81_FR_20737 81 FR 20669 - Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification of Public Lands in Uinta County, WY

81 FR 20669 - Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification of Public Lands in Uinta County, WY

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 68 (April 8, 2016)

Page Range20669-20670
FR Document2016-08188

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found suitable for classification for conveyance under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act (R&PP), as amended, approximately 10 acres of public land in Uinta County, Wyoming. Uinta County, Wyoming, proposes to use the land for an expansion of the Bridger Valley Landfill for a municipal solid waste transfer station.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 68 (Friday, April 8, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 68 (Friday, April 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20669-20670]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08188]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWYD09000.L14400000.FR0000; WYW-171474]


Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification of Public Lands in Uinta County, WY

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found 
suitable for classification for conveyance under the provisions of the 
Recreation and Public Purposes Act (R&PP), as amended, approximately 10 
acres of public land in Uinta County, Wyoming. Uinta County, Wyoming, 
proposes to use the land for an expansion of the Bridger Valley 
Landfill for a municipal solid waste transfer station.

DATES: Interested parties may submit comments regarding the proposed 
conveyance or classification of the lands until May 23, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Mail: Field Manager, Kemmerer Field Office, 430 North 
Highway 189, Kemmerer, WY 83101.
     Email: [email protected] with ``Uinta County R&PP'' 
in the subject line.
    Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the 
Kemmerer Field Office at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Lamborn, Realty Specialist, BLM 
Kemmerer Field Office, 430 North Highway 189, Kemmerer, WY 83101; 
telephone 307-828-4505; email [email protected]. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf may call the Federal Information 
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual 
during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 
days a week, to leave a message or question with the above individual. 
You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Section 7 of the Taylor 
Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 3150), and Executive Order No. 6910, the 
following described public land in Uinta County, Wyoming, has been 
examined and found suitable for classification for conveyance under the 
provisions of the R&PP, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.):

Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming

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    Sec. 10, N\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\.

    The land described contains 10 acres in Uinta County, Wyoming, 
according to the official plat of the survey of the said land, on 
file with the BLM.

    In accordance with the R&PP, Uinta County filed an application to 
purchase the above described 10 acres of public land to be developed as 
a municipal solid waste transfer station, as an expansion of the 
existing Bridger Valley Landfill. Additional detailed information 
pertaining to this application, plan of development, and site plan is 
in case file WYW-171474, located in the BLM Kemmerer Field Office at 
the above address.
    The conveyance is consistent with the Kemmerer Resource Management 
Plan (RMP) dated May 2010, as amended by the Approved RMP Amendments 
for the Rocky Mountain Region (ARMPA) approved September 22, 2015. The 
proposal is consistent with the objectives, goals, and decision of the 
2010 BLM Kemmerer RMP, and would be in the public interest. The ARMPA 
Management Decision, LR 7, allows for lands within general habitat 
management areas to be disposed of, as long as the action is consistent 
with the goals and objectives of the plan, including, but not limited 
to, the RMP

