[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 97 (Monday, May 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22892-22893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10474]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[17X.LLIDT03000.L14400000.FR0000.241A; 4500110086]


Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purpose (R&PP) Act 
Classification and Conveyance: Idaho

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined certain 
public lands in Lincoln County, Idaho, and has found them suitable for 
classification for conveyance to Lincoln County under the provisions of 
the Recreation and Public Purposes Act (R&PP), as amended, Sec. 7 of 
the Taylor Grazing Act, and Executive Order No. 6910. The 13.78 acre 
parcel conforms to the official plat of survey. Lincoln County proposes 
to use the land for operating and maintaining a municipal solid waste 
transfer station that accepts only non-hazardous waste for transfer to 
the Milner Butte Landfill. Therefore, the BLM would convey the land to 
Lincoln County as a new disposal site.

DATES: Submit written comments regarding the classification or 
conveyance of the public land described in this Notice by close of 
business on July 5, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments concerning this Notice to Codie 
Martin, Shoshone Field Manager, BLM, Shoshone Field Office, 400 West F 
Street, Shoshone, Idaho 83352. Comments may be mailed or hand delivered 
to the Shoshone Field Office, or faxed to 208-732-7317. The BLM will 
not consider comments received via telephone or email.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kasey Prestwich, Realty Specialist, at 
the above address, by phone at 208-732-7204, or via email: 
[email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the 
deaf may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 800-877-8339 to leave 
a message or question for the above individual. The FRS is available 24 
hours a day, 7 days a week. You will receive a reply during normal 
business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands examined and identified as 
suitable for conveyance under the R&PP Act are described as:

Boise Meridian, Idaho

T. 5 S., R. 17 E.,
    Sec. 26, lot 1.

    The area described contains 13.78 acres.

    The lands are not needed for any Federal purposes.
    The conveyance of the lands for recreational or public purposes is 
in conformance with the BLM Monument Resource Management Plan as 
amended by the Amendments to Shoshone Field Office Land Use Plans for 
Land Tenure Adjustment and Areas of Critical Environmental Concern 
dated August 20, 2003, and would be in the national interest. The 
authorized officer has examined the land and determined pursuant to 43 
CFR 2743.2(a)(5) that no

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hazardous substances are present on the property.
    As a political subdivision of the State of Idaho, Lincoln County is 
a qualified applicant under the R&PP Act. Lincoln County has not 
applied for more than the 6,400-acre limitation for recreation uses in 
a year, nor more than 640 acres for each of the programs involving 
public resources other than recreation.
    Lincoln County has submitted a statement in compliance with the 
regulations at 43 CFR 2741.4(b). A patent would not be issued until at 
least July 19, 2019. Pursuant to the R&PP Act, the special pricing 
schedule for land that will be government-controlled, used for 
government purposes, and serve the public is $10 per acre. The 13.78 
acres to be used for the waste transfer station will be offered to 
Lincoln County for $137.80.
    All interested parties will receive a copy of this Notice once it 
is published in the Federal Register. The Notice will also be published 
in a newspaper of general circulation in the local area once a week for 
three consecutive weeks. The regulations at 43 CFR subpart 2741 
addressing requirements and procedures for R&PP Act conveyances do not 
require a public meeting.
    Upon publication of this Notice in the Federal Register, the lands 
will be segregated from all forms of appropriation under the public 
land laws, including locations under the mining laws, except for 
conveyance under the R&PP Act and leasing under the mineral leasing 
laws.
    The United States patent to the land would be issued subject to 
valid existing rights, and would contain the following reservations, 
terms, and conditions, as well as any additional terms or conditions 
required by law, including any terms or conditions required by 43 CFR 
2741.5.
    1. Reserving to the United States a right-of-way thereon for 
ditches and canals constructed by the authority of the United States 
Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 391; 43 U.S.C. 945).
    2. Provisions of the R&PP Act and to all applicable regulations of 
the Secretary of the Interior.
    3. All mineral deposits in the land so patented, and the right to 
prospect for, mine, and remove such deposits from the same under 
applicable law and regulations as established by the Secretary of the 
Interior are reserved to the United States, together with all necessary 
access and exit rights.
    4. Valid existing rights for a public roadway granted to Shoshone 
Highway District #2, its successors or assigns, pursuant to the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1761).
    5. Valid existing rights for a power line granted to Idaho Power 
Company, its successors or assigns, pursuant to FLPMA.
    6. Pursuant to the requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9620(h) 
and CERCLA 120(h), as to the following lands: sec. 26; T. 5 N., R. 17 
E; Boise Meridian, Idaho. A complete search of Agency files has 
revealed the following:
    a. No storage of hazardous substances has occurred on the above 
lands for one year or more;
    b. Hazardous Materials Use: Lincoln County is responsible for the 
transfer station on the subject property, as well as the above ground 
fuel storage tank. The above ground fuel storage tank has secondary 
containment and is in compliance with State and local regulations; and
    c. No releases of hazardous substances have occurred on the above 
lands. Hazardous Materials Potential: Preliminary Assessment, phase 1 
Environmental Site Assessment, and soil sampling of the area indicates 
no releases of metals, petroleum hydrocarbons, chlorofluorocarbons, and 
polychlorinated biphenyls.
    7. Patentee, by accepting this patent, agrees to be the potentially 
responsible party if a release is identified in association with the 
County's operation of a solid waste transfer station residing on the 
subject property.
    8. Patentee shall comply with State and local requirements 
pertaining to permitting, compliance, release reporting, and clean-up 
associated with past or present operations at their solid waste 
transfer station on the subject property.
    9. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United 
States from claims arising out of the patentee's use, occupancy, or 
operations on the patented lands.
    10. If, at any time, the patentee transfers to another party 
ownership of any portion of the land not used for the purpose(s) 
specified in the application and approved plan of development, the 
patentee shall pay the BLM the fair market value, as determined by the 
authorized officer, of the transferred portion as of the date of 
transfer, including the value of any improvements thereon.
    11. No portion of the land shall under any circumstances revert to 
the United States if any such portion has been used for solid waste 
disposal/storage or any other purpose which may result in the disposal, 
placement, or release of any hazardous substance.
    Classification Comments: Interested persons may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the land for development of a municipal 
solid waste transfer station. Comments on the classification are 
restricted to whether the land is physically suited for the proposal, 
whether the use will maximize the future use or uses of the land, 
whether the use is consistent with local planning and zoning, or if the 
use is consistent with State and Federal programs.
    Application Comments: Interested persons may submit comments 
regarding the specific use proposed in the application and plan of 
development and management, whether the BLM followed proper 
administrative procedures in reaching the decision, or any other factor 
not directly related to the suitability of the lands for a municipal 
solid waste transfer station.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the BLM State Director or 
other authorized official of the Department of the Interior, who may 
sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence of any 
adverse comments, the classification will take effect on July 19, 2019. 
The lands will not be offered for conveyance until after the 
classification becomes effective.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in any comment, be aware 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 your personal identifying information from public 
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5.

Codie Martin,
Shoshone Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 2019-10474 Filed 5-17-19; 8:45 am]
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