Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 25.09.2000

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 on 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. Since May 29, 1982, no application has been made for a lease on these lands in accordance with 43 CFR 3425. The coal interests in part of the lands contained within UTU-48068 were transferred to the State of Utah pursuant to the provisions of the Utah Schools and Lands Exchange Act of 1998. On December 19, 1996, BLM published its preliminary determination that release of the data would not damage the competitive position of the licensee or any participants in the Federal Register (61 FR 67061). Only one company responded with an assertion that their competitive position would be harmed by the releas