[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 230 (Monday, November 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76598-76599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26324]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[20X.LLWY9211000.L54400000.EU0000.LVCLK19K152000; WYW-185641]


Notice of Realty Action: Proposed Big Piney-Marbleton Airport 
Board, Miley Memorial Field Airport Conveyance

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 Sublette County, Wyoming totaling 7.50 acres, and found 
them suitable for conveyance to the Big Piney-Marbleton Airport Board 
(Patentee) under the provisions of Sec. 516 of the Airport and Airway 
Improvement Act of 1982. The conveyance would support improvements to 
the Miley Memorial Field Airport near the towns of Big Piney and 
Marbleton, Wyoming.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding this 
conveyance on or before January 14, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comment regarding this notice by mail to 
Keesha Clay, Senior Realty Specialist, BLM Wyoming State Office, 5353 
Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keesha Clay, Senior Realty Specialist, 
at the above address, or by telephone at 307-775-6189. Persons who use 
a telecommunications device for the deaf may call the Federal Relay 
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during 
normal business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days 
a week, to leave a message or question for the above individual. You 
will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 
on behalf of the Patentee, requested the conveyance of 7.50 acres of 
public lands for improvements to bring the Miley Memorial Field Airport 
into compliance with FAA safety and design standards. Under Section 516 
of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-248; 49 
U.S.C. 47125), 43 CFR 2640 and 14 CFR 153, the BLM proposes to convey 
the following described lands:

Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming

T. 30 N., R. 111 W.,
    sec. 7, lot 6, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate 7.50 acres.

    This notice informs the public that the FAA, on behalf of the 
Patentee, is requesting the conveyance of public lands for runway and 
associated improvements to comply with FAA safety and design standards. 
The Miley Memorial Field Airport currently falls short of some FAA 
safety and design standards and does not meet all the needs of current 
and future users. Runway 13/31 does not provide sufficient takeoff 
distance or strength for current and forecasted users. The conveyance 
will allow for improvements to support the reconstruction of Runway 13/
31, including construction of an associated parallel taxiway and 
relocation of the airport's perimeter fencing. It will also increase 
protections for the existing airport's runway object-free area and 
runway protection zone, which currently include public lands. The FAA 
recommends that airports control certain lands around them by obtaining 
ownership in fee or by easement to ensure compatible land uses, thereby 
enhancing overall safety.
    The conveyance is consistent with the Record of Decision and 
Approved Pinedale Field Office Resource Management Plan, as amended and 
approved November 26, 2008, which allows public lands to be transferred 
to other public agencies if the conveyance would achieve an important 
objective and benefit the public. Conveyance of the proposed lands is 
also consistent with all other applicable Federal and county land use 
plans and meets the needs of the community. The lands are not required 
for any other Federal purpose, and their disposal would not impede 
access to any other Federal lands in the vicinity or harm any other 
resources in the area.
    This notice segregates the above-described public lands from 
operation of the public land laws, including the mining laws, except 
for their conveyance under the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 
1982. The segregative effect will end upon issuance of a conveyance 
document or one year from the date of this publication, whichever 
occurs first.
    The patent, if issued, will contain the following reservations to 
the United States:
    Excepting and reserving to the United States:
    1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed under 
the authority of the United States, as authorized by the Act of August 
30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
    2. All minerals in the lands, together with the right to mine and 
remove the same under applicable laws and regulations. The Secretary of 
the Interior reserves the right to determine whether such mining and 
removal of minerals will interfere with the development, operation, and 
maintenance of the airport.
    By acceptance of this patent, the Patentee agrees for itself, its 
successors, or its assignees, that the following covenants and 
conditions shall attach to and run with the land being conveyed:
    1. The Patentee will use the conveyed property for airport purposes 
and will develop that property for airport purposes within five years 
or as set forth in the conveyance instrument, deed, or quitclaim 
instrument. Any interim use will be subject to terms and conditions as 
set by the FAA.
    2. The Patentee will operate the airport, together with its 
appurtenant areas, buildings, and facilities, regardless of whether 
they are on the land being conveyed, as a public use airport on fair 
and reasonable terms and without unjust discrimination.
    3. The Patentee will not grant or permit any exclusive right in the 
operation and use of the airport, together with its appurtenant areas, 
buildings, and facilities, regardless of whether they are on the land 
being conveyed, as required by Section 303 of the Federal Aviation Act 
of 1938, as amended, and Section 308(a) of the Federal Aviation Act of 
1958, as amended.
    4. Any subsequent transfer of the conveyed property interest to 
another nonfederal public entity will be subject to the terms, 
conditions, and covenants set forth in the original instrument of 
conveyance. If the land conveyed is no longer needed for airport 
purposes, the land may revert to the U.S. Government.
    5. In the event of a breach of any term, condition, or covenant 
contained in the conveyance instrument, the Patentee will, on demand, 
take such action as required to transfer ownership of the conveyed 
premises to the U.S. Government.
    6. The terms, conditions, covenants, and other federally obligating 
provisions in the conveyance instrument remain in force and effect as 
long as the land is held by the Patentee, its successors, or assignees.
    Application Comments: The environmental assessment, maps, and terms 
and conditions are available for review at the ADDRESSES listed above. 
Interested parties may submit comments regarding the specific use 
proposed in the application or any other factor not directly related to 
the suitability of the lands for an airport conveyance. The BLM Wyoming 
State Director will review any adverse comments regarding

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the conveyance and may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. 
In the absence of any adverse comments, the decision will become final. 
The lands will not be offered for conveyance until the BLM has signed a 
Decision Record for the completed Environmental Assessment.
    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 your personal identifying 
information, may be made available to the public at any time. While you 
can ask 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 2640 and FAA 14 CFR part 153.

Kimber Liebhauser,
Wyoming Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 2020-26324 Filed 11-27-20; 8:45 am]
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