2018-06980. Notice of Filing of Plat Survey; Eastern States

AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of official filing.

SUMMARY:

The plats of survey described below are scheduled to be officially filed in the Bureau of land Management (BLM), Eastern States Office, Washington, DC, 30 days from the date of this publication. The surveys, executed at the request of the Eastern Regional Office of the BIA and the Southeastern States Field Office of the BLM, are necessary for the management of these lands.

DATES:

Unless there are protests of this action, the filing of the plat described in this notice will happen on May 7, 2018.

ADDRESSES:

Written notices protesting this survey must be sent to the State Director, BLM Eastern States, Suite 950, 20 M Street SE, Washington DC, 20003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dominica VanKoten, Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Eastern States; [phone]; email: [e-mail]; or U.S. Postal Service: BLM-ES, Suite 950, 20 M Street SE, Washington, DC, 20003. Attn: Cadastral Survey. 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:

The plat, incorporating the field notes of the dependent resurvey of a portion of the 1805 and 1820 Choctaw Treaty boundaries, a portion of the north and east boundaries, a portion of the subdivisional lines, and the survey of tract 37 in Township 9 North, Range 17 West, St. Stephens Meridian, in the State of Mississippi; accepted August 31, 2017.

The plat, incorporating the field notes describe the dependent resurvey of a portion of the east boundary, a portion of the subdivisional lines, the survey of the subdivision of section 13, and the metes and bounds survey of land held in trust for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, within section 13, T. 11 N., R. 13 E., Choctaw Meridian, in the State of Mississippi, accepted September 29, 2017.

A person or party who wishes to protest the above survey must file a written notice of protest within 30 calendar days from the date of this publication at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. A statement of reasons for the protest may be filed with the notice of protest and must be filed within 30 calendar days after the protest is filed. If a protest against the survey is received prior to the date of official filing, the filing will be stayed pending consideration of the protest. A plat will not be officially filed until the day after all protests have been dismissed or otherwise resolved.

Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, please be aware that your entire protest, 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.

A copy of the described plat will be placed in the open files, and available to the public as a matter of information.

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

Dominica J. VanKoten,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor.