Notice of Applications for Recordable Disclaimer of Interest in Public Highway Rights-of-Way Established Pursuant to Revised Statute 2477 (43 U.S.C. 932, Repealed October 21, 1976); Roads D28 and D30 in Daggett County, UT; Hickory Peak Road in Beaver County; and Horse Valley Road in Beaver and Iron Counties, 9094-9096 [05-3520]
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bureaus, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
2. The accuracy of the bureau’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used:
3. The quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and
4. How to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other forms of
information technology.
Title: North American Amphibian
Monitoring Program.
Current OMB Approval Number:
1028–0078.
Summary: The North American
Amphibian Monitoring Program
(NAAMP) is a long-term, large-scale
anuran (frog and toad) monitoring
program to track the status and trends
of eastern and central. Volunteers
conduct calling surveys three to four
times per year, depending on the
regional species assemblage. Volunteers
listen for 5 minutes at 10 stops along the
route. Data are submitted electronically
via the Internet or on hard copy. These
data will be used to estimate population
trends at various geographic scales and
assist with documenting species
distribution. NAAMP Web site is
https://www.pwrc.usgs.giv/naamp/.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 400.
Estimated Annual Burden Houses:
3600 hours.
Estimated Annual (Non-Hour) Cost
Burden: The estimated annual (nonhour) cost burden per response is about
$5.65 for a total annual burden of about
$7,000. This is based on about 15 miles
per survey route, times $0.375 per mile,
times 1200 survey routes.
Affected Public: Primarily U.S.
residents.
For Further Information Contact: To
obtain copies of the survey, contact the
Bureau clearance officer, U.S.
Geological Survey, 807 National Center,
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston,
Virginia, 20192, telephone (703) 648–
7313.
Dated: February 15, 2005.
Susan Haseltine,
Associate Director for Biology.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
Request for Public Comments on
Information Collection Submitted to
OMB for Review Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act
A request extending the information
collection described below has been
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget for approval under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of the
proposed collection of information may
be obtained by contacting the Bureau’s
clearance officer at the phone number
listed below. OMB has up to 60 days to
approve or disapprove the information
collection, but may respond after 30
days; therefore, comments on the
proposal should be submitted to OMB
within 30 days in order to assure their
maximum consideration. Address your
comments by either fax (202) 395–6566
or e-mail (oira_docket@omb.eop.gov) to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management Budget,
Attention: Desk Officer for the Interior
Department (OMB Control Number
1028–0079). Send copies of your
comments to the Bureau Clearance
Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 807
National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley
Drive, Reston, Virginia, 20192, or e-mail
(jcordyac@usgs.gov), telephone (703)
648–7313.
As required by OMB regulations at 5
CFR 1320.8(d)(1), the U.S. Geological
Survey solicits specific public
comments as to:
1. Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions on the
bureaus, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
2. The accuracy of the bureau’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used:
3. The quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and
4. How to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other forms of
information technology.
Title: North American Breeding Bird
Survey.
Current OMB Approval Number:
1028–0079.
Summary: The North American
Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) is a longterm, large-scale avian monitoring
program to track the status and trends
of continental bird populations. Each
spring, interested volunteers conduct
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counts of birds along roadsides across
the United States. Data can be submitted
electronically via the Internet or on hard
copy. These data provide an index of
population abundance that can be used
to estimate population trends and
relative abundances at various
geographic scales. Declining population
trends act as an early warning system to
galvanize research to determine the
causes of these declines and reverse
them before populations reach critically
low levels. The USGS currently
provides BBS population trend
estimates and raw population data for
more than 400 bird species via the
Internet.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 2500.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
12,500 hours.
Estimated Annual (Non-Hour) Cost
Burden: The estimated annual (nonhour) cost burden per response is about
$37.50 for a total annual burden of
about $93,000. This is based on about
100 miles per survey route, times $0.375
per mile, times 2500 survey routes.
Affected Public: Primarily U.S.
residents.
