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that the withdrawal shall be further
extended.
Order
By virtue of the authority vested in
the Secretary of the Interior by section
204 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.
1714 (2000), it is ordered as follows:
Public Land Order No. 6705, (54 FR
978–979 (1989)), which withdrew
approximately 3,630 acres of public
land from settlement, sale, location, or
entry under the general land laws,
including the United States mining laws
(30 U.S.C. Ch. 2), and from leasing
under the mineral leasing laws, to
protect the United States Air Force
Beaver Creek Research Site, is hereby
extended for an additional 20-year
period until January 10, 2029.
Dated: April 2, 2008.
C. Stephen Allred,
Assistant Secretary—Land and Minerals
Management.
[FR Doc. E8–8201 Filed 4–15–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
(WY–030–1430–ES; WYW–16661 1)
Notice of Realty Action; Recreation
and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act
Classification
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has examined and
found suitable for classification for lease
and/or conveyance under the provisions
of the Recreation and Public Purposes
Act, 44.49 acres of public land in
Carbon County, Wyoming. Carbon
County proposes to use the land for
museum purposes.
DATES: Comments must be received by
June 2, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
the BLM, Rawlins Field Office, 1300
North 31 Street, Rawlins, Wyoming
82301, ATTN: Diane Schurman.
Detailed information concerning this
action, including appropriate
environmental documentation, is
available for review at the above
address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diane Schurman, Realty Specialist, at
the above address or at (307) 328–4261.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
response to an application from the
Carbon County Commissioners,
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Wyoming, the following public lands
have been examined and found suitable
for classification for lease and/or
conveyance under the provisions of the
Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as
amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.)
Sixth Principal Meridian, Carbon County,
Wyoming
North Parcel
‘‘A track of land in the NW1⁄4 of Sec. 20,
T21N, R87W, Carbon County, Wyoming,
more complete described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the West line of
said Sec. 20 which is the Southerly property
line of the Union Pacific Railroad and which
bears S0°02′21″W, 1198.51 ft. from the
Northwest corner of said Sec. 20,
monumented with a triangular concrete
monument sticking approximately 36 inches
out of the ground;
Thence S0°02′21″W, 89.57 ft. along the
West line of said Sec. 20 to the Northeasterly
right-of-way line of Interstate 80, a non
tangent curve concave northeasterly;
Thence along said right-of-way on a curve
to the left an arc distance of 1166.72 ft. on
a radius of 5559.33 ft. to a point on the
Northwesterly right-of-way of Wyoming
Highway 71;
Thence N55°46′10″E, 424.12 ft. along the
Highway 71 right-of-way, to the beginning of
a tangent curve to the right concave South;
Thence along said curve an arch distance
of 823.04 ft. on a radius of 537.45 ft. through
a central angle of 87°44′31″, a chord bearing
and distance of S81°11′11″E, 744.95 ft., to the
beginning of a non tangent curve to the left,
concave Westerly on the West line of a
connector road;
Thence along the Westerly line of said
connector road and said curve an arc
distance of 62.01 ft. on a radius of 240.0 ft.
through a central angle of 14°48′16″, a chord
bearing and distance of N24°22′06″E, 61.84
ft., to a point;
Thence along said Westerly line of said
connector road N9°47′40″E, 229.38 ft. to a
point on the South line of the NE1⁄4NW1⁄4 of
said Sec. 20;
Thence N89°51′26″W, 903.56 ft. along the
South line of said NE1⁄4NW1⁄4 to the
Southwest corner of said NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, the
Northwest 1⁄16 corner of said Sec. 20;
Thence N0°04′47″W, 1081.01 ft. along the
West line of said NE1⁄4NW1⁄4 to a point on
the South right-of-way line of the Union
Pacific Railroad;
Thence S73°38′07″W, 527.84 ft. along the
said South right of way line to a point;
Thence S45°19′21″W, 1147.55 ft. along the
said South right-of-way line to the point of
beginning, said tract containing 31.43 acres,
more or less.’’
