Expansion,

located approximately 55 miles

southeast of Fallon, Nevada. Copies of

the document are available for public

review.

DATES: Written comments on the FEIS

will be accepted until close of business

on April 7, 1997. No public meetings are

scheduled. Following the 30-day

availability period of this FEIS, a Record

of Decision (ROD) will be issued.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the FEIS can be

obtained from: Bureau of Land

Management, Carson City District

Office, Attn: Terri Knutson, Rawhide

Project Manager, 1535 Hot Springs Road

89706.

The FEIS is available for inspection at

the following locations: BLM State

Office (Reno) and BLM Carson City

District Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information, write to the

above address or call Terri Knutson at

(702) 885–6156.

Dated: February 24, 1997.

John O. Singlaub,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–5476 Filed 3–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P

[(NM–930–1310–01); (NMNM 92169)]

New Mexico: Proposed Reinstatement

of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

Under the provisions of Public Law

97–451, a petition for reinstatement of

oil and gas lease NMNM 92169 for lands

in Chaves County, New Mexico, was

timely filed and was accompanied by all

required rentals and royalties accruing

from December 1, 1996, the date of

termination.

No valid lease has been issued

affecting the lands. The lessee has

agreed to new lease terms of rentals and

royalties at rates of $10.00 per acre or

fraction thereof and 162⁄3 percent,

respectively. The lessee has paid the

required $500 administrative fee and

has reimbursed the Bureau of Land

Management for the cost of this Federal

Register notice.

The Lessee has met all the

requirements for reinstatement of the

lease as set out in Sections 31(d) and (e)

of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1930 (30

USC 188), and the Bureau of Land

Management is proposing to reinstate

the lease effective December 1, 1996,

subject to the original terms and

conditions of the lease and the

increased rental and royalty rates cited

above.

For further information contact:

Lourdes B. Ortiz, BLM, New Mexico

State Office, (505) 438–7586.

Dated: February 26, 1997.

Lourdes B. Ortiz,

Land Law Examiner

[FR Doc. 97–5473 Filed 3–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–M

[NM–070–1430–01; NMNM039649/

NMNM96454, NMNM22493/NMNM97415]

Notice of Realty Action; Recreation

and Public Purpose (R&PP) Act

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: R&PP transfer of title and

change of use located in San Juan

County, New Mexico.

SUMMARY: The following described

public land are classified (previously) as

being suitable for lease/conveyance

under the provisions of the R&PP Act,

as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). An

assignment from the City of Farmington

to the Farmington Municipal School

District #5, with a change of use taking

place for the following lands.

New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 30 N., R. 13 W.,

Sec 25, S1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

SW1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4,