[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 119 (Friday, June 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33672-33673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16155]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[WY-985-0777-66; WYW-38232/WYW-37337]


Realty Action: Availability of Lands Under the R&PP Act in Big 
Horn and Washakie Counties, Wyoming, Worland District

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) Bighorn Basin Resource 
Area office has examined the following BLM-administered public lands in 
Big Horn County and Washakie County, Wyoming and found them suitable 
for classification for conveyance to Big Horn County and the Ten Sleep 
Solid Waste Disposal District (located in Washakie County), 
respectively, under the provisions of the Recreation and Public 
Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). Big Horn County and 
the Ten Sleep Solid Waste Disposal District propose to continue to use 
the lands for sanitary landfills.

Sixth Principal Meridian

    WYW-38232--South Big Horn County Landfill, T. 52N. R.93 W. 
section 31;
    SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, E\1/
2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\; containing 130 acres;
    WYW-37337--Ten Sleep Landfill, T. 47 N. R. 88 W. section 21, 
lots 5, 8, NE\1/4\ NE\1/4\ SE\1/4\; section 22, lots 10, 11, 14; 
containing 53.64 acres.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The described public lands are not needed 
for Federal purposes. Conveyance is consistent with current BLM land 
use planning and would be in the public interest.
    The patents, when issued, will be subject to the following terms, 
conditions and reservations:
    1. Provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and to all 
applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior.
    2. A right-of-way for ditches and canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States.
    3. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals.
    4. Those rights for power lines granted to Big Horn Rural Electric 
Cooperative, under rights-of-way WYW-0150311 and WYW-38266 (South Big 
Horn County site only).
    5. Those rights for a road/stock driveway reserved to the United 
States, under reservation WYW-141762 (Washakie County site only).
    Detailed information concerning this action is available for review 
at the Bureau of Land Management, Bighorn Basin Resource Area Office, 
101 South 23rd Street, Worland, Wyoming.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the lands 
will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the 
public land laws, including the general mining laws, except for 
conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and leasing 
under the mineral leasing laws. For a period of 45 days from the date 
of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, interested 
persons may submit comments regarding the proposed conveyance or 
classification of the public lands to the District Manager, Worland 
District Office, P.O. Box 119, Worland, Wyoming 82401-0119.

Classification Comments

    Interested parties may submit comments involving the suitability of 
the land for sanitary landfills. Comments on the classification are 
restricted to whether the land is physically suited for the proposals, 
whether the use will maximize the future use or uses of the land, 
whether the use is consistent with local planning and zoning, or if the 
use is consistent with State and Federal programs.

Application Comments

    Interested parties may submit comments regarding the specific uses 
proposed in the application and plans of development, whether the BLM 
followed proper administrative procedures in reaching the decision, or 
any other factor not directly related to the suitability of the land 
for sanitary landfills.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the State Director. In the 
absence of any adverse comments, the classification will become 
effective 60 days from the date of publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents will 
be available for public review at the Worland District Office, 101 
South 23rd Street, Worland, Wyoming during regular business hours (7:30 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Monday through Friday, except holidays. Individual 
respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to

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withhold your name or address from public review or from disclosure 
under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently 
at the beginning of your comments. Such requests will be honored to the 
extent allowed by law. All submissions from organizations or 
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as 
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be 
made available for public inspection in their entirety.

    Dated: June 10, 1997.
Darrell Barnes,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 97-16155 Filed 6-19-97; 8:45 am]
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