Wright Area Coal Lease Applications

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FY 2012

North Hilight Field

News Release - 02/03/12 

Federal Register - Notice of Availability - 150kb 

• Record of Decision for North Hilight Field - 3mb
  • Appendix 1 - Figures - 435kb
  • Appendix 2 - BLM Special Coal Lease Stipulations, Notice for Lands of the National Forest System 
    under Jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture, and BLM Coal Lease Form 3400-12 - 821kb
  • Appendix 3 - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Concurrence Letter - 707kb
  • Appendix 4 - Appeal Procedures - 229kb 

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 North Porcupine

News Release - 10/20/11 

Federal Register - Notice of Availability - 139kb 

• Record of Decision - 2.30mb 

FY 2011

South Porcupine

News Release - 08/18/11 

Federal Register - Notice of Availability - 92kb 

• Record of Decision - 2.32mb 
  • Appendix 1  - 307kb
  • Appendix 2  - 706kb
  • Appendix 3  - 553kb
  • Appendix 4  - 370kb 

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South Hilight Field

Federal Register - Notice of Availability - 41kb

• Record of Decision for South Hilight Field - 5mb
  • Appendix 1:  Figures - 469kb
  • Appendix 2:  BLM Special Coal Lease Stipulations (WYW174596), Notice for Lands of the National Forest System under Jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture (WYW174596) & BLM Coal Lease Form 3400-12 - 3mb
  • Appendix 3: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Concurrence Letter - 538kb
  • Appendix 4:  Appeal Procedures - 384kb  

Analysis & Response of Public Comments Received on the Wright Area Coal FEIS - 195kb

Comment Letters on the Wright Area FEIS

• Campbell County (Wyoming) Board of Commissioners -75kb
• Dorsey & Whitney LLP - 84kb
• Lesllie Glustrom - 267kb
• Powder River Basin Resource Council, Center for Biological Diversity & Sierra Club - 1.6mb
• Michael Strawn - 42kb
• WildEarth Guardians, Sierra Club & Defenders of Wildlife - 350kb

FY 2010

Federal Register - Notice of Availability - 47kb

Final Environmental Impact Statement

• Volume 1: Chapters 1-4 - 12.6mb
• Volume 2: Chapters 5-8 & Appendices - 17.3mb
• Errata - 45kb

FEIS - section by section

• Volume 1
  • Cover, Abstract & Executive Summary - 2.2mb
  • Table of Contents, Abbreviations & Acronyms - 236kb
  • Chapter 1: Introduction - 1.5mb
  • Chapter 2: Proposed Action & Alternatives - 1.9mb
  • Chapter 3: Affected Environment & Environmental Consequences - 7.4mb
  • Chapter 4: Cumulative Environmental Consequences - 6mb
• Volume 2
  • Cover - 880kb
  • Chapter 5: Consultation & Coordination - 130kb
  • Chapter 6: References - 239kb
  • Chapter 7: Glossary - 157kb
  • Chapter 8: Index - 122kb
  • Appendix A - F - 2.7mb
    • Appendix A: Federal & State Permitting Requirements & Agencies
    • Appendix B: Unsuitability Criteria for the North Hilight Field, South Hilight Field, West Hilight Field, West Jacobs Ranch, North Porcupine, & South Porcupine LBA Study Areas
    • Appendix C: Coal Lease-By-Application Flow Chart
    • Appendix D: BLM Special Coal Lease Stipulations, US Forest Service Special Stipulations & Form 3400-12 Coal Lease
    • Appendix E: Conventional Oil & Gas & Coal Bed Natural Gas Wells Capable of Production Located Within the BLM Study Areas for the North Hilight Field LBA Tract, South Hilight Field LBA Tract, West Hilight Field LBA Tract, West Jacobs Ranch LBA Tract, North Porcupine LBA Tract & South Porcupine LBA Tract
    • Appendix F: Supplemental Air Quality Information
  • Appendix G: Biological Assessment for the Wright Area Coal Lease Applications EIS for the North Hilight Field LBA Tract, South Hilight Field LBA Tract, West Hilight Field LBA Tract, West Jacobs Ranch LBA Tract, North Porcupine LBA Tract & South Porcupine LBA Tract - 2.6mb
  • Appendix H: BLM Sensitive Species & USFS Region 2 Sensitive Species & Management Indicator Species Evaluations for the Wright Area Coal Lease Applications EIS - 1.1mb
  • Appendix I: Draft EIS Comment Letters, BLM Responses, & Hearing Summary - 10.3mb

FY 2009

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Federal Register - Notice of Availability - 53kb

• Draft EIS, Volume 1 - 16.67mb
• Draft EIS, Volume 2 - 6.6mb
• Complete Draft EIS - 23.24mb

DEIS - section by section

• Volume 1
  • Cover, Dear Reader letter & Abstract - 6.2mb
  • Executive Summary - 2.2mb
  • Table of Contents, Abbreviations & Acronyms - 164kb
  • Chapter 1: Introduction - 678kb
  • Chapter 2: Proposed Action & Alternatives - 754kb
  • Chapter 3: Affected Environment & Environmental Consequences - 7.2mb
• Volume 2
  • Cover - 905kb
  • Chapter 4: Cumulative Environmental Consequences - 2mb
  • Chapter 5: Consultation & Coordination - 73kb
  • Chapter 6: References - 130kb
  • Chapter 7: Glossary - 149kb
  • Chapter 8: Index - 35kb
  • Appendix A: Federal & State Permitting Requirements & Agencies - 19kb
  • Appendix B: Unsuitability Criteria for the North Hilight Field, South Hilight Field, West Hilight Field, West Jacobs Ranch, North Porcupine, & South Porcupine LBA Study Areas - 210kb
  • Appendix C: Coal Lease-By-Application Flow Chart - 50kb
  • Appendix D: BLM Special Coal Lease Stipulations, US Forest Service Special Stipulations & Form 3400-12 Coal Lease - 56kb
  • Appendix E: Conventional Oil & Gas & Coal Bed Natural Gas Wells Capable of Production Located Within the BLM Study Areas for the North Hilight Field LBA Tract, South Hilight Field LBA Tract, West Hilight Field LBA Tract, West Jacobs Ranch LBA Tract, North Porcupine LBA Tract & South Porcupine LBA Tract - 170kb
  • Appendix F: Supplemental Air Quality Information - 455kb
  • Appendix G: Biological Assessment for the Wright Area Coal Lease Applications EIS for the North Hilight Field LBA Tract, South Hilight Field LBA Tract, West Hilight Field LBA Tract, West Jacobs Ranch LBA Tract, North Porcupine LBA Tract & South Porcupine LBA Tract - 1.8mb
  • Appendix H: BLM Sensitive Species & USFS Region 2 Sensitive Species & Management Indicator Species Evaluations for the Wright Area Coal Lease Applications EIS - 1.5mb 

• Supplementary Information on the Affected Environment in the General Analysis Areas for the Wright Area Coal Lease Applications EIS
  • Complete Document - 8.9mb
  • Cover, Table of Contents - 196kb
  • Introduction - 300kb
  • Section I:  North Hilight Field LBA Tract - 1.3mb
  • Section II:  South Hilight Field LBA Tract - 1.2mb
  • Section III:  West Hilight Field LBA Tract - 1.7mb
  • Section IV:  West Jacobs Ranch LBA Tract - 1.8mb
  • Section V:  North Porcupine LBA Tract - 1.7mb
  • Section VI:  South Porcupine LBA Tract - 1.2mb
  • Section VII:  References - 14kb

FY 2007

 Federal Register - Notice of Intent