The Forest Service is considering consenting to BLM modifying ArkLand’s existing federal coal leases COC-1362 and COC-67232 by adding 1,722 cumulative acres to them.
Location
Coal in the existing leases is mined by Mountain Coal Company (MCC) from their West Elk Mine near Somerset in Gunnison County, Colorado.
Project timeline
1
NOI in Federal Register
04/25/2012
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
06/09/2017
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
09/08/2017
4
Objection Period Start
09/08/2017
5
Decision
12/2017 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
05/2018 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Forest Service Energy Implementation Plan; Ira - Inventoried Roadless Area Activities Requiring Secretary/Undersecretary Approval |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Harzardous Waste Compliance Actions |
| Federal Coal Lease Modifications COC-1362 & COC-67232 | Decision Signed Date: 08/02/2012 (Constrained Due to Litigation) Legal Notice Date: 08/10/2012 |
| Federal Coal Lease Modifications COC-1362 & COC-67232 (2017 Final) | Decision Signed Date: 12/11/2017 |
| Forests | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests |
| Districts | Paonia Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sections 10, 11, 13, 14, 22, 23 of T.14S., R. 90W., 6th PM |