Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on the North Rochelle Tract coal lease application (originally named the North Roundup Tract) in the decertified Powder River Federal Coal Production Region, Wyoming

Résumé

SMC Mining Company has applied for a coal lease for approximately 1,439 acres (approximately 140 million tons of coal) in an area adjacent to the North Rochelle Mine in Campbell County, Wyoming. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has recommended that approximately 81 additional acres containing approximately 9 million tons of coal be included in the tract to avoid a potential bypass situation in the future. The BLM has determined that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) must be prepared to evaluate the environmental impacts of coal mining which would result from issuance of this lease. The application will be processed according to the coal lease by application (LBA) regulations at 43 CFR 3425.