Notice2023-19636
Notice of Realty Action: Classification for Lease and/or Conveyance for Recreation and Public Purposes of Public Lands in Teton County, Wyoming
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Published
September 12, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Pinedale Field Office, received an application from Teton County, Wyoming, for lease or conveyance of 36.26 acres comprised of three public land parcels (referred to as Map Parcels 13, 14, and 26) located along the Snake River under the authority of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act (RPPA) as amended, to support the County's development of recreational facilities that will help meet existing and future expanding recreational needs in Teton County. The BLM examined the public land and determined that the parcels are suitable for classification for lease and subsequent conveyance under the provisions of the RPPA, as amended.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62589-62590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19636]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_WY_FRN_MO4500172084; WYW-181596, WYW-189498, WYW-189521]
Notice of Realty Action: Classification for Lease and/or
Conveyance for Recreation and Public Purposes of Public Lands in Teton
County, Wyoming
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of realty action.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Pinedale Field Office,
received an application from Teton County, Wyoming, for lease or
conveyance of 36.26 acres comprised of three public land parcels
(referred to as Map Parcels 13, 14, and 26) located along the Snake
River under the authority of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act
(RPPA) as amended, to support the County's development of recreational
facilities that will help meet existing and future expanding
recreational needs in Teton County. The BLM examined the public land
and determined that the parcels are suitable for classification for
lease and subsequent conveyance under the provisions of the RPPA, as
amended.
DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the
proposed classification for lease and conveyance of the land until
October 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Mail written comments for the Teton County action to the BLM
Pinedale Field Office, Field Manager, P.O. Box 768, 1625 West Pine
Street, Pinedale, WY 82941 or via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#47252b2a18303e18172e292223262b2218303e2a262e2b07252b2a69202831"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f1939d9cae8688aea1989f9495909d94ae86889c90989db1939d9cdf969e87">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracy Hoover at the Pinedale address,
by telephone at (307) 367-5342, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#84f0ecebebf2e1f6c4e6e8e9aae3ebf2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f6829e9999809384b6949a9bd8919980">[email protected]</span></a>.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RPPA allows the BLM to lease or convey
public lands to local governments for development of recreation
facilities or other public purposes if the identified lands are not
needed for any Federal purpose and the lease or conveyance are
consistent with approved BLM land use plans. The Teton County parcels
(Map Parcels 13 and 14, and 26) are located along the Snake River near
Jackson, Wyoming, and are legally described as:
Sixth Meridian, Wyoming
T. 41 N., R. 117 W.,
Tracts 51A and 52A.
T. 40 N., R. 116 W.,
Sec. 34, lot 15.
The area described contains approximately 36.26 acres in Teton
County, Wyoming.
Map Parcel 13, which consists of 10.94 acres, is currently
authorized under a right-of-way, but facilities are not built yet. The
proposed facilities are access roads, vehicle parking, recreation
trails, boat ramp, and a wildlife migration corridor. The wildlife
migration corridor involves coordination with Wyoming Department of
Transportation (WYDOT) reconstruction of Highway 22. Map Parcel 13
would be completely developed within 5 years.
Map Parcel 14, which consists of 6.47 acres, is currently
authorized under a right-of-way to build the current recreation
facilities. Existing facilities on the parcel include a non-motorized
pathway, recreational trails, vehicle parking, and access roads. A
third (36%) of the parcel is currently encumbered by a highway and a
utility right-of-way.
Map Parcel 26, which consists of 18.85 acres, is currently
authorized under a right-of-way to build the current recreation
facilities. Existing facilities on the parcel include vehicle
circulation and parking areas, pedestrian and cyclist routes, park
lawn, landscaping and irrigation, picnic shelters, park playground,
public restroom facilities, kiosks, and a concrete plant ramp.
Currently, the western portion is being utilized by WYDOT for a staging
area for reconstruction of Highway 189/191. Teton County and WYDOT have
an agreement for WYDOT to install an underpass pedestrian and vehicle
tunnel. The western area will be developed once WYDOT has completed the
highway project.
A map showing these parcels and additional detailed information
pertaining to the environmental analysis, plan of development and site
plan is available for review at the BLM Pinedale Field Office address
in the ADDRESSES Section and at the BLM's ePlanning site at <a href="https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2015655/510">https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2015655/510</a>.
The proposed RPPA lease and subsequent conveyance is consistent
with the BLM Snake River Resource Management Plan dated April 5, 2004.
The lease and conveyance documents, if issued, would be subject to the
provisions of the RPPA, including a reversionary clause and the
following conditions:
1. a right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the
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
remove such deposits for the same under applicable law and such
regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe;
3. terms or conditions required by law (including, but not limited
to, any terms or conditions required by 43 CFR 2741.4, and as deemed
necessary or appropriate by the Authorized Officer);
4. an appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United
States from claims arising out of the lessee's/patentee's use,
occupancy, or operations on the leased/patented lands; and
5. subject to valid existing rights.
Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the land
described above will be segregated from all other forms of
appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws,
except for lease and conveyance under the RPPA, leasing under the
mineral leasing laws, and disposals under the mineral material disposal
laws.
Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the
specific use proposed in the applications, plans of development, site
plans, and whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures in
reaching the decision to lease and convey under the RPPA. Comments may
also address the suitability for classification of the lands for
recreational facilities in Teton County and whether the land is
physically suited for the proposal, whether the use will maximize the
future use or uses of the land, whether the use is consistent with
local planning and zoning, or if the use is consistent with State and
Federal programs.
Before including your address, phone number, email, address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so. Only written comments submitted to the Field Manager,
BLM Pinedale Field Office, will be considered properly filed. Any
adverse comments will be considered protests and will be reviewed by
the BLM Wyoming State Director, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this
realty action.
In the absence of any adverse comments, the decision will become
effective on November 13, 2023. The lands will not be available for
lease and conveyance until after the decision becomes effective.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5.)
Andrew Archuleta,
Wyoming State Director.
[FR Doc. 2023-19636 Filed 9-11-23; 8:45 am]
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