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South Gillette Area Coal Leasing Project

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Project Status - 24kb

FY 2011

Federal Register - Notice of Availability - 175kb 

Record of Decision for West Coal Creek - 1.77mb 

• Appendix 1:  Figures - 582kb
• Appendix 2:  Notice of Intent to Reject LBA - 60kb
• Appendix 3:  Appeal Procedures - 74kb

FY 2010

Federal Register - Notice of Availability - 43kb

Record of Decision for Caballo West - 1.65mb

• Appendix 1:  Figures - 84kb
• Appendix 2:  Bureau of Land Management Special Coal Lease Stipulations & Coal Lease Form 3400-12 - 436kb
• Appendix 3:  Concurrence Letter From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - 76kb
• Appendix 4:  Appeal Procedures - 89kb

Federal Register - Notice of Availability - 43kb

Record of Decision for Belle Ayr North - 1.8mb

• Appendix 1:  Figures - 68kb
• Appendix 2:  Bureau of Land Management Special Coal Lease Stipulations & Coal Lease Form 3400-12 - 283kb
• Appendix 3:  Concurrence Letter From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - 62kb
• Appendix 4:  Appeal Procedures - 59kb

Analysis & Response of Public Comments Received on the South Gillette FEIS - 267kb

Comment Letters on the South Gillette FEIS

• Clean Energy Action - 98kb
• Crook County Land Use Planning and Zoning Commission - 1.8mb
• Dorsey and Whitney LLP - 95kb
• Powder River Basin Resource Council and Center for Biological Diversity - 588kb
• Rio Tinto Energy America - 445kb
• WildEarth Guardians - 496kb
• Form Letter 1 - 50kb
• Form Letter 2 - 85kb  

FY 2009

 Federal Register - Notice of Availability

 Final Environmental Impact Statement

• FEIS, Volume 1 - single file; 10.34mb
• FEIS Volume 2, Appendices - single file; 6.41mb

Section-by-section

• Volume 1
  • Cover - 761kb
  • Dear Reader letter - 146kb
  • Abstract - 21kb
  • Title Page - 38kb
  • Executive Summary - 1.91mb 
  • Table of Contents, Abbreviations & Acronyms - 232kb
  • Chapter 1: Introduction - 619kb
  • Chapter 2: Proposed Action & Alternatives - 854kb
  • Chapter 3: Affected Environment & Environmental Consequences - 5.57mb
  • Chapter 4: Cumulative Environmental Consequences - 1.95mb
  • Chapter 5: Consultation & Coordination - 79kb
  • Chapter 6: References Cited - 214kb
  • Chapter 7: Glossary - 62kb
  • Chapter 8: Index - 31kb
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• Volume 2: Appendices
  • Cover - 819kb
  • Table of Contents - 12kb
  • Appendix A: Federal & State Agencies & Permitting Requirements - 15kb
  • Appendix B: Unsuitability Criteria for the Belle Ayr North, West Coal Creek, Caballo West & Maysdorf II LBA Tracts - 139kb
  • Appendix C: Coal Lease-By-Application Flow Chart - 51kb
  • Appendix D: BLM Special Coal Lease Stipulations & Form 3400-12 Coal Lease - 48kb
  • Appendix E: Biological Assessment for the Belle Ayr North LBA Tract, South Gillette Area Coal EIS - 1.03mb
  • Appendix F: BLM Sensitive Species Evaluation for the South Gillette Area Coal EIS - 103kb
  • Appendix G: CBNG & Conventional Oil and Gas Wells Capable Of Production on Sections In or Adjacent to the Belle Ayr North, West Coal Creek, Caballo West & Maysdorf II LBA Tracts - 178kb
  • Appendix H: Supplemental Air Quality Information for the Belle Ayr North, West Coal Creek, Caballo West & Maysdorf II LBA Tracts - 341kb
  • Appendix I:  Comment Letters on the Draft EIS & Responses - 4.46mb

• Supplementary Information on the Affected Environment in the General South Gillette Analysis Area  for the Belle Ayr North, West Coal Creek, Caballo West & Maysdorf II Coal Lease Applications EIS
  • Complete Document - 8.06mb
  • Cover, Table of Contents - 511kb
  • Introduction - 385kb
  • Section I:  Belle Ayr North LBA Tract - 1.78mb
  • Section II:  West Coal Creek LBA Tract - 1.10kb
  • Section III:  Caballo West LBA Tract - 1.40mb
  • Section IV:  Maysdorf II LBA Tract - 2.88mb
  • Section V:  References - 89kb

Federal Register - Notice of Availability - 101kb

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

• Draft EIS, Volume 1 - single file; 9.0mb
• Draft EIS Appendices, Volume 2 - single file; 3.1mb

Section-by-section

• Volume 1
  • Cover & Abstract - 481kb
  • Dear Reader letter - 107kb
  • Executive Summary - 1.46mb
  • Table of Contents - 256kb
  • Abbreviations & Acronyms - 195kb
  • Chapter 1: Introduction - 718kb
  • Chapter 2: Proposed Action & Alternatives - 985kb
  • Chapter 3: Affected Environment & Environmental Consequences - 5.06mb
  • Chapter 4: Cumulative Environmental Consequences - 1.73mb
  • Chapter 5: Consultation & Coordination - 187kb
  • Chapter 6: References - 215kb
  • Chapter 7: Glossary - 149kb
  • Chapter 8: Index - 186kb

• Volume 2: Appendices
  • Cover & Table of Contents - 431kb
  • Appendix A: Federal & State Agencies & Permitting Requirements - 46kb
  • Appendix B: Unsuitability Criteria for the Belle Ayr North, West Coal Creek, Caballo West & Maysdorf II LBA Tracts  - 234kb
  • Appendix C: Coal Lease-By-Application Flow Chart  - 78kb
  • Appendix D: BLM Special Coal Lease Stipulations & Form 3400-12 Coal Lease  - 75kb
  • Appendix E: Biological Assessment for the Belle Ayr North LBA Tract, South Gillette Area Coal EIS  - 486kb
  • Appendix F: Biological Assessment for the West Coal Creek LBA Tract, South Gillette Area Coal EIS  - 550kb
  • Appendix G: Biological Assessment for the Caballo West LBA Tract, South Gillette Area Coal EIS  - 503kb
  • Appendix H: Biological Assessment for the Maysdorf II LBA Tract, South Gillette Area Coal EIS  - 637kb
  • Appendix I: BLM Sensitive Species Evaluation for the South Gillette Area Coal EIS  - 248kb
  • Appendix J: CBNG & Conventional Oil and Gas Wells Capable Of Production on Sections In or Adjacent to the Belle Ayr North, West Coal Creek, Caballo West & Maysdorf II LBA Tracts  - 951kb
  • Appendix K: Supplemental Air Quality Information for the Belle Ayr North, West Coal Creek, Caballo West & Maysdorf II LBA Tracts - 377kb

FY 2007

Federal Register - Notice of Intent