[Federal Register: February 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 34)] [Notices] [Page 8627] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr22fe99-103] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [UT-930-07-1320-00] Final Environmental Impact Statement; The Pines Federal Coal Lease AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (Utah), Interior. ACTION: Availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) on final environmental impact statement to lease ``The Pines'' Federal Coal Lease Tract; Coal Lease Application UTU-76195; approve issuance of Coal Lease Modification for Lease U-63214. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces it has completed the ROD and made the decision to issue the subject coal lease modification and competitively lease a Federal coal lease tract known as ``The Pines'' Tract. The areas are located in Sevier County, Utah, approximately 5 to 7 miles northwest of Emery, Utah on public land located in the Manti-LaSal National Forest. This ROD follows Manti- LaSal National Forest decisions from a ROD that provided consent for leasing and terms and conditions as provided for in 43 CFR subpart 3425.3(b). A Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and ROD was completed on The Pines Project and released on January 28, 1999. The alternatives in the EIS range from no action to offering all of the area under consideration with alternative terms and conditions. The primary impacts identified were from subsidence of the surface with potential impacts on water resources and riparian vegetation that may adversely affect wildlife and livestock. The public lands included in the tracts are described as follows: The Pines Tract (UTU-76195): T. 20 S., R. 5 E., SLM Section 35, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/ 2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\; Section 36, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\. T. 21 S., R. 5 E., SLM Section 1, lots 3-4, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\; Section 2, lots 1-4, S\1/2\S\1/2\; Section 10, E\1/2\; Sections 11-14, all; Section 15, E\1/2\; Section 22, E\1/2\; Section 23-24, all; Section 25, N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\; Section 26, N\1/2\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/ 4\. T. 21 S., R. 6 E., SLM Section 19, lots 3-4 E\1/2\SW\1/4\; Section 30, lots 1-3, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\. Containing 7,171.66 acres more or less Coal Lease Modification (U-64213): T. 21 S., R. 5 E., SLM Section 10, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\E\1/2\SW\1/ 4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\E\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\E\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\. Containing 150 acres more or less. The Tracts have one potentially minable coal seam, the Upper Hiawatha. The minable portions of the seam in this area are from 6 to 14 feet in thickness and average 10.9 feet. These tracts contain an estimated 65-70 million tons of recoverable high-volatile C bituminous coal. The coal quality in the seam on an ``as received basis'' is as follows: 11,539 Btu/lb., 8.37 percent moisture, 8.78 percent ash, 36.87 percent volatile matter, 45.98 percent fixed carbon, and 0.5 percent sulfur. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A copy of the ROD on these actions may be obtained by contacting the BLM Utah State Office, P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0155. DATES: The ROD will be available from the BLM February 22, 1999. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Alan Rabinoff, 801-539-4228, Bureau of Land Management, Utah State Office, Division of Natural Resources, Salt Lake City, Utah. Copies of a Final Environmental Impact Statement that considered these leasing actions may be obtained by contacting Janette Kaiser, Forest Supervisor at the Manti-LaSal National Forest, 599 West Price River Dr. in Price, Utah (801-637-2817). Dated: February 12, 1999. Douglas M. Koza, Deputy State Director for Natural Resources, Utah. [FR Doc. 99-4088 Filed 2-19-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-DQ-M