[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75578-75579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29672]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWYD04000, L14300000, EU0000, WYW167726]


Notice of Realty Action; Notice of Segregation and Proposed (Non-
Competitive) Direct Sale of Public Land, Sweetwater County, WY

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is considering a parcel of 
public land totaling 60 acres adjacent to the Jim Bridger Power Plant 
landfill and located approximately 30 miles east of Rock Springs, 
Wyoming in Sweetwater County for a direct sale to PacifiCorp under the 
provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(FLPMA), as amended, for not less than the appraised fair market value 
(FMV).

DATES: In order to ensure consideration in the environmental analysis 
for the proposed sale, comments must be received by the BLM by January 
27, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to Field 
Manager, BLM Rock Springs Field Office, 280 Highway 191 North, Rock 
Springs, WY 82901-3447. Comments may also be emailed to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Montgomery, Realty Specialist, 
at the above address, or phone number: 307-352-0344 for further 
information. 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 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 individual. You will receive a reply during 
normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land is being 
considered for direct sale under the authority of Section 203 and 209 
of the FLPMA, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1713 and 1719):

Sixth Principle Meridian

T. 21 N., R. 101 W.,
    Sec. 24, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\ and W\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.

    The area described contains 60 acres in Sweetwater County, 
Wyoming, according to the official plat of the survey of the said 
land, on file with the BLM.

    The proposed direct sale is in conformance with the BLM Green River 
Resource Management Plan (RMP) approved on August 8, 1997. The parcel 
is identified for disposal in the RMP Record of Decision, pages 171 and 
172 and Map 6. The BLM is offering the parcel to PacifiCorp to expand 
the adjacent landfill. PacifiCorp's private lands surround three sides 
of the public lands. This parcel is not needed for any other Federal 
purpose and is difficult and uneconomical to manage. The regulations 
found at 43 CFR 2711.3-3(a) permit the BLM to make direct sales of 
public lands when a competitive sale is not appropriate and the public 
interest would be best served by a direct sale. The regulations at 43 
CFR 2711.3-3(a)(3) permit direct sales if there is a need to recognize 
an authorized use such as an existing business which could suffer a 
substantial economic loss if the tract were purchased by other than the 
authorized user. Conveyance of the identified public land will be 
subject to valid existing rights and encumbrances of record, including 
but not limited to, rights-of-way for roads and public utilities. All 
minerals will be reserved to the United States in the conveyance. In 
addition to this Notice of Realty Action (NORA), the BLM will publish 
this notice once a week for 3 weeks in the Rocket Miner Newspaper.
    Pursuant to the requirements of 43 CFR 2711.1-2(d), the lands 
identified above will be segregated from appropriation under the public 
land laws, including the mining laws, upon publication in the Federal 
Register of this notice. Upon publication of this NORA, and until 
completion of the sale, the BLM is no longer accepting land use 
applications affecting the identified public land, except applications 
for the amendment of previously filed right-of-way applications or 
existing authorizations to increase the term of the grants in 
accordance with 43 CFR 2807.15 and 2886.15. This segregation will 
terminate upon the issuance of a patent, publication in the Federal 
Register of a termination of the segregation, or December 14, 2015, 
whichever comes first unless extended by the BLM State Director in 
accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1-2(d) prior to the termination date.
    The following terms and conditions would appear as reservations to 
the United States on the conveyance document for this parcel:
    1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945);
    2. All minerals, together with the right to prospect for, mine, and 
remove such deposits from the same under applicable

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law and such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may 
prescribe.
    3. Additional terms and conditions that the authorized officer 
deems appropriate, including an appropriate indemnification clause 
protecting the United States from claims arising out of the conveyee's 
use, occupancy, or occupation on the lands should the lands be conveyed 
out of Federal ownership.
    The FMV for the sale parcel will be available for review 60 days 
prior to the sale date. An environmental assessment (EA) is being 
prepared for the proposed direct sale. When completed, the EA will be 
available for review at the address above.
    For a period until January 27, 2014, interested parties and the 
general public may submit in writing any comments concerning the land 
being considered for sale, including notification of any encumbrances 
or other claims relating to the identified land, to the Field Manager, 
BLM Rock Springs Field Office, at the above address. In order to ensure 
consideration in the EA of the proposed sale, comments must be in 
writing and post marked or delivered within 45 days of the initial date 
of publication of this Notice.
    Comments transmitted via email will also be accepted and should be 
sent to [email protected]. Comments, 
including names and street addresses of respondents, will be available 
for public review at the BLM Rock Springs Field Office during regular 
business hours, except holidays. Individual respondents may request 
confidentiality. Before including your address, phone number, email 
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 may 
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. The BLM will make available for public review, in their entirety, 
all comments submitted by businesses or organizations, including 
comments by individuals in their capacity as an official or 
representative of a business or organization.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1-2 and 43 CFR 2720.1-1(b))

Donald A. Simpson,
State Director, Wyoming.
[FR Doc. 2013-29672 Filed 12-11-13; 8:45 am]
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