[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 159 (Tuesday, August 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44270-44271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22167]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[ID-030-1430-01]


Notice of Intent To Prepare a Land Use Plan Amendment, Notice of 
Exchange Proposal

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

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a land use plan amendment and 
Notice of exchange proposal.

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SUMMARY: Notice of Intent to Prepare a Plan Amendment for the Pocatello 
Resource Management Plan (RMP), approved January, 1987, and Notice of 
Land Exchange Proposal.
    Pursuant to the regulations found at 43 CFR part 1600, the 
Pocatello Field Office and Idaho Falls Field Office of the Bureau of 
Land Management propose to amend the Pocatello Resource Management Plan 
in order to consider a land exchange proposal involving lands in 
Caribou County and Fremont County, Idaho. Currently, the Pocatello RMP 
designates the public lands in Caribou County proposed for exchange as 
``retention'' lands. The

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amendment would change this designation from ``retention'' status to 
``transfer'' status in order for BLM to consider the exchange proposal. 
The land exchange would be processed pursuant to Section 206 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716), as 
amended, and the regulations found at 43 CFR 2200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The plan amendment is needed to allow the 
BLM to consider a land exchange proposal submitted by Hartman Ranch 
LLC, Jerry R. Taft Family Limited Partnership, and John Taft 
Corporation. The proposal involves exchanging 1,040 acres of public 
land located in the vicinity of Buck Mountain in Caribou County for 
approximately 444.7 acres of privately-owned land located on the 
southwest shore of Henrys Lake in Fremont County. These lands are 
described as follows:

Offered Private Lands:

T. 15 N., R. 43 E., Boise Meridian

    Portion of sections 18 & 19 (described by metes & bounds)

Selected Public Lands:

T. 9 S., R. 46 E., Boise Meridian
    Sec. 3: SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\,
    Sec. 4: S\1/2\,
    Sec. 9: N\1/2\N\1/2\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/
2\SE\1/4\,
    Sec. 10: NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\,
    Sec. 22: E\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\.

    Subject to valid existing rights, the public land identified above 
has been segregated from appropriation under the public land laws and 
mineral laws for a period of five years beginning March 4, 1997.
    The following resources will be considered in preparation of the 
land use plan amendment: lands, wildlife, recreation, wilderness, 
range, minerals, cultural resources, watershed/soils, threatened/
endangered species, and hazardous materials. Staff specialists 
representing each resource will make up the planning team. Planning 
criteria to be considered will be the same as discussed in the original 
RMP document (page 39). Tentative planning issues include: (1) the 
proposed change in land ownership; (2) impacts on county tax revenues. 
The public is invited to submit other issues. This action is not 
expected to be controversial.
    Comments regarding the proposed plan amendment and land exchange 
must be received within 45 days of publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Joe Kraayenbrink, Area 
Manager, Medicine Lodge Resource Area, 1405 Hollipark Drive, Idaho 
Falls, Idaho 83401.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Bash, Realty Specialist, at the 
above address or telephone (208) 524-7521.
    No public meetings are scheduled. Current land use planning 
documents are available at the Idaho Falls Field Office. Office hours 
are 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday except holidays.

    Dated: August 4, 1998.
Joe Kraayenbrink,
Area Manager, Medicine Lodge Resource Area.
[FR Doc. 98-22167 Filed 8-17-98; 8:45 am]
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