83 FR 36617 - Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification, Montana

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 146 (July 30, 2018)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 146 (Monday, July 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36617-36618]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[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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