[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 18439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9794]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[WY-040-1430-00; WYW-45359]


Recreation and Public Purposes Classification and Application to 
Amend Lease in Lincoln County; Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action, Recreation and Public Purposes 
Classification and Application to Amend Lease in Lincoln County.

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SUMMARY: The following public lands have been examined and found 
suitable for classification for lease or conveyance to Lincoln County 
under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as 
amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et. seq.). Lincoln County has applied to amend 
their existing lease for a ski area. The lease will be expanded from 
372 acres to approximately 633 acres.

Sixth Principal Meridian, Lincoln County, Wyoming

T. 24 N., R. 118 W.,
    Sec. 4, W\1/2\ lot 6, lots 7, 8, 9, 10, W\1/2\ lot 11, SE\1/4\ 
lot 11, lots 14, 15, 16, N\1/2\ lot 17, lot 18, W\1/2\ lot 19, NE\1/
4\ lot 19;
    Sec. 5, E\1/2\E\1/2\ lot 5, E\1/2\ lot 12, SW\1/4\ lot 12; lot 
13; NE\1/4\ lot 20.
T. 25 N., R. 118 W.,
    Sec. 35, portions of S\1/2\S\1/2\.

    The areas described aggregate 633 acres.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Hatchel, Realty Specialist, 
Kemmerer Resource Area, Bureau of Land Management, 312 Highway 189 
North, Kemmerer, Wyoming 83101, (307) 877-3933 extension 107.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Lincoln County Recreation Commission has 
applied to amend their existing ski area lease to include an additional 
261 acres that will contain portions of four new and four expanded ski 
runs. The application also contains an area for avalanche control. A 
longer ski lift will be constructed to reach the new ski runs. The ski 
area has been under lease since 1963. The latest lease will expire in 
the year 2000. The Commission has also requested that the lands be 
classified as suitable for conveyance in addition to leasing. This 
action is in conformance with the Kemmerer Resource Management Plan.
    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 lease 
or 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 amended lease/
conveyance or classification of the lands to Jeff Rawson, Kemmerer 
Resource Area Manager, 312 Highway 189 North, Kemmerer, WY 83101.
    Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the land for a ski area. Comments on the 
classification are restricted to whether the land is physically suited 
for the proposal, 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 use proposed in the application and plan 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 a ski area.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the State Director. In the 
absence of any adverse comments, the classification will become 
effective June 15, 1998.

    Dated: April 2, 1998.
Jeff Rawson,
Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-9794 Filed 4-14-98; 8:45 am]
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