[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62589-62590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19636]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_WY_FRN_MO4500172084; WYW-181596, WYW-189498, WYW-189521]


Notice of Realty Action: Classification for Lease and/or 
Conveyance for Recreation and Public Purposes of Public Lands in Teton 
County, Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Pinedale Field Office, 
received an application from Teton County, Wyoming, for lease or 
conveyance of 36.26 acres comprised of three public land parcels 
(referred to as Map Parcels 13, 14, and 26) located along the Snake 
River under the authority of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
(RPPA) as amended, to support the County's development of recreational 
facilities that will help meet existing and future expanding 
recreational needs in Teton County. The BLM examined the public land 
and determined that the parcels are suitable for classification for 
lease and subsequent conveyance under the provisions of the RPPA, as 
amended.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
proposed classification for lease and conveyance of the land until 
October 27, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments for the Teton County action to the BLM 
Pinedale Field Office, Field Manager, P.O. Box 768, 1625 West Pine 
Street, Pinedale, WY 82941 or via email to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracy Hoover at the Pinedale address, 
by telephone at (307) 367-5342, or by email at [email protected]. 
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of 
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals 
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within 
their country to make

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international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RPPA allows the BLM to lease or convey 
public lands to local governments for development of recreation 
facilities or other public purposes if the identified lands are not 
needed for any Federal purpose and the lease or conveyance are 
consistent with approved BLM land use plans. The Teton County parcels 
(Map Parcels 13 and 14, and 26) are located along the Snake River near 
Jackson, Wyoming, and are legally described as:

Sixth Meridian, Wyoming

T. 41 N., R. 117 W.,
    Tracts 51A and 52A.
T. 40 N., R. 116 W.,
    Sec. 34, lot 15.

    The area described contains approximately 36.26 acres in Teton 
County, Wyoming.

    Map Parcel 13, which consists of 10.94 acres, is currently 
authorized under a right-of-way, but facilities are not built yet. The 
proposed facilities are access roads, vehicle parking, recreation 
trails, boat ramp, and a wildlife migration corridor. The wildlife 
migration corridor involves coordination with Wyoming Department of 
Transportation (WYDOT) reconstruction of Highway 22. Map Parcel 13 
would be completely developed within 5 years.
    Map Parcel 14, which consists of 6.47 acres, is currently 
authorized under a right-of-way to build the current recreation 
facilities. Existing facilities on the parcel include a non-motorized 
pathway, recreational trails, vehicle parking, and access roads. A 
third (36%) of the parcel is currently encumbered by a highway and a 
utility right-of-way.
    Map Parcel 26, which consists of 18.85 acres, is currently 
authorized under a right-of-way to build the current recreation 
facilities. Existing facilities on the parcel include vehicle 
circulation and parking areas, pedestrian and cyclist routes, park 
lawn, landscaping and irrigation, picnic shelters, park playground, 
public restroom facilities, kiosks, and a concrete plant ramp. 
Currently, the western portion is being utilized by WYDOT for a staging 
area for reconstruction of Highway 189/191. Teton County and WYDOT have 
an agreement for WYDOT to install an underpass pedestrian and vehicle 
tunnel. The western area will be developed once WYDOT has completed the 
highway project.
    A map showing these parcels and additional detailed information 
pertaining to the environmental analysis, plan of development and site 
plan is available for review at the BLM Pinedale Field Office address 
in the ADDRESSES Section and at the BLM's ePlanning site at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2015655/510.
    The proposed RPPA lease and subsequent conveyance is consistent 
with the BLM Snake River Resource Management Plan dated April 5, 2004. 
The lease and conveyance documents, if issued, would be subject to the 
provisions of the RPPA, including a reversionary clause and the 
following conditions:
    1. a right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945);
    2. all minerals, together with the right to prospect for, mine, and 
remove such deposits for the same under applicable law and such 
regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe;
    3. terms or conditions required by law (including, but not limited 
to, any terms or conditions required by 43 CFR 2741.4, and as deemed 
necessary or appropriate by the Authorized Officer);
    4. an appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United 
States from claims arising out of the lessee's/patentee's use, 
occupancy, or operations on the leased/patented lands; and
    5. subject to valid existing rights.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the land 
described above will be segregated from all other forms of 
appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, 
except for lease and conveyance under the RPPA, leasing under the 
mineral leasing laws, and disposals under the mineral material disposal 
laws.
    Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
specific use proposed in the applications, plans of development, site 
plans, and whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures in 
reaching the decision to lease and convey under the RPPA. Comments may 
also address the suitability for classification of the lands for 
recreational facilities in Teton County and 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.
    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 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. Only written comments submitted to the Field Manager, 
BLM Pinedale Field Office, will be considered properly filed. Any 
adverse comments will be considered protests and will be reviewed by 
the BLM Wyoming State Director, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this 
realty action.
    In the absence of any adverse comments, the decision will become 
effective on November 13, 2023. The lands will not be available for 
lease and conveyance until after the decision becomes effective.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5.)

Andrew Archuleta,
Wyoming State Director.
[FR Doc. 2023-19636 Filed 9-11-23; 8:45 am]
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