Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 95 / Wednesday, May 17, 1995 / Notices 26453

[MT–921–05–1320–01–P; MTM 83997]

Coal Exploration License Application;

Notice of Invitation

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Montana State Office, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Invitation; Coal

Exploration License Application MTM

83997.

Members of the public are hereby

invited to participate with Spring Creek

Coal Company in a program for the

exploration of coal deposits owned by

the United States of America in the

following-described lands located in Big

Horn County, Montana:

T. 8 S., R. 39 E., P.M.M.

Sec. 13: SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4, N1⁄2SW1⁄4,

SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4, SW1⁄4SE1⁄4

Sec. 14: E1⁄2NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4

Sec. 21: NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, SW1⁄4SE1⁄4

Sec. 23: NE1⁄4NE1⁄4 SE1⁄4NW1⁄4

Sec. 24: NW1⁄4NW1⁄4

Sec. 25: SW1⁄4SW1⁄4

Sec. 35: SE1⁄4NE1⁄4

T. 8 S., R. 40 E., P.M.M.

Sec. 29: SW1⁄4SW1⁄4

Sec. 30: SE1⁄4

Sec. 31: Lots 1, 3, 4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4

T. 9 S., R. 39 E., P.M.M.

Sec. 1: Lot 1

T. 9 S., R. 40 E., P.M.M.

Sec. 6: Lots 1, 3, 7, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

NE1⁄4SE1⁄4.

1,508.32 acres.

Any party electing to participate in

this exploration program shall notify, in

writing, both the State Director, Bureau

of Land Management, P.O. Box 36800,

Billings, Montana 59107–6800; and

Spring Creek Coal Company, P.O. Box

67, Decker, Montana 59025. Such

written notice must refer to serial

number MTM 83997 and be received no

later than 30 calendar days after

publication of this Notice in the Federal

Register or 10 calendar days after the

last publication of this Notice in the

Sheridan Press, whichever is later. This

Notice will be published once a week

for 2 consecutive weeks in the Sheridan

Press.

The proposed exploration program is

fully described and will be conducted

pursuant to an exploration plan to be

approved by the Bureau of Land

Management. The exploration plan, as

submitted by Spring Creek Coal

Company, is available for public

inspection at the Bureau of Land

Management, Montana State Office,

Granite Tower Building, 222 North 32nd

Street, Billings, Montana, during regular

business hours (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Monday through Friday.

Dated: May 5, 1995.

Larry E. Hamilton,

State Director.

[FR Doc. 95–12074 Filed 5–16–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P

[NM–040–1320–01]

Notice of Intent to Amend Oklahoma

Resource Management Plan;

Oklahoma

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), Tulsa District, is

initiating preparation of a Resource

Management Plan Amendment (RMP)

and Environmental Assessment (EA) for

BLM-managed Federal minerals in Le

Flore County, Oklahoma. The Code of

Federal Regulations, Title 43, Subpart

1600 (43 CFR 1600) will be followed in

the preparation of this plan amendment.

The public is invited to participate in

this land use plan amendment effort.

Written comments or suggested

additional issues will be accepted

through August 21, 1995. The BLM will

hold a public scoping meeting at which

time oral comments and suggestions

will be accepted. This notice is to solicit

coal resource information and

indications of other interest and needs

pursuant to 43 CFR 3420.1–2, and 3500,

for inclusion in the Oklahoma RMP

Amendment. Coal companies, other

mineral extraction companies, state and

local governments, and the general

public are encouraged to submit

information to the BLM to assist in the

determinations of coal development

potential and possible conflicts with

other resources. If this information is

determined to indicate development

potential, further consideration for

leasing will be given.

DATES: Comments relating to the

identification of additional issues, and

responses to this call for coal resource

information will be accepted through

August 21, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments and requests to

be included on the mailing list should

be sent to: Bureau of Land Management,

221 North Service Road, Moore,

Oklahoma 73160. Proprietary data

should be identified as such to ensure

confidentiality.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Catherine Wolff-White, Tulsa District

BLM, (405) 794–9624.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

proposed Oklahoma RMP amendment

will include the Federal coal lease

application located in Section 3, T9N in

Le Flore County, about 8 miles

northwest of Spiro, Oklahoma. The

property proposed to be leased,

containing approximately 100 acres, is

described as follows: NESW, SWSW,

NWSESW.

The anticipated issue to be addressed

by this RMP amendment effort is coal

leasing and development.

We expect the development of this

coal resource to be the issue addressed

in the RMP amendment. Industry and

other interested parties are asked to

provide any information that will be

useful in meeting the requirements of

the Federal Coal Management Program

defined in 43 CFR 3420, including

application of the coal planning screens

and possibly future activity planning

such as tract delineation, ranking and

selection. Information resulting from

this call will be used to determine

potential for coal development and

likelihood of conflict with other

resources within this 100-acre tract and

any other tracts that may be determined

to have additional interest.

Lands already considered in the

Oklahoma Resource Management Plan,

adopted in January 1994, need not be

addressed.

The issue of Federal coal leasing and

development will include:

1. Determining areas acceptable for

further coal leasing consideration with

standard stipulations;

2. Determining areas acceptable for

consideration with special stipulations:

3. Determining areas unacceptable for

further coal leasing consideration.

The BLM will apply the coal

development potential, unsuitability

criteria, multiple use conflict and

consultation screens in order to make

these determinations.

The type of information needed

includes, but is not limited to, the

following:

l. Location:

a. Federal coal tracts desired by

mining companies should include a

narrative description with areas

delineated on a map with a scale of not

less than 1⁄2 inch to the mile.

b. Descriptions of both public and

private industry coal users in the

general region.

2. Quantity needs (tonnage, dates) for

both public and private industry coal

users and coal developers.

3. Quality needs (by type and grade)

for end users of the coal.

4. Coal reserve drilling data which

may pertain to the planning area.

5. Information relating to surface and

mineral ownership:

a. Surface owner consents previously

granted, whether consent is transferable,

surface owner leases with coal

companies.