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various buildings. County Road (CR) X 

will be upgraded to serve as the mine 

access road from SH 139. The railroad 

spur will be located on BLM and private 

lands, with the railroad connecting to 

the existing Union Pacific Railroad 

(UPRR) near Mack, Colorado. The 

proposed railroad will traverse 

approximately 9.5 miles of BLM 

administered public land and 

approximately 5 miles of private land. A 

water diversion will be constructed in 

Mack Wash and the water pipeline will 

follow the proposed railroad spur. The 

railroad spur would serve only the Red 

Cliff Mine for the purpose of 

transporting coal to market. CAM will 

own the railroad spur, but the trains 

using the spur will be operated by the 

UPRR or other railroad companies. The 

draft EIS discusses BLM’s analysis and 

proposed conclusion that CAM will not 

operate a common carrier railroad. 

Electric power will be needed at the 

mine to run the underground mining 

machinery, the conveyor system, and 

other mine support facilities. The local 

utility, Grand Valley Power (GVP), has 

applied to BLM for a ROW to supply the 

necessary electric power. GVP will need 

to construct a new 69-kilovolt (kV) 

transmission line from the Uintah 

Substation to the mine to supply this 

power. The transmission line will be 

approximately 14 miles long, with 

approximately 7 miles on federally 

managed lands and 7 miles on private 

land, depending on which alternative 

route is chosen. This ROW application 

is analyzed in the EIS as a connected 

action as is the LBA filed by CAM 

(COC–070538) for approximately 11,660 

acres adjacent to CAM’s existing leases. 

BLM determined that, if this coal is to 

be leased, it would be by a competitive 

bid process. BLM has modified the 

proposed LBA area to include 14,466 

acres. 

The EIS analysis area includes a total 

future lease area of about 23,000 acres 

which corresponds to the estimated life 

of the mine. 

CAM proposes to conduct 

underground mining 24 hours per day, 

7 days per week, and 365 days per year 

by room and pillar and longwall mining 

techniques. CAM’s production from the 

Red Cliff Mine would be up to 8 million 

tons per year of clean coal depending on 

market conditions, with an estimated 

mine life of 30 years. 

A mine permit application has been 

filed for CAM’s existing leases in 

accordance with the OSM and the 

CDRMS regulations. This EIS will meet 

the NEPA requirements for the mine 

permit for the existing Federal coal 

leases, and is intended to provide 

necessary information to facilitate the 

USACE, Colorado Public Utility 

Commission, and Garfield and Mesa 

Counties’ permitting decisions regarding 

the project. There will be additional 

opportunities for public involvement as 

the mine permit application is 

processed. 

The DEIS analyzes the potential 

impacts of the proposed action and 

connected actions and a No-Action 

alternative. Alternatives to individual 

project components were considered 

that were consistent with the purpose 

and need, which is to mine and 

transport coal for sale at competitive 

prices to help supply the energy needs 

of the United States. Alternatives to 

project components were included for 

detailed analysis if they were found to 

be practical, feasible, reduced 

environmental impacts, and/or 

addressed public and agency concerns. 

A wide range and variety of alternatives 

were examined, resulting in the 

following alternative project 

components that are analyzed in detail: 

Grade separated railroad crossing at 

Mesa County Road (CR) M.8; noiseless 

grade crossings at CR M.8 and CR 10; 

construction of an electric transmission 

line along CR 16 crossing BLM and 

private lands north of the Highline 

Canal; construction of an electric 

transmission line along CR 16 to the 

Highline Canal and then along section 

lines to avoid as many private land 

parcels as possible; and construction of 

an electric transmission line along CR 

14 to just north of the Highline Canal 

and then northwesterly and north to 

join the proposed railroad alignment 

east of SH 139. 

Required consultations are in progress 

or have been completed, including 

consultations with tribal governments 

and the State Historic Preservation 

Officer, as required by the National 

Historic Preservation Act; consultations 

with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as 

required by the Endangered Species Act; 

and consultations with the USACE as 

required by the Clean Water Act. 

Raul Morales, 

Grand Junction Associate Field Manager. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[MT–070–1430–ET; MTM 73404] 

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal 

Extension and Opportunity for Public 

Meeting; Montana 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) proposes to extend 

the duration of Public Land Order (PLO) 

No. 6912 for an additional 20-year term. 

The PLO withdrew approximately 490 

acres of reserved public minerals from 

location or entry under the United 

States mining laws for the BLM to 

protect the archaeological, historical, 

educational, interpretive, and 

recreational integrity of the Mount 

Haggin Prehistoric Quarry Site in Deer 

Lodge County. This notice also gives an 

opportunity to comment on the 

proposed action and to request a public 

meeting. 

DATES: Comments and requests for a 

public meeting must be received by 

April 16, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting 

requests should be sent to the BLM 

Butte Field Manager, 106 North 

Parkmont, Butte, Montana 59701. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Figarelle, BLM, Butte Field Office, 

(406) 533–7671, or at the above address, 

or Sandra Ward, BLM, Montana State 

Office, (406) 896–5052, or at 5001 

Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 

59101–4669. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

withdrawal created by PLO No. 6912 (56 

FR 60928 (1991)) will expire November 

28, 2011, unless extended. The BLM has 

filed an application to extend PLO No. 

6912 for an additional 20-year period. 