For Further Information Contact: To
obtain copies of the survey, contact the
Bureau clearance officer, U.S.
Geological Survey, 807 National Center,
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston,
Virginia, 20192, telephone (703) 648–
7313.
Dated: February 15, 2005.
Susan Haseltine,
Associate Director for Biology.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT–921–5421–BX–AA03; UTU–81879] [UT–
921–5421–BX–AA04; UTU–81880] [UT–921–
5421–BX–AA05; UTU–82193] [UT–921–
5421–BX–AA06; UTU–82194]
Notice of Applications for Recordable
Disclaimer of Interest in Public
Highway Rights-of-Way Established
Pursuant to Revised Statute 2477 (43
U.S.C. 932, Repealed October 21,
1976); Roads D28 and D30 in Daggett
County, UT; Hickory Peak Road in
Beaver County; and Horse Valley Road
in Beaver and Iron Counties
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of applications.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On September 15, 2004 the
State of Utah and Daggett County
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submitted two applications for
recordable disclaimers of interest from
the United States. These recordable
disclaimer of interest applications are
identified by BLM Serial Number UTU–
81879 for Road D28 and UTU–81880 for
Road D30, both in Daggett County, Utah.
On December 8, 2004 the State of
Utah and Beaver and Iron Counties
submitted two additional applications
for recordable disclaimers of interest
from the United States. These
recordable disclaimer of interest
applications are identified by BLM
Serial Number UTU–82193 for Hickory
Peak Road in Beaver County, Utah and
UTU–82194 for Horse Valley Road in
Beaver and Iron Counties, Utah.
Recordable disclaimers of interest, if
issued, would confirm that the United
States has no property interest in the
identified public highway rights-of-way.
This Notice is intended to notify the
public of the pending applications and
the State’s and Counties’ grounds for
supporting them.
Specific details of the applications are
provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below.
DATES: On or before April 25, 2005, all
interested parties may submit comments
on the State’s and Counties’
applications as follows. Comments on
the Road D28 application should
reference BLM Case File Serial Number
UTU–81879, comments on the Road
D30 application should reference BLM
Case File Serial Number UTU–81880,
comments on the Hickory Peak Road
should reference BLM Case File Serial
Number UTU–82193, and comments on
the Horse Valley Road should reference
BLM Case File Serial Number UTU–
82194. Public comment will be accepted
if received by BLM or postmarked no
later than 60 days following the date of
publication of this Notice. BLM will
review all timely comments received on
the applications, and will address all
relevant, substantive issues raised in the
comments. A final decision on the
merits of the applications will not be
made until at least May 25, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties and the
public are encouraged to access the
RS2477 Disclaimer Process public Web
site at https://www.ut.blm.gov/rs2477 to
review the application materials and
provide comments on the application.
For those without access to the public
Web site, written comments may be
provided to the Chief, Branch of Lands
and Realty, BLM Utah State Office (UT–
921), P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City,
Utah 84145–0155.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike DeKeyrel, Realty Specialist, BLM
Utah State Office Branch of Lands and
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Realty (UT–921) at the above address or
Phone 801–539–4105 and Fax 801–539–
4260.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Disclaimers of interest are authorized by
Section 315 of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976,
as amended (43 U.S.C 1745), the
regulations contained in 43 CFR Subpart
1864, and the April 9, 2003
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
Between the State of Utah and the
Department of the Interior on State and
County Road Acknowledgement.
The D28 and D30 Roads are located in
northeastern Daggett County,
approximately 40 miles north-northeast
of Vernal, Utah and approximately one
and one-half miles south of the
Wyoming state line. Road D28 is
approximately one mile in length, and
Road D30 is approximately two miles in
length. Both Roads D28 and D30
connect to Brown’s Park Road, Daggett
County’s main transportation artery
through the Clay Basin area.
Application information submitted by
the State and County indicates that
initial road construction occurred in the
late 1920s on Road D28 and the
northern portion of Road D30, and
construction of the southern portion of
Road D30 occurred in the early 1960s.