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goal to conserve, recover, and enhance sage-grouse habitat on a 
landscape scale.
    The parcel of land is not required for any other Federal purposes 
and does not contain other known public values. The patent will include 
an appropriate indemnification claim protecting the United States from 
claims arising out of the patentee's use occupancy or occupations on 
the patented lands. The BLM will retain all mineral rights.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the lands 
will be segregated from all forms of appropriation under the public 
land laws, including the general mining laws, except for conveyance 
under the R&PP, leasing under the mineral leasing laws, and disposals 
under the mineral material disposal laws. This segregative effect will 
end upon issuance of the patent, publication in the Federal Register of 
a termination of the segregation, or April 9, 2018, unless extended by 
the BLM State Director in accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1-2(d) prior to 
the termination date.
    The patent, if issued, will be subject to the provisions of the 
R&PP and applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, and 
will contain the following reservations to the United States:
    1. All minerals, together with the right to prospect for, mine, and 
remove such deposits from the same under applicable law and such 
regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe;
    2. A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States pursuant to the Act of August 30, 1890, 
(43 U.S.C. 945); and
    3. All valid existing rights of record, including those documented 
on the official public land records at the time of patent issuance.
    4. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United 
States from claims arising out of the patentee's use, occupancy, or 
operations on the patented lands.
    5. No portion of the land shall under any circumstance revert to 
the United States if any such portion has been used for solid waste 
disposal or for any other purpose which may result in the disposal, 
placement, or release of any hazardous substance.
    Detailed information concerning these actions is available for 
review at the address above during normal business hours, 7:45 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays.
    Interested parties may submit comments involving the suitability of 
the lands for a municipal solid waste transfer station. Classification 
comments are restricted to whether the land is physically suitable 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 parties may submit comments regarding the conveyance and 
specific uses proposed in the application and plan of development, 
whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures in reaching 
the decision to convey under the R&PP, or any other factor not directly 
related to the suitability of the land for R&PP use.
    Interested parties may submit written comments to the BLM Kemmerer 
Field Manager at the address above. Comments, including names and 
street addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at 
the BLM Kemmerer Field Office during regular business hours.
    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.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the State Director, who 
may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence of 
timely filed objections, the classification of the land described in 
this notice will become effective June 7, 2016. The lands will not be 
available for conveyance until after the classification becomes 
effective.

    Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5(h).

Brian W. Davis,
Acting State Director, Wyoming.
[FR Doc. 2016-08188 Filed 4-7-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 68 / Friday, April 8, 2016 / Notices 20669 and regional social programs and Comments regarding issues, • Email: Kemmerer_WYMail@blm.gov economics; and environmental justice alternatives, scope, mitigation, or other with ‘‘Uinta County R&PP’’ in the considerations. concerns or ideas may be submitted in subject line. Alternatives identified at this time writing to the BLM at any public Documents pertinent to this proposal include the proposed action and the no scoping meeting, or you may submit may be examined at the Kemmerer Field action alternatives. Additional them to the BLM using one of the Office at the above address. alternatives and mitigation will be methods listed in the ADDRESSES section FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: developed as a result of issues and above. To be most helpful, comments Kelly Lamborn, Realty Specialist, BLM concerns identified through the scoping should be submitted by the end of the Kemmerer Field Office, 430 North process. The BLM will identify and public scoping period (within 30 days Highway 189, Kemmerer, WY 83101; analyze impacts to resources that could from the BLM’s publication in the telephone 307–828–4505; email be expected to occur from the approval Federal Register). Before including your klamborn@blm.gov. Persons who use a of this project, and the BLM will address, phone number, email address, telecommunications device for the deaf consider potential mitigation measures or other personal identifying may call the Federal Information Relay to address those impacts, where information in your comment, you Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to available. Mitigation may include should be aware that your