[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68280-68281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30518]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLMT924000-L54200000.FR0000.E0480000; MTM 99415]


Notice of Realty Action; Application for Recordable Disclaimer of 
Interest; Montana

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Gerald T. Archambeault, Attorney-at-Law, has filed an 
application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for a Recordable 
Disclaimer of Interest on behalf of George and Roberta Budak pursuant 
to provisions in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. A 
disclaimer, if issued, will confirm that the United States has no valid 
interest in the subject land.

DATES: Comments or objections should be received by January 22, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments or objections should be sent to Cindy Staszak, 
Chief, Branch of Land Resources, BLM Montana State Office, 5001 
Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 59101-4669.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Ward, BLM Montana State Office, 
5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 59101-4669, 406-896-5052.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 6, 2009, Gerald T. Archambeault, 
Attorney-at-Law, on behalf of George and Roberta Budak, filed an 
application for a Recordable Disclaimer of Interest pursuant to 43 
U.S.C. 1745 for the land surveyed under Certificate of Filing 367416 
Survey, File 5811, Plat 288A, records of Roosevelt County, Montana, 
described as follows:

Principal Meridian, Montana

T. 27 N., R. 49 E.,
    Sec. 2, Tract Nos. 51 and 52;
    Sec. 11, Tract Nos. 48, 49, and 50, and a portion of Tract No. 
47;
    Sec. 12, Portion of Tract No. 47;
    Sec. 13, Portion of Tract No. 46;
    Sec. 14, Portion of Tract No. 46.

    The area described contains 146.65 acres, more or less, in 
Roosevelt County.

    The above-described land is a portion of an abandoned channel of 
the Missouri River created by an avulsive action. The Missouri River 
has been

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determined to be navigable. Therefore, under the Equal Footing 
Doctrine, it is the BLM's determination that the abandoned channel 
lying east of the surveyed medial line as shown on Certificate of 
Filing 367416 Survey, File 5811, Plat 288A, records of Roosevelt 
County, Montana, falls under the jurisdiction of the State of Montana 
and that the United States does not own any interest in the land. A 
Recordable Disclaimer of Interest may be issued if no objections are 
received.
    On or before January 22, 2010, all persons who wish to submit 
comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the proposed 
legislative withdrawal may present their views in writing to the BLM, 
Chief, Branch of Land Resources, at the above address.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will 
be available for public review at the BLM Montana State Office at the 
address above during regular business hours.
    Individual respondents may request confidentiality. Before 
including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal 
identifying information in your comment, be advised that your entire 
comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made 
publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to 
withhold from public review your personal identifying information, we 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. If you wish to withhold 
your name or address from public review or from disclosure under the 
Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently at the 
beginning of your comments. Such requests will be honored to the extent 
allowed by law. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and 
from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials 
of organizations of businesses, will be made available for public 
inspection in their entirety.

Cynthia Staszak,
Chief, Branch of Land Resources.
[FR Doc. E9-30518 Filed 12-22-09; 8:45 am]
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