Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 27.12.1996

Notice of Intent; Judith-Valley-Phillips Resource Management Plan Amendment; Petroleum County, Montana

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will amend the Judith- Valley-Phillips Resource Management Plan (RMP) with respect to management of public lands at the Cat Creek Oil field in Petroleum County. The BLM proposes exchanging 80 acres of Federal surface estate in Petroleum County for 175.44 acres of mineral estate in Flathead County. The Federal land is legally described as the SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\ of Section 14, T. 15 N., R. 29 E., P.M.M., Petroleum County, Montana. The private mineral estate is legally described as Lot 5, Section 28; Lots 3, 7, 8, Section 29; and E\1/2\NE\1/4\, Section 32 of T. 34 N., R. 20 W., P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. Disposal of the Federal lands was not analyzed in the Judith- Valley-Phillips Resource Management Plan (RMP) and associated Environmental Impact Statement. Disposal of Federal land requires that the specific tract be identified in the land use plan with the criteria to be met for exchange and discussion of how the criteria have been satisfied. This will be part of the plan amendment and environmental assessment. The Judith Resource Area, Lewistown District, Bureau of Land Management will prepare an environmental assessment to anal