[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25363-25364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11844]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
(MT-924-1430-01; MTM 89001)
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting;
Montana
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management proposes to withdraw 760 acres
of public land and 10 acres of non-federal land, if acquired, to
protect the archaeological, educational, interpretive, and recreational
integrity of the Four Dances Natural Area. This notice closes the land
for up to 2 years from location and entry under the mining laws. The
public land has been and will remain open to surface entry and mineral
leasing.
DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by
August 9, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Montana
State Director, BLM, P.O. Box 36800, Billings, Montana 59107.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Ward, BLM Montana State Office,
406-255-2949, or June Bailey, Billings Field Office, 406-238-1543.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 21, 1999, a petition was approved
allowing the Bureau of Land Management to file an application to
withdraw the following described public land and non-federal land if
acquired, from location and entry under the mining laws, subject to
valid existing rights:
Principal Meridian, Montana
PARCEL A: Township 1 North, Range 26 East, of the Principal
Montana Meridian, in Yellowstone County, Montana.
Section 34, S\1/2\ of lot 6.
EXCEPTING therefrom the following two tracts of land:
1. That part conveyed to the State of Montana for the benefit
and use of its State Highway Commission by Bargain and Sale Deed
recorded June l6, 1960, in Book 700, Page 407, under Document
#643695, records of Yellowstone County, Montana, more particularly
described as follows:
``938+00 to 945+63
A tract of land in the S\1/2\ of Lot 6, Section 34, Township 1
North, Range 26 East, M.P.M., Yellowstone County, Montana, more
particularly described as follows:
All that land in said S\1/2\ of Lot 6 lying on the Northwesterly
side of a line which is parallel to and 110 feet distant
Southeasterly when measured at right angles from the following
described center line:
Beginning at a point on the center line of Montana Interstate
Highway Project I 90-8(5)433, which said point is South 2107.0 feet,
and West 1434.7 feet, more or less, from the Northeast corner of
said Section 34;
Thence from the said point of beginning North 71 deg.09'30 East,
200.0 feet to a point;
Also all that land in said S\1/2\ of Lot 6 lying on the
Northwesterly side of a line which is parallel to and 170 feet
distant Southeasterly when measured at right angles from the
following described center line;
Thence continuing from the last described point North
71 deg.09'30'' East, 563.0 feet, more or less, to a point on the
center line of said Montana Interstate Highway Project I 90-8(5)433,
which said point is South 1860.5
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feet, and West 712.6 feet, more or less, from the Northeast corner
of said Section 34.''
2. Certificate of Survey No. 2933.
PARCEL B: Township 1 North, Range 26 East, of the Principal
Montana Meridian, in Yellowstone County, Montana.
Section 34, lots 7 and 8, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
PARCEL C: Township 1 North, Range 26 East, of the Principal
Montana Meridian, in Yellowstone County, Montana.
Section 35, That part of the S\1/2\NW\1/4\ lying South of the
Main Canal of the Lockwood Irrigation Ditch and West of the Coburn
Road as said Ditch and Coburn Road existed on September 19, 1940.
EXCEPTING therefrom the following 3 Tracts of Land:
1. That part conveyed to the State of Montana for the benefit
and use of its State Highway Commission by Bargain And Sale Deed
recorded February 25, 1964, in Book 783, Page 368, under Document
#725524, records of Yellowstone County, Montana, more particularly
described as follows:
``0+00.0 to 1+06.7 Connection Road to Coburn Lane
A tract of land in that particular tract of land which is
described as the fractional S\1/2\NW\1/4\ lying South of the Main
Canal of the Lockwood Irrigation Ditch and West of the Coburn Road
in Section 35, Township 1 North, Range 26 East, M.P.M., Yellowstone
County, Montana. The tract of land to be conveyed being more
particularly described as follows:
All that land in said particular tract of land lying Easterly of
a line, which is increasing in distance from 40 feet distant
Westerly to 70 feet distant Westerly when measured at right angles
from the following described center line:
Beginning at Engineer's Station 0+00.0 on the center line of the
connection road to Coburn Lane of the Montana State Highway Project
I 90-8(5)433, which said Station 0+00.0 is South 1527.5 feet and
West 0.2 feet, more or less, from the North Quarter corner of said
Section 35;
Thence North 2 deg.25'15'' East, 84.3 feet, to Engineer's
Station 0+84.3 on said center line of the connection road to Coburn
Lane, which said Station 0+84.3 is South 1443.3 feet, and East 3.4
feet, more or less, from said North Quarter corner of said Section
35;
Also all that land in said particular tract of land lying
Easterly of a line which is parallel to and 70 feet distant Westerly
when measured at right angles from the following described center
line:
Beginning at Engineer's Station 0+93.0 on said center line of
the connection road to Coburn Lane, which said Station 0+93.0 is
South 1518.8 feet, and East 0.2 feet, more or less, from said North
Quarter corner of said Section 35;
Thence North 4 deg.39'19'' West, 75.6 feet, to Engineer's
Station 1+68.6 on said center line of the connection road to Coburn
Lane, which said Station 1+68.6 is South 1359.3 feet, and West 3.5
feet, more or less, from said North Quarter corner of said Section
35.
