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Show . mrnne imam NOTICE OF DECISION TO EXCHANGE LANDS IN KANE COUNTY, UTAH UTU-77239 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT DE-PARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, INTE-RIOR, Bureau of Land Mangement, Mange-ment, Cedar City District Office. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, 180 West 300 North, Kanab, Utah 84741. Notice is hereby given that on December 2, 1999, A.J. Meridith Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Manager, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). issued a decision to approve a land exchange ex-change with J. Robert and Mira Loy Ott of Scenic Safaris, Inc. A copy of the Decision and Environmental Envi-ronmental Assessment number UT-030-99-003 can be obtained from the Monument Manager at the above address. The following described Federal land has been determined to be suitable for transfer out of Federal ownership by exchange, pursuant to Section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716) as amended: Township 38 South, Ranee 2 West, Section 9: Sl2El4SEl4, Salt Lake Base & Meridian (20 acres). In exchange, ex-change, the United States will ac- ?uire the following described land rom J. Robert and Mira Loy Ott of Scenic Safaris, Inc.: Township 38 South. Range 2 West, Section 16: EliNElMSEl4, Salt Lake Base & Meridian (20 Acres). The land to be acquired by the United States is located within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The exchange results in acquisition of habitat for an endangered en-dangered plan species, Kodachrome bladaerpod (Lesquerella tumulosa). This exchange is in conformance with Monument Interim Management Manage-ment Guidance, which directs BLM to "consider land exchanges... ex-changes... that will enhance Monument values" and further the protective purposes for which the Monument was established. One of these Monument values is endangered en-dangered plant species. The exchange ex-change is consistant with the recently re-cently completed Monument Management Man-agement Plan, which will be published pub-lished and in effect in February 2000. The land exchange is also in conformance with the Paria Management Framework Plan, as amended in March 1998. The pub lic interest will be served by making mak-ing this exchange. This decision may be protested for a period of 45 days following publication of this notice. Written comments or objections must address ad-dress a specific concern regarding the decision. Any protest must be submitted in writing to the Monument Manager at the above address. Published in the Garfield County News on Jan. 27, 2000. PUBLIC NOTICE Panguitch City, Utah and Garfield County Are Requesting Qualifications And Proposals For Design - Build Services For The New Color Country Fairground Civic Center Garfield County and Panguitch City are soliciting proposals for professional planning, design and construction services for the new Color Country Fairgrounds Civic Center. The project includes the design and construction of the facility, utilizing a Design-Build project delivery method. Copies of the Request For Qualifications May Be Obtained Ob-tained From: Panguitch City P.07Box75 Panguitch, Utah 84759 Telephone: 435-676-8585 Interested and Qualified Firms Will Be Required To Submit Three (3) Copies Of Their Proposal By: Time: 5 p.m.; Date: February 24, 2000. Published in the Garfield County News on Jan. 27 and Feb 3 and 10, 2000. NOTICE TO WATER USERS The State Engineer received the following Application(s) to Change Water in Garfield County (Locations in SLB&M). Persons objecting to an application applica-tion must tile a CLEARLY READABLE protest stating FILING FIL-ING NUMBER, REASONS FOR OBJECTION, PROTESTANTS' NAME AND RETURN ADDRESS, AD-DRESS, and any request for a hearing. hear-ing. Protest must be filed with the State Engineer. Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 841 14-6300 (801-538-7240) on or before FEBRUARY FEBRU-ARY 23, 2000. These are informal proceedings as per Rule R655-6-2 of the Division of Water Rights. (LEGEND: Point(s) of Diver- sion POD; Place of Use POU; Nature of Use USE) 61-2403(a24070): Scott S. Crane propose(s) to change the POD, POU, & USE of water as evidenced by 61-10 Cert. No. 1574. HERETOFORE: QUANTITY: 0.0044 cfs or 1.0 ac-ft. SOURCE: Hunt Creek. POD: (1)N 744 E 131 from SW Cor, Sec 26, T34S, R3W. USE: Irrigation: from Mar 15 to Nov 30, total acreage 0.3330 .acs. POU: SEIMNEIREISEIM Sec 7; SE14NW14, N12SW14, SW14SW14 Sec 8, T34S, R2W. HEREAFTER: QUANTITY: 0.0044 cfs or 1.0 ac-ft. SOURCE: 6 in. well 100 ft. to 500 ft. deep. POD: (1) S 1320 E 660 from Wl4 Cor, Sec 22 T34S, R2W. (Widsoe Junction) USE: Irrigation: from Apr 1 to Oct 31, total acreage 0.2500 acs; Domestic: 1 family. POU: W12SW14 Sec 22, T34S, R2W. Robert L. Morgan J. E. STATE ENGINEER Published in Garfield County News on JANUARY 27 & FEBRUARY FEB-RUARY 3, 2000. PUBLIC NOTICE BID NO. RM0140 Department of