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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 lands in the Salt Wells area near 

the existing Black Butte Coal Mine 

located near Point of Rocks, Wyoming. 

The purpose of the exploration program 

is to obtain geologic knowledge of the 

coal underlying the exploration area for 

the purpose of assessing the coal 

resources there. 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, Wyoming 

T. 15 N., R. 102 W., 

Sec. 4. 

T. 16 N., R. 101 W., 

Sec. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 18, 20, and 30. 

T. 16 N., R. 102 W., 

Sec. 2, 10, 12, 14, 22, 24, 26, and 28; 

Sec. 34, NE1/4, N1/2NW1/4, SE1/4NW1/4, 

and S1/2. 

T. 17 N., R. 100 W., 

Sec. 4, 8, 18, and 30. 

T. 17 N., R. 101 W., 

Sec. 2, lots 1 and 2, S1/2NE1/4, SE1/

4NW1/4, and S1/2; 

Sec. 8; 

Sec. 10, E1/2 and S1/2SW1/4; 

Sec. 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 

and 34. 

T. 17 N., R. 102 W., 

Sec. 24 and 26. 

The areas described aggregate 23,232.28 

acres. 

The proposed exploration program is 

fully described and will be conducted 

pursuant to an exploration plan to be 

approved by the BLM. The plan may be 

modified to accommodate the legitimate 

exploration needs of persons seeking to 

participate. 

Authority: 43 CFR 3410.2–1(c)(1) 

Mary Jo Rugwell, 

Associate State Director. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLWY922000–L13200000–EL0000, 

WYW183864] 

Notice of Invitation To Participate; Coal 

Exploration License Application 

WYW183864, Wyoming 

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 a program for the exploration 

of coal deposits owned by the United 

States of America in Sweetwater 

County, Wyoming. 

DATES: This notice of invitation was 

published in the Rock Springs RocketMiner once each week for 2 consecutive 

weeks beginning the week of November 

10, 2014. 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 February 11, 2015. 

Such written notice must refer to serial 

number WYW183864. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the exploration 

plan submitted by Black Butte Coal 

Company (serialized under number 

WYW183864) are available for review 

during normal business hours in the 

following offices: BLM, Wyoming State 

Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, 

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009; and, BLM, 

Rock Springs Field Office, 280 Highway 

191 North, Rock Springs, Wyoming 

82901. Any party electing to participate 

in this exploration program shall send 

written notice to the following 

addresses: Black Butte Coal Company, 

c/o Ambre Energy North America, Inc., 

Attn: Jeremey Kerly, 170 South Main 

St., Ste. 700, Salt Lake City, UT 84101 

and the BLM Wyoming State Office, 

Branch of Solid Minerals, Attn: Jackie 

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

82003. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jackie Madson, 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 lands near the Black Butte Coal 

Mine located near Point of Rocks, 

Wyoming. The purpose of the 

exploration program is to obtain 

geologic knowledge of the coal 

underlying the exploration area for the 

purpose of assessing the coal resources 

there. 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 Sweetwater County, Wyoming: 

Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming 

T. 18 N., R. 100 W., 

Sec. 14, 26, and 34. 

T. 18 N., R. 101 W., 

Sec. 4. 

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

Sec. 6, 12, 18, and 20; 

Sec. 24, NE1/4, E1/2NE1/4NW1/4, SE1/

4NW1/4, S1/2SW1/4NW1/4, and S1/2; 

Sec. 26. 

T. 19 N., R. 101 W., 

Secs. 2, 12, 14, 22, 24, 26, 28, and 34. 

The areas described aggregate 11,468.77 

acres. 

The proposed exploration program is 

fully described and will be conducted 

pursuant to an exploration plan to be 

approved by the BLM. The plan may be 

modified to accommodate the legitimate 

exploration needs of persons seeking to 

participate. 

Authority: 43 CFR 3410.2–1(c)(1). 

Mary Jo Rugwell, 

Associate State Director. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[15X L1109AF LLUTY01000 

L12200000.MA0000 24–1A] 

Notice of Motorized Vehicle Temporary 

Restrictions for Specified Routes on 

Public Land During the Annual Moab 

Jeep Safari, Utah 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice restricts 

motorized use on 10 popular vehicle 

routes located on public land used by 


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the Moab Jeep Safari during its annual 

Moab Jeep Safari organized-group event, 

authorized under a Special Recreation 

Permit (SRP). The action is in effect for 

the Jeep Safari event which takes place 

annually, during the 9-day period prior 

to and including Easter. The dates for 

the Moab Jeep Safari and the dates of 

the temporary restrictions will be posted 

at the Moab Field Office and on the 

Moab Field Office’s Web site at the 

addresses provided below every year at 

least 30 days prior to the event. The 

dates are also available upon request. 

