81_FR_13466 81 FR 13417 - Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale ALES-55199, Alabama

81 FR 13417 - Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale ALES-55199, Alabama

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 49 (March 14, 2016)

Page Range13417-13418
FR Document2016-05642

Notice is hereby given that certain Federal coal reserves in the Narley Mine Coal Tract described below in Jefferson County, Alabama, will be offered for competitive sale by sealed bid in accordance with the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 49 (Monday, March 14, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13417-13418]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05642]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLES93000-L13200000-GAOOO0-241AOO, ALES-55199]


Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale ALES-55199, Alabama

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that certain Federal coal reserves in 
the Narley Mine Coal Tract described below in Jefferson County, 
Alabama, will be offered for competitive sale by sealed bid in 
accordance with the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as 
amended.

DATES: The lease sale will be held at 1 p.m. Central Time (CT) on April 
14, 2016. Sealed bids must be submitted on or before 10 a.m. CT on 
April 14, 2016. Any bid received after the time specified will not be 
considered.

ADDRESSES: The lease sale will be held at the Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM) Southeastern States District Office located at 411 Briarwood 
Drive, Suite 404, Jackson, MS 39206. Sealed bids must be sent by 
certified mail, return receipt requested, or hand-delivered to the 
Cashier, BLM Southeastern States Office, at the address given above. 
The outside of the sealed envelope containing the bid must be clearly 
marked ``Sealed Bid for Coal Lease Sale ALES-55199--Not to be opened 
before 10 a.m. on April 14, 2016.'' The Cashier will issue a receipt 
for each hand-delivered bid.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randall Mills, BLM Mining Engineer, 
601-977-5437, or by email to [email protected]. 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: This coal lease sale is being held in 
response to a lease by application (LBA) filed by Best Coal Company. 
The Federal coal reserves to be offered consist of all reserves 
recoverable by surface mining methods in the following described lands 
located approximately 5 miles north of Mt Olive, Alabama, in Jefferson 
County, Alabama:

Huntsville Meridian, Alabama

T. 15 S., R. 4 W.,
    Sec. 24, SW1/4NW1/4, N1/2SW1/4, and SE1/4SW1/4.

    The areas described aggregate 160 acres.

    The Narley Mine Coal Tract contains three minable coal beds known 
as the New Castle, Mary Lee, and Blue Creek seams of the Mary Lee coal 
group. The seams are under private surface lands. The minable portions 
of these coal beds for this tract are approximately 4 to 5 feet in 
thickness. The tract contains approximately 671,500 tons of recoverable 
high-volatile bituminous coal. The estimated average coal quality on an 
``as received basis'' is as follows:

12,500....................................  British Thermal Unit (Btu/
                                             lb).
3.50......................................  Percent moisture.*
12.00.....................................  Percent ash.
34........................................  Percent volatile matter.
50.50.....................................  Percent fixed carbon.
1.50......................................  Percent sulfur.
 
\*\ Estimated as received moisture; also used for calculating as
  received from dry basis.

    The tract will be leased to the qualified bidder of the highest 
cash amount provided that the high bid meets or exceeds the BLM's 
estimate of the fair market value (FMV) of the tract or the minimum bid 
established by regulation of $100 per acre or fraction thereof, 
whichever is larger. No bid that is less than $100 per acre, or 
fraction thereof, will be considered. The FMV will be determined by the 
authorized officer prior to the sale. If identical high bids are 
received, the tying high bidders will be requested to submit follow-up 
sealed bids until a high bid is received. All tie-breaking, sealed bids 
must be submitted within 15 minutes following the sale official's 
announcement at the sale that identical high bids have been received.
    The lease that may be issued as a result of this offering will 
provide for payment of an annual rental of $3 per acre, or fraction 
thereof, and a royalty payment to the United States of 12\1/2\ percent 
of the value of coal produced by surface mining methods. The value of 
the coal will be determined in accordance with 30 CFR 1206.250.
    Pursuant to the regulation at 43 CFR 3473.2(f), the applicant for 
the Narley Coal Tract has paid a total case-by-case cost recovery 
processing fee in the amount of $30,630. The successful bidder for the 
Narley Coal Tract, if someone other than the applicant, must pay to the 
BLM the full amount previously paid by Best Coal Company. Additionally, 
the successful bidder must pay all processing costs the BLM will incur 
after the date this sale notice is published in the Federal Register, 
which are estimated to be $2,000.
    Bidding instructions for the LBA tract offered and the terms and 
conditions of the proposed coal lease are included in the Detailed 
Statement of Lease Sale and available from the BLM Southeastern States 
Office at the address above. All case file documents, number ALES-
55199, and written comments submitted by the public on FMV or royalty 
rates, except those portions protected as trade secrets and commercial 
or financial information under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 
552(b)(4), are available for public inspection in the Public Room of 
the BLM Southeastern States Office at the address above.
    The actions announced by this notice are consistent with 
Secretarial Order 3338, which allows the sale and issuance of new 
thermal coal leases by application under pending applications for which 
the environmental analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act 
has been completed and a Decision Record has been issued by the BLM. 
The BLM completed an Environmental Assessment for this coal lease sale 
following a public hearing on November 20, 2014, and issued a Decision 
Record and a Finding of No

