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1B1A 2007-213 <br />the issue was presented is the State Director's decision., and the parties adopt self- <br />interesredpositions on the topic, the issue has not been fully addressed by any party. <br />Moreover, our undertaking to. deelde.the appropriate authority-for the capture of gob <br />vent gas would inappropriately supplant BLM'$ plain responsibility to investigate <br />legal options through research and consideration of relevant facts: of record and data <br />not before us. Any. decision by this Board, in the absence of a full -record aad the <br />benefit of such. BLM research and analysis, would be .premature. We. thus take no <br />position on. the future of the technology at issue in this ease or the .sort of legal <br />arrangements BLM will ultimately invoke to address it. Once the technology becomes <br />freely available, it will be incumbent on BLM to address such. issues in advance and <br />with its coal lessees under approved R2P2s. <br />Therefbre, pursuant to the authority delegated to the Board -of Land Appeals <br />by the Secretary of the Interior, 43 C.P.R, § 4. 1, the decision appealed from is <br />reversed as d1scussed herein. <br />Lisa Hemmer <br />Administrative Judge <br />i concur: <br />Ge Oft•ey atl <br />Adn ini tiv edge <br />175 IBLA 23 <br />R(1i?7. '9l. aanr <br />ll/Il 'd UH 'ON viol Iasn W801:11