[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 71 (Thursday, April 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16110-16111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9042]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[MT-020-06-1430-01; MTM-82115]

Notice of Realty Action--Exchange
AGENCIES: Bureau of Land Management, Montana, Miles City District, 
Powder River Resource Area, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action MTM-82115. Exchange of public and 
private surface lands and acquisition of an exclusive public easement 
in Powder River County, Montana.

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SUMMARY: The following described surface lands have been determined 
suitable for disposal by exchange to Gay Ranch, Incorporated under the 
authority of Section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716).
    Selected public surface land to be acquired by Gay Ranch, 
Incorporated in Powder River County, Montana:
Principal Meridian, Montana

T. 6 S., R. 49 E.,
    Sec. 25, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 26, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 28, all;
    Sec. 33, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/
2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, S\1/2\.
T. 7 S., R. 49 E.,
    Sec. 1, lot 1;
    Sec. 4, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 5, lots 1 and 2, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 12, lots 1 to 3, inclusive, [now lots 9 and 10]*;
T. 6 S., R. 50 E.,
    Sec. 28, S\1/2\SW\1/4\ (Portion N & W of River), [now lot 1]*;
    Sec. 29, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 30, Lots 3 and 4, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 31, Lots 1 to 4, inclusive, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 32, E\1/2\NE\1/4\ (Portion N & W of River), [now lot 2]*.
T. 7 S., R. 50 E.,
    Sec. 6, lots 5 and 11 [now lot 13 and Tract 37]*.

    Approximately 3,379.84 acres.
    * Final re-survey filed.

    Offered surface estate to be acquired by the U. S. Government 
Bureau of Land Management in Powder River County, Montana:
Principal Meridian, Montana

T. 7 S., R. 48 E.,
    Sec. 1, lots 1 to 7, inclusive; SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, 
SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, lot 4, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 6 S., R. 49 E.,

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    Sec. 15, W\1/2\E\1/2\, E\1/2\W\1/2\;
    Sec. 22, NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, all;
    Sec. 24, all.
T. 6 S., R. 50 E.,
    Sec. 17, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\W\1/2\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 19, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 29, W\1/2\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 30, E\1/2\NE\1/4\.

    Approximately 3,284.46 acres.

    Exclusive Road Easement to be acquired by the U. S. Government, 
Bureau of Land Management from Gay Ranch, Incorporated in Powder River 
County, Montana:

Principal Meridian, Montana

T. 6 S., R. 50 E.,
    Sec. 20, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.

DATES: Interested parties may submit comments to the District Manager, 
Bureau of Land Management, 111 Garryowen Road, Miles City, Montana 
59301, until May 28, 1996.
    Any adverse comments will be evaluated by the BLM Montana State 
Director, who may sustain, vacate or modify this realty action. In the 
absence of any objections, this realty action will become the final 
determination of the Department of the Interior.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information related to this exchange 
and the environmental assessment is available for review at the Bureau 
of Land Management, Powder River Resource Area, 111 Garryowen Road, 
Miles City, Montana 59301, phone (406) 232-4331.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public lands described above are 
segregated from settlement, sale, location, and entry under the public 
land laws, including the mining laws, but not from the mineral leasing 
laws nor from exchange pursuant to Section 206 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976, for a period of two years from the 
date of publication of this notice. The exchange will be made subject 
to:
    1. A reservation to the United States of all mineral resources 
including the right to extract such minerals, a right-of-way for 
ditches or canals in accordance with 43 U.S.C. 945, and Montana Highway 
right-of-way reservation MTM-026230.
    2. All valid existing rights of record including a road right-of-
way to Powder River County, MTM-59941, and a power transmission line 
right-of-way to Tongue River Electric, Coop., MTM-57653.
    3. Fair market value based on accepted appraisal methods.
    4. The exchange must meet the requirements of 43 CFR 4110.4-2(b). 
The two-year grazing cancellation notice was mailed on April 7, 1993, 
and a Grazing Cancellation Waiver has been signed.
    This exchange is consistent with BLM policies and the Powder River 
RMP/EIS and has been discussed with state and local officials. The 
public interest will be served by completion of this exchange because 
it will enable the BLM to consolidate federal lands and acquire access 
to a block of federal lands, and will increase management efficiency of 
public lands in the area.

    Dated: April 4, 1996.
Glenn A. Carpenter,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-9042 Filed 4-10-96; 8:45 am]
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