[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 176 (Thursday, September 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55858-55859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20007]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLMTC02200-L14400000-FR0000-20 MO# 4500144853; MTM-110962]


Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification and Segregation for Intake Campground, Dawson County, MT

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 Dawson County, Montana, and has found them suitable for 
classification for conveyance to Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife 
and Parks (MT FWP) under the provisions of the Recreation and Public 
Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, and Section 7 of the Taylor Grazing 
Act dated June 8, 1934. The lands consist of 6.41 acres. MT FWP 
proposes to continue to manage the land for public use and access as 
the Intake Campground and Fishing Access Site.

DATES: Submit written comments regarding this classification on or 
before October 26, 2020. Comments may be mailed, or hand delivered to 
the BLM office address below. Comments may be submitted electronically 
at the link below. The BLM will not consider comments received by 
telephone or email.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to Bureau of Land Management, Miles 
City Field Office, Jacalynn Parks, 111 Garryowen Road, Miles City, MT 
59301. Submit comments electronically via website https://go.usa.gov/xd6VB. Copies of the Environmental Assessment are available at the BLM 
Miles City Field Office (MCFO) at this same address and website.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacalynn Parks, Realty Specialist, 
telephone: 406-233-2800, email: [email protected]. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf may call the Federal Relay 
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to leave a message or question for Ms. 
Parks. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You will 
receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MT FWP has not applied for more than the 
6,400-acre limitation for recreation uses in a year, nor for more than 
640 acres for each of the programs involving public resources other 
than recreation. MT FWP has submitted a statement in compliance with 
the applicable regulations. In 2001, the BLM conducted a dependent 
resurvey to determine accretion and avulsion of land along the 
Yellowstone River, and identified the lands under consideration to be 
in inadvertent trespass by the MT FWP's Intake Campground located along 
the Yellowstone River. In August 2018, MT FWP applied to the BLM MCFO 
for an R&PP patent for the 6.41 acres. An official survey was executed 
in 2018 to create lot boundaries and legal land descriptions for the 
proposed R&PP patent. Intake is a very popular public fishing and 
recreation site for the State and provides public use amenities, 
including a boat ramp for river access. The lands under consideration 
are not needed for any other Federal purposes and would be best served 
to continue to be available for public access and fishing facilities as 
managed by MT FWP. Conveyance of the surface estate would allow MT FWP 
to continue the operation and maintenance of the existing campground 
and facilities for the public. The lands examined and identified as 
suitable for conveyance under the R&PP Act are legally described as:

Principal Meridian, Montana

T. 18 N., R. 56 E.,
    Sec. 25, lot 6;
    Sec. 36, lot 9.

    The area described contains 6.41 acres.

    The BLM examined these lands through an environmental analysis and 
found the land suitable for classification and conveyance to MT FWP and 
signed a Finding of No Significant Impact. Conveyance of the lands for 
recreational or public purposes use is in conformance with the 2015 BLM 
MCFO Resource Management Plan, as amended, and in the public interest.
    All interested parties will receive a copy of this Notice once it 
is published in the Federal Register. A copy of the Federal Register 
Notice will be published in the newspaper of local circulation once a 
week for 3 consecutive weeks. The regulations at 43 CFR 2741 addressing 
requirements and procedures for conveyances under the R&PP Act do not 
require a public meeting.
    Upon publication of this Notice in the Federal Register, the lands 
will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the 
public land laws, including locations under the mining laws, except for 
lease or conveyance under the R&PP Act and leasing under the mineral 
leasing laws. The segregative effect shall terminate upon issuance of a 
patent, upon final rejection of the application, or 18 months from the 
date of this notice, whichever occurs first.
    The conveyance of the land will be subject to the following terms, 
conditions, and reservations:
    1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States pursuant to the Act of August 30, 1890 
(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. Conveyance of the parcel is subject to valid existing rights.
    5. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United 
States from claims arising out of the patentee's use, occupancy, or 
occupation on the leased/patented lands.
    6. Any other reservations that the authorized officer determines 
appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of Federal 
lands and interests therein.
    7. A limited reversionary provision stating that title shall revert 
to the United States upon a finding, after notice and opportunity for a 
hearing, that, without the approval of the Secretary of the Interior or 
his delegate, the patentee or its approved successor attempts to 
transfer title to or control over the lands to another, the lands have 
been devoted to a use other than that for which the lands were 
conveyed, the lands have not been used for the purpose for which the 
lands were conveyed for a 5-year period, or the patentee has failed to 
follow the approved development plan or management plan. No portion of 
the land shall, under any circumstance, revert to the United States if 
any such portion has been used for solid waste disposal or for 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 use as a campground, while 
maintaining, preserving, and improving the campground. 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.

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    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 relating to the suitability of the lands for the use as a 
campground, while maintaining, preserving, and improving the 
campground.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the BLM Montana/Dakotas 
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 become 
effective on November 9, 2020. 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.

Eric D. Lepisto,
Field Manager, Miles City Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2020-20007 Filed 9-9-20; 8:45 am]
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