[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 85 (Monday, May 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24184-24185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-9892]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY-020-1430-ES; WYW-149433]


Notice of realty action; classification and conveyance of public 
lands for recreation and public purposes in Park County, WY.

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
SUMMARY: The following public lands in Park County, Wyoming, have been 
examined and found suitable for classification for conveyance to Park 
County under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, 
as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). Park County intends to use the 
following lands for solid waste disposal purposes.

1. Sixth Principal Meridian, Park County, Wyoming

T. 52 N., R. 101 W.,
    Sec. 17, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.

    The land described contains approximately 65.00 acres.

    The following public lands, currently under lease to Park County 
for solid waste disposal purposes, were previously classified in 1968 
for lease. This classification will allow for the disposal of the 
existing, leased landfill area and access road to Park County under the 
Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).

2. Sixth Principal Meridian, Park County, Wyoming

T. 52 N., R. 101 W.,
    Sec. 20, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\N\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.

    The land described contains approximately 90.00 acres.

    The following public lands have been examined and found suitable 
for classification for conveyance for solid waste disposal purposes, 
under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as 
amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). There is no application for conveyance 
of these lands at this time.

3. Sixth Principal Meridian, Park County, Wyoming

T. 52 N., R. 101 W.,
    Sec. 17, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 18, E\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, 
NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\.

    The land described contains approximately 185.00 acres.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cara Blank, Cody Field Office, Bureau 
of Land Management, PO Box 518, Cody, Wyoming 82414, (307) 578-5900.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands are not needed for Federal 
purposes. The conveyance of these lands to Park County for sanitary 
landfill purposes is consistent with the Cody Resource Management Plan 
and would be in the public interest. The planning document and 
environmental assessment covering the proposed sale are available for 
review at the Bureau of Land Management, Cody Field Office, Cody, 
Wyoming. The conveyance, when completed, will be subject to the 
following terms, conditions, 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 (substance as defined in 40 CFR part 302).

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    5. Park County, its successors or assigns, and the City of Cody 
(predecessor in interest) on the existing landfill, assume all 
liability for and shall defend, indemnify, and save 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 the 
lands described as the, Sixth Principal Meridian, Park County, Wyoming, 
T. 52 N., R. 101 W., sec. 17, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, 
S\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, sec. 20, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, 
N\1/2\N\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\., 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 at the time of patent issuance, 
including right-of-way grants WYW-89601, to Pacific Power & Light 
Company, for a power line; WYC-045214, to Great Falls Gas Company, for 
a 6'' pipeline; WYC-066394, to WAPA, for a 69 kV power line; WYW-94173, 
to Cody Gas Company, for an 8'' pipeline; WYW-112026, to WAPA, for a 
115 kV power line; WYW-94163, to Pacific Power & Light Company, for a 
power line; and WYW-0313050, to Qwest Corporation, for a telephone 
line.
    7. The land described in Summary Paragraph No. 1 has been conveyed 
for utilization as a solid waste disposal site. Records describing 
location of cells and other information about the solid waste disposal 
site are available from Park County. Solid waste commonly includes 
small quantities of household hazardous waste as determined in the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended (43 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. The land described in Summary Paragraph No. 2 has been conveyed 
for continued use as a solid waste disposal site. Records describing 
location of cells and other information about the solid waste disposal 
site are available from the Bureau of Land Management (Past use) and 
from Park County for past and continued use. Solid waste commonly 
includes small quantities of household hazardous waste as determined in 
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended (43 
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.
    9. Provided, that the land conveyed under Summary Paragraph No. 1, 
shall revert to the United States upon a finding, after notice and 
opportunity for a hearing, that the patentee has not substantially 
developed the lands in accordance with the approved plan of development 
on or before the date five years after the date of conveyance. No 
portion of the land shall under any circumstance revert to the United 
States if any such portion has been used for solid waste disposal or 
for any other purpose which may result in the disposal, placement, or 
release of any hazardous substance.
    10. No portion of the land described in Summary Paragraph No. 2, 
shall under any circumstances revert to the United States.
    11. If, at any time, the patentee transfers to another party 
ownership of any portion of the land described in Summary Paragraph No. 
2, not used for the purpose(s) specified in the application and the 
plan of development, the patentee shall pay the Bureau of Land 
Management the fair market value, as determined by the authorized 
officer, of the transferred portion as of the date of transfer, 
including the value of any improvements thereon.
    Eighteen AUMs within the Horse Center South Grazing Allotment, 
associated with the lands described in Summary Paragraph No. 1 and No. 
2, will be canceled.
    Conveyance of these lands to Park County is consistent with 
applicable Federal and County land use plans and will help meet the 
needs of Park County residents for solid waste disposal. For a period 
of 45 days from the date of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, interested parties may submit comments regarding the proposed 
conveyance or classification of the lands to the Field Manager, Cody 
Field Office, P.O. Box 518, Cody, Wyoming 82414.
    Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
involving the request to amend the 1968 lease classification to include 
conveyance of the lands described in Summary Paragraph No. 2, as well 
as the classification of the lands described in Summary Paragraph No. 1 
and 3, for disposal for landfill purposes. Comments on the 
classification are restricted to whether the lands are physically 
suited for the proposal, whether the use will maximize the future use 
or 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 and plan of 
development, whether the Bureau of Land Management 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, 
who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence 
of any objections, the classification will become effective 60 days 
from the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the lands 
will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the 
public land laws, including the general mining laws, except for 
conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and leasing 
under the mineral leasing laws.

    Dated: March 18, 2004.
 Michael J. Blymyer,
 Field Manger, Cody.
[FR Doc. 04-9892 Filed 4-30-04; 8:45 am]
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