The withdrawal was made to protect the 

Mount Haggin Prehistoric Quarry Site 

on the reserved minerals described as 

follows: 

Principal Meridian, Montana 

T. 3 N., R. 11 W., 

Sec. 20, those portions lying east of 

Highway 274; 

Sec. 29, lots 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8, and that 

portion of lot 6 lying east of Highway 

274. 

The area described contains 

approximately 490 acres in Deer Lodge 

County. 

The purpose of the proposed 

extension is to continue the withdrawal 

created by PLO No. 6912 for an 

additional 20-year term to protect the 

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archaeological, historical, educational, 

interpretive, and recreational integrity 

of the Mount Haggin Prehistoric Quarry 

Site. 

As extended, the withdrawal would 

not alter the applicability of those 

public land laws governing the use of 

lands under lease, license, or permit or 

governing the disposal of the mineral or 

vegetative resources other than under 

the mining laws. 

The use of a right-of-way or 

interagency or cooperative agreement 

would not adequately protect the 

paleontological resources and capital 

improvements in these areas. 

There are no suitable alternative sites 

available. Significant cultural resources 

are located at the quarry site. 

Water will not be needed to fulfill the 

purposes of the withdrawal. 

For a period of 90 days from the date 

of publication of this notice, all persons 

who wish to submit comments, 

suggestions, or objections in connection 

with the proposed withdrawal extension 

may present their views in writing to 

the BLM Butte Field Office at the 

address noted above. 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the BLM 

Butte Field Office at the address noted 

above during regular business hours 

7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except holidays. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

e-mail address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comments, 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. Individual respondents may 

request confidentiality. If you wish to 

withhold your name or address from 

public review or from disclosure under 

the Freedom of Information Act, you 

must state this prominently at the 

beginning of your comments. Such 

requests will be honored to the extent 

allowed by law. All submissions from 

organizations or businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

made available for public inspection in 

their entirety. 

Notice is hereby given that an 

opportunity for a public meeting is 

afforded in connection with the 

proposed withdrawal extension. All 

interested persons who desire a public 

meeting for the purpose of being heard 

on the proposed withdrawal extension 

must submit a written request to the 

BLM Butte Field Manager within 90 

days from the date of publication of this 

notice. If the authorized officer 

determines that a public meeting will be 

held, a notice of the time and place will 

be published in the Federal Register at 

least 30 days before the scheduled date 

of the meeting. This withdrawal 

extension proposal will be processed in 

accordance with the applicable 

regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4. 

Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3–1. 

Dated: January 8, 2009. 

Theresa M. Hanley, 

Deputy State Director, Division of Resources. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[AK–963–1430–ET; F–14988] 

Public Land Order No. 7727; Extension 

of Public Land Order No. 6706, Alaska 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Public Land Order. 

SUMMARY: This order extends a 

withdrawal created by Public Land 

Order No. 6706 for an additional 20-year 

period. This extension is necessary to 

continue protection of the United States 

Air Force Indian Mountain Research 

Site in Alaska. 

DATES: Effective Date: January 11, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Terrie D. Evarts, Bureau of Land 

Management, Alaska State Office, 222 

West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, 

Alaska 99513–7504; or 907–271–5630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

withdrawal extended by this order will 

expire on January 10, 2029, unless, as a 

result of a review conducted prior to the 

expiration date pursuant to Section 

204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 

(2000), the Secretary determines that the 

withdrawal shall be further extended. 

Order 

By virtue of the authority vested in 

the Secretary of the Interior by Section 

204 of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 

1714 (2000), it is ordered as follows: 

Public Land Order No. 6706 (54 FR 

979 (1989)), which withdrew 4,606.70 

acres of public lands from settlement, 

sale, location and entry under the 

general land laws, including the mining 

and mineral leasing laws, to protect the 

integrity of the information being 

monitored by seismic equipment at the 

United States Air Force Indian 

Mountain Research Site, is hereby 

extended for an additional 20-year 

period until January 10, 2029. 

Dated: January 7, 2009. 

C. Stephen Allred, 

Assistant Secretary—Land and Minerals 

Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLIDT03000–L14300000.EU0000; IDI– 

36364] 

Notice of Realty Action; Proposed Sale 

of Public Land, Idaho 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of realty action. 

SUMMARY: Two parcels of public land 

totaling 19.44 acres in Blaine County, 

Idaho, are being considered for direct 

sale, under the provisions of the Federal 

Land Policy Management Act of 1976 

(FLPMA), at no less than the appraised 

fair market value. 

DATES: In order to ensure consideration 

in the environmental analysis of the 

proposed sale, comments must be 

received by March 2, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments 

concerning this Notice to Tara Hagen, 

Realty Specialist, Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), Shoshone Field 

Office, 400 West F Street, Shoshone, 

Idaho 83352. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara 

Hagen, Realty Specialist, at the above 

address or phone at (208) 732–7205. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following described public land in 

Blaine County, Idaho, is being 

considered for sale under the authority 

of Sections 203 and 209 of the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 

1976 (90 Stat. 2750, 43 U.S.C. 1713): 

Boise Meridian 

T. 4 N., R. 18 E., 

Sec. 25, Lots 19–21, and 23–24. 

The area described contains 19.44 acres in 

Blaine County. 

The 1981 BLM Sun Valley Framework 

Management Plan, as amended, by the 

Amendments to Shoshone Field Office 

Land Use Plans for Land Tenure 

Adjustment and Areas of Critical 

Environmental Concern (2003) 

identifies this parcel of land to be 

within the adjustment area of land 

tenure Zone 5. The general management 

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