[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 250 (Friday, December 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 68291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-33029]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[Docket No. 4310-DN; MT-067-07-3120-00]


Notice of Intent; Judith-Valley-Phillips Resource Management Plan 
Amendment; Petroleum County, Montana

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice is hereby given that the Judith-Valley-Phillips Resource 
Management Plan will be amended by the Judith Resource Area, Lewistown, 
Montana.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will amend the Judith-
Valley-Phillips Resource Management Plan (RMP) with respect to 
management of public lands at the Cat Creek Oil field in Petroleum 
County. The BLM proposes exchanging 80 acres of Federal surface estate 
in Petroleum County for 175.44 acres of mineral estate in Flathead 
County. The Federal land is legally described as the SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
SE\1/4\NW\1/4\ of Section 14, T. 15 N., R. 29 E., P.M.M., Petroleum 
County, Montana. The private mineral estate is legally described as Lot 
5, Section 28; Lots 3, 7, 8, Section 29; and E\1/2\NE\1/4\, Section 32 
of T. 34 N., R. 20 W., P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.
    Disposal of the Federal lands was not analyzed in the Judith-
Valley-Phillips Resource Management Plan (RMP) and associated 
Environmental Impact Statement. Disposal of Federal land requires that 
the specific tract be identified in the land use plan with the criteria 
to be met for exchange and discussion of how the criteria have been 
satisfied. This will be part of the plan amendment and environmental 
assessment. The Judith Resource Area, Lewistown District, Bureau of 
Land Management will prepare an environmental assessment to analyze the 
effects of disposal

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Comments and recommendations on this notice to 
amend the Judith-Valley-Phillips RMP should be received on or before 
January 27, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Judith Resource Area, P.O. 
Box 1160, Lewistown, MT 59457-1160.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chuck Otto, Area Manager, Judith 
Resource Area, P.O. Box 1160, Lewistown, MT 59457-1160, 406/538-7461.

    Dated: December 13, 1996.
David L. Mari,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-33029 Filed 12-26-96; 8:45 am]
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