The road construction was for access
to oil and gas wells in the Clay Basin.
The surface of both roads is native dirt,
with gravel added and graded
throughout their lengths. The recordable
disclaimer of interest applications
pertain to the entire lengths of Roads
D28 and D30, as both roads pass
through BLM administered public lands
only. The Hickory Peak Road is located
in central Beaver County, approximately
three miles west of Milford, Utah, and
is approximately three miles in length.
Application information submitted by
the State and County indicates that
initial road construction occurred in the
1870s. The initial road construction was
for access to mines located in Star Range
Mountain area. The surface of the road
is native dirt, with gravel added and
graded throughout its length. The
recordable disclaimer of interest
applications pertain to the entire length
of Hickory Peak Road, as the road passes
through BLM administered public lands
only.
The Horse Valley Road is located in
south-central Beaver County and northcentral Iron County, approximately 10
miles west-southwest of Minersville,
Utah, and is approximately nine miles
in length. Approximately two miles are
in Beaver County and approximately
seven miles are in Iron County.
Application information submitted by
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the State and Counties indicates that
initial road use began in the 1920s and
construction (grading) occurred in the
1940s. The road construction and use
was and is for access to grazing and
general public access in the local area.
The surface of the road is native dirt,
and graded throughout its length. The
recordable disclaimer of interest
applications pertain to those road
segments across public lands
administered by BLM. One road
segment approximately 0.66 mile long is
across State of Utah land and is not a
part of the application.
The State of Utah and the Counties of
Daggett, Beaver and Iron assert that they
hold a joint and undivided property
interest in the road rights-of-way
identified above as granted pursuant to
the authority provided by Revised
Statute 2477 (43 U.S.C. 932, repealed
October 21, 1976) over public lands
administered by the Bureau of Land
Management. The State submitted the
following information with the
application in both paper copy and in
electronic form (Compact Disk):
1. Narrative description of the
location, characteristics and attributes of
Road D28, Road D30, Hickory Peak
Road, and Horse Valley Road. The
claimed right-of-way (disturbed) width
for Road D28 is 40 feet. The claimed
right-of-way (disturbed) width for road
D30 is 45 feet. The claimed right-of-way
(disturbed) width for Hickory Peak Road
ranges from 24 to 30 feet. The claimed
right-of-way (disturbed) width for Horse
Valley Road is 24 feet in Beaver County
and ranges from 10 to 12 feet wide in
Iron County.
2. Centerline description of the roads
based on Global Positioning System
(GPS) data.
3. Detailed descriptions of the rightsof-way (one identified segment for each
road) passing through public lands
including beginning and end points,
surface type, and disturbed width.
4. Legal description by aliquot part
(e.g. 1⁄41⁄4 section) of the land parcels
through which the roads pass.
5. Maps showing location of the
identified road rights-of-way and the
location and dates of water diversion
points and mining locations to which
the highway provides access.
6. Aerial photography dated 1976 and
after 1990.
7. Signed and notarized affidavits by
persons attesting to the location of both
roads; their establishment as a highway
prior to October 21, 1976; familiarity
with the character and attributes of both
roads including type of travel surface,
disturbed width, associated
improvements and ancillary features
such as bridges, cattleguards, etc.;
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current public usage of the road; the
historic and current purposes for which
the road is used; and evidence of
periodic maintenance.
8. Recent photographs of the roads at
various points along their alignments.
The State of Utah did not identify any
known adverse claimants of the
identified public highway rights-of-way.
If approved, the recordable disclaimer
documents would confirm that the
United States has no property interest in
the public highway rights-of-way as it is
identified in the official records of the
Bureau of Land Management as of the
date of the disclaimer document.
Comments, including names and
street addresses of commentors, will be
available for public review at the Utah
State Office (see address above), during
regular business hours 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
local time, Monday through Friday,
except holidays. Individual respondents
may request confidentiality. If you wish
to hold your name or address from
public review or from disclosure under
the Freedom of Information Act, you
must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comments. Such
requests will be honored to the extent
allowed by law. All submissions from
organizations or business will be made
available for public inspection in their
entirety. Anonymous comments will not
be accepted.