South Parcel
‘‘A tract of land in the SWY4NWY4 of Sec
20, T21N, R87W, Carbon County, Wyoming,
more completely described as follows:
Beginning at the West quarter corner of
said Sec. 20;
Thence S89°50′57″E, 1326.80 ft. along the
East/West centerline of said Sec. 20 to the
Southeast corner of the SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, (the
Center West 1⁄16 corner of said Sec. 20);
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Thence N0°04′47″W, 433.35 ft., more or
less, to a point on the Southerly right-of way
of Interstate 80 on a non tangent curve,
concave Northeasterly;
Thence along said curve to the right an
arch distance of 403.47 ft. on a radius of
5959.33 ft. through a central angle of
3°52′45″, a chord bearing and distance of
N75°12′40″W, 403.40 ft. to a point on the
Southerly right-of-way of said Highway 71;
Thence S74°45′20″W, 970.09 ft. along the
Southerly right-of-way of said Highway 71 to
a point on the West line of said Sec. 20;
Thence S0°02′21″W, 277.81 ft. along the
West line of said Sec. 20 to the point of
beginning, said tract containing 13.06 acres,
more or less.’’
The area described contains 44.49 acres
more or less.
The lands are not needed for Federal
purposes. Lease and/or conveyance is
consistent with current Bureau land-use
planning and would be in the public interest.
The patent, if issued, will be subject to the
following reservations, terms, and
conditions:
(1) Provisions of the Recreation and Public
Purposes Act and all applicable regulations
of the Secretary of the Interior.
(2) Provided that title shall revert to the
United States upon a finding, after notice and
opportunity for a hearing, that, without the
approval of the Secretary of the Interior or his
delegate, the patentee or its approved
successor attempts to transfer title to or
control over the lands to another, the lands
have been devoted to a use other than that
for which the lands were conveyed, or the
lands have not been used for the purpose for
which the lands were conveyed for a 5-year
period, or the patentee has failed to follow
the approved development plan or
management plan.
(3) Provided further that the Secretary of
the Interior may take action to revest title in
the United States if the patentee directly or
indirectly permits its agents, employees,
contractors, or subcontractors (including
without limitation lessees, sub-lessees, and
permittees) to prohibit or restrict, directly or
indirectly, the use of any part of the patented
lands or any of the facilities thereon by any
person because of such person’s race, creed,
color, sex, national origin, or handicap.
(4) If, at any time, the patentee transfers to
another party ownership of any portion of the
land not used for the purpose(s) specified in
the application and approved plan of
development, the patentee shall pay the
Bureau of Land Management the fair market
value, as determined by the authorized
officer, of the transferred portion as of the
date of transfer, including the value of any
improvements thereon.
(5) A right-of-way thereon for ditches and
canals constructed by authority of the United
States, pursuant to the Act of August 30,
1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
(6) A reservation of all mineral deposits in
the land so patented, and the right of the
United States, or persons authorized by the
United States, to prospect for, mine, and
remove such deposits from the same under
applicable laws and regulations as the
Secretary of the Interior may prescribe.
(7) Any other valid and existing rights and
encumbrances of record.
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(8) Such other provisions as may be
required by law, including compliance with
the terms or provisions of Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 241).
Upon publication of this notice in the
Federal Register, the lands will be segregated
from all other forms of appropriation under
the public land laws, including the general
mining laws, except for lease/conveyance
under the Recreation and Public Purposes
Act. The segregative effect shall terminate
upon issuance of a patent, upon final
rejection of the application, or 18 months
from the date of this notice, whichever
occurs first.
Classification Comments: Interested parties
may submit comments involving the
suitability of the land for museum purposes.
Comments on the classification are restricted
to whether the land is physically suited for
the proposed use, 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.
Application Comments: Interested parties
may submit comments regarding the specific
use proposed in the application and plan of
development and management, whether the
BLM followed proper administrative
procedures in reaching the decision, or any
other factor not directly related to the
suitability of the land for the proposed use.