2. Certificate of Survey No. 2933.
3. Certificate of Survey No. 2932.
PARCEL D: Township 1 North, Range 26 East, of the Principal
Montana Meridian, in Yellowstone County, Montana.
Section 35, That part of the SW\1/4\ lying West of the County
Road known as the Coburn Road as said Coburn Road existed on
September 19, 1940.
PARCEL E: That part of E\1/2\NW\1/4\ of Section 1, Township 1
South, Range 26 East, of the Principal Montana Meridian, in
Yellowstone County, Montana, described as Certificate of Survey No.
827 on file in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of said County,
under Document #629995.
PARCEL F: Township 1 South, Range 26 East, of the Principal
Montana Meridian, in Yellowstone County, Montana.
Section 1, lot 4, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ and S\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/
4\;
EXCEPTING therefrom the following two Tracts of Land:
1. Certificate of Survey No. 2347-M.
2. Amended Tract 1, Certificate of Survey No. 2347-M.
PARCEL G: Township 1 South, Range 26 East, of the Principal
Montana Meridian, in Yellowstone County, Montana.
Section 2, lots 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, and NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\.
EXCEPTING therefrom the following two Tracts of Land:
1. Certificate of Survey No. 2347-M.
2. Amended Tract 1, Certificate of Survey No. 2347-M.
PARCEL H: Township 1 South, Range 26 East, of the Principal
Montana Meridian, in Yellowstone County, Montana.
Section 1, SW\1/4\;
EXCEPTING therefrom the following three Tracts of Land:
1. That part conveyed to the State of Montana for the benefit
and use of its State Highway Commission by Bargain and Sale Deed
recorded September 22, 1950, in Book 377, Page 461, under Document #
468688, records of Yellowstone County, Montana, more particularly
described as follows:
``A tract of land in SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, Sec. 1, T. 1 S., R.
26 E., MPM, Yellowstone County, Montana, more particularly described
as follows:
Beginning at a point in the said SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, which
said Point is North 53.0 feet, and West 379.0 feet, more or less,
from the South quarter corner of said Sec. 1; thence from said point
of beginning N3l deg.12\1/2\'W., 285.9 feet; thence S 28 deg. 47\1/
2\' W., 285.9 feet; thence N 88 deg. 47\1/2\' E., 285.9 feet to the
point of beginning.''
2. That part described as Certificate Of Survey No. 823 on file
in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of said County, under
Document # 627700.
3. Certificate of Survey No. 2865.
PARCEL I: That part of the NW\1/4\NW\1/4\ of Section 1 and the
NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ of Section 2, Township 1 South, Range 26 East, of the
Principal Montana Meridian, in Yellowstone County, Montana,
described as Tract 1, of Certificate of Survey No. 2347-M on file in
the office of the Clerk and Recorder of said County, under Document
# 1371733.
EXCEPT Amended Tract 1, Certificate of Survey No. 2347-M.
The area described contains approximately 760 acres in
Yellowstone County.
Non-Federal Land
In addition, if the following described non-federal land is
acquired by the United States, the land will be subject to the terms
and conditions of this withdrawal:
T. 1 S., R. 26 E.,
Sec. 1, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
The area described contains approximately 10 acres in
Yellowstone County.
For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this
notice, all persons who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or
objections in connection with the proposed withdrawal may present their
views in writing to the Montana State Director of the Bureau of Land
Management.
Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal. All interested
persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on
the proposed withdrawal must submit a written request to the Montana
State Director within 90 days from the date of publication of this
notice. Upon determination by the authorized officer that a public
meeting will be held, a notice of the time and place will be published
in the Federal Register at least 30 days before the scheduled date of
the meeting.
The application will be processed in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.
For a period of 2 years from the date of publication of this notice
in the Federal Register, the land will be segregated as specified above
unless the application is denied or canceled or the withdrawal is
approved prior to that date. The temporary uses which may be permitted
during this segregative period are hiking, picnicking, bird watching,
vegetation inventories, environmental education, and other such
activities that do not result in surface disturbance, but only with the
approval of unauthorized officer of the Bureau of Land Management.
Dated: April 30, 1999.
Thomas P. Lonnie,
Deputy State Director, Division of Resources.
[FR Doc. 99-11844 Filed 5-10-99; 8:45 am]
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