[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 237 (Friday, December 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 77008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31651]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLMT930000-12-L18200000-XX0000]


Notice of Administrative Boundary Change for Bureau of Land 
Management Offices in Montana To Eliminate the County Split of Lewis 
and Clark County

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The administrative boundaries between the Central Montana 
District Office, Lewistown Field Office, and the Western Montana 
District Office, Butte Field Office, are being changed. The 
administrative boundary change will realign Lewis and Clark County, 
currently a split county between the two offices, to the Western 
Montana District Office, Butte Field Office.

DATES: The boundary change is effective October 1, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Benes by telephone at (406) 538-
1945 or by email at [email protected]; or Richard Hotaling by telephone at 
(406) 533-7629 or by email at [email protected]; or Scott Haight by 
telephone at (406) 533-7630 or by email at [email protected]. Persons who 
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-(800) 877-8339 to contact the 
above individuals during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the 
above individuals. You will receive a reply during normal business 
hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the administrative 
boundary change is to improve service to the public and coordination 
efforts with local, Federal, State, and county agencies. The benefits 
of this change will result in the following improvements:
     Consolidation of resource receipts, workloads (i.e., 
range, forestry, recreation) into one office location;
     Consolidation of law enforcement coordination between the 
county sheriff and one BLM office;
     Consolidation of fire response and coordination between 
the county interagency dispatch and one BLM office; and
     Improved coordination with local and county officials on a 
number of land resource issues such as lands and realty, rights-of-way, 
and land use planning.

The boundaries for the Butte Field Office are described as follows:

Butte Field Office

    The Bureau of Land Management, Butte Field Office administrative 
boundary now encompasses all of Broadwater, Deer Lodge, Gallatin, 
Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Park, Silver Bow and the northern portion 
of Beaverhead Counties, in the state of Montana.

    Authority:  BLM Manual 1203 Delegation of Authority Sec 1202 and 
Sec 1201 relates to functions of BLM. The delegation manual shows 
the various delegations of functions to BLM officials, et al., which 
includes ``Approve changes in District and Field Office 
boundaries.'' (See the table of delegations in the manual, 
specifically subject code 1202). This authority is retained by the 
Director, with concurrence by the ``Office of the Assistant 
Secretary'' (see footnote 3 in the 1203 Manual).

Jamie E. Connell,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-31651 Filed 12-8-11; 8:45 am]
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