Idaho; Notice of Intent To Prepare a Land Use Plan Amendment and Environmental Assessment
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[Federal Register: January 18, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 13)]
[Notices]
[Page 2667]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[ID074-02-1430-DU 241E]
Idaho; Notice of Intent To Prepare a Land Use Plan Amendment and
Environmental Assessment
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a land use plan amendment and
Environmental Assessment (EA) to provide for a proposed direct land
sale.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 43 CFR 1600, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Idaho Falls Field Office is considering an amendment to the Medicine
Lodge Resource Management Plan (RMP) to provide for the possible
disposal by direct sale of approximately 140 acres of public land in
Madison County, Idaho.
DATES: Comments regarding the proposed plan amendment must be received
on or before March 4, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Joe Kraayenbrink, Field
Manager, Idaho Falls Field Office, 1405 Hollipark Drive, Idaho Falls,
Idaho 83401. If you wish to withhold your name or street address from
public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act,
you must state this prominently at the beginning of your written
comment. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law.
All submissions from organizations and businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations
or businesses, will be available for public inspection in their
entirety.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information concerning the
proposed plan amendment may be obtained by contacting Skip Staffel,
Realty Specialist, at the above address or by calling (208) 524-7562.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land in
Madison County, Idaho, will be examined for possible disposal by direct
sale under sections 203 and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1713 and 1719.
Boise Meridian, Idaho
T. 6 N., R. 38 E.,
Sec. 26, N\1/2\SW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 27, E\1/2\SE\1/4\ (that portion east of the Twin Buttes
Road).
The land described above contains 140 acres, more or less.
Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the land
described above will be segregated from appropriation under the public
land laws, including the mining laws, except for the sale provisions of
FLPMA.
An environmental assessment will be completed for this action. If
the land is found suitable for disposal, the United States would offer
it for direct sale to Madison County at fair market value. This action
would provide Madison County with a site for solid waste disposal. The
public is invited to provide scoping comments on the issues that should
be addressed in the plan amendment and environmental assessment. The
following resources will be considered in preparation of the plan
amendment: lands, wildlife, recreation, wilderness, range, minerals,
cultural resources, watershed/soils, threatened/endangered species, and
hazardous materials. Staff specialists representing these resources
will make up the planning team. Planning issues will include the same
planning criteria originally considered for the Medicine Lodge RMP;
however, issues for this amendment are expected to primarily involve
the adjustment of land tenure. This action is not expected to be
controversial.
No public meetings are scheduled.
Current land use planning information is available at the Idaho
Falls BLM office. Office hours are 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday except holidays.
Dated: December 17, 2001.
Joe Kraayenbrink,
Field Manager, Idaho Falls Field Office.
[FR Doc. 02-1382 Filed 1-17-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-84-P
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