[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 146 (Monday, July 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36617-36618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16229]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLMTL060000 L14400000.FR0000 18XL1109AF; MO#4500114300; MTM 108768]
Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act
Classification, Montana
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of realty action.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined certain
public lands in Teton County, Montana, and found them suitable for
classification for conveyance to the Montana Department of Fish,
Wildlife and Parks (MT FWP) under the provisions of the Recreation and
Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, and the Taylor Grazing Act.
DATES: Submit written comments regarding this proposed classification
on or before September 13, 2018. Absent any adverse comments, the
classification takes effect on September 28, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to the Bureau of Land Management,
Field Manager, Lewistown Field Office, Bynum Reservoir R&PP, 920
Northeast Main, Lewistown, MT 59457. Detailed information is available
for review during business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mountain Time,
Monday through Friday, except during Federal holidays, at the BLM
Lewistown Field Office. Comments also may be hand delivered to the BLM
Lewistown Field Office, or faxed to (406) 538-1958. The BLM will not
consider comments received via telephone calls or email.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debbie Tucek, Realty Specialist,
telephone: 406-538-1900; email: [email protected]. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to leave a message or question for the
above individual. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 80 acres of land proposed for conveyance
to MT FWP must conform to the plat of survey. The legal description of
the lands proposed for conveyance is set forth below. The MT FWP has
not applied for more than the 6,400-acre limitation for recreation uses
in a year, nor more than 640 acres for each of the programs involving
public resources other than recreation.
The MT FWP has submitted a statement in compliance with the
regulations at 43 CFR 2741.4(b), and proposes to use the land for
recreation purposes. Existing facilities include a boat ramp, restroom
facilities, and primitive campsites to enhance fishing and other
recreational pursuits.
The legal description of the lands examined and identified as
suitable for conveyance under the R&PP Act is:
Principal Meridian, Montana
T. 26 N, R. 6 W,
Sec. 31, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\; and
Sec. 32, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
The lands described aggregate approximately 80 acres in Teton
County, Montana. The lands are not needed for any Federal purposes.
Conveyance of the lands for recreational purposes is consistent
with the BLM Headwaters Resource Management Plan, dated July 1984, and
would be in the national interest.
All interested parties will receive a copy of this notice once it
is published in the Federal Register. A copy of the Federal Register
notice with information about this proposed realty action will be
published in a newspaper of local circulation once a week for 3
consecutive weeks. The regulations at 43 CFR subpart 2741 that address
the requirements and procedures for conveyances under the R&PP Act do
not require a public meeting.
Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the lands
will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the
public land laws, including location under the mining laws, except for
conveyance under the R&PP Act and leasing under the mineral leasing
laws. The segregative effect of this classification will terminate upon
patent, or will automatically expire 18 months after issuance of this
notice if the lands under application are not conveyed.
The conveyance of the land, when issued, will be subject to the
following terms, conditions, and reservations:
1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by the
authority of the United States Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
2. Provisions of the R&PP Act and to all applicable regulations of
the Secretary of the Interior.
3. All mineral deposits in the land so patented, and the right to
prospect for, mine and remove such deposits from the same under
applicable law and regulations as established by the Secretary of the
Interior are reserved to the United States, together with all necessary
access and exit rights.
4. Valid existing rights.
5. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United
States from claims arising out of the patentee's use, occupancy, or
occupations on the patented lands.
6. Any other reservations that the authorized officer determines
appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of Federal
lands and interests therein.
7. Right-of-way MTGF 005233 issued to Teton Cooperative Reservoir
Company for a reservoir, canal, and ditch.
8. A reversionary provision stating that the land conveyed shall
revert to the United States upon a finding, after notice and
opportunity for a hearing, that, without the approval of the Secretary
of the Interior or his delegate, the patentee or its successor attempts
to transfer title to or control over the lands to another, the lands
have been devoted to a use other than that for which the lands were
conveyed, the lands have not been used for the purpose for which the
lands were conveyed for a 5-year period, or the patentee has failed to
follow the approved development plan or management plan. Interested
persons may submit comments involving the suitability of the land for
recreation, including fishing and dispersed camping. Comments on the
classification are restricted to whether the land is physically suited
for the proposal, whether the use will maximize the future use or uses
of the land, whether the use is consistent with local planning and
zoning, or if the use is consistent with State and Federal programs.
Interested persons may submit comments regarding the specific use
proposed in the application and plan of development and management,
whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures in reaching
the decision, or any other factor not directly related to the
suitability of the lands for conveyance to MT FWP for recreation,
including dispersed camping and fishing sites.
Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the BLM State Director or
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other authorized official of the Department of the Interior, who may
sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. The lands will not be
offered for conveyance until after the classification becomes
effective.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in any comment, be aware that
your entire comment--including your personally identifiable
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask the BLM in your comment to withhold your personally identifiable
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5)
Brett A. Blumhardt,
Acting Field Manager, Lewistown Field Office, Montana/Dakotas Bureau of
Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-16229 Filed 7-27-18; 8:45 am]
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