[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 186 (Thursday, September 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 60262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21077]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLMT926000-19X-L71300000.BK0000-LVTSEX983860; MO#4500147287]


Notice of Proposed Filing of Plats of Survey; Montana

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed official filing.

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SUMMARY: The plats of survey for the lands described in this notice are 
scheduled to be officially filed 30 calendar days after the date of 
this publication in the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, Montana. 
The surveys, which were executed at the request of the Confederated 
Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Rocky Mountain Region, Pablo, Montana, are 
necessary for the management of these lands.

DATES: A person or party who wishes to protest this decision must file 
a notice of protest in time for it to be received in the BLM Montana 
State Office no later than 30 days after the date of this publication.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the plats may be obtained from the Public Room at 
the BLM Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 
59101, upon required payment. The plats may be viewed at this location 
at no cost.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh Alexander, BLM Chief Cadastral 
Surveyor for Montana; telephone: (406) 896-5123; email: 
[email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the 
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at (800) 877-8339 
to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FRS 
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 lands surveyed are:

Principal Meridian, Montana

T. 16 N., R. 16 W.
    Secs. 18, 19, and 30.

    A person or party who wishes to protest an official filing of a 
plat of survey identified above must file a written notice of protest 
with the BLM Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Montana at the address listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. The notice of protest must 
identify the plat(s) of survey that the person or party wishes to 
protest. The notice of protest must be received in the BLM Montana 
State Office no later than the scheduled date of the proposed official 
filing for the plat(s) of survey being protested; if received after 
regular business hours, a notice of protest will be considered filed 
the next business day. A written statement of reasons in support of the 
protest, if not filed with the notice of protest, must be filed with 
the BLM Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Montana within 30 calendar days 
after the notice of protest is received.
    If a notice of protest of the plat(s) of survey is received prior 
to the scheduled date of official filing or during the 10 calendar day 
grace period provided in 43 CFR 4.401(a) and the delay in filing is 
waived, the official filing of the plat(s) of survey identified in the 
notice of protest will be stayed pending consideration of the protest. 
A plat of survey will not be officially filed until the next business 
day after all timely protests have been dismissed or otherwise 
resolved, including appeals.
    If a notice of protest is received after the scheduled date of 
official filing and the 10 calendar day grace period provided in 43 CFR 
4.401(a), the notice of protest will be untimely, may not be 
considered, and may be dismissed.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in a notice of protest or 
statement of reasons, you should be aware that the documents you 
submit--including your personal identifying information--may be made 
publicly available in their entirety at any time. While you can ask us 
to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, 
we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Authority:  43 U.S.C. Chapter 3.

Joshua F. Alexander,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Montana.
[FR Doc. 2020-21077 Filed 9-23-20; 8:45 am]
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