Notice of Intent To Amend the Pocatello Resource Management Plan and Notice of Realty Action: Segregation of Land for a Proposed Non-Competitive (Direct) Sale of Public Land in Caribou County, Idaho

This notice provides for two related actions involving 1,142.10 acres of public land in Caribou County, Idaho, one a proposed land use plan amendment and the other a proposed direct land sale. In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pocatello Field Office intends to prepare a resource management plan (RMP) amendment for the 2012 Pocatello RMP with an associated environmental impact statement (EIS) being prepared for a mine and reclamation plan for the proposed Dairy Syncline phosphate mine. This notice announces the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues specific to the plan amendment. As part of proposed phosphate mine development, two parcels of public land in Caribou County, Idaho, are being considered for a direct sale under the provisions of FLPMA Section 203 at no less than the appraised fair market value.