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Significant Impact on February 16, 2015.

Ann DeBlasi,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-05642 Filed 3-11-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4310-GJ-P

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 49 / Monday, March 14, 2016 / Notices 13417 (TDD) may call the Federal Information ADDRESSES: The lease sale will be held the fair market value (FMV) of the tract Relay Service (FIRS) at 1(800) 877–8339 at the Bureau of Land Management or the minimum bid established by to contact the above individual during (BLM) Southeastern States District regulation of $100 per acre or fraction normal business hours. The FIRS is Office located at 411 Briarwood Drive, thereof, whichever is larger. No bid that available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Suite 404, Jackson, MS 39206. Sealed is less than $100 per acre, or fraction to leave a message or question with the bids must be sent by certified mail, thereof, will be considered. The FMV above individual. You will receive a return receipt requested, or hand- will be determined by the authorized reply during normal business hours. delivered to the Cashier, BLM officer prior to the sale. If identical high SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Southeastern States Office, at the bids are received, the tying high bidders twelve member San Juan Islands MAC address given above. The outside of the will be requested to submit follow-up was chartered to provide information sealed envelope containing the bid must sealed bids until a high bid is received. and advice regarding the development be clearly marked ‘‘Sealed Bid for Coal All tie-breaking, sealed bids must be of the San Juan Islands National Lease Sale ALES–55199—Not to be submitted within 15 minutes following Monument’s RMP. Members represent opened before 10 a.m. on April 14, the sale official’s announcement at the an array of stakeholder interests in the 2016.’’ The Cashier will issue a receipt sale that identical high bids have been land and resources from within the local for each hand-delivered bid. received. area and statewide. All advisory FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The lease that may be issued as a committee meetings are open to the Randall Mills, BLM Mining Engineer, result of this offering will provide for public. At 2:30 p.m. members of the 601–977–5437, or by email to ramills@ payment of an annual rental of $3 per public will have the opportunity to blm.gov. Persons who use a acre, or fraction thereof, and a royalty make comments to the MAC during a telecommunications device for the deaf payment to the United States of 121⁄2 one-hour public comment period. (TDD) may call the Federal Information percent of the value of coal produced by Persons wishing to make comments Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 surface mining methods. The value of during the public comment period to contact the above individual during the coal will be determined in should register in person with the BLM normal business hours. The FIRS is accordance with 30 CFR 1206.250. available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Pursuant to the regulation at 43 CFR by 2 p.m. that meeting day, at the to leave a message or question with the 3473.2(f), the applicant for the Narley meeting location. Depending on the above individual. You will receive a Coal Tract has paid a total case-by-case number of persons wishing to comment, reply during normal business hours. cost recovery processing fee in the the length of comments may be limited. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This coal amount of $30,630. The successful The public may send written comments bidder for the Narley Coal Tract, if to the MAC at San Juan Islands National lease sale is being held in response to a lease by application (LBA) filed by someone other than the applicant, must Monument, Attn. MAC, P.O. Box 3, 37 pay to the BLM the full amount Washburn Ave., Lopez Island, Best Coal Company. The Federal coal reserves to be offered consist of all previously paid by Best Coal Company. Washington 98261. The BLM Additionally, the successful bidder appreciates all comments. reserves recoverable by surface mining methods in the following described must pay all processing costs the BLM Linda Clark, lands located approximately 5 miles will incur after the date this sale notice Spokane District Manager. north of Mt Olive, Alabama, in Jefferson is published in the Federal Register, [FR Doc. 2016–05691 Filed 3–11–16; 8:45 am] County, Alabama: which are estimated to be $2,000. Bidding instructions for the LBA tract BILLING CODE 4310–33–P Huntsville Meridian, Alabama offered and the terms and conditions of T. 15 S., R. 4 W., the proposed coal lease are included in DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Sec. 24, SW1/4NW1/4, N1/2SW1/4, and the Detailed Statement of Lease Sale and SE1/4SW1/4. available from the BLM Southeastern Bureau of Land Management The areas described aggregate 160 acres. States Office at the address above. All The Narley Mine Coal Tract contains case file documents, number ALES– [LLES93000–L13200000–GAOOO0– three minable coal beds known as the 55199, and written comments submitted 241AOO, ALES–55199] New Castle, Mary Lee, and Blue Creek by the public on FMV or royalty rates, Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale seams of the Mary Lee coal group. The except those portions protected as trade ALES–55199, Alabama seams are under private surface lands. secrets and commercial or financial The minable portions of these coal beds information under the Freedom of AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, for this tract are approximately 4 to 5 Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4), are Interior. feet in thickness. The tract contains available for public inspection in the ACTION: Notice. approximately 671,500 tons of Public Room of the BLM Southeastern recoverable high-volatile bituminous States Office at the address above. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that The actions announced by this notice certain Federal coal reserves in the coal. The estimated average coal quality on an ‘‘as received basis’’ is as follows: are consistent with Secretarial Order Narley Mine Coal Tract described below 3338, which allows the sale and in Jefferson County, Alabama, will be 12,500 ...... British Thermal Unit (Btu/lb). 3.50 .......... Percent moisture.* issuance of new thermal coal leases by offered for competitive sale by sealed application under pending applications 12.00 ........ Percent ash. bid in accordance with the provisions of 34 ............. Percent volatile matter. for which the environmental analysis the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as 50.50 ........ Percent fixed carbon. under the National Environmental jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES amended. 1.50 .......... Percent sulfur. Policy Act has been completed and a * Estimated as received moisture; also used DATES: The lease sale will be held at 1 Decision Record has been issued by the p.m. Central Time (CT) on April 14, for calculating as received from dry basis. BLM. The BLM completed an 2016. Sealed bids must be submitted on The tract will be leased to the Environmental Assessment for this coal or before 10 a.m. CT on April 14, 2016. qualified bidder of the highest cash lease sale following a public hearing on Any bid received after the time amount provided that the high bid November 20, 2014, and issued a specified will not be considered. meets or exceeds the BLM’s estimate of Decision Record and a Finding of No VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:27 Mar 11, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14MRN1.SGM 14MRN1

