[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 60301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30272]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[ID-014-06-1430-01; IDI-31387]


Plan Amendment to Allow for an Indemnity School Land Selection to 
Transfer Public Lands in Valley County, Idaho to the State of Idaho

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice of availability/notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the BLM proposes to amend the 
Cascade Resource Management Plan (RMP) to allow for transfer of certain 
public lands listed below and to classify them as suitable for 
Indemnity School Land Selection by the State of Idaho.

Boise Meridian, Idaho

T. 17 N., R. 4 E.,
    Sec. 21: S\1/2\SE\1/4\,
    Sec. 33: E\1/2\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\,
    Sec. 35: NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\.

DATES: Any protest to the proposed plan amendment must be submitted to 
the BLM Director on or before December 27, 1996, and comments regarding 
the indemnity selection and proposed transfer of lands to the State of 
Idaho may be submitted to the District Manager on or before January 13, 
1997.

ADDRESSES: Protests to the plan amendment are to be sent to: Director 
(WO-210); Bureau of Land Management; Attn: Brenda Williams; 1849 C 
Street, NW; Washington, D.C. 20240. Comments on the selection and 
disposal of the lands are to be sent to: District Manager, Bureau of 
Land Management, 3948 Development Avenue, Boise, Idaho 83705, telephone 
number (208) 384-3352 or 384-3300.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John Fend, Cascade Resource Area Manager, Bureau of Land Management, 
3948 Development Avenue, Boise, Idaho 83705, telephone number (208) 
384-3352 or 384-3300.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any party that participated in the plan 
amendment process and is adversely affected by the proposed 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 BLM Director at the address provided above. If no 
protests are submitted within the 30 days, the plan amendment will be 
approved.
    For a period of 45 days from the publication of this notice, 
interested parties may submit comments regarding the indemnity 
selection and proposed transfer of lands to the State of Idaho. 
Comments are to be submitted to the District Manager at the address 
provided above. Any objections will be reviewed by the State Director 
who may sustain, vacate, or modify this proposed realty action. In the 
absence of any planning protests or objections regarding the indemnity 
selection, this proposed realty action will become the final 
determination of the Department of Interior.
    This NOA/NORA supplements the notice published August 19, 1996, on 
pages 42912 and 42913 of the Federal Register. The original NOA/NORA 
identified the three parcels listed above as not suitable for indemnity 
selection. This determination was based on a recommendation to ensure 
protection of sensitive and candidate species's habitat by retaining it 
under federal management. Further consideration has indicated that the 
subject habitat would be adequately protected under State management, 
and transfer of the lands would not contribute to potential listing of 
any sensitive or candidate species as threatened or endangered. 
Therefore, the lands listed above have been examined, and through the 
public supported land use planning process have been determined to be 
suitable and are hereby classified for disposal via the indemnity 
selection by the State of Idaho pursuant to Sections 2275 and 2276 of 
the Revised Statutes, as amended (43 U.S.C. 851, 852). The land will 
not be transferred until 45 days after the date of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register.
    This Decision is in accordance with the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (Pub. L. 93-205, 87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. 1531), E.O. No. 11593, 
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 915, 16 U.S.C. 470 
et seq.), as amended, National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 
91-190, 83 Stat. 852; 42 U.S.C. 4321), Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of October 21, 1976 (Pub. L. 94-579, 90 Stat. 2743 
Section 102(8)), and Section 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 
315, 315a-315r). This Classification action meets the criteria in, and 
is made pursuant to 43 CFR 2410.1(a)-(d), and 2450.
    The purpose of this indemnity selection is to satisfy a portion of 
the debt owned to the State of Idaho by the federal government for 
school endowment lands not available for transfer to the State at the 
time of statehood. The reservations, terms, and conditions applicable 
to the conveyance are:
    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 pursuant to the Act of August 30, 1890 
(26 Stat. 391; 43 U.S.C. 945).
    2. Those rights for an access road granted to Boise Cascade 
Corporation by Right-of-Way IDI-22101, under the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of October 21, 1976.

    Dated: November 21, 1996.
Jerry L. Kidd,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-30272 Filed 11-26-96; 8:45 am]
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