2016-05316. Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; North Dakota

AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of filing of plats of survey.

SUMMARY:

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plat of survey of the lands described below in the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, Montana, on April 11, 2016.

DATES:

A notice of protest of the survey must be filed before April 11, 2016 to be considered. A statement of reasons for a protest may be filed with the notice of protest and must filed within thirty days after the notice of protest is filed.

ADDRESSES:

Protests of the survey should be sent to the Branch of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land Management, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 59101-4669.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Blaise Lodermeier, Cadastral Surveyor, Branch of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land Management, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 59101-4669, telephone [phone] or [phone], [e-mail]. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) 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:

This survey was executed at the request of the Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great Plains Region, Aberdeen, South Dakota, and was necessary to determine federal and individual and tribal trust surface and subsurface (oil and gas) lands.

The lands we surveyed are:

Fifth Principal Meridian, North Dakota

T. 147 N., R. 93 W.

The plat, in 11 sheets, representing the supplemental plat of sections 19, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35, and 36, showing the amended lottings, Township 147 North, Range 94 West, Fifth Principal Meridian, North Dakota, was accepted February 26, 2016.

T. 147 N., R. 94 W.

The plat, in 14 sheets, representing the supplemental plat of sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, and 29, showing the amended lottings, Township 147 North, Range 94 West, Fifth Principal Meridian, North Dakota, was accepted February 26, 2016. We will place a copy of the plats, in 25 sheets in the open files. They will be available to the public as a matter of information. If the BLM receives a protest against this survey, as shown on this plat, in 25 sheets, prior to the date of the official filing, we will stay the filing pending our consideration of the protest. We will not officially file this plat, in 25 sheets, until the day after we have accepted or dismissed all protests and they have become final, including decisions or appeals. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personally identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personally identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Authority: 43 U.S.C. Chap. 3.

Joshua F. Alexander,

Acting Chief, Branch of Cadastral Surveyor, Division of Energy, Minerals and Realty.