[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 167 (Monday, August 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 52129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21830]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT-924-1430-HN-003E; MTM 88487, MTM 88479, MTM 89430]


Notice of Intent To Amend the Powder River Resource Area, Judith-
Valley-Phillips, and West HiLine Resource Management Plans; Chouteau, 
Blaine, Rosebud, and Valley Counties; MT

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM) will amend the Judith-Valley-Phillips Resource Management Plan 
(RMP), the West HiLine RMP, and the Powder River Resource Area RMP with 
respect to management of public lands in Blaine, Chouteau, Rosebud, and 
Valley Counties. The BLM proposes to utilize 2,121.54 acres of Federal 
surface estate in the aforementioned counties, for which an RMP 
amendment is needed, to assist in the completion of Phase 4 of the Crow 
Boundary Settlement Act Land Exchange. These Federal lands will be 
exchanged for private land within the Crow Indian Reservation in Big 
Horn and Yellowstone Counties. The Federal land is legally described as 
follows:

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                                                                  Acres
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                              Blaine County
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T. 31 N., R. 25 E., PMM
  Sec. 21, lots 2 and 5;.......................................    73.21
  Sec. 23, lot 4;..............................................    34.06
  Sec. 26, lots 1 and 6;.......................................     8.19
  Sec. 27, lot 1;..............................................     6.06
  Sec. 28, lot 1...............................................    13.44
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                             Chouteau County
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T. 23 N., R. 15 E., PMM
  Sec. 24, NW\1/4\ SW\1/4\;....................................    40.00
  Sec. 25, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\......................................    40.00
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                             Rosebud County
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T. 4 N., R. 43 E., PMM
  Sec. 22, All;................................................   640.00
  Sec. 26, N\1/2\N\1/2\;.......................................   160.00
  Sec. 28, lots 3 and 4, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\;...............   326.58
  Sec. 32, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\;.....................................    40.00
  Sec. 34, All.................................................   640.00
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                              Valley County
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T. 23 N., R. 34 E., PMM
  Sec. 14, E\1/2\NW\1/4\.......................................    80.00
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    Disposal of the Federal land described above was not analyzed in 
the aforementioned RMPs and their associated Environmental Impact 
Statements. Disposal of the Federal land requires that the specific 
tracts be identified in the land use plan with the criteria to be met 
for exchange and discussion of how the criteria have been satisfied. 
This will be part of the plan amendment and an Environmental Assessment 
will be prepared to analyze the effects of disposal.

DATES: Comments and recommendations on this Notice to Amend the Judith-
Valley-Phillips RMP, the West HiLine RMP, and the Powder River Resource 
Area RMP should be received on or before September 25, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to BLM Montana State Director, 
Attention: Russ Sorensen, P.O. Box 36800, Billings, Montana 59107-6800.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Russ Sorensen, Realty Specialist, 406-
683-8036.

    Dated: August 15, 2000.
Howard A. Lemm,
Acting Deputy State Director, Division of Resources.
[FR Doc. 00-21830 Filed 8-25-00; 8:45 am]
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