[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49336-49337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19730]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[12X L5017AR LLUTC010000-L54400000-EQ0000-LVCLJ12J460; UTU-089300]


Notice of Intent To Amend the Cedar Beaver Garfield Antimony 
Resource Management Plan for the Cedar City Field Office, Cedar City, 
UT and Prepare an Associated Environmental Assessment; and Notice of 
Realty Action for the Proposed Sale of Public Land in Beaver County, UT

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent and Notice of Realty Action.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cedar 
City Field Office, Cedar City, Utah, intends to prepare a Resource 
Management Plan (RMP) amendment with an associated Environmental 
Assessment (EA) and by this notice is announcing the beginning of the 
scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues. One 
parcel of public land in Beaver County, Utah, and the associated 
mineral estate of no known value, is being considered for disposal by 
direct sale under the provisions of FLPMA Sections 203 and 209.

DATES: This notice initiates the public scoping process for the RMP 
amendment and associated EA and segregates the parcel from operation of 
the public land laws as described below. Comments on issues may be 
submitted in writing until October 6, 2014. The date(s) and location(s) 
of any scoping meetings will be announced at least 30 days in advance 
through local media, newspapers and the BLM Web site at: https://www.ut.blm.gov/enbb/index.php. In order to be considered in the EA, all 
comments must be received prior to the close of the scoping period. 
Additional opportunities for public participation will be provided upon 
publication of the EA, and publication of a subsequent Notice of Realty 
Action for the direct sale if a decision is made to complete the sale.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments related to the RMP amendment and 
proposed sale by any of the following methods:
     Web site: https://www.ut.blm.gov/enbb/index.php
     Email: [email protected]
     Fax: 435-865-3058
     Mail: Bureau of Land Management, Cedar City Field Office, 
176 East DL Sargent Drive, Cedar City, Utah 84721, ATTN: Karen McAdams-
Kunze
    Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the Cedar 
City Field Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or to have 
your name added to our mailing list, contact Karen McAdams-Kunze, 
telephone 435-865-3073; address Bureau of Land Management, Cedar City 
Field Office, 176 East DL Sargent Drive, Cedar City, Utah 84721; email 
[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 leave a message or question for the above individual. 
The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Replies are 
provided during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RMP amendment and associated EA will 
determine whether a parcel of surveyed public land located north of 
Milford, in Beaver County, Utah, is suitable for disposal by sale. The 
parcel comprises the subject of the RMP amendment and is described as:

Salt Lake Meridian, Utah

T. 27 S., R. 10 W.,
    Sec. 7, SE1/4SW1/4SE1/4SE1/4SW1/4 and S1/2SE1/4SE1/4SE1/4SW1/4;
    Sec. 18, N1/2NE1/4NE1/4NW1/4, NE1/4SE1/4NE1/4NE1/4NW1/4, and 
SE1/4NE1/4NW1/4NE1/4NW1/4.

    Areas described aggregate 8.125 acres.

    Under Section 203 of the FLPMA, as amended (43 U.S.C 1713), if a 
parcel of public land is found suitable for disposal, then it may be 
offered for sale at the appraised fair market value. Under Section 209 
of the FLPMA, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1719), and regulations implementing 
this section at 43 CFR Part 2720, the BLM may dispose of the associated 
mineral estate of no known value to the proposed owner or owner of 
record of the surface estate for the parcel of public land.
    The parcel is proposed for direct sale to the adjacent landowners, 
Kent and Alice Smith, to resolve unauthorized uses, including a portion 
of their primary residence and other structures. The parcel represents 
the smallest legal subdivision that would wholly encompass all 
improvements and the debris remaining from the Smith's former hauling 
and salvage operation.
    In accordance with 43 CFR 2710.0-6(c)(3)(iii) and 43 CFR 2711.3-
3(a), direct sale procedures are appropriate to resolve inadvertent, 
unauthorized occupancy of the land or to protect existing equities in 
the land. The sale, if completed, would protect the improvements 
involved and resolve the inadvertent encroachment.
    Conveyance of the identified public land would be subject to valid 
existing rights and encumbrances of record. The lands identified for 
sale are considered to have no known mineral value based on a mineral 
potential report conducted by the BLM. The proposed sale would include 
both the surface interests and the mineral interest of the United 
States. The patent would include an appropriate indemnification clause 
protecting the United States from claims arising out of the patentee's 
use occupancy or occupations on the patented lands.
    On August 20, 2014, the above-described land will be segregated 
from appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining 
laws, except the sale provisions of the FLPMA. 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. The segregative effect will terminate upon issuance of a 
patent, publication in the Federal Register of a termination of the 
segregation, or August 19, 2016, unless extended by the BLM Utah State 
Director in accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1-2(d) prior to the termination 
date.
    The proposed sale action would require amendment of the Cedar 
Beaver Garfield Antimony RMP, approved in 1986. By this notice, the BLM 
is complying with requirements in 43 CFR

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1610.2(c) to notify the public of potential amendments to land use 
plans, predicated on the finding of the EA. The RMP amendment process 
will focus on the following preliminary planning criteria:
     The RMP amendment will focus only on determination that 
the specific 8.125 acre parcel meets FLPMA criteria for disposal;
     The RMP amendment will comply with NEPA, FLPMA, and other 
applicable laws, executive orders, regulations and policy;
     The RMP amendment will recognize valid existing rights; 
and
     The BLM will use a collaborative and multi-jurisdictional 
approach, where possible, to determine the desired future condition of 
the public lands.
    The purpose of the public scoping process is to determine relevant 
issues that will influence the scope of the environmental analysis, 
including alternatives, and guide the process for developing the EA. At 
present, the BLM has identified the following preliminary issue: lands 
and realty management.
    The BLM will utilize and coordinate the NEPA commenting process to 
help fulfill the public involvement process under Section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f) as provided for in 
36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). Native American Tribal consultations will be 
conducted in accordance with policy, and Tribal concerns will be given 
due consideration, including impacts on Indian trust assets. Federal, 
State, and local agencies, along with other stakeholders that may be 
interested or affected by the BLM's decision on this project are 
invited to participate in the scoping process and, if eligible, may 
request or be requested by the BLM to participate as a cooperating 
agency.
    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 personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
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.

    Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 1610.2.

Jenna Whitlock,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-19730 Filed 8-19-14; 8:45 am]
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