[Federal Register: May 2, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 85)]
[Notices]
[Page 23482-23483]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT 050-1610-DO-012J]
Call for Coal Resource and Other Resource Information for Public
Lands in Garfield, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier and Wayne Counties, Utah
AGENCY: Richfield Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, Richfield,
UT
ACTION: Call for coal resource and other resource information.
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SUMMARY: A Notice of intent to prepare a Resource Management Plan for
public lands and resources in Garfield, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier and
Wayne counties, Utah was published in the Federal Register, volume 66,
no. 212, Thursday,
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November 1, 2001. This supplements that notice with a call for coal
resource and other resource information, as required in 43 CFR 3420.1.
DATES: The comment period will commence with the publication of this
notice in the Federal Register and end 30 days after its publication.
ADDRESSES: Non-proprietary written comments should be sent to Coal
Comments, Bureau of Land Management, Richfield Field Office, 150 East
900 North, Richfield, UT 84701; Fax 435-896-1550. Comments, including
names and street addresses of respondents, will be available for public
review at the Richfield Field Office during regular business hours, 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays and may be
published as part of the Environmental Impact Statement. Proprietary
data marked as confidential may be submitted in response to this call,
however, all such proprietary data should be submitted only to James
Kohler, Chief, Branch of Solid Minerals, Utah State Office, Bureau of
Land Management, P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, UT 84145-0155. Data
marked as confidential shall be treated in accordance with the laws and
regulations governing confidentiality of such information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Jackson, geologist, BLM
Richfield Field Office, 150 East 900 North, Richfield, UT 84701, phone:
435-896-1500, email Michael_Jackson@ut.blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this call for coal
information is to obtain any available coal resource data and any other
resource information pertinent to applying the coal unsuitability
criteria, and to identify any areas of interest for possible Federal
coal leasing. The Resource Management Plan will identify areas
acceptable for further consideration for leasing and estimate the
amount of recoverable coal. Only those areas that have development
potential may be identified as acceptable for further consideration for
leasing. Coal companies, State and local governments and the general
public are encouraged to submit information on coal geology, economic
data and other development potential considerations. Where such
information is determined to indicate developmental potential for an
area, the area may be included in the land use planning evaluation for
coal leasing. The BLM will use the unsuitability criteria and
procedures outlined in 43 CFR part 3461 to assess where there areas
unsuitable for all or certain stipulated methods of mining.
Additionally, multiple use decisions that are not included in the
unsuitability criteria may eliminate certain coal deposits from further
consideration for leasing to protect other resource values and land
uses that are locally, regionally or nationally important or unique. In
making these multiple use decisions BLM will place particular emphasis
on protecting the following: Air and water quality, wetlands, riparian
areas and sole-source aquifers; the Federal lands, which leased, would
adversely impact units of the National Park System, National Wildlife
Refuge System, the National System of Trails, and the National Wild and
Scenic Rivers System. Before adopting the resource management plan that
makes an assessment of lands acceptable for further consideration for
leasing, the BLM will consult with the state Governor and the state
agency charged with the responsibility for maintaining the state's coal
unsuitability program. Where tribal governments administer areas within
or near the boundaries of the land use plan, the bureau shall consult
with the appropriate tribal government.
Dated: April 1, 2003.
Sally Wisely,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 03-10873 Filed 5-1-03; 8:45 am]