[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33316-33317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15784]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[Docket No. OR-050-1430-00; GP9-0197]
Notice of Intent To Amend Land Use Plan and Notice Of Realty
Action: Classification for Direct Sale Of Public Land in Oregon
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice to amend Resource Management Plan to permit direct sale
to Deschutes County.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with 43 CFR 1610.2 and 1610.3 the Bureau of Land
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Management (BLM) in the State of Oregon, Prineville District, intends
to analyze an amendment to the Brothers/La Pine Resource Management
Plan (RMP). The purpose of the amendment is to make available for
direct sale the following public lands in Deschutes County, Oregon,
under Section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(90 Stat. 2760, 43 U.S.C. 1713), at not less than the estimated fair
market value:
Williamette Meridian
T. 22 S., R. 10 E.,
Tract 38.
Containing 518.8 acres, more or less
The RMP amendment would facilitate the completion of a land sale
that is a key component in a program developed by Deschutes County to
protect groundwater. The need by the county to acquire this parcel was
identified during the Regional Problem Solving Project, which is a
State or Oregon sponsored process to evaluate community problems
stemming from unregulated development prior to the implementation of
state land use planning laws. The Secretary of the Interior may make
this parcel available for sale pursuant to Section 7 of the Oregon
Public Lands Transfer and Protection Act of 1998.
The patent, if issued, may contain certain reservations to the
United States and will be subject to valid and existing rights.
Acceptance of the direct sale offer will qualify the purchaser to make
application for conveyance of mineral interests.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Brothers/La Pine RMP (1989) assigns all
lands administered by the Prineville District to one of three Land
Tenure Zones. Those lands in Zone 1 are identified for retention and
may not be transferred out of Federal ownership. While those in Zone 2
may be considered for exchange and those in Zone 3 may be considered
for sale or exchange. The regulations at 43 CFR 2711.1-1(a) require
that no parcel of public land may be offered for sale until it has been
specifically identified in an approved land use plan (i.e. assigned to
Land Tenure Zone 3). The parcel proposed for sale is Land Tenure Zone
2, but would be assigned to Land Tenure Zone 3 by this amendment.
The plan amendment and proposed sale will be analyzed in an
environmental assessment. The sale is pending until the appropriate
environmental analyses and public and interagency reviews are
completed.
The plan amendment is anticipated for completion in the summer of
1999. A 45 day comment period will be provided to allow for additional
public involvement. The comment period will be announced through the
local media. The need for a public meeting will be evaluated based on
the level of public input as a result of public notification
procedures. Any public meeting will be announced at least 15 days in
advance.
ADDRESSES: Detailed information concerning the plan amendment and the
direct sale of public lands is available for review at the office of
the Bureau of Land Management, Prineville District, 3050 NE Third,
Prineville, 97754.
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 the general mining laws, pending
disposition of this action. For a period of 45 days from the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register, interested persons
may submit comments regarding the classification or proposed sale of
the lands to the District Manager, Prineville District Office, P.O. Box
550, Prineville, Oregon 97754. In the absence of timely objections,
this proposal shall become the final determination of the Department of
the Interior.
Interested parties may submit comments regarding the specific use
proposed in the application and plan of development, whether the BLM
followed proper administrative procedures in reaching the decision, or
any other factors not directly related to the suitability of the land
for a sale.
Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the State Director. In the
absence of any adverse comments, the classification will become
effective 60 days from the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.
Dated: June 9, 1999.
Donald L. Smith,
Assistant District Manager.
[FR Doc. 99-15784 Filed 6-21-99; 8:45 am]
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