Realty Action: Exchange

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[MT-070-04-4210-04; MTM82124]

Realty Action: Exchange

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action MTM82124, Exchange of public and

private lands in Madison and Beaverhead Counties.

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SUMMARY: The following described BLM lands have been determined to be

suitable for exchange under Section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1716.

Montana Principal Meridian

T. 2 S, R. 1 E.,

Sec. 26, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\;

Sec. 31, Lot 1, Lot 2, E\1/2\NW\1/4\.

T. 2 S, R. 2 E.,

Sec. 33, Lot 2.

T. 8 S, R. 1 E.,

Sec. 34, S\1/2\SW\1/4\.

T. 5 S, R. 1 W.,

Sec. 18, Lots 1, and 2;

Sec. 20, N\1/2\NW\1/4\.

T. 5 S, R. 4 W.,

Sec. 34, S\1/2\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\.

T. 6 S, R. 2 W.,

Sec. 2, SW\1/4\ NE\1/4\;

Sec. 12, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\.

T. 7 S, R. 9 W.,

Sec. 11, SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.

Sec. 13, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\,

Sec. 14, Lots 1, 2, 3, and 5.

Containing 1393.61 acres of public lands.

In exchange for these lands, the United States will acquire the

following described land from the Montana Power Company:

Montana Principal Meridian

T. 3 S, R. 1 E.,

Sec. 10, Lots 1 and 2, excluding 6.3 acres for Highway 289.

Containing 33.88 acres of private lands.

DATES: For a period of 45 days from the date of this notice, interested

parties may submit comments to the Bureau of Land Management, at the

address shown below. Any adverse comments will be evaluated by the BLM,

Montana State Director, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty

action. In the absence of any objections, this realty action will

become the final determination of the Department of the Interior.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information related to the Exchange,

including the Environmental Assessment, is available for review at the

Butte District Office, P.O. Box 3388, Butte MT 59702.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The publication of this notice segregates

the public lands described above from settlement, sale, location and

entry under the public land laws, including the mining laws, but not

from exchange pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976 for a period of two years from the date of first

publication. The exchange will be subject to:

1. A reservation to the United States of a right-of-way for ditches

or canals in accordance with 43 U.S.C. 945.

2. A reservation to the United States for the saleable minerals in

the SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\, Section 34, T5S, R4W.

3. An RS2477 right-of-way for a county road in the S\1/2\ of

Section 34, T5S, R4W.

4. An RS2477 right-of-way for a county road in the S\1/2\SW\1/4\ of

Section 34, T8S, R1E.

5. Right-of-way (MTM48933) 10 feet in width to Montana Power

Company in Section 34, T5S, R4W.

6. The following R/W's in Section 11, T7S, R9W: MTM16903--A

communication site R/W to Beaverhead-Madison Broadcasting, Inc.,

MTM30769--A 40' R/W to Montana Power Co. for an electrical transmission

line, MTM 37827--A 40' R/W to Vigilante Electric for an electrical

transmission line, MTM36623--A 10' R/W for a communication line to U.S.

West Communications, Inc., and MTM31051--A R/W for the white-washed

rock letter ``B'' to Beaverhead County High School.

7. Right-of-way MTM022831 50' in width to Montana Power Company for

an electrical transmission line in Section 13 and 14 and right-of-way

MTM31048 for the white-washing rock letter ``M'' to Western Montana

College in Section 14, T7S, R9W.

8. All other valid existing rights (e.g., rights-of-way, easements,

and leases of record).

9. The exchange must meet the requirements of 43 CFR 4110.4-2(b).

This exchange is consistent with Bureau of Land Management policies

and planning and has been discussed with State and local officials. The

estimated intended completion date for the exchange is September, 1994.

The public interest will be served by completion of this exchange

because it will enable the Bureau of Land Management to acquire lands

with high public values, and will increase management efficiency of

public lands in the area.

Dated: May 11, 1994.

James R. Owings,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 94-12232 Filed 5-18-94; 8:45 am]

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