[Federal Register: December 4, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 232)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

 
Notice of Invitation for Coal Exploration License Application 
Westmoreland Savage Corporation, MTM 95948 Montana

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Invitation.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 2(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, 
as amended by Section 4 of the Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 
1976, 90 Stat. 1083, 30 U.S.C. 201(b), and to the regulations adopted 
as 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 3410, all interested Qualified 
parties, as provided in 43 CFR 3472.1, are hereby invited to 
participate with Westmoreland Savage Corporation on a pro rata cost 
sharing basis in a program for the exploration of coal deposits owned 
by the United States of America in the following-described lands in 
Richland County, Montana:

T. 20 N., R. 57 E., PM, Montana
    Sec. 26.

    Containing 640 acres, more or less.

DATES: Any party electing to participate in this exploration program 
must send written notice referring to serial number MTM 95948 to both 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Westmoreland Savage Corporation 
as provided in the ADDRESSES section below. The notice must be received 
by them within 30 days after publication of this Notice of Invitation 
in the Federal Register or 10 calendar days after the last publication 
of this Notice in the Ranger Review newspaper, whichever is later. This 
Notice will be published once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in 
The Ranger Review, Glendive, Montana.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the exploration plan as submitted by the applicant 
is available for public review at the BLM, 5001 Southgate Drive, 
Billings, Montana, during regular business hours (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.), 
Monday through Friday. The written notice should be sent to the 
following addresses: State Director, BLM, 5001 Southgate Drive, 
Billings, Montana 59101-4669, and Westmoreland Savage Corporation, P.O. 
Box 30, Savage, Montana 59262.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Connie Schaff, Land Law Examiner, 
Branch of Solid Minerals (MT-921), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 
Montana State Office, Billings, Montana 59101-4669, telephone.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed exploration program will be 
conducted pursuant to an exploration plan which must be approved by the 
Bureau of Land Management.
    The foregoing is published in the Federal Register pursuant to 43 
CFR 3410.2-1(c)(1).

Glenwood F. Kerestes,
Acting Chief, Branch of Solid Minerals.
[FR Doc. E6-20458 Filed 12-1-06; 8:45 am]