[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 108 (Monday, June 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 35660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13988]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-050-1430-EU; GP00026]


Notice of Proposed Decision To Amend Land Use Plan

May 25, 2000.
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notification of the proposed decision to amend the Brothers-La 
Pine Resource Management Plan.

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SUMMARY: The Brothers-La Pine RMP will be amended to make available for 
direct sale the following public lands in Deschutes County, Oregon, 
under Section 7 of the Oregon Public Lands Transfer and Protection Act 
of 1998, at not less than the fair market value:

Williamette Meridian

T. 22 S., R. 10 E.,
    Tract 38.

    Containing 518.18 acres, more or less.

    The Brothers-La Pine RMP assigns all lands administered by the 
Prineville District to one of three Land Tenure Zones. Lands in Zone 1 
are identified for retention and may not be transferred from federal 
ownership. Lands designated as Z-2 are areas with potential for high 
public resource values that may be exchanged for lands with higher 
public values. Lands designated as Z-3 are areas that may be suitable 
for disposal through transfer to another agency, exchange, or public 
sale. The regulations at 43 CFR 2711.1-1(a) require that no parcel of 
public land may be offered for sale until it has been specifically 
identified in an approved land use plan (i.e. assigned to Land Tenure 
Zone 3). The parcel proposed for sale is Land Tenure Zone 2, but would 
be assigned to Land Tenure Zone 3 by this amendment.
    The Oregon Public Land Transfer Act of 1998 states that Tract 38 
may be sold at fair market value to Deschutes County, Oregon, provided 
that the land is determined to be suitable for sale through the lands 
use planning process. The Environmental Assessment for Direct Sale of 
Public Land and Amendment to the Brothers-La Pine Resource Management 
Plan and public and interagency reviews are completed.
    The RMP amendment would facilitate the completion of a land sale 
that is a key component in a program developed by Deschutes County to 
protect groundwater. The need by the county to acquire this parcel was 
identified during the Regional Public Solving Project, which is a State 
of Oregon sponsored process to evaluate community problems stemming 
from unregulated development that occurred prior to the implementation 
of state land use planning laws.
    The Act also provides that the amount paid for the land shall be 
deposited in a special account for the purpose of purchasing 
environmentally sensitive land; in so doing, the Act provides for the 
acquisition of non-federal lands to replace federal lands sold to the 
county.
    The patent would be issued subject to valid and existing rights and 
a reservation for ditches or canals as required by the Act of August 
30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945). The patent would also be subject to a 
restrictive covenant that would prohibit the disposal of aggregate, 
sand, or gravel from the property.

ADDRESSES: Detailed information concerning the plan amendment and the 
direct sale of public lands is available for review at the office of 
the Bureau of Land Management, Prineville District, 3050 NE Third, 
Prineville, Oregon, 97754.
    This decision may be appealed to the Interior Board of Land 
Appeals, Office of the Secretary, in accordance with the regulations 
contained in 43 CFR part 4 and on Form 1842-1. If an appeal is taken, 
your notice of appeal must be filed in this office (at the above 
address) within 45 days from the receipt of this decision. The 
appellant has the burden of showing that the decision appealed from is 
in error.

    Dated: May 23, 2000.
Donald L. Smith,
Acting Prineville District Manager.
[FR Doc. 00-13988 Filed 6-22-00; 8:45 am]
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