[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 159 (Tuesday, August 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44270-44271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22167]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[ID-030-1430-01]
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Land Use Plan Amendment, Notice of
Exchange Proposal
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a land use plan amendment and
Notice of exchange proposal.
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SUMMARY: Notice of Intent to Prepare a Plan Amendment for the Pocatello
Resource Management Plan (RMP), approved January, 1987, and Notice of
Land Exchange Proposal.
Pursuant to the regulations found at 43 CFR part 1600, the
Pocatello Field Office and Idaho Falls Field Office of the Bureau of
Land Management propose to amend the Pocatello Resource Management Plan
in order to consider a land exchange proposal involving lands in
Caribou County and Fremont County, Idaho. Currently, the Pocatello RMP
designates the public lands in Caribou County proposed for exchange as
``retention'' lands. The
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amendment would change this designation from ``retention'' status to
``transfer'' status in order for BLM to consider the exchange proposal.
The land exchange would be processed pursuant to Section 206 of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716), as
amended, and the regulations found at 43 CFR 2200.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The plan amendment is needed to allow the
BLM to consider a land exchange proposal submitted by Hartman Ranch
LLC, Jerry R. Taft Family Limited Partnership, and John Taft
Corporation. The proposal involves exchanging 1,040 acres of public
land located in the vicinity of Buck Mountain in Caribou County for
approximately 444.7 acres of privately-owned land located on the
southwest shore of Henrys Lake in Fremont County. These lands are
described as follows:
Offered Private Lands:
T. 15 N., R. 43 E., Boise Meridian
Portion of sections 18 & 19 (described by metes & bounds)
Selected Public Lands:
T. 9 S., R. 46 E., Boise Meridian
Sec. 3: SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\,
Sec. 4: S\1/2\,
Sec. 9: N\1/2\N\1/2\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/
2\SE\1/4\,
Sec. 10: NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\,
Sec. 22: E\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
Subject to valid existing rights, the public land identified above
has been segregated from appropriation under the public land laws and
mineral laws for a period of five years beginning March 4, 1997.
The following resources will be considered in preparation of the
land use plan amendment: lands, wildlife, recreation, wilderness,
range, minerals, cultural resources, watershed/soils, threatened/
endangered species, and hazardous materials. Staff specialists
representing each resource will make up the planning team. Planning
criteria to be considered will be the same as discussed in the original
RMP document (page 39). Tentative planning issues include: (1) the
proposed change in land ownership; (2) impacts on county tax revenues.
The public is invited to submit other issues. This action is not
expected to be controversial.
Comments regarding the proposed plan amendment and land exchange
must be received within 45 days of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Joe Kraayenbrink, Area
Manager, Medicine Lodge Resource Area, 1405 Hollipark Drive, Idaho
Falls, Idaho 83401.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Bash, Realty Specialist, at the
above address or telephone (208) 524-7521.
No public meetings are scheduled. Current land use planning
documents are available at the Idaho Falls Field Office. Office hours
are 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday except holidays.
Dated: August 4, 1998.
Joe Kraayenbrink,
Area Manager, Medicine Lodge Resource Area.
[FR Doc. 98-22167 Filed 8-17-98; 8:45 am]
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