For a period until June 2, 2008, interested
parties and the general public may submit in
writing any comments concerning the land
being considered for lease/conveyance,
including notification of any encumbrances
or other claims relating to the identified land,
to the Field Manager, BLM Rawlins Field
Office, at the above address. In order to
ensure consideration in the environmental
analysis of the proposed lease/sale,
comments must be in writing and
postmarked or delivered within 45 days of
the initial date of publication of this Notice.
Comments transmitted via e-mail will not be
accepted.
Any objections will be evaluated by the
State Director, who may sustain, vacate, or
modify this realty action. In the absence of
any adverse comments, regarding this realty
action, it will become the final determination
of the Department of the Interior. In the
absence of any adverse comments, regarding
the classification action, it will become
effective June 16, 2008.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail 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.
jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES
(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.4(h)(1)–(4))
Dated: March 24, 2008.
Patrick Madigan,
Rawlins Field Manager.
[FR Doc. E8–8023 Filed 4–15–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Elk and Vegetation Management Plan,
Final Environmental Impact Statement,
Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of a
Record of Decision on the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for the
Elk and Vegetation Management Plan,
Rocky Mountain National Park
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park
Service announces the availability of the
Record of Decision for the Elk and
Vegetation Management Plan, Rocky
Mountain National Park, Colorado. On
February 15, 2008, the Regional
Director, Intermountain Region,
approved the Record of Decision for the
project. As soon as practicable, the
National Park Service will begin to
implement the Preferred Alternative
contained in the FEIS issued on January
4, 2008. The Final Plan analyzed five
alternatives, including a no action
alternative (Alternative 1), to manage
elk and vegetation within the Park. The
four action alternatives each used
different combinations of management
tools to reduce the elk population size
and densities, redistribute elk, restore
natural migration, and restore
vegetation. All action alternatives
emphasized adaptive management.
Alternative 2 used intensive lethal
reduction (culling) of elk in the first four
years of the plan to reach a population
size on the low end of the natural range
of variation, in combination with
minimal fencing. Alternative 4 used a
fertility control agent along with gradual
lethal reduction (culling) of elk over the
20 year life of the plan to reach a
population size on the high end of the
natural range of variation, in
combination with a moderate amount of
fencing. Alternative 5 used introduction
of a small number of intensively
managed wolves, along with intensive
lethal reduction (culling) of elk in the
first four years of the plan to reach a
population size that incorporated the
full range of natural variation, in
combination with minimal fencing.
The selected action, Alternative 3,
relies on a variety of conservation tools
including fencing, redistribution,
vegetation restoration and lethal
reduction (culling). In future years, the
park will, using adaptive management
principles, reevaluate opportunities to
use wolves or fertility control as
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additional tools. The selected
alternative includes the gradual lethal
reduction (culling) of elk by National
Park Service staff and authorized agents
of the National Park Service to achieve
an elk population size at the high end
of the natural range of variation of 1,600
to 2,100 elk (600 to 800 park
subpopulation; 1,000 to 1,300 town
subpopulation) by the end of the plan.
Inside the park, up to 200 elk will be
removed annually over 20 years. To the
extent possible, elk carcasses and/or
meat resulting from these actions will be
donated through an organized program
to eligible recipients, including tribes,
based on informed consent and
pursuant to applicable public health
guidelines. Aspen stands (up to 160
acres) on the elk range will be fenced to
exclude elk herbivory. Because this
alternative will result in a target
population at the high end of the natural
range, up to 440 acres of suitable willow
habitat will be fenced in the high elkuse areas of the primary summer and
winter ranges. These temporary fences
will be installed adaptively, based on
vegetation response to elk management
actions as indicated through a
monitoring program. To reduce elk
densities on the elk range outside of
fenced areas, redistribution of the
population will occur using herding,
aversive conditioning, and use of
unsuppressed weapons for culling. The
plan incorporates adaptive management
and monitoring to determine the level
and intensity of management actions
needed, including elk population
reductions, fencing, herding, and
aversive conditioning. Population
numbers will be estimated annually and
the number of animals to be removed
will be determined based on the most
current population estimates. If the elk
population is within the defined portion
of the range of natural variation and
vegetation management objectives are
being met, no lethal reduction activities
will take place. Culling will be
administered by the National Park
Service and carried out by National Park
Service personnel and their authorized
agents. For purposes of this plan,
‘‘authorized agents’’ can include:
Professional staff from other federal,
state, or local agencies or tribes;
contractors; or qualified volunteers.
