83 FR 45276 - Competitive Coal Lease Sale, North Dakota
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 173 (September 6, 2018)
Bureau of Land Management
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 173 (September 6, 2018)
| Page Range | 45276-45277 | |
| FR Document | 2018-19299 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 45276-45277] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-19299] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLMT921000-15X-L51100000.GA0000-LVEME15CE410; NDM 102083; MO# 4500119938] Competitive Coal Lease Sale, North Dakota AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of coal lease sale. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that coal resources in lands in Oliver County, North Dakota, will be offered for competitive lease 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 11 a.m. Mountain Time on October 10, 2018. Sealed bids must be submitted on or before 10 a.m., October 10, 2018. ADDRESSES: The lease sale will be held in the 920 Conference Room of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 59101-4669. Sealed bids must be submitted to the Cashier, BLM Montana State Office, at this same address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Fesko by telephone at 406-896- 5080 or by email at [email protected]. Persons who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FRS 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 sale is being held in response to a Lease-by- Application (LBA) filed by BNI Coal, Ltd. (BNI). The Federal coal resources to be offered are located in the following-described lands: T.141 N, R. 83 W, 5th P.M. sec. 18: NE\1/4\. The 160-acre tract, located in Oliver County, North Dakota, contains an estimated 2.4 million tons of surface mineable Federal coal resources. The tract contains one mineable coal bed, the Hagel A bed. The Hagel A bed averages approximately 9.0 feet in thickness with an average overburden thickness of 43 feet. The coal quality for the Hagel A bed averages 6,729 BTUs per pound in heating value, 39.31 percent moisture, 5.74 percent ash, 0.76 percent sulfur, and 6.23 percent sodium-in-ash content. 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 of the tract. The minimum bid for the tract is $100 per acre or fraction thereof. The minimum bid is not intended to represent fair-market value. The fair-market value will be determined by the authorized officer after the sale. The sealed bids should be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, or be hand delivered to the Cashier, BLM Montana State Office, at the address provided in the ADDRESSES section and clearly marked ``Sealed Bid for NDM 102083 Coal Sale--Not to be opened before 11 a.m. October 10, 2018.'' The cashier will issue a receipt for each hand-delivered bid. Bids received after 10 a.m. will not be considered. 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 [[Page 45277]] official's announcement at the sale that identical high bids have been received. Prior to lease issuance, the high bidder, if other than the applicant, must pay to the BLM the cost-recovery fees in the amount of $240,321.00 in addition to all processing costs the BLM incurs after the date of this sale notice (43 CFR 3473.2). A lease issued as a result of this offering will require payment of an annual rental of $3 per acre, or fraction thereof, and a royalty payable to the United States of 12.5 percent of the value of coal mined by surface methods. Bidding instructions for the tract offered and the terms and conditions of the proposed coal lease are included in the Detailed Statement of Lease Sale. Copies of the statement and the proposed coal lease are available at the Montana State Office. Casefile NDM 102083 is also available for public inspection at the Montana State Office. Authority: 43 CFR 3422.3-2 Al Nash, Acting State Director, BLM Montana/Dakotas. [FR Doc. 2018-19299 Filed 9-5-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-DN-P
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You must contact the Policy
Advisor for International Af-
If you wish to. . . fairs (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT)
no later than. . .
Submit written information before the meeting for the council to consider during the meeting ................................... September 21, 2018.
Give an oral presentation during the public comment period ....................................................................................... September 21, 2018.
Attend the meeting and request reasonable accommodations ..................................................................................... September 19, 2018.
Members of the public requesting will be able to do so. All submissions 5080 or by email at gfesko@blm.gov.
reasonable accommodations, such as from organizations or businesses, and Persons who use telecommunication
hearing interpreters, may contact Mr. from individuals identifying themselves devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the
London in writing (preferably by email), as representatives or officials of Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–
or via the Federal Relay Service at 1– organizations or businesses, will be 877–8339 to contact the above
800–877–8339 no later than September made available for public disclosure in individual during normal business
19, 2018. their entirety. hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, to leave a message
Submitting Written Information Meeting Minutes
or question with the above individual.
Interested members of the public may Detailed minutes of the meeting will You will receive a reply during normal
submit relevant information for the be available for public inspection within business hours.
council to consider during the public 90 days of the meeting. They will be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This sale
meeting. Written statements must be posted on the internet at http:// is being held in response to a Lease-by-
received by the date in the table above www.fws.gov/iwcc. Application (LBA) filed by BNI Coal,
so that the information may be made Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2. Ltd. (BNI). The Federal coal resources to
available to the council for be offered are located in the following-
consideration prior to the meeting. James W. Kurth,
described lands:
Submit written statements in the Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
following formats: one hard copy with Service, exercising the authority of the T.141 N, R. 83 W, 5th P.M.
