[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 176 (Monday, September 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49499-49500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23745]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[WY-090-5700-77; WYW-6360 and WYW-145402]


Notices of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) 
Act Classification in Lincoln County, WY (WYW-6360); and Federal Land 
Management Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) Direct Sale of Public 
Lands in Lincoln County, WY (WYW-145402)

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This Notice covers two separate but related realty actions. 
The first action is to amend the existing R&PP classification to 
include the disposal of land currently leased to Lincoln County for 
sanitary landfill lease (WYW-6360). The following public lands in 
Lincoln County, Wyoming are suitable for classification for conveyance 
under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended, (43 U.S.C. 
869 et seq.).

Sixth Principal Meridian, Lincoln County, Wyoming

T. 24 N., R. 119 W.,
    Sec. 4, Lot 48, Lot 47 of Tract 91.

    The above land contains 40 acres.

    The second action is the direct FLPMA sale of public land (WYW-
145402), which is adjacent to the public lands involved in the R&PP 
lease. The Bureau of Land Management has determined that the lands 
described below are suitable for direct sale under section 203 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1713:

Sixth Principal Meridian, Lincoln County, Wyoming

T. 24 N., R. 119 W.,
    Lots 2, 3, 6, and 46 of Tract 91,
    Lot 45 of Tract 94,
    Lots 1 and 4 of Section 9.

    The above land contains 93.78 acres.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Hatchel, Realty Specialist, 
Kemmerer Field Office, 312 Highway 189 North, Kemmerer, Wyoming, 83101, 
(307) 828-4507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (WYW-6360): The lands are not needed for 
Federal purposes. The conveyance of these lands to Lincoln County for 
sanitary landfill purposes is consistent with the Kemmerer Resource 
Management Plan and would be in the public interest. The planning 
document and environmental assessment covering

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the proposed sale are available for review at the Bureau of Land 
Management, Kemmerer Field Office, Kemmerer, Wyoming. The R&PP patent 
(WYW-6360) when issued, will be subject to the following terms, 
conditions, covenants, 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 to the United States for ditches and canals 
pursuant to the Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
    3. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove such minerals from the 
same under applicable law and such regulations as the Secretary of the 
Interior may prescribe.
    4. The patentee shall comply with all Federal and State laws 
applicable to the disposal, placement, or release of hazardous 
substances.
    5. Lincoln County, its successors or assign, assumes all liability 
for and shall defend, indemnify, and save harmless the United States 
and its officers, agents, representatives, and employees (hereinafter 
referred to in this clause as the United States), from all claims, 
loss, damage, actions, causes of action, expense, and liability 
(hereinafter referred to in this clause as claims) resulting from, 
brought for, or on account of, any personal injury, threat of personal 
injury, or property damage received or sustained by any person or 
persons (including the patentee's employees) or property growing out 
of, occurring, or attributable directly or indirectly, to the disposal 
of solid waste on, or the release of hazardous substances from these 
patented lands, regardless of whether such claims shall be attributable 
to: (1) The concurrent, contributory, or partial fault, failure, or 
negligence of the United States, or (2) the sole fault, failure, or 
negligence of the United States.
    6. Existing rights of record including a right-of-way WYW-76620 to 
All West Communications for an access road.
    7. The above described land has been used for solid waste disposal. 
Solid waste commonly includes small quantities of commercial hazardous 
waste and household hazardous waste as determined in the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6901), and 
defined in 40 CFR 261.4 and 261.5. Although there is no indication 
these materials pose any significant risk to human health or the 
environment, future land uses should be limited to those which do not 
penetrate the liner or final cover of the landfill unless excavation is 
conducted subject to applicable State and Federal requirements.
    8. No portion of the land covered by such patent shall under any 
circumstances revert to the United States.
    Conveyance of these lands to Lincoln County is consistent with 
applicable Federal and county land use plans and will help meet the 
needs of Lincoln County residents for solid waste disposal. Persons 
wishing to obtain detailed information on either of these actions may 
contact or write the Field Manager, Kemmerer Field Office, 312 Highway 
189 North, Kemmerer, Wyoming, 83101, (307) 828-4502.
    Until October 28, 1999, interested parties may submit comments 
regarding the proposed conveyance or classification of the land to the 
Field Manager, Bureau of Land Management, 312 Highway 189 North, 
Kemmerer, Wyoming, 83101.

Classification Comments

    Interested parties may submit comments involving the request to 
amend the classification to include conveyance. Comments on the 
classification are restricted to whether the conveyance will maximize 
the future 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 for conveyance 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 sanitary landfill.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the State Director. In the 
absence of any adverse comments, the classification will become 
effective November 12, 1999.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (WYW-145402): The existing landfill is being 
utilized by Lincoln County and is near capacity, resulting in the need 
for an expansion landfill area. The expansion lands are expected to 
provide an additional 50+ years of operation. The proposed sale is 
consistent with the Kemmerer Resource Area Management Plan and would 
serve important public objectives which cannot be achieved prudently or 
feasibly elsewhere. The lands contain no other known public values. The 
planning document and environmental assessment covering the proposed 
sale are available for review at the Bureau of Land Management, 
Kemmerer Field Office, Kemmerer, Wyoming. Conveyance of the above 
public lands will be subject to:
    1. Reservation of a right-of-way to the United States for ditches 
and canals pursuant to the Act of August 30, 1890, 43 U.S.C. 945.
    2. Reservation of all minerals pursuant to section 209(a) of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1719.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the FLPMA 
sale land will be segregated from all forms of appropriation under the 
public land laws, including the general mining laws, except for leasing 
under the mineral leasing laws.
    Until October 28, 1999, interested parties may submit comments to 
the Field Manager, Kemmerer Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 
312 Hwy. 189 North, Kemmerer, WY.

    Dated: August 12, 1999.
Jeff Rawson,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 99-23745 Filed 9-10-99; 8:45 am]
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