[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8608-8609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03036]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWY921000, L71220000.EU0000, LVTFK1999070, 20X, WYW165375]
Notice of Realty Action: Non-Competitive (Direct) Sale of Public
Land in Big Horn County, Wyoming (Paint Rock)
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of realty action.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes a non-competitive
(direct) sale of 58.54 acres of public land in Big Horn County,
Wyoming, to Paint Rock Angus Ranch, Inc., for the purpose of resolving
an inadvertent unauthorized use of public lands. The non-competitive,
direct sale will be subject to the applicable provisions of the Federal
Land Policy Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), and BLM
regulations. The sale will be for no less than the appraised fair
market value (FMV) of $40,000.
DATES: Submit written comments regarding the sale parcel and associated
Environmental Assessment (EA) until March 30, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Mail written comments concerning this direct sale to Field
Manager, BLM, Worland Field Office, 101 South 23rd Street, Worland,
Wyoming 82401.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Connie Craft, Realty Specialist, BLM,
Worland Field Office, at the above address, telephone: 307-347-5233,
email: [email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-
877-8339. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave
a message or question with Ms. Craft. You will receive a reply during
normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following-described public land in Big
Horn County, Wyoming, has been examined and found suitable for sale
under the authority of Section 203 of the FLPMA:
Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming
T. 50 N., R. 90 W.,
Sec. 34, Parcel A;
Sec. 35, Parcel A.
The areas described aggregate 58.54 acres.
The sale is in conformance with the BLM Worland Approved Resource
Management Plan (September 18, 2015), which identifies these parcels of
public
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land as suitable for disposal on page 104 and management action 6009.
FLPMA Section 203 allows for the disposal of public lands if they meet
the following disposal criteria: ``Such tract, because of its location
or other characteristics, is difficult and uneconomic to manage as part
of the public lands, and is not suitable for management by another
Federal department or agency.'' The subject parcels meet this criteria
because the existing structures and the change in the character of the
lands associated with agricultural ranching operations make the lands
difficult to manage as public lands.
A parcel-specific EA, document numbered DOI-BLM-WY-R010-2019-0017-
EA, was prepared in connection with this sale. A copy of the EA,
Finding of No Significant Impact and Decision Record are available
online at: https://go.usa.gov/xmQfd.
The parcels are not identified as access points for recreation in
accordance with Secretary's Order 3373--Evaluating Public Access in
Bureau of Land Management Public Land Disposals and Exchanges. There
are no anticipated impacts from the BLM-managed public land disposal on
recreational access to adjacent tracts of publicly accessible lands.
In accordance with 43 CFR 2710-0-6(c)(3)(iii) and 43 CFR 2711.3-
3(a), a direct sale may be appropriate to resolve inadvertent,
unauthorized use of the land or to protect existing equities in the
land. In this case, a competitive sale is not appropriate because the
subject lands contain improvements that directly support the adjoining
ranch property, owned by Paint Rock Angus Ranch, Inc., rendering the
land unusable by the public. The minimal acreage was considered to
create a manageable boundary that included the lands needed to protect
the existing irrigation improvements and resolve inadvertent
unauthorized use. The public's interest is best served by resolving the
inadvertent unauthorized use and receiving payment at FMV for the
public lands.
Upon publication of this Notice in the Federal Register, the public
lands described above will be segregated from all forms of
appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws,
except for the sale provisions of the FLPMA. The temporary segregation
will terminate upon, (1) Issuance of a conveyance document, (2)
Publication in the Federal Register terminating the segregation, or (3)
On February 14, 2022, unless extended by the BLM Wyoming State
Director, in accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1-2(d).
Upon publication of this Notice, the BLM will no longer accept land
use applications affecting these public lands, except applications for
the amendment of previously filed rights-of-way applications or
existing authorizations to increase the term of the grants in
accordance with 43 CFR 2807.15 and 43 CFR 2886.15.
The conveyance document, if issued, will be subject to the
following terms, conditions, and reservations:
1. A rights-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the
authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945);
2. All mineral deposits in the lands so conveyed and to it, or
persons authorized by it, the right to prospect for, mine and remove
such deposits from the same under applicable law and regulations to be
established by the Secretary of the Interior, together with all
necessary access and exit rights; and
3. All valid existing rights issued prior to conveyance.
The BLM will publish this Notice in the Basin Republican Rustler
newspaper once each week for 3 consecutive weeks. Only written comments
submitted by postal service or overnight mail will be considered as
properly filed. Electronic mail, facsimile, or telephone comments will
not be considered.
Any adverse comments regarding the sale will be reviewed by the BLM
Wyoming State Director or other authorized official of the Department
of the Interior, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action
in response to such comments. In the absence of any timely filed
objections, this realty action will become the final determination of
the Department of the Interior.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so. Comments, including names and street addresses of
respondents, will be available for public review at the BLM Worland
Field Office during regular business hours, except holidays.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2711)
Duane Spencer,
Acting State Director, Wyoming.
[FR Doc. 2020-03036 Filed 2-13-20; 8:45 am]
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