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. sec. 18: NE1⁄4.
original signature, and/or one electronic
The 160-acre tract, located in Oliver
copy via email (acceptable file formats [FR Doc. 2018–19310 Filed 9–5–18; 8:45 am]
County, North Dakota, contains an estimated
are Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
2.4 million tons of surface mineable Federal
PowerPoint, or rich text file). coal resources. The tract contains one
Giving an Oral Presentation mineable coal bed, the Hagel A bed. The
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Hagel A bed averages approximately 9.0 feet
Requests to address the council in thickness with an average overburden
during the public comment period will Bureau of Land Management thickness of 43 feet. The coal quality for the
be accommodated in the order the [LLMT921000–15X–L51100000.GA0000– Hagel A bed averages 6,729 BTUs per pound
requests are received. Interested parties LVEME15CE410; NDM 102083; MO# in heating value, 39.31 percent moisture, 5.74
must contact the Policy Advisor for 4500119938] percent ash, 0.76 percent sulfur, and 6.23
percent sodium-in-ash content.
International Affairs in writing
(preferably via email; see FOR FURTHER Competitive Coal Lease Sale, North The tract will be leased to the
INFORMATION CONTACT). Depending on Dakota qualified bidder of the highest cash
the number of people who want to amount, provided that the high bid
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
comment and the time available, the meets or exceeds the BLM’s estimate of
Interior.
amount of time for individual oral the fair-market value of the tract. The
ACTION: Notice of coal lease sale. minimum bid for the tract is $100 per
comments may be limited. Registered
speakers who wish to expand upon their SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that acre or fraction thereof. The minimum
oral statements, or those who had coal resources in lands in Oliver bid is not intended to represent fair-
wished to speak but could not be County, North Dakota, will be offered market value. The fair-market value will
accommodated on the agenda, may for competitive lease by sealed bid in be determined by the authorized officer
submit written statements up to 30 days accordance with the provisions of the after the sale.
after the meeting. Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as The sealed bids should be sent by
amended. certified mail, return receipt requested,
Public Disclosure of Comments or be hand delivered to the Cashier,
Written comments we receive become DATES: The lease sale will be held at 11 BLM Montana State Office, at the
part of the administrative record a.m. Mountain Time on October 10, address provided in the ADDRESSES
associated with this action. Before 2018. Sealed bids must be submitted on section and clearly marked ‘‘Sealed Bid
including your address, phone number, or before 10 a.m., October 10, 2018. for NDM 102083 Coal Sale—Not to be
email address, or other personal ADDRESSES: The lease sale will be held opened before 11 a.m. October 10,
identifying information in your in the 920 Conference Room of the 2018.’’ The cashier will issue a receipt
comment, you should be aware that Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for each hand-delivered bid. Bids
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your entire comment—including your Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate received after 10 a.m. will not be
personal identifying information—may Drive, Billings, Montana 59101–4669. considered. If identical high bids are
be made publicly available at any time. Sealed bids must be submitted to the received, the tying high bidders will be
While you can request in your comment Cashier, BLM Montana State Office, at requested to submit follow-up sealed
that we withhold your personal this same address. bids until a high bid is received. All tie-
identifying information from public FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: breaking sealed bids must be submitted
review, we cannot guarantee that we Gregory Fesko by telephone at 406–896– within 15 minutes following the sale
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official’s announcement at the sale that downtown/; hotel phone: 385–290– Thursday, October 11, 2018 (8:00 a.m.–
identical high bids have been received. 6500. 5:00 p.m.)
Prior to lease issuance, the high bidder, Written comments and statements Welcome, Introductions, and Agenda
if other than the applicant, must pay to must be mailed to the U.S. Department Review
the BLM the cost-recovery fees in the of the Interior, Bureau of Land Topics of Interest to the Board
amount of $240,321.00 in addition to all Management, National Wild Horse and Advisory Board General Business
processing costs the BLM incurs after Burro Program, Attention: Dorothea Advisory Board Working Group Reports
the date of this sale notice (43 CFR Boothe WO–260, 20 M Street SE, Room Public Comment Period
3473.2). 2134LM, Washington, DC 20003, or Advisory Board Discussion and
A lease issued as a result of this emailed to: whbadvisoryboard@blm.gov Recommendations to the BLM
offering will require payment of an by October 2, 2018, in order for the The detailed final agenda will be
annual rental of $3 per acre, or fraction Board to consider them at the October posted 48 hours in advance of the
thereof, and a royalty payable to the meeting. Please include ‘‘Advisory meeting at https://www.blm.gov/
United States of 12.5 percent of the Board Comment’’ in the subject line of programs/wild-horse-and-burro/get-
value of coal mined by surface methods. the email. involved/advisory-board.
