[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 6004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3201]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[IDI-29331]


Notice of Action; Amendment of the Little Lost-Birch Creek 
Management Framework Plan (MFP)/Notice of Realty Action (NORA), Direct 
Sale of Public Land in Butte County, ID

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

NOTICE: Notice is hereby given that the BLM has amended the Idaho Falls 
District's Little Lost-Birch Creek MFP to allow for direct sale of 60 
acres of public land to Butte County.

SUMMARY: The following described lands have been examined and through 
the public supported land use planning process have been determined to 
be suitable for direct sale to Butte County pursuant to Section 203 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 
1716).

T. 5 N., R. 29 E., BM

    Sec. 4, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\S\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 5, N\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\S\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;

    The purpose of this land sale is to allow Butte County the 
opportunity to acquire public land in the vicinity of the county's Howe 
Landfill including Butte County's current landfill operation. Sale of 
the land would serve important public objectives for Butte County.
    The land patent, when issued, would contain a reservation to the 
United States for ditches and canals.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Detailed information concerning the 
conditions of the direct sale can be obtained by contacting Bruce Bash, 
Realty Specialist, at (208) 524-7521. Upon publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register, the land described above will be segregated 
from appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining 
laws, except for the sale provisions of FLPMA.

Planning Protest

    Any party who 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 (480), Bureau 
of Land Management, Resources Planning Team, 1849 ``C'' Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C., 20240, within 30 days of publication of this notice.

Land Sale Comments

    For a period of 45 days from the date of publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register, interested parties may submit comments 
regarding the land sale to Joe Kraayenbrink, Acting Area Manager, 
Bureau of Land Management, Big Butte Resource Area, 1405 Hollipark Dr., 
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401. Objections will be reviewed by the BLM Idaho 
Falls District Manager who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty 
action. In the absence of any planning protests or objections regarding 
the land sale, this realty action will become the final determination 
of the Department of the Interior and the planning amendment will be in 
effect.

    Dated: January 27, 1997.
Joe Kraayenbrink,
Acting Area Manager, Big Butte Resource Area.
[FR Doc. 97-3201 Filed 2-7-97; 8:45 am]
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