For all alternatives the full range of
foreseeable environmental
consequences was assessed, and
appropriate mitigating measures were
identified.
The Record of Decision includes a
statement of the decision made,
synopses of other alternatives
considered, the basis for the decision, a
description of the environmentally
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
(WY-030-1430-ES; WYW-16661 1) Notice of Realty Action; Recreation
and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act Classification
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found
suitable for classification for lease and/or conveyance under the
provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, 44.49 acres of
public land in Carbon County, Wyoming. Carbon County proposes to use
the land for museum purposes.
DATES: Comments must be received by June 2, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the BLM, Rawlins Field Office,
1300 North 31 Street, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301, ATTN: Diane Schurman.
Detailed information concerning this action, including appropriate
environmental documentation, is available for review at the above
address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Schurman, Realty Specialist, at
the above address or at (307) 328-4261.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In response to an application from the
Carbon County Commissioners, Wyoming, the following public lands have
been examined and found suitable for classification for lease and/or
conveyance under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes
Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.)
Sixth Principal Meridian, Carbon County, Wyoming
North Parcel
``A track of land in the NW\1/4\ of Sec. 20, T21N, R87W, Carbon
County, Wyoming, more complete described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the West line of said Sec. 20 which is
the Southerly property line of the Union Pacific Railroad and which
bears S0[deg]02'21''W, 1198.51 ft. from the Northwest corner of said
Sec. 20, monumented with a triangular concrete monument sticking
approximately 36 inches out of the ground;
Thence S0[deg]02'21''W, 89.57 ft. along the West line of said
Sec. 20 to the Northeasterly right-of-way line of Interstate 80, a
non tangent curve concave northeasterly;
Thence along said right-of-way on a curve to the left an arc
distance of 1166.72 ft. on a radius of 5559.33 ft. to a point on the
Northwesterly right-of-way of Wyoming Highway 71;
Thence N55[deg]46'10''E, 424.12 ft. along the Highway 71 right-
of-way, to the beginning of a tangent curve to the right concave
South;
Thence along said curve an arch distance of 823.04 ft. on a
radius of 537.45 ft. through a central angle of 87[deg]44'31'', a
chord bearing and distance of S81[deg]11'11''E, 744.95 ft., to the
beginning of a non tangent curve to the left, concave Westerly on
the West line of a connector road;
Thence along the Westerly line of said connector road and said
curve an arc distance of 62.01 ft. on a radius of 240.0 ft. through
a central angle of 14[deg]48'16'', a chord bearing and distance of
N24[deg]22'06''E, 61.84 ft., to a point;
Thence along said Westerly line of said connector road
N9[deg]47'40''E, 229.38 ft. to a point on the South line of the
NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ of said Sec. 20;
Thence N89[deg]51'26''W, 903.56 ft. along the South line of said
NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ to the Southwest corner of said NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, the
Northwest \1/16\ corner of said Sec. 20;
Thence N0[deg]04'47''W, 1081.01 ft. along the West line of said
NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ to a point on the South right-of-way line of the
Union Pacific Railroad;
Thence S73[deg]38'07''W, 527.84 ft. along the said South right
of way line to a point;
Thence S45[deg]19'21''W, 1147.55 ft. along the said South right-
of-way line to the point of beginning, said tract containing 31.43
acres, more or less.''
