[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 13 (Friday, January 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 2667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1382]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID074-02-1430-DU 241E]


Idaho; Notice of Intent To Prepare a Land Use Plan Amendment and 
Environmental Assessment

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a land use plan amendment and 
Environmental Assessment (EA) to provide for a proposed direct land 
sale.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 43 CFR 1600, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 
Idaho Falls Field Office is considering an amendment to the Medicine 
Lodge Resource Management Plan (RMP) to provide for the possible 
disposal by direct sale of approximately 140 acres of public land in 
Madison County, Idaho.

DATES: Comments regarding the proposed plan amendment must be received 
on or before March 4, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Joe Kraayenbrink, Field 
Manager, Idaho Falls Field Office, 1405 Hollipark Drive, Idaho Falls, 
Idaho 83401. If you wish to withhold your name or street address from 
public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 
you must state this prominently at the beginning of your written 
comment. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. 
All submissions from organizations and businesses, and from individuals 
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations 
or businesses, will be available for public inspection in their 
entirety.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information concerning the 
proposed plan amendment may be obtained by contacting Skip Staffel, 
Realty Specialist, at the above address or by calling (208) 524-7562.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land in 
Madison County, Idaho, will be examined for possible disposal by direct 
sale under sections 203 and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1713 and 1719.

Boise Meridian, Idaho

T. 6 N., R. 38 E.,
    Sec. 26, N\1/2\SW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, E\1/2\SE\1/4\ (that portion east of the Twin Buttes 
Road).

    The land described above contains 140 acres, more or less.

    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the land 
described above will be segregated from appropriation under the public 
land laws, including the mining laws, except for the sale provisions of 
FLPMA.
    An environmental assessment will be completed for this action. If 
the land is found suitable for disposal, the United States would offer 
it for direct sale to Madison County at fair market value. This action 
would provide Madison County with a site for solid waste disposal. The 
public is invited to provide scoping comments on the issues that should 
be addressed in the plan amendment and environmental assessment. The 
following resources will be considered in preparation of the plan 
amendment: lands, wildlife, recreation, wilderness, range, minerals, 
cultural resources, watershed/soils, threatened/endangered species, and 
hazardous materials. Staff specialists representing these resources 
will make up the planning team. Planning issues will include the same 
planning criteria originally considered for the Medicine Lodge RMP; 
however, issues for this amendment are expected to primarily involve 
the adjustment of land tenure. This action is not expected to be 
controversial.
    No public meetings are scheduled.
    Current land use planning information is available at the Idaho 
Falls BLM office. Office hours are 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday except holidays.

    Dated: December 17, 2001.
Joe Kraayenbrink,
Field Manager, Idaho Falls Field Office.
[FR Doc. 02-1382 Filed 1-17-02; 8:45 am]
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