Land Management Bureau – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to sell by public auction 86 parcels of Federal public land, aggregating approximately 3,197.00 acres, more or less, in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada. The sale will be under the authority of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2343), as amended by Title IV of the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (116 Stat. 1994) (SNPLMA). The SNPLMA sale will be subject to the applicable provisions of Sections 203 and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1713 and 1719), and BLM land sale and mineral conveyance regulations at 43 CFR parts 2710 and 2720. The sale will be conducted in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 16, 2005, using competitive bidding procedures under the regulations, at not less than the appraised fair market value (FMV) of each parcel. BLM may also continue the auction of up to five additional parcels near Laughlin, Nevada (hereinafter, ``the Laughlin parcels''), which remain unsold from a BLM competitive oral auction held in Laughlin, Nevada, on June 15, 2005. These five parcels aggregate approximately 1,796.65 acres and have been for sale on the Internet since the June 15, 2005, sale. If not sold on the Internet by November 16, 2005, BLM will take oral bids on these parcels at not less than the appraised fair market value of each parcel, at the proposed November 16, 2005, sale. Sealed bids may also be submitted for these parcels. These parcels are not within the SNPLMA disposal boundary and are sold solely under the authority of FLPMA. They were originally noticed for sale in the Federal Register on March 30, 2005, at 70 FR 16301. That notice provides that, ``If not sold, any parcel described above in this Notice may be identified for sale at a later date without further legal notice.'' 70 FR at 16303. More information on these parcels, as well as all parcels involved with the November 16 sale, is available at https:// propertydisposal.gsa.gov. If sold on the Internet or at the November 16, 2005, sale, these parcels will be sold under the terms of conditions of the original notice at 70 FR 16301. BLM's decision to sell the Laughlin parcels has already undergone notice and comment procedures pursuant to the sale regulations at 43 CFR part 2700. Environmental documentation prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act for sale of the Laughlin parcels has also undergone a public comment period. Therefore, BLM will not be accepting any new comments regarding the continued auction of the Laughlin parcels.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon State Office is implementing supplementary rules for public lands within the states of Oregon and Washington. The rules are needed in order to protect the area's natural resources and provide for public health and safety. The rules are based on existing regulations and address camping and residency, vehicles and off-road vehicles, fire, conduct, firearms, sanitation and refuse and permits. The supplementary rules promote consistency between BLM rules on these topics and similar rules of other natural resource agencies including the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, Oregon Parks and Recreation, and the Washington Department of Natural Resources.

The State of Nevada has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to purchase, at fair market value, 102.5 acres of land in Clark County, Nevada, free and clear of a reversionary interest held by the United States, pursuant to a direct sale conducted in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.

Under the provisions of Public Law 97-451, Summitt Ventures Inc, timely filed a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease CACA 45944 for lands in Kern County, California, and it was accompanied by all required rentals and royalties accruing from April 1, 2005, the date of termination.

As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Heirs, Devisees and/or Assigns of Frank Titus. The land is located in T. 6 S., R. 21 E., Kateel River Meridian, in the vicinity of Ruby, Alaska, and contain 39.98 acres. Notice of the decision will also be published four times in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew a lease of approximately one acre of public land near Farewell, Alaska under the provisionsof Section 302 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) for Mr. Dewayne G. Covey to operate trapping activities and maintain an existing cabin.

This notice announces the proposed sale of two small parcels of public land, totaling 3.89 acres, located in Lane County, Oregon at not less than appraised market value. These parcels are proposed to be sold through modified competitive procedures.

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) Canyons of the Ancients National Monument (Monument) Advisory Committee (Committee), will meet as directed below.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is scheduled to file the plats of surveys of the lands described below thirty (30) calendar days from the date of this publication in the BLM Wyoming State Office, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

The plats of survey of the following described lands were officially filed in the Oregon State Office, Portland, Oregon, on May 16, 2005.

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) Coeur d'Alene District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.

This order modifies Public Land Order No. 6761, which withdrew lands for the protection of archaeological sites, to allow for disposal by exchange. This action will open the lands to exchange only.

The purpose of this notice is to request public nominations for five members of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee (GSENM-MAC). The GSENM-MAC provides advice and recommendations to GSENM on science issues and the achievement of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Management Plan objectives. GSENM will receive public nominations until September 26, 2005.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found suitable for classification for conveyance, under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act of 1926, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), approximately 29.29 acres of public land near the community of Dyer, Esmeralda County, Nevada. Esmeralda County proposes to acquire and manage the parcel as a solid waste transfer station and drop box facility.

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) Idaho Falls District Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will meet as indicated below.

This administrative final rule amends the regulations pertaining to execution and filing of forms in order to reflect the new address of the Utah State Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which moved in May 2005. All filings and other documents relating to public lands in Utah must be filed at the new address of the State Office.

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's (BLM) Utah Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.

The John Day/Snake Resource Advisory Council (JDSRAC) meeting scheduled for September 21, 2005, in Pendleton, Oregon, has been rescheduled to September 12, 2005. The meeting will be held at the Geiser Grand Hotel, 1996 Main Street, Baker City, Oregon. The meeting may include such topics as off highway vehicle, noxious weeds, planning, Sage-grouse, mining and other matters that may come before the council. A field trip is scheduled for September 13, 2005 to discuss mining operations on public lands in the Baker City area. The meeting is open to the public. Public comment is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. (Pacific standard time) September 12, 2005. For a copy of the information to be distributed to the JDSRAC members, please submit a written request to the BLM Vale District Office 10 days prior to the meeting.

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) Boise District Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will meet as indicated below.

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and under the authority of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), a Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (DRMP/EIS) has been prepared for public lands and resources administered by the Bureau of Land Management's Ely Field Office.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Grand Junction Field Office, is publishing proposed supplementary rules regulating the conduct of certain activities on all public lands within the North Fruita Desert Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA). These proposed supplementary rules notify the public that certain activities are no longer allowed in the North Fruita Desert, and include, but are not limited to the following: Prohibition of fires outside of designated fire rings within the designated campground in the bicycle emphasis area, required use of fire pans outside of the mountain bike emphasis area, prohibition of discharge of dangerous weapons within the mountain bike emphasis area, prohibition of camping outside of designated camping sites within the mountain bike emphasis area, limiting all motorized and mechanized vehicle travel within the area to designated routes, the seasonal closure of certain routes, prohibition of possession or use of firewood containing nails or other metal hardware, and the prohibition on shooting any glass objects.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has determined that a 100.53 acre tract of public land in San Juan County, New Mexico, is available for use as a poultry-production farm. Pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, a non-competitive lease application for a use of this kind will be accepted for processing and given careful consideration by the BLM.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)'s Siuslaw Resource Area is publishing these final supplementary rules for use on public lands within the West Eugene Wetlands in the Siuslaw Resource Area, Eugene District, Lane County, Oregon. The final supplementary rules address issues of conduct for such things as occupancy, motor vehicle use, firearms and campfires. The final supplementary rules are needed in order to protect the area's natural resources and provide for public health and safety. The rules are needed in order to promote consistency with the ordinances that govern adjacent City of Eugene lands.

These proposed supplementary rules, applicable to specified public lands administered by BLM, would implement the management decisions made in the Meadowood Farm Proposed Program Analysis/ Environmental Assessment, and the Meadowood Integrated Activity Management Plan for the Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA). The purposes of the proposed supplementary rules are to protect natural resources and provide for the safety of visitors and property on public land located in Fairfax County, Virginia.