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[Federal Register: June 13, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 113)]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT-050-1430-FR; MTM 95482]

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Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act=20
Classification and Conveyance; Beaverhead County, MT

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found=20
suitable for classification for conveyance to Beaverhead County under=20
the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, two parcels=20
of public lands located near Dillon, in Beaverhead County, Montana. One=20
of the parcels has been leased under the Recreation and Public Purposes=20
Act to the Dillon Rifle and Pistol Club for use as a shooting range=20
since 1965. Beaverhead County intends to further develop and expand the=20
existing shooting range facility.

DATES: For a period until July 30, 2007, interested parties may submit=20
comments to the Field Manager, BLM Dillon Field Office at the address=20
below.

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land Management, Dillon Field Office, 1005 Selway=20
Drive, Dillon, Montana 59725.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Brown, Realty Specialist,=20
Dillon Field Office, (406) 683-8045 or via e-mail at 
angela_brown@mt.blm.gov.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land in=20
Beaverhead County, Montana has been examined and found suitable for=20
classification for conveyance under the provisions of the Recreation=20
and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) =
and=20
is hereby classified accordingly:

Principal Meridian, Montana

T. 7 S., R. 9 W.,
    Sec. 7, lots 1, 2 and 3.
T. 7 S., R. 10 W.,
    Sec. 12, E\1/2\NE\1/4\.

    The area described contains 169.81 acres in Beaverhead County.

    The parcel of land described in section 7 (lots 1, 2 and 3=20
encompassing 89.81 acres) was previously classified for lease under the=20
R&PP Act, for shooting range purposes. The purpose of this notice is =
to=20
classify the entire 169.81 acres of the land described above as=20
suitable for conveyance under the R&PP Act.
    Beaverhead County has filed an R&PP application and plan of=20
development to patent the public land (the previously leased land and=20
additional acreage) in which it proposes to construct, operate,=20
maintain, and further develop the shooting range. The additional=20
acreage will serve as a safety buffer zone and expansion of the=20
shooting range. The land is not needed for Federal purposes. Patent of=20
the land conforms to the Dillon Resource Management Plan and would be=20
in the public interest.
    The patent document, when issued, will be subject to the provisions=20
of the R&PP Act and applicable regulations of the Secretary of the=20
Interior and would contain the following terms, conditions, and=20
reservations to the United States:
    1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the=20
authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
    2. All minerals, together with the right to prospect for, mine, and=20
remove such deposits from the lands under applicable law and such=20
regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe.
    3. All valid, existing rights of record, including those documented=20
on the official public land records at the time of patent issuance.
    4. Those rights for electric power line purposes granted to=20
Vigilante Electric Cooperative, its successors and assigns, by right-
of-way number MTM 60935, pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and=20
Management Act of October 21, 1976, (43 U.S.C. 1761) as to lot 3,=20
section 7, T. 7 S., R. 9 W.
    5. Those rights for a water pipeline to the City of Dillon located=20
in lot 3, section 7, T. 7 S., R. 9 W. to transport water from Kelly=20
Reservoir to a storage facility near Dillon for fire suppression.
    6. No portion of the land patented shall revert back to the United=20
States under any circumstance. In addition, the patentee shall comply=20
with all Federal and State laws applicable to the disposal, placement,=20
or release of hazardous substances (substance as defined in 40 CFR Part=20
302) and indemnify the United States against any legal liability or=20
future costs that may arise out of any violations of such laws.
    7. Pursuant to the requirements established by section 120(h) of=20
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability=20
Act, (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)) (CERCLA), as amended by the Superfund=20
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1988, (100 Stat. 1670) notice is=20
hereby given that the above-described lands have been examined and no=20
evidence was found to indicate that any hazardous substances had been=20
stored for one year or more, or had any hazardous substances been=20
disposed of or release on the subject property.
    Additional detailed information concerning the proposed action,=20
including but not limited to documentation relating to compliance with=20
applicable environmental and cultural resource laws, is available for=20
review at the BLM, Dillon Field Office, 1005 Selway Drive, Dillon,=20
Montana.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the above=20
described public lands will be segregated from all other forms of=20
appropriation under the public land laws, including the general mining=20
laws, except for patent under the R&PP Act and leasing under the=20
mineral leasing laws.
    Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments=20
involving the suitability of the land for conveyance. Comments on the=20
classification are restricted to whether the land is physically suited=20
for the proposal, whether the use will maximize the future uses of the=20
land, whether the use is consistent with local planning and zoning, or=20
if the use is consistent with state and Federal programs.
    Patent Comments: Interested parties may submit comments regarding=20
the patent and the specific use proposed in the application and plan of=20
development, whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures=20
in reaching the decision, or any other factor not directly related to=20
the suitability of the land for R&PP use.
    Confidentiality of Comments: Before including your address, phone=20
number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in=20
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including=20
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available=20
at any time. While you can ask in your comment to withhold your=20
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot=20
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the Dillon Field Manager,=20
who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence=20
of any adverse comments, the classification of the land described in=20
this notice will become effective on August 13, 2007. The land will not=20
be offered for patent

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until after the classification becomes effective.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5)

Tim Bozorth,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. E7-11421 Filed 6-12-07; 8:45 am]