13418 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 49 / Monday, March 14, 2016 / Notices Significant Impact on February 16, Copies of the Draft SEIS will also be hazardous materials, noise, and visual 2015. available for download from the Tribe’s resources. The Draft SEIS examines the Web site www.jamulindianvillage.com. direct, indirect, and cumulative effects Ann DeBlasi, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The JIV of each alternative on these resources. Acting State Director. Reservation is located in the The NIGC published a Notice of Intent [FR Doc. 2016–05642 Filed 3–11–16; 8:45 am] unincorporated portion of southwestern (NOI) in the Federal Register on April BILLING CODE 4310–GJ–P San Diego County approximately one 10, 2013, describing the Proposed mile south of the community of Jamul Action, announcing the NIGC’s intent to DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR on approximately six-acres of land held prepare a Draft SEIS for the Proposed in federal trust. State Route 94 (SR–94) Action, and inviting comments. The National Indian Gaming Commission provides regional access to the JIV from Draft SEIS is made available to federal, downtown San Diego, which is located Tribal, state, and local agencies and Notice of Availability of a Draft approximately 20 miles to the west other interested parties for review and Supplemental Environmental Impact where it intersects with Highway 5. comment. Statement for the Jamul Indian Village Local access to the JIV is provided Proposed Gaming Management directly from SR–94 via Daisy Drive. Submittal of Written Comments: You Agreement, San Diego County, From the JIV, SR–94 travels briefly may mail, email, hand-carry or telefax California north and then west to Downtown San written comments to NIGC, Attn: John Diego, passing through the Hay, Associate General Counsel, c/o AGENCY:National Indian Gaming unincorporated communities of Jamul, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street Commission (NIGC), Interior. Casa de Oro, Spring Valley and Lemon NW., Mail Stop #1621, Washington, DC ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA). Grove. 20240 email: John_Hay@nigc.gov. Please In 2000, JIV proposed a fee-to-trust include your name, return address, and SUMMARY: In accordance with Section land acquisition, construction and the caption: ‘‘Draft SEIS Comments, 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental operation of a gaming complex and Jamul Indian Village,’’ on the first page Policy Act (NEPA), the NIGC, in approval of a gaming development and of your written comments. In order to be cooperation with the Jamul Indian management agreement for operation of fully considered, written comments on Village has prepared a Draft the JIV Gaming Facility. The proposal the Draft SEIS must be postmarked by Supplemental Environmental Impact was evaluated in a Final EIS prepared April 28, 2016. Statement (Draft SEIS) for the proposed in 2003. Since that time, several major Commenting individuals may request Gaming Management Agreement (GMA) items have been removed from JIV’s confidentiality. If you wish us to between the Jamul Indian Village (JIV) overall development program and the Gaming Facility has been redesigned to withhold your name and/or address and San Diego Gaming Ventures (SDGV). If approved, the GMA would fit entirely within the existing JIV from public review or from disclosure allow SDGV to assume responsibility for Reservation. All environmental effects under the Freedom of Information Act, operation and management of the JIV of the Gaming Facility redesign have you must state this prominently at the Gaming Facility located in San Diego been evaluated through preparation of