[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 21, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-23287]


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[Federal Register: September 21, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[WY-3110-10-K004; WYW 122407]

 

Notice of Conveyance and Opening Order; Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, (Interior).

ACTION: Notice of exchange of public land in Sweetwater County for 
State land in Sweetwater and Fremont Counties, and order providing for 
opening of public land.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public of completion of an exchange of 
land between the United States, Bureau of Land Management, and the 
State of Wyoming under the authority of Section 206 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1716. The order opens the 
land acquired by the United States to the operation of the public land 
and mineral laws to the extent that it is available under the Bureau of 
Land Management's Interim Management Policy and Guidelines for Lands 
Under Wilderness Review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 21, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tamara Gertsch, BLM Wyoming State Office, P.O. Box 1828, 2515 Warren 
Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001, 307-775-6115.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    1. The following Federal land and minerals have been conveyed to 
the State of Wyoming:

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 26 N., R. 98 W.,
    Sec. 29, all; (minerals only)
    Sec. 31, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and E\1/2\, E\1/2\W\1/2\. (surface and 
minerals)

    The land described contains 1,286.12 acres.

    The above described land in addition to other land was segregated 
from appropriation under the mining laws by publication of a Notice of 
Intent to Evaluate an Exchange Proposal in the Federal Register on July 
27, 1992, at (57 FR 33207).
    2. In exchange for the land described in paragraph 1, the United 
States acquired the following non-Federal land from the State of 
Wyoming:

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 26 N., R. 99 W.,
    Sec. 16, all; (minerals only).
T. 27 N., R. 100 W.,
    Sec. 36, all; (surface and minerals).

    The land described contains 1,280.00 acres.

    3. The fair market value of the selected Federal lands is 
$38,042.00. The fair market value of the offered State land is 
$37,760.00, creating a value discrepancy of $282.00. Pursuant to 
Section 9 of the Federal Land Exchange Facilitation Act of 1988 (Public 
Law 100-409), the authorized officer has waived cash equalization 
payment by the State of Wyoming.
    4. At 9 a.m. on September 21, 1994, the land described in paragraph 
2 shall be open to the operation of the public land and mineral laws, 
subject to valid existing rights, the provisions of existing 
withdrawals, and the requirements of applicable law to the extent that 
the land is available under the Bureau of Land Management's Interim 
Management Policy and Guidelines for Lands Under Wilderness Review. All 
valid applications received at or prior to 9 a.m. on September 21, 
1994, shall be considered as simultaneously filed at that time. Those 
received thereafter shall be considered in the order of filing.

    Dated: September 9, 1994.
John A. Naylor,
Chief, Branch of Land Resources.
[FR Doc. 94-23287 Filed 9-20-94; 8:45 am]
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