entire contact the above individual during avoidance, minimization, rectification, comment—including your personal normal business hours. The FIRS is reduction or elimination over time, and identifying information—may be made available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, compensatory mitigation; and may be publicly available at any time. While to leave a message or question with the considered at multiple scales, including you can ask us in your comment to above individual. You will receive a the landscape scale. withhold your personal identifying reply during normal business hours. The BLM-Vernal Field Office Record information from public review, we of Decision and Approved Resource SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In cannot guarantee that we will be able to accordance with Section 7 of the Taylor Management Plan (RMP) (October do so. 2008), as amended (September 2015), Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 3150), and directs management of the BLM- Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 Executive Order No. 6910, the following administered public lands within the described public land in Uinta County, Jenna Whitlock, project area. The RMP provides for Wyoming, has been examined and Acting State Director. found suitable for classification for development of valid existing oil and [FR Doc. 2016–08024 Filed 4–7–16; 8:45 am] gas leases. An amendment of the RMP conveyance under the provisions of the is not required in connection with this BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P R&PP, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et project. seq.): The BLM is the designated lead DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming Federal agency for preparation of the EIS as defined in 40 CFR 1501.5. T. 16 N., R. 115 W., Bureau of Land Management Agencies with legal jurisdiction or Sec. 10, N1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, special expertise have been invited to N1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4. [LLWYD09000.L14400000.FR0000; WYW– The land described contains 10 acres in participate as cooperating agencies in 171474] Uinta County, Wyoming, according to the preparation of the EIS. These include: official plat of the survey of the said land, on Ballard City; Myton City; Roosevelt City; Notice of Realty Action: Recreation file with the BLM. Duchesne County; Uintah County; Utah and Public Purposes Act Classification School and Institutional Trust Lands of Public Lands in Uinta County, WY In accordance with the R&PP, Uinta Administration; Utah Public Lands County filed an application to purchase Policy and Coordination Office; Ute AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, the above described 10 acres of public Indian Tribe; United States (U.S.) Interior. land to be developed as a municipal Environmental Protection Agency ACTION: Notice. solid waste transfer station, as an Region 8; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service expansion of the existing Bridger Valley Utah Field Office; U.S. Army Corps of SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Landfill. Additional detailed Engineers Utah/Nevada Regulatory Management (BLM) has examined and information pertaining to this Office; Bureau of Reclamation Provo found suitable for classification for application, plan of development, and Area Office; Bureau of Indian Affairs conveyance under the provisions of the site plan is in case file WYW–171474, Uintah and Ouray Agency; Utah Recreation and Public Purposes Act located in the BLM Kemmerer Field Reclamation Mitigation and (R&PP), as amended, approximately 10 Office at the above address. Conservation Commission; and, the acres of public land in Uinta County, The conveyance is consistent with the Ouray Wildlife Refuge. Wyoming. Uinta County, Wyoming, Kemmerer Resource Management Plan The BLM will use and coordinate the proposes to use the land for an (RMP) dated May 2010, as amended by NEPA commenting process to satisfy the expansion of the Bridger Valley Landfill the Approved RMP Amendments for the public involvement process for Section for a municipal solid waste transfer Rocky Mountain Region (ARMPA) 106 of the National Historic station. approved September 22, 2015. The Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f) as proposal is consistent with the provided for in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). The DATES: Interested parties may submit objectives, goals, and decision of the comments regarding the proposed mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES BLM will consult with Indian tribes on 2010 BLM Kemmerer RMP, and would a government-to-government basis in conveyance or classification of the lands be in the public interest. The ARMPA accordance with Executive Order 13175 until May 23, 2016. Management Decision, LR 7, allows for and other policies. Tribal concerns, ADDRESSES: You may submit comments lands within general habitat including impacts on Indian trust assets by any of the following methods: management areas to be disposed of, as and potential impacts to cultural • Mail: Field Manager, Kemmerer long as the action is consistent with the resources, will be given due Field Office, 430 North Highway 189, goals and objectives of the plan, consideration. Kemmerer, WY 83101. including, but not limited to, the RMP VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:48 Apr 07, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08APN1.SGM 08APN1

