[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 206 (Thursday, October 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60691-60692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20996]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

 [MT-060-08-1430-EQ; MTM 044187]


Notice of Realty Action: Non-Competitive Lease of Public Land in 
Pondera County, MT

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Lewistown Field Office, Interior.

ACTION: Designation of public lands in Pondera County, Montana, for 
FLPMA lease.

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SUMMARY: The public land proposed for lease includes about five acres 
which has a long history of use by the family that owns the 
improvements on it. The historic cabin and other limited improvements 
are associated with adjacent private land that was homesteaded and 
patented in 1907. The previous lessee passed away unbeknownst to BLM 
and the lease expired. However, the family continued to pay the rent in 
the interim. Members of the family are now seeking to lease the land 
again because they own the improvements and have long-standing 
historical family ties to the property. The five-acre tract is adjacent 
to the applicant's private land and is part of the applicant's BLM 
grazing allotment. Disposal of the land at this time via public sale is 
not an option because it is within a retention zone per the Land Use 
Plan for that area.
    The following described public lands are suitable for lease under 
Section 302 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 
U.S.C. 1732:

Principal Meridian Montana

T. 29 N., R. 9 W.,
    Section 35, E\1/2\W\1/2\SW\1/4\ and W\1/2\E\1/2\SW\1/4\ of Lot 
13.

    Containing about 5 acres.

DATES: The effective date of this Notice of Realty Action is the 
publication date of this notice in the Federal Register.
    For a period of 30 days from the date of this notice, interested 
parties may submit written comments to June Bailey, Lewistown Field 
Manager, Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 1160, Lewistown, Montana 
59457. Any adverse comments will be evaluated by the BLM Lewistown 
Field Manager who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information related to the proposed 
lease is available by contacting Willy Frank at the BLM Lewistown Field 
Office, P.O. Box 1160, Lewistown, Montana 59457.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This lease is consistent with Bureau of Land 
Management policies and planning. The public interest will be served by 
the issuance of this lease since it will allow for continued clean up 
of the immediate area and the stabilization and preservation of the 
historic cabin.

    Dated: October 19, 2007.
Scott Haight,
Associate Lewistown Field Manager.
[FR Doc. E7-20996 Filed 10-24-07; 8:45 am]
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