DATES: This notice is effective upon 

publication and shall remain in effect 

for the length of the Red Rock 4- 

Wheelers SRP, which expires on 

December 31, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rock Smith, Recreation Branch Chief, 

BLM-Moab Field Office, 82 East 

Dogwood Avenue, Moab, Utah 84532, or 

telephone 435–259–2100. Also see the 

Moab Field Office Web site at: 

www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/moab.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 28, 2012, the Decision Record 

authorizing the Jeep Safari SRP was 

signed. This permit authorizes the Red 

Rock 4-Wheelers to utilize a set of 38 

routes known as the Jeep Safari routes, 

for 9 days per year during an annual 

organized group event. The event 

traditionally includes Easter Sunday 

and the previous 8 days. The permit is 

authorized from 2013 through 2022. The 

Environmental Assessment analyzing 

these routes (EA #DOI–BLM–UT–Y010– 

2011–0189) concluded that allowing 

permitted motorized users exclusive use 

of 7 of the more popular routes listed in 

the below summary, and managing for 

one-way travel on the 3 additional 

routes listed in the below summary for 

the 9-day period of the Moab Jeep 

Safari, would mitigate environmental 

damage by lessening the amount of 

traffic concentrated on these narrow dirt 

routes. These routes receive the most 

intense and concentrated use during the 

annual 9-day event. The following two 

components of the action apply only to 

the use of motorized vehicles. 

Exclusive Use: The following routes 

will be for the exclusive use of Moab 

Jeep Safari participants and other 

motorized users authorized under an 

SRP on days that the routes are utilized 

by the Moab Jeep Safari: Behind the 

Rocks, Cliff Hanger, Gold Bar Rim, 

Golden Spike, Moab Rim, Poison Spider 

Mesa, and Pritchett Canyon. For the 

routes listed above, motorized users 

without an SRP authorizing use of these 

routes are prohibited from using them. 

Non-motorized uses are not restricted. 

One-Way Travel: The following routes 

are restricted to one-way travel for the 

entire nine days of the Moab Jeep Safari: 

Hell’s Revenge, Kane Creek Canyon and 

Steelbender. For the Hell’s Revenge 

route, motorized use must occur oneway from east to west (i.e., from the 

Sand Flats Recreation Area entrance 

booth west to the end of the route west 

of the Lion’s Back Rock). This action is 

consistent with Grand County’s travel 

management which allows the Lion’s 

Back access to be used only as an exit 

for general recreational travel. For the 

Kane Creek Canyon route, motorized 

use must occur one-way from north to 

south (i.e., from the Hurrah Pass/Kane 

Creek junction south to the end of the 

route at U.S. Highway 191). For the 

Steelbender route, motorized use must 

occur one-way from north to south (i.e., 

from the Moab Golf Club area entry 

south to the southern end of the route 

near Flat Pass and Kens Lake). This 

restriction applies to all motorized 

users. 

Exclusive motorized use of seven of 

the more popular routes listed above, by 

permittees only, would minimize 

damage to wilderness study areas, water 

quality, soils, visual resources and 

vegetation by reducing the amount of 

travel. In addition, restricting motorized 

use of these routes reduces user 

conflicts and provides for a more 

enjoyable experience during the wellattended annual Jeep Safari. 

One-way use of three routes listed 

above would reduce impacts to water 

quality, soils, visual resources, and 

vegetation by eliminating passing, 

which results in road widening along 

these narrow routes. In addition, oneway travel mitigates crowding along 

these three routes, reduces user conflict 

and provides for a more enjoyable 

experience for event participants. 

This action will be posted at the BLMMoab Field Office as well as on the 

Moab Field Office Web site at: 

www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/moab.html. 

The restrictions will also be posted at 

each of the trailheads affected during 

the Jeep Safari. Enforcement of these 

restrictions will be in accordance with 

43 CFR 8360.0–7 and 18 U.S.C. 3571. 

Exceptions 

The use of motorized vehicles for 

emergency, official United States 

military and law enforcement purposes, 

or for official duties, or as otherwise 

authorized by the BLM are exempt from 

these restrictions. Use of motorized 

wheelchairs is also exempt. 

Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1. 

Kent Hoffman, 

Acting State Director. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNVS030000.L71220000.ES0000 241A; 

Nev-57750; 12–08807; MO#4500074390; 

TAS: 14X5232] 

Notice of Realty Action: Recreation 

and Public Purposes Lease for Change 

of Use and Conveyance of Public 

Lands in Nye County, NV 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) Pahrump Field 

Office has examined and proposes to 

change the use of a 400-acre Recreation 

and Public Purposes (R&PP) Lease from 

a buffer zone to a landfill located in Nye 

County, Nevada. The land has been 

leased by the Nevada Division of State 

Lands (NDSL) since 1962, and it 

surrounds an existing 80-acre landfill. 

The conveyance would be offered 

pursuant to the Recreation and Public 

Purposes (R&PP) Act of 1926. The NDSL 

proposes to use the land for a Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 

Subtitle C landfill and disposal site. 

DATES: Interested persons may submit 

written comments regarding the 

proposed change of use, Environmental 

Assessment (EA) and conveyance of 

public lands until February 26, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

the BLM, Pahrump Field Office, 4701 N. 

Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 

89130. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Erica Pionke, Realty Specialist, by 

telephone at 702–515–5059, or by email 

at epionke@blm.gov. 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: The parcel 

of public land that is proposed for the 

change of use and conveyance of an 

R&PP Lease is described as: 

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada 

T. 13 S., R. 47 E., 


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