20670 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 68 / Friday, April 8, 2016 / Notices goal to conserve, recover, and enhance physically suitable for the proposal, ACTION: Notice. sage-grouse habitat on a landscape scale. whether the use will maximize the The parcel of land is not required for future use or uses of the land, whether SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National any other Federal purposes and does not the use is consistent with local planning Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the contain other known public values. The and zoning, or if the use is consistent BLM is making available for public patent will include an appropriate with State and Federal programs. review and comment the Final National indemnification claim protecting the Interested parties may submit Programmatic Environmental Impact United States from claims arising out of comments regarding the conveyance Statement (EIS) on vegetation treatments the patentee’s use occupancy or and specific uses proposed in the involving the use of aminopyralid, occupations on the patented lands. The application and plan of development, fluroxypyr, and rimsulfuron herbicides BLM will retain all mineral rights. whether the BLM followed proper on public lands administered by 11 Upon publication of this notice in the administrative procedures in reaching BLM state offices in 17 western states, Federal Register, the lands will be the decision to convey under the R&PP, including Alaska. The BLM is the lead segregated from all forms of or any other factor not directly related Federal agency for the preparation of appropriation under the public land to the suitability of the land for R&PP this final Programmatic EIS in laws, including the general mining laws, use. compliance with the requirements of except for conveyance under the R&PP, Interested parties may submit written NEPA. If a Record of Decision is leasing under the mineral leasing laws, comments to the BLM Kemmerer Field approved, the BLM would be permitted and disposals under the mineral Manager at the address above. to use three new herbicide formulations material disposal laws. This segregative Comments, including names and street on public lands. effect will end upon issuance of the addresses of respondents, will be DATES: The BLM will not issue a final patent, publication in the Federal available for public review at the BLM decision on the proposal for a minimum Register of a termination of the Kemmerer Field Office during regular of 30 days after the date that the segregation, or April 9, 2018, unless business hours. Environmental Protection Agency extended by the BLM State Director in Before including your address, phone publishes its Notice of Availability in accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1–2(d) number, email address, or other the Federal Register. prior to the termination date. personal identifying information in your ADDRESSES: The Final Programmatic EIS The patent, if issued, will be subject comment, you should be aware that and associated documents will be to the provisions of the R&PP and your entire comment—including your available for review in either hard copy applicable regulations of the Secretary personal identifying information—may or on compact disks at all BLM State, of the Interior, and will contain the be made publicly available at any time. District, and Field Office public rooms. following reservations to the United While you can ask us in your comment You can also review or download the States: to withhold your personal identifying document from the BLM Web site: 1. All minerals, together with the right information from public review, we http://blm.gov/3vkd. to prospect for, mine, and remove such cannot guarantee that we will be able to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina deposits from the same under applicable do so. Ramos, Senior Weeds Specialist, law and such regulations as the Any adverse comments will be telephone 202–912–7226, or Stuart Secretary of the Interior may prescribe; reviewed by the State Director, who may Paulus, Project Manager, telephone 206– 2. A right-of-way thereon for ditches sustain, vacate, or modify this realty 403–4287. Persons who use a or canals constructed by the authority of action. In the absence of timely filed telecommunications device for the deaf the United States pursuant to the Act of objections, the classification of the land (TDD) may call the Federal Information August 30, 1890, (43 U.S.C. 945); and described in this notice will become Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 3. All valid existing rights of record, effective June 7, 2016. The lands will to contact the referenced individuals including those documented on the not be available for conveyance until during normal business hours. The FIRS official public land records at the time after the classification becomes is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a of patent issuance. effective. 4. An appropriate indemnification week, to leave a message or question clause protecting the United States from Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5(h). with the above individuals. You will claims arising out of the patentee’s use, receive a reply during normal business Brian W. Davis, occupancy, or operations on the hours. Acting State Director, Wyoming. patented lands. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final [FR Doc. 2016–08188 Filed 4–7–16; 8:45 am] 5. No portion of the land shall under National Programmatic EIS proposes to BILLING CODE 4310–22–P any circumstance revert to the United add aminopyralid, fluroxypyr, and States if any such portion has been used rimsulfuron to the BLM’s approved list for solid waste disposal or for any other of herbicides for: (1) Controlling DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR purpose which may result in the noxious weeds and other invasive disposal, placement, or release of any Bureau of Land Management species; and (2) Conserving and hazardous substance. restoring native vegetation, watersheds, Detailed information concerning these [LLWO220000.16X.L10200000.JA0000. and fish and wildlife habitat. The LXSIVEIS0000] Programmatic EIS evaluated the use of actions is available for review at the address above during normal business the three new herbicides as part of the Notice of Availability of the Final mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES hours, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday BLM’s vegetation treatment programs on Programmatic Environmental Impact through Friday, excluding Federal public lands in 17 Western States. This Statement To Evaluate the Use of holidays. action would increase the number of Herbicides on Public Lands Interested parties may submit active ingredients approved for use, and Administered by the Bureau of Land comments involving the suitability of would give the BLM increased Management the lands for a municipal solid waste flexibility and options when designing transfer station. Classification comments AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, herbicide treatments. The Programmatic are restricted to whether the land is Interior. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRecreation and Public Purposes Act Classification of Public Lands in Uinta County, WY
DatesInterested parties may submit comments regarding the proposed conveyance or classification of the lands until May 23, 2016.
ContactKelly Lamborn, Realty Specialist, BLM Kemmerer Field Office, 430 North Highway 189, Kemmerer, WY 83101; telephone 307-828-4505; email [email protected] Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
FR Citation81 FR 20669 
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