[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 19 (Friday, January 28, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-1686]


[Federal Register: January 28, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[ID-010-03-4210-04; IDI-28798]


Notice of Availability; Amendment of the Cascade Resource 
Management Plan (RMP)/Notice of Realty Action (NORA); Sale of Two 
Parcels and Exchange of Public Lands in Canyon, Gem and Ada Counties, 
Idaho

agency: Bureau of Land Management--Interior.

summary: Pursuant to the BLM Planning Regulations (43 CFR 1610.5-2), 
notice is hereby given that the BLM is proposing to amend the Cascade 
RMP to allow for transfer of certain public lands to Gem and Canyon 
Counties via sale and transfer of certain public lands in Ada County to 
a private party via exchange.
    The following described lands have been examined and through the 
public supported land use planning process have been determined to be 
suitable for disposal by direct sale pursuant to Section 203 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713) 
at no less than the appraised fair market value. The lands will not be 
offered for sale until at least 60 days after the date of publication 
of this notice in the Federal Register.
    1. IDI-28798--Sale to Gem County:

Boise Meridian, Idaho

T. 6 N., R. 1 W.,
    Section 27; W\1/2\SW\1/4\,
    Section 28; E\1/2\SE\1/4\.

    Containing 160 acres more or less.

    2. IDI-29240, Sale to Canyon County:

Boise Meridian, Idaho

T. 2 N., R. 3 W.,

    Section 21; W\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\W\1/2\SE\1/4\, S\1/
2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.

    Containing 80 acres more or less.

    The following described lands have been examined and through the 
public supported land use planning process have been determined to be 
suitable for transfer by land exchange pursuant to section 206 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1713).
    3. IDI-29143, Private Exchange to W. P. Stillwell Sr. Estate:
    Non-Federal lands to be acquired are described as:

Boise Meridian, Idaho

T. 5 N., R. 1 E., B.M., Idaho
    Section 14; S\1/2\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\,
    Section 23; S\1/2\S\1/2\.

    Containing 280 acres more or less.

    Public lands to be transferred are described as:

Boise Meridian, Idaho

T. 5 N., R. 1 E., B.M., Idaho
    Section 20; Lot 1, E\1/2\SE\1/4\,
    Section 21; NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/
2\SE\1/4\.

    Containing 357.81 acres more or less.

    Administrative access across Stillwell's private lands would also 
be acquired.
    The purpose of the land sales is to provide Gem County with a new 
sanitary landfill site and Canyon County with lands necessary to meet 
new standards for their existing landfill.
    The purpose of the exchange is to acquire the non-Federal lands 
which contain important populations of Allium aaseae (Aase's onion), a 
C1 Candidate species to prevent possible listing of the species under 
the Endangered Species Act. The subject lands were previously 
identified for acquisition in the plan amendment designating ACECs for 
protection of Aase's onion and determining the management prescriptions 
under which the lands are to be managed. The subject lands will be 
added to the designated ACEC and will be managed with the same 
restrictions as the other public lands within the ACEC to protect the 
critical habitat.
    The value of the lands to be exchanged will be approximately equal; 
some of the above-described public lands may not be included and some 
of the private lands may not be acquired in order to equalize values 
and protect resource values.

addresses: Comments should be sent to the District Manager, Bureau of 
Land Management, Boise District, 3948 Development Avenue, Boise, Idaho 
83705.

for further information contact: John Fend, Cascade Resource Area 
Manager, Bureau of Land Management, 3948 Development Avenue, Boise, 
Idaho 83705, (208) 384-3352 or 384-3300.

PLANNING PROTESTS: Any party that participated in the plan amendment 
and is adversely affected by the amendment may protest this action only 
as it affects issues submitted for the record during the planning 
process. The protest shall be in writing and filed with the Director 
(760), Bureau of Land Management, 1800 ``C'' Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20240, within 30 days of publication of this notice.

SALE AND LAND EXCHANGE COMMENTS: For a period of 45 days from the 
publication of this notice, interested parties may submit comments 
regarding the sales or land exchange to the District Manager, Bureau of 
Land Management, 3948 Development Ave., Boise, ID 83705. Objections 
will be reviewed by the State Director who may sustain, vacate, or 
modify this realty action. In the absence of any planning protests or 
objections regarding the land exchange, this realty action will become 
the final determination of the Department of Interior and the planning 
amendment will be in effect.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Upon publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register, any lands described above which are not already 
segregated will be segregated from appropriation under the public land 
laws, including the mining laws, except the sale and exchange 
provisions of FLPMA. The segregative effect will end upon issuance of 
patent or 270 days for sales and 2 years for exchanges from the date of 
publication, whichever occurs first.
    Lands to be transferred from the United States will be subject to 
the following reservations, terms, and conditions:

EXCEPTING AND RESERVING TO THE UNITED STATES: 1. A right-of-way thereon 
for ditches and canals constructed by the authority of the United 
States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945). Sales IDI-29240 and 
IDI-28798:
    2. All oil, gas, and geothermal resources thereon together with the 
right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals.

SUBJECT TO: Sale IDI-29240 to Canyon County shall also include:
    3. Those rights for a communication site, access road and powerline 
granted to Radio Paging Service, its successors or assigns by Right-of-
Way IDI-23106, under the Act of October 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 2776; 43 
U.S.C. 1761). Private Exchange IDI-29145:
    4. The following rights-of-way of record: IDI-20004 granted to 
Merle and Jean Long for a road and IDI-20976 granted to U.S. West 
Communications for a buried telephone line, both under the Act of 
October 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 2776; 43 U.S.C. 1761); and IDI-20038 
asserted by the Ada County Highway District under Revised Statute 2477 
(43 U.S.C. 932).
    Continued use of the land by valid right-of-way holders or their 
successors or assigns is proper subject to the terms and condition of 
the grant. Administrative responsibility previously held by the United 
States will be assumed by the patentee.

    Dated: January 20, 1994.
Barry C. Cushing,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-1686 Filed 1-27-94; 8:45 am]
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