Notice2026-04184
Proposed Filing of Plats of Survey; North Dakota and South Dakota
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Published
March 3, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
The plats of surveys for the lands described in this notice are scheduled to be officially filed 30 calendar days after the date of this publication in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Montana/Dakotas State Office, Billings, Montana. The surveys, which were executed at the request of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great Plains Region, Aberdeen, South Dakota are necessary for the management of these lands.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 10412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04184]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[A2407-014-004-065516, #O2509-014-004-125222; LLMT4820002691]
Proposed Filing of Plats of Survey; North Dakota and South Dakota
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of official filing.
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SUMMARY: The plats of surveys for the lands described in this notice
are scheduled to be officially filed 30 calendar days after the date of
this publication in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Montana/Dakotas
State Office, Billings, Montana. The surveys, which were executed at
the request of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great Plains Region,
Aberdeen, South Dakota are necessary for the management of these lands.
DATES: A person or party who wishes to protest this decision must file
a notice of protest in time for it to be received in the BLM Montana/
Dakotas State Office no later than April 2, 2026.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the plats may be obtained from the Public Room at
the BLM Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana
59101, upon required payment. The plats may be viewed at this location
at no cost.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas L. Laakso, BLM Chief Cadastral
Surveyor for Montana/Dakotas, telephone: (406) 896-5125; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f4809895959f879bb4969899da939b82"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="50243c31313b233f10323c3d7e373f26">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals in the United States who are deaf,
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services
for contacting Mr. Laakso. Individuals outside the United States should
use the relay services offered within their country to make
international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands surveyed are represented on the
plats of surveys described below:
Fifth Principal Meridian, North Dakota
The dependent resurvey of section 25, Township 162 North, Range 71
West, accepted September 03, 2025, for Group No. 111.
Fifth Principal Meridian, South Dakota
The dependent resurvey of section 20, Township 94 North, Range 64
West, accepted September 03, 2025, for Group No. 196.
A person or party who wishes to protest an official filing of a
plat of survey identified earlier must file a written notice of protest
with the BLM State Director for Montana at the address listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
The notice of protest must identify the specific plat(s) of survey
that the person or party wishes to protest. The notice of protest must
be received in the BLM Montana State Office no later than the scheduled
date of the proposed official filing plat(s) of survey being protested,
see the DATES section earlier; if received after regular business
hours, a notice of protest will be considered filed the next business
day. Any notice of protest filed after the scheduled date of official
filing will be untimely and will not be considered.
A written statement of reasons in support of the protest, if not
filed with the notice of protest, must be filed with the BLM State
Director for Montana within 30 days after the notice of protest is
received.
If a notice of protest of the official filing plat(s) of survey is
received prior to the scheduled date of official filing, the official
filing of the plat(s) of survey identified in the notice of protest
will be stayed pending consideration of the protest. Plat(s) of survey
will not be officially filed until the next business day after all
timely protests have been dismissed or otherwise resolved.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in a notice of protest, you
should be aware that the documents you submit, including your personal
identifying information, may be made publicly available in their
entirety at any time. While you can ask us to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
(Authority: 43 U.S.C. chapter 3)
Thomas L. Laakso,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Montana.
[FR Doc. 2026-04184 Filed 3-2-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4331-20-P
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