[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 202 (Thursday, October 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64126-64127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25592]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWY920000 L14300000.ET0000; WYW 179968]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal of Public Land for the Buffalo Bill 
Dam and Reservoir Modification Project Recreation Site and Opportunity 
for a Public Meeting; WY

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (BR) has filed an application with 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requesting the Assistant Secretary 
of the Interior for Policy, Management and Budget to withdraw 32.56 
acres of public land from settlement, sale, location, and entry under 
the general land laws, including the United States mining laws, for 
protection of recreational facilities constructed in connection with 
the Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir Modification Project near Cody, 
Wyoming. This notice gives the public an opportunity to comment on the 
application and to request a public meeting.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 16, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the BLM 
Wyoming State Director, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Schurman, BLM Wyoming State 
Office, telephone: 307-775-6189; email: [email protected] or at the 
above address. 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 individual. The FIRS is available 24 
hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the 
above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business 
hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary for Policy, 
Management and Budget proposes to withdraw, subject to valid existing 
rights, the following described public land from settlement, sale, 
location, and entry under the general land laws, including the United 
States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral leasing 
laws, for a period of 20 years to protect the capital investments of a 
developed recreation site in the Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir 
Modification Project area:

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 52 N., R. 104 W.,
    Sec. 14, lots 10, 11, 26, and 27;
    Sec. 15, lots 21, 22, and 23.

    The area described contains 32.56 acres in Park County.

    The Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget approved 
the BR's petition/application; therefore, it constitutes a withdrawal 
proposal.
    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect the capital 
investments expended for the recreational facilities to be administered 
pursuant to a joint-venture agreement by the Wyoming Recreation 
Commission for the BR. This recreational site is part

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of a Master Plan for the Buffalo Bill State Park and the Buffalo Bill 
Dam and Reservoir Modification Project.
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency or cooperative agreement, or 
surface management under the 43 CFR 3809 regulations would not 
adequately constrain nondiscretionary uses which could result in 
permanent loss of significant values of the recreation site. There are 
no suitable alternative sites since the lands described here contain 
the resource values that need protection.
    No water rights would be needed to fulfill the purpose of the 
requested withdrawal.
    Records relating to the application may be examined by contacting 
either Diane Schurman at the above address or by calling 307-775-6189 
or Lyle Myler, Bureau of Reclamation, Wyoming Area Office, Mills, 
Wyoming, or by calling 307-261-5676.
    For a period until January 16, 2013, all persons who wish to submit 
comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the proposed 
withdrawal application may present their views in writing to the BLM 
Wyoming State Director at the address or email address noted above.
    Comments including names and street addresses of respondents will 
be available for public review at the BLM Wyoming State office, during 
regular business hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except holidays. Before including your address, phone number, email 
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you 
should be aware that your entire comment--including your personal 
identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. 
While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so. Individual respondents may request 
confidentiality. 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 or 
businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their 
entirety.
    For a period until October 20, 2014, the land will be segregated as 
specified above unless the application is denied or canceled or the 
withdrawal is approved prior to that date. Licenses, permits, 
cooperative agreements, or discretionary land use authorizations of a 
temporary nature which would not impact the site may be allowed with 
the approval of an authorized officer of the BLM during the application 
processing period.
    Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is 
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal. All interested 
persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on 
the proposed withdrawal must submit a written request to the BLM 
Wyoming State Director no later than January 16, 2013. If the 
authorized officer determines that a public meeting will be held, a 
notice of the time and place will be published in the Federal Register 
and a local newspaper at least 30 days before the scheduled date of the 
meeting.
    This application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.1-2.

Donald A. Simpson,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-25592 Filed 10-17-12; 8:45 am]
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