Amendment of Commercial Lease To Include Additional Public Lands for Expansion of a Ski Area in Lewis and Clark County, MT

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT-070-99-1990-00; MTM-68606]

Amendment of Commercial Lease To Include Additional Public Lands

for Expansion of a Ski Area in Lewis and Clark County, MT

AGENCY: Butte Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, DOI.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: Great Divide Ski Area, Inc., has requested use of the

following described lands to accommodate expansion of the Great Divide

Ski Area.

Principal Meridian, Montana

T. 12 N., R. 6 W.,

Sec. 26: SW\1/4\--Patent #34463

Sec. 27: Lot 6 (remainder unlotted), Lot 7, Lot 8 (remainder

unlotted), Lot 11, NE

\1/4\ SW\1/4\ (remainder unlotted), Unlotted parcel in SE\1/4\SE\1/

4\, Mineral Survey 1782B

Sec. 34: Lot 1 (remainder unlotted), Lot 2 (remainder unlotted),

Lot 3, Lot 6, Lot 7 (remainder unlotted), Lot 8 (remainder

unlotted), Lot 9 (two small unlotted parcels), Lot 14 (remainder of

unlotted area)

These lands are comprised of about 396.71 acres.

The lands are located on Mt. Belmont, approximately 15 air miles

northwest of Helena. The amendment would be issued under section 302 of

the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976, 43 U.S.C.

1732, and would be issued noncompetitively to the above lessee. The

term of this lease is through September 30, 2016. Fair market rental

will be collected for these additional lands, as well as reasonable

administrative and monitoring costs for processing the amendment. The

amendment will be subject to the terms and conditions of the existing

lease. Final determination on the lease of these additional lands will

be made upon completion of an environmental assessment.

DATES: On or before June 14, 1999, interested parties may submit

comments to the Field Manager, Butte Field Office, P.O. Box 3388,

Butte, Montana 59702-3388.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Rodman at 406-494-5059 or at the

above address.

Dated: April 22, 1999.

Merle Good,

Butte Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 99-10865 Filed 4-29-99; 8:45 am]

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