Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 19.12.1996

Utah: Release of Coal Exploration License Data, UTU-48608

BLM regulations at 43 CFR 2.22 and 3410.4(b) provide that data obtained under an exploration license will be kept confidential until the lands have been leased or BLM determines that public access to the data would not damage the competitive position of the licensee, whichever comes first. Coal Exploration License UTU-48068 was issued to Royal Land Company on August 4, 1981. Exploration under this license included drilling 15 holes in the vicinity of North Horn Mountain, Emery County, Utah. The lands covered by this license were offered for lease on May 29, 1982, and no bids were received. Based on the lack of interest in the unleased Federal coal covered by this license since the drilling was completed and the fact that no bids were received when the lands were offered for lease in 1982, BLM has determined that it is in the public interest to release the data obtained under Exploration License UTU-48608. BLM has further made a preliminary finding that the competitive interest of the licensee or any participants would not be harmed by the release of this data. The licensee, any participants, or any successor thereto, objecting to this determination, must respond by January 24, 1997