Filing of Plats of Survey; Montana

AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of official filing.

SUMMARY:

The plats of survey for the lands described in this notice are scheduled to be officially filed 30 calendar days after the date of this publication in the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, Montana.

DATES:

Protests must be received by the BLM Montana State Office by November 26, 2018.

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. A person or party who wishes to protest an official filing of a plat of survey must file a written notice of protest with the BLM Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Montana at this same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Josh Alexander, BLM Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Montana; telephone: (406) 896-5123; email: jalexand@blm.gov. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at (800) 877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The survey was conducted at the request of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Real Property, Washington, DC, as provided for by Public Law 115-175, the Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act, and Interagency Agreement No. 36C10F-18-M-3356, executed with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Real Property, Washington, DC, dated August 8, 2018. The survey is necessary to establish the boundary and legal description of lands to be transferred from the administrative jurisdiction of Secretary of the Interior, BLM, to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for use as a national cemetery in accordance with Public Law 115-175.

The lands surveyed are:

Black Hills Meridian, South Dakota

T. 5 N, R. 5 E

Secs. 23 and 26.

The survey includes the following described land to be transferred under the authority of Public Law 115-175 as follows:

Black Hills Meridian, South Dakota

T. 5 N, R. 5 E

Tract 40.

Containing 181.32 acres, all in Meade County, South Dakota

The notice of protest must identify the 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 for the plat(s) of survey being protested; if received after regular business hours, a notice of protest will be considered filed the next business day. A written statement of reasons in support of the protest, if not filed with the notice of protest, must be filed with the BLM Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Montana within 30 calendar days after the notice of protest is received.

If a notice of protest of the plat(s) of survey is received prior to the scheduled date of official filing or during the 10 calendar day grace period provided in 43 CFR 4.401(a) and the delay in filing is waived, the official filing of the plat(s) of survey identified in the notice of protest will be stayed pending consideration of the protest. A plat of survey will not be officially filed until the next business day after all timely protests have been dismissed or otherwise resolved, including appeals.

If a notice of protest is received after the scheduled date of official filing and the 10 calendar day grace period provided in 43 CFR 4.401(a), the notice of protest will be untimely, may not be considered, and may be dismissed.

Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in a notice of protest or statement of reasons, 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)