Bureau of Land Management May 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Spring Creek Coal Mine is no longer necessary and the process is hereby terminated.

In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.

This Order revokes portions of a withdrawal created by an Executive Order dated April 17, 1926, which established Public Water Reserve (PWR) No. 107 insofar as it affects 378.29 acres of public lands withdrawn from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the public land laws, including location for non-metalliferous minerals under the United States mining laws, for protection of springs and waterholes. This Order opens the land to the public land laws.

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Department of Interior has prepared a Record of Decision (ROD) to authorize a right-of-way and amend the 1998 Las Vegas Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Gemini Solar Project, and by this notice, is announcing the availability of the ROD. This constitutes the Final Decision of the Department of the Interior and is effective immediately. The ROD is not subject to administrative appeal.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined certain public lands in Montrose County, Colorado, and has found them suitable for classification for lease and subsequent conveyance to Montrose County (County) under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act (R&PP), as amended, and Executive Order No. 6910. The lands consist of approximately 44 acres, must conform to the official plat of survey, and are legally described below.

The plats of survey of lands described in this notice are scheduled to be officially filed in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Alaska State Office, Anchorage, Alaska. This survey was executed at the request of Sealaska, Corporation and is necessary for the management of these lands.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado State Office is publishing this notice to inform the public of the official filing of the survey plat listed below. The survey, which was executed at the request of the U.S. Forest Service, is necessary for the management of these lands. The plat is available for viewing in the BLM Colorado State Office.

An application has been filed with the Bureau of Land Management, Idaho State Office (BLM) by William Ditz, acting on behalf of the East Broadway Investment Company, an Idaho Limited Liability Company (EBIC), for a Recordable Disclaimer of Interest from the United States for land lying within railroad station ground right-of-way (ROW) no. IDI-253 in Ada County, Idaho. This notice is intended to inform the public of the pending application.

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, and Section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Montana Miles City Field Office (MCFO) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) and proposal to amend the 2015 MCFO Resource Management Plan (RMP), as amended. The EA is in response to Miles Community College's (MCC) request for a direct sale of the United States' (U.S.) reversionary interest in the Recreation and Public Purpose (R&PP) Act Patent No. 25-92-0078 for 11.83 acres at fair market value of $272,000, under the authority of FLPMA. By this notice, the BLM is announcing the opening of the comment period on the EA, realty action, and Draft RMP amendment.

This notice provides official publication of the legal land descriptions for the Department of the Navy's El Centro Training Range Complex (ECTRC) withdrawal created by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 1997.