a beginning of your written comments. County, California. The Draft SEIS Final Tribal Environmental Evaluation, Such requests will be honored to the addresses the effects of GMA approval which was prepared in accordance with extent allowed by law. Anonymous and the No Action Alternative, which the 1999 Tribal/State Compact. No comments will not, however, be assumes no GMA, is approved. The action is before the BIA due to no fee- considered. All submissions from SEIS also updates the environmental to-trust component of the JIV proposal. organizations or businesses, and from baseline given the time that has passed An action from the NIGC is required; individuals identifying themselves as and the changes that have been made to specifically, approval or disapproval of representatives or officials of the scope of the Proposed Action, which the GMA. That approval or disapproval organizations or businesses, will be was originally addressed in the 2003 is the Proposed Action evaluated in the made available to public in their Final EIS. Draft SEIS. entirety. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For In addition to the Proposed Action, Authority: This notice is published in further information or to request a copy the Draft SEIS addresses the No Action accordance with 25 U.S.C. 2711, section of the Draft SEIS, please contact: John R. Alternative, which assumes no approval 1503.1 of the Council on Environmental Hay, Associate General Counsel, of the GMA between JIV and SDGV. Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 National Indian Gaming Commission Under the No Project scenario, JIV through 1508), and the Department of the Office of the General Counsel 1849 would assume operation and Interior regulations (43 CFR part 46), C Street NW., Mail Stop #1621, management responsibilities of the implementing the procedural requirements of Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202–632– Jamul Gaming Facility. The NIGC may, NEPA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 7003: Facsimile: 202–632–7066: email: in its Record of Decision, select the No Project Alternative rather than the Dated: March 8, 2016. John_Hay@nigc.gov. Proposed Action. Shannon O’Loughlin, Availability of the Draft SEIS: The This Draft SEIS updates Chief of Staff. Draft SEIS is available for public review environmental conditions in the [FR Doc. 2016–05604 Filed 3–11–16; 8:45 am] at the following locations: affected area given the amount of time jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 7565–01–P —The Rancho San Diego Public Library, that has passed since the 2003 Final EIS. 11555 Via Rancho San Diego, El Environmental issues addressed within Cajon, CA 92019, telephone (619) the Draft SEIS include land resources, 660–5370; and water resources, air quality, biological —The Jamul Indian Village Tribal resources, cultural/paleontological Office, 14191 #16 Highway 94, Jamul, resources, socioeconomic conditions, CA 91935, telephone (619) 669–4785. transportation, land use, public services, VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:27 Mar 11, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\14MRN1.SGM 14MRN1


Document Created: 2016-03-12 01:00:24
Document Modified: 2016-03-12 01:00:24
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThe lease sale will be held at 1 p.m. Central Time (CT) on April 14, 2016. Sealed bids must be submitted on or before 10 a.m. CT on April 14, 2016. Any bid received after the time specified will not be considered.
ContactRandall Mills, BLM Mining Engineer, 601-977-5437, or by email to [email protected] 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.
FR Citation81 FR 13417 
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