BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT ISSUES NOTICE: DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS), PUBLIC HEARING, AND REQUEST FOR COMMENT ON THE DRAFT EIS, MAXIMUM ECONOMIC RECOVERY, AND FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR THE WARRIOR MET COAL MINES EIS PROPOSED FEDERAL COAL LEASE-BY-APPLICATION FOR MINE NO. 4 (ALES-055797) AND BLUE CREEK MINE NO. 1 (ALES-056519), TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Bureau of Land Management has issued a notice called: Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Public Hearing, and Request for Comment on the Draft EIS, Maximum Economic Recovery, and Fair Market Value for the Warrior Met Coal Mines EIS Proposed Federal Coal Lease-by-Application for Mine No. 4 (ALES-055797) and Blue Creek Mine No. 1 (ALES-056519), Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on June 6 by Leah B. Baker, Acting Eastern States State Director.

Summary: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availabili...