Dated: January 7, 2005.
Kent Hoffman,
Deputy State Director.
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W. 7th Avenue #13, Anchorage, AK
99513. Telephone (907) 271–3335 or email dallen@ak.blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15member Council advises the Secretary
of the Interior, through the Bureau of
Land Management, on a variety of
planning and management issues
associated with public land
management in Alaska. At this meeting,
topics we plan to discuss include:
• Off-highway vehicle use
designations on BLM-administered
lands
• National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
integrated activity plans
• Status of land use planning in
Alaska
• Other topics the Council may raise
All meetings are open to the public.
The public may present written
comments to the Council. Each formal
Council meeting will also have time
allotted for hearing public comments.
Depending on the number of persons
wishing to comment and time available,
the time for individual oral comments
may be limited. Individuals who plan to
attend and need special assistance, such
as sign language interpretation,
transportation, or other reasonable
accommodations, should contact BLM.
Dated: February 16, 2005.
Julia S. Dougan,
Associate State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[AK–930–1310–PG; F–85600]
Bureau of Land Management
Designation of Addition to Special
Areas in National Petroleum ReserveAlaska; Alaska
[AK–910–1310PP–ARAC]
Notice of Public Meeting, Alaska
Resource Advisory Council
Bureau of Land Management,
Alaska State Office, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Alaska
Resource Advisory Council will meet as
indicated below.
DATES: The meeting will be held April
7, at the Glennallen Field Office in
Glennallen, Alaska, beginning at 8:30
a.m. The public comment period will
begin at 1 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Danielle Allen, Alaska State Office, 222
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Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This Notice provides official
publication of an addition to the
designated Special Areas located within
the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
The designation of the Kasegaluk
Lagoon Special Area is pursuant to the
Naval Petroleum Reserves Production
Act of 1976, and in accordance with the
Record of Decision for the Northwest
National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
Final Integrated Activity Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement (IAP/
EIS).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Kleven, Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), Northern Field
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Office, 907–474–2302. Mail may be sent
to the BLM Alaska State Office (AK930)
222 W. 7th Avenue, No. 13, Anchorage,
Alaska 99513–7599.
In 1977
and 1999, to assure protection of
significant subsistence, recreational, fish
and wildlife, historical and scenic
values, the Secretary of the Interior
designated several Special Areas located
within the National Petroleum ReserveAlaska. In 2003, the BLM prepared the
IAP/EIS for an 8.8 million-acre area
within the National Petroleum ReserveAlaska to determine the appropriate
multiple-use management consistent
with existing statutory direction which
encourages oil and gas leasing while
protecting important surface resources
and uses. In order to meet these
management responsibilities, the BLM
recommended, in the Preferred
Alternative of the IAP/EIS, the
designation of the Kasegaluk Lagoon
Special Area. On January 22, 2004, the
Secretary of the Interior signed the
Record of Decision (ROD) approving the
Preferred Alternative, with minor
modifications, and designated the
following described lands as the
Kasegaluk Lagoon Special Area
pursuant to Section 104(b) of the Naval
Petroleum Reserves Production Act of
1976, 42 U.S.C. 6501 (2000):
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Umiat Meridian
The area includes the Kasegaluk Lagoon
and extending inland 1 mile which is located
within:
T. 12 N., R. 34 W.
Tps. 11 and 12 N., Rs. 35 & 36 W.
Tps. 10 and 11 N., Rs. 37 & 38 W.
Tps. 9, 10, and 11 N., Rs. 39 W.
The boundary of the Kasegaluk
Lagoon Special Area is generally
depicted on Map 1. Northwest National
Petroleum Reserve of the ROD dated
January 22, 2004, and identified in
detail on the map entitled ‘‘Kasegaluk
Lagoon Special Area’’, dated August 16,
2004. Copies of the maps are filed in
BLM case file F–85600 available for
public inspection at the Public
Information Center, Alaska State Office,
222 W. 7th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska,
99513, or the Northern Field Office,
1150 University Avenue, Fairbanks,
Alaska, 99703.
