[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 26 (Monday, February 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6000-6001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2651]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT-921-1430-BX-026J; UTU-81100]


Notice of Application for Recordable Disclaimer of Interest in 
Public Highway Right-of-Way Established Pursuant to Revised Statute 
2477 (43 U.S.C. 932, Repealed October 21, 1976), Weiss Highway, Juab 
County, UT

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: On January 14, 2004 the State of Utah and Juab County 
submitted an application for a recordable disclaimer of interest from 
the United States pursuant to Section 315 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976, as amended (43 U.S.C 1745), the regulations 
contained in 43 CFR subpart 1864, and the April 9, 2003 Memorandum of 
Understanding Between the State of Utah and the Department of the 
Interior on State and County Road Acknowledgement. This recordable 
disclaimer of interest application, identified by BLM Serial Number 
UTU-81100, is for the Weiss Highway in Juab County, Utah. A recordable 
disclaimer of interest, if issued, will confirm the United States has 
no property interest in the identified public highway right-of-way. 
This Notice is intended to notify the public of the pending application 
and the State's and County's grounds for supporting it.
    The Weiss Highway is a major east-west access route through Juab 
County, Utah. The highway is approximately 99 miles long and connects 
with U.S. Highway 6 at Jericho Junction in eastern Juab County and runs 
generally west to its intersection with the Callao-Trout Creek Road in 
the western part of the County. The highway passes through

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approximately 88\1/2\ miles of public lands administered by BLM. The 
highway also passes through 13 parcels of land administered by the 
State of Utah, School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 
(aggregating approximately 10 miles) and three private land parcels 
(aggregating approximately \1/2\ mile). The Weiss Highway is an 
improved (graded) highway with a native dirt/gravel travel surface 
throughout its entire length, with the exception of a paved segment 
approximately six miles long on the eastern end. The recordable 
disclaimer of interest application pertains only to the highway 
segments which pass through BLM administered public lands. Details of 
the application are provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 
below.

DATES: On or before April 9, 2004, all interested parties may submit 
comments on the State's and County's application as follows. Comments 
on the application should reference BLM Case File Serial Number UTU-
81100. Public comment will be accepted if received by BLM or postmarked 
no later than 60 days following the date of publication of this notice. 
BLM will review all timely comments received on the application, and 
will address all relevant, substantive issues raised in the comments. A 
final decision on the merits of the application will not be made until 
at least 90 days has elapsed from the date of publication of this 
notice.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties and the public are encouraged to access 
the RS2477 Disclaimer Process public Web site at http://www.ut.blm.gov/rs2477 to review the application materials and provide comments on the 
application. For those without access to the public Web site, written 
comments may be provided to the Chief, Branch of Lands and Realty, BLM 
Utah State Office (UT-921), P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-
0155.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike DeKeyrel, Realty Specialist, BLM 
Utah State Office Branch of Lands and Realty (UT-921) at the above 
address or Phone (801) 539-4105 and Fax (801) 539-4260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 14, 2004, the State of Utah filed 
an application for a Recordable Disclaimer of Interest for the public 
highway right-of-way identified as Weiss Highway which passes through 
public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Juab 
County. The State of Utah and Juab County assert that they hold a joint 
and undivided property interest in the Weiss Highway right-of-way as 
granted pursuant to the authority provided by Revised Statute 2477 (43 
U.S.C. 932, repealed October 21, 1976) over public lands administered 
by the Bureau of Land Management. The State submitted the following 
information with the application in both paper copy and in electronic 
form (Compact Disk):
    1. Narrative description of the location, characteristics and 
attributes of the Weiss Highway which have been summarized above. The 
claimed right-of-way width ranges from 40 to 60 feet.
    2. Centerline description of the road based on Global Positioning 
System (GPS) data.
    3. Detailed descriptions of the right-of-way on 17 identified 
segments passing through public lands including beginning and end 
points, surface type, and disturbed width. The application identifies 
the disturbed right-of-way width as 40 feet wide on eight segments 
(43.3 miles) and 60 feet wide on nine segments (45.4 miles).
    4. Legal description by aliquot part (e.g., \1/4\\1/4\ section) of 
the land parcels through which the road passes.
    5. Maps showing location of the Weiss Highway and the location and 
dates of water diversion points and mining locations to which the 
highway provides access.
    6. Aerial photography dated 1976 and 1990.
    7. Signed and notarized affidavits by seven persons attesting to 
the road location; its establishment as a highway prior to October 21, 
1976; familiarity with the road character and attributes including type 
of travel surface, disturbed width, associated improvements and 
ancillary features such as bridges, cattleguards, etc.; current public 
usage of the road; the historic and current purposes for which the road 
is used; and evidence of periodic maintenance.
    8. Recent photographs of the highway at various points along its 
alignment.
    The State of Utah did not identify any known adverse claimants of 
the identified public highway rights-of-way.
    If approved, the recordable disclaimer document would confirm that 
the United States has no property interest in the public highway right-
of-way as it is identified in the official records of the Bureau of 
Land Management as of the date of the disclaimer document.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of commenters, will 
be available for public review at the Utah State Office (see address 
above), during regular business hours 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time, 
Monday through Friday, except holidays. Individual respondents may 
request confidentiality. If you wish to hold your name or address from 
public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 
you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comments. Such 
requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. All submissions 
from organizations or business will be made available for public 
inspection in their entirety. Anonymous comments will not be accepted.

    Dated: January 27, 2004.
Don Banks,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 04-2651 Filed 2-6-04; 8:45 am]
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