South Parcel
``A tract of land in the SWY4NWY4 of Sec 20, T21N, R87W, Carbon
County, Wyoming, more completely described as follows:
Beginning at the West quarter corner of said Sec. 20;
Thence S89[deg]50'57''E, 1326.80 ft. along the East/West
centerline of said Sec. 20 to the Southeast corner of the SW\1/
4\NW\1/4\, (the Center West \1/16\ corner of said Sec. 20);
Thence N0[deg]04'47''W, 433.35 ft., more or less, to a point on
the Southerly right-of way of Interstate 80 on a non tangent curve,
concave Northeasterly;
Thence along said curve to the right an arch distance of 403.47
ft. on a radius of 5959.33 ft. through a central angle of
3[deg]52'45'', a chord bearing and distance of N75[deg]12'40''W,
403.40 ft. to a point on the Southerly right-of-way of said Highway
71;
Thence S74[deg]45'20''W, 970.09 ft. along the Southerly right-
of-way of said Highway 71 to a point on the West line of said Sec.
20;
Thence S0[deg]02'21''W, 277.81 ft. along the West line of said
Sec. 20 to the point of beginning, said tract containing 13.06
acres, more or less.''
The area described contains 44.49 acres more or less.
The lands are not needed for Federal purposes. Lease and/or
conveyance is consistent with current Bureau land-use planning and
would be in the public interest. The patent, if issued, will be
subject to the following reservations, terms, and conditions:
(1) Provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and all
applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior.
(2) Provided that title shall revert to the United States upon a
finding, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, that, without
the approval of the Secretary of the Interior or his delegate, the
patentee or its approved successor attempts to transfer title to or
control over the lands to another, the lands have been devoted to a
use other than that for which the lands were conveyed, or the lands
have not been used for the purpose for which the lands were conveyed
for a 5-year period, or the patentee has failed to follow the
approved development plan or management plan.
(3) Provided further that the Secretary of the Interior may take
action to revest title in the United States if the patentee directly
or indirectly permits its agents, employees, contractors, or
subcontractors (including without limitation lessees, sub-lessees,
and permittees) to prohibit or restrict, directly or indirectly, the
use of any part of the patented lands or any of the facilities
thereon by any person because of such person's race, creed, color,
sex, national origin, or handicap.
(4) If, at any time, the patentee transfers to another party
ownership of any portion of the land not used for the purpose(s)
specified in the application and approved plan of development, the
patentee shall pay the Bureau of Land Management the fair market
value, as determined by the authorized officer, of the transferred
portion as of the date of transfer, including the value of any
improvements thereon.
(5) A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by
authority of the United States, pursuant to the Act of August 30,
1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
(6) A reservation of all mineral deposits in the land so
patented, and the right of the United States, or persons authorized
by the United States, to prospect for, mine, and remove such
deposits from the same under applicable laws and regulations as the
Secretary of the Interior may prescribe.
(7) Any other valid and existing rights and encumbrances of
record.
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(8) Such other provisions as may be required by law, including
compliance with the terms or provisions of Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 241).
Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the
lands will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under
the public land laws, including the general mining laws, except for
lease/conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. The
segregative effect shall terminate upon issuance of a patent, upon
final rejection of the application, or 18 months from the date of
this notice, whichever occurs first.
Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments
involving the suitability of the land for museum purposes. Comments
on the classification are restricted to whether the land is
physically suited for the proposed use, 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.
Application Comments: Interested parties may submit comments
regarding the specific use proposed in the application and plan of
development and management, whether the BLM followed proper
administrative procedures in reaching the decision, or any other
factor not directly related to the suitability of the land for the
proposed use.
For a period until June 2, 2008, interested parties and the
general public may submit in writing any comments concerning the
land being considered for lease/conveyance, including notification
of any encumbrances or other claims relating to the identified land,
to the Field Manager, BLM Rawlins Field Office, at the above
address. In order to ensure consideration in the environmental
analysis of the proposed lease/sale, comments must be in writing and
postmarked or delivered within 45 days of the initial date of
publication of this Notice. Comments transmitted via e-mail will not
be accepted.
Any objections will be evaluated by the State Director, who may
sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence of any
adverse comments, regarding this realty action, it will become the
final determination of the Department of the Interior. In the
absence of any adverse comments, regarding the classification
action, it will become effective June 16, 2008.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.4(h)(1)-(4))
Dated: March 24, 2008.
Patrick Madigan,
Rawlins Field Manager.
[FR Doc. E8-8023 Filed 4-15-08; 8:45 am]
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