Dated: September 8, 2004.
Henri Bisson,
State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT-921-5421-BX-AA03; UTU-81879] [UT-921-5421-BX-AA04; UTU-81880] [UT-
921-5421-BX-AA05; UTU-82193] [UT-921-5421-BX-AA06; UTU-82194]
Notice of Applications for Recordable Disclaimer of Interest in
Public Highway Rights-of-Way Established Pursuant to Revised Statute
2477 (43 U.S.C. 932, Repealed October 21, 1976); Roads D28 and D30 in
Daggett County, UT; Hickory Peak Road in Beaver County; and Horse
Valley Road in Beaver and Iron Counties
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of applications.
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SUMMARY: On September 15, 2004 the State of Utah and Daggett County
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submitted two applications for recordable disclaimers of interest from
the United States. These recordable disclaimer of interest applications
are identified by BLM Serial Number UTU-81879 for Road D28 and UTU-
81880 for Road D30, both in Daggett County, Utah.
On December 8, 2004 the State of Utah and Beaver and Iron Counties
submitted two additional applications for recordable disclaimers of
interest from the United States. These recordable disclaimer of
interest applications are identified by BLM Serial Number UTU-82193 for
Hickory Peak Road in Beaver County, Utah and UTU-82194 for Horse Valley
Road in Beaver and Iron Counties, Utah.
Recordable disclaimers of interest, if issued, would confirm that
the United States has no property interest in the identified public
highway rights-of-way. This Notice is intended to notify the public of
the pending applications and the State's and Counties' grounds for
supporting them.
Specific details of the applications are provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
DATES: On or before April 25, 2005, all interested parties may submit
comments on the State's and Counties' applications as follows. Comments
on the Road D28 application should reference BLM Case File Serial
Number UTU-81879, comments on the Road D30 application should reference
BLM Case File Serial Number UTU-81880, comments on the Hickory Peak
Road should reference BLM Case File Serial Number UTU-82193, and
comments on the Horse Valley Road should reference BLM Case File Serial
Number UTU-82194. Public comment will be accepted if received by BLM or
postmarked no later than 60 days following the date of publication of
this Notice. BLM will review all timely comments received on the
applications, and will address all relevant, substantive issues raised
in the comments. A final decision on the merits of the applications
will not be made until at least May 25, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties and the public are encouraged to access
the RS2477 Disclaimer Process public Web site at https://www.ut.blm.gov/
rs2477 to review the application materials and provide comments on the
application. For those without access to the public Web site, written
comments may be provided to the Chief, Branch of Lands and Realty, BLM
Utah State Office (UT-921), P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-
0155.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike DeKeyrel, Realty Specialist, BLM
Utah State Office Branch of Lands and Realty (UT-921) at the above
address or Phone 801-539-4105 and Fax 801-539-4260.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Disclaimers of interest are authorized by
Section 315 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of
1976, as amended (43 U.S.C 1745), the regulations contained in 43 CFR
Subpart 1864, and the April 9, 2003 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
Between the State of Utah and the Department of the Interior on State
and County Road Acknowledgement.
The D28 and D30 Roads are located in northeastern Daggett County,
approximately 40 miles north-northeast of Vernal, Utah and
approximately one and one-half miles south of the Wyoming state line.
Road D28 is approximately one mile in length, and Road D30 is
approximately two miles in length. Both Roads D28 and D30 connect to
Brown's Park Road, Daggett County's main transportation artery through
the Clay Basin area. Application information submitted by the State and
County indicates that initial road construction occurred in the late
1920s on Road D28 and the northern portion of Road D30, and
construction of the southern portion of Road D30 occurred in the early
1960s.