Bidding instructions for the tract offered FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The meeting will be live-streamed at
and the terms and conditions of the Dorothea Boothe, Wild Horse and Burro www.blm.gov/live. The meeting site is
proposed coal lease are included in the Program Coordinator, at 202–912–7654, accessible to individuals with
Detailed Statement of Lease Sale. Copies or by email at dboothe@blm.gov. disabilities. An individual with a
of the statement and the proposed coal Persons who use a telecommunications disability needing an auxiliary aid or
lease are available at the Montana State device for the deaf (TDD) may call the service to participate in the meeting,
Office. Casefile NDM 102083 is also Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– such as an interpreting service, assistive
available for public inspection at the 877–8339 to contact the above listening device, or materials in an
Montana State Office. individual during normal business alternate format, must notify Ms. Boothe
Authority: 43 CFR 3422.3–2 hours. FRS is available 24 hours a day, no later than September 25, 2018.
7 days a week, to leave a message or Although the BLM will attempt to meet
Al Nash,
question with the above individual. You a request received after that date, the
Acting State Director, BLM Montana/Dakotas.
will receive a reply during normal requested auxiliary aid or service may
[FR Doc. 2018–19299 Filed 9–5–18; 8:45 am]
business hours. not be available because of insufficient
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The time to arrange for it.
Advisory Board advises the Secretary of II. Public Comment Procedures
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR the Interior, through the BLM Director,
and the Secretary of Agriculture, On Thursday, October 11, 2018,
Bureau of Land Management through the Chief of the U.S. Forest members of the public will have the
Service, on matters pertaining to the opportunity to make comments to the
[LLWO260000.L10600000.PC0000. Board on the Wild Horse and Burro
management and protection of wild,
LXSIADVSBD00.18X] Program. Persons wishing to make
free-roaming horses and burros on the
Nation’s public lands. The Advisory comments during the public comment
Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board
Board operates under the authority of 43 period should register in person with
Meeting
CFR part 1780, subpart 1784. The the BLM by 2:00 p.m. (MDT) on October
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, tentative agenda for the meeting is: 11, 2018, at the meeting location.
Interior. Depending on the number of
ACTION: Notice of advisory board
I. Advisory Board Public Meeting commenters, the Advisory Board may
meeting. Tuesday, October 9, 2018 (7:00 a.m.– limit the length of comments. At
5:00 p.m.) previous meetings, comments have been
SUMMARY: In accordance with the limited to 2 minutes in length; however,
Federal Land Policy and Management Field Tour of the Onaqui Horse Herd this time may vary. Speakers are
Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Management Area—7:00 a.m. to Noon requested to submit a written copy of
Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. (The field tour is open to limited their statement to the address listed in
Department of the Interior, Bureau of public attendance with advanced sign- the ADDRESSES section above no later
Land Management’s (BLM) Wild Horse up on a first-come, first-served basis. than October 2, 2018, or bring a written
and Burro Advisory Board (Advisory Attendees must provide for their own copy to the meeting. There will be a
Board) will meet as indicated below. transportation (high-clearance vehicle webcam present during the entire
DATES: The Advisory Board will hold a recommended) and personal needs. meeting and individual comments will
public meeting Tuesday through Field tour attendees will depart from the be recorded.
Thursday, October 9–11, 2018; from 7 Courtyard Marriott at 7:00 a.m. To sign Participation in the Advisory Board
a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday; and from 8 up, contact Dorothea Boothe by email at meeting is not required to submit
a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday and dboothe@blm.gov by September 28, written comments. The BLM invites
Thursday. A public comment period 2018.) written comments from all interested
will be held on Thursday, October 11, Advisory Board Working Group parties. Your written comments should
2018, from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. All times Meetings—1:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. be specific and explain the reason for
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are in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). any recommendation. The BLM
ADDRESSES: The Advisory Board will
Wednesday, October 10, 2018 (8:00 considers comments that are either
meet at the Courtyard Marriott Salt Lake a.m.–5:00 p.m.) supported by quantitative information
City Downtown, 345 West 100 South, Welcome, Introductions, Agenda or studies or those that include citations
Salt Lake City, UT 84101; hotel website: Review to and analysis of applicable laws and
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ Program Overview regulations to be the most useful and
slccd-courtyard-salt-lake-city- Advisory Board General Business likely to influence the BLM’s decisions
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| Action | Notice of coal lease sale. | |
| Dates | The lease sale will be held at 11 a.m. Mountain Time on October 10, 2018. Sealed bids must be submitted on or before 10 a.m., October 10, 2018. | |
| Contact | Gregory Fesko by telephone at 406-896- 5080 or by email at [email protected] Persons who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FRS 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. | |
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