The road construction was for access to oil and gas wells in the
Clay Basin. The surface of both roads is native dirt, with gravel added
and graded throughout their lengths. The recordable disclaimer of
interest applications pertain to the entire lengths of Roads D28 and
D30, as both roads pass through BLM administered public lands only. The
Hickory Peak Road is located in central Beaver County, approximately
three miles west of Milford, Utah, and is approximately three miles in
length. Application information submitted by the State and County
indicates that initial road construction occurred in the 1870s. The
initial road construction was for access to mines located in Star Range
Mountain area. The surface of the road is native dirt, with gravel
added and graded throughout its length. The recordable disclaimer of
interest applications pertain to the entire length of Hickory Peak
Road, as the road passes through BLM administered public lands only.
The Horse Valley Road is located in south-central Beaver County and
north-central Iron County, approximately 10 miles west-southwest of
Minersville, Utah, and is approximately nine miles in length.
Approximately two miles are in Beaver County and approximately seven
miles are in Iron County. Application information submitted by the
State and Counties indicates that initial road use began in the 1920s
and construction (grading) occurred in the 1940s. The road construction
and use was and is for access to grazing and general public access in
the local area. The surface of the road is native dirt, and graded
throughout its length. The recordable disclaimer of interest
applications pertain to those road segments across public lands
administered by BLM. One road segment approximately 0.66 mile long is
across State of Utah land and is not a part of the application.
The State of Utah and the Counties of Daggett, Beaver and Iron
assert that they hold a joint and undivided property interest in the
road rights-of-way identified above as granted pursuant to the
authority provided by Revised Statute 2477 (43 U.S.C. 932, repealed
October 21, 1976) over public lands administered by the Bureau of Land
Management. The State submitted the following information with the
application in both paper copy and in electronic form (Compact Disk):
1. Narrative description of the location, characteristics and
attributes of Road D28, Road D30, Hickory Peak Road, and Horse Valley
Road. The claimed right-of-way (disturbed) width for Road D28 is 40
feet. The claimed right-of-way (disturbed) width for road D30 is 45
feet. The claimed right-of-way (disturbed) width for Hickory Peak Road
ranges from 24 to 30 feet. The claimed right-of-way (disturbed) width
for Horse Valley Road is 24 feet in Beaver County and ranges from 10 to
12 feet wide in Iron County.
2. Centerline description of the roads based on Global Positioning
System (GPS) data.
3. Detailed descriptions of the rights-of-way (one identified
segment for each road) passing through public lands including beginning
and end points, surface type, and disturbed width.
4. Legal description by aliquot part (e.g. \1/4\\1/4\ section) of
the land parcels through which the roads pass.
5. Maps showing location of the identified road rights-of-way and
the location and dates of water diversion points and mining locations
to which the highway provides access.
6. Aerial photography dated 1976 and after 1990.
7. Signed and notarized affidavits by persons attesting to the
location of both roads; their establishment as a highway prior to
October 21, 1976; familiarity with the character and attributes of both
roads including type of travel surface, disturbed width, associated
improvements and ancillary features such as bridges, cattleguards,
etc.;
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current public usage of the road; the historic and current purposes for
which the road is used; and evidence of periodic maintenance.
8. Recent photographs of the roads at various points along their
alignments.
The State of Utah did not identify any known adverse claimants of
the identified public highway rights-of-way.
If approved, the recordable disclaimer documents would confirm that
the United States has no property interest in the public highway
rights-of-way as it is identified in the official records of the Bureau
of Land Management as of the date of the disclaimer document.
Comments, including names and street addresses of commentors, will
be available for public review at the Utah State Office (see address
above), during regular business hours 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time,
Monday through Friday, except holidays. Individual respondents may
request confidentiality. If you wish to hold your name or address from
public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act,
you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comments. Such
requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. All submissions
from organizations or business will be made available for public
inspection in their entirety. Anonymous comments will not be accepted.
Dated: January 7, 2005.
Kent Hoffman,
Deputy State Director.
[FR Doc. 05-3520 Filed 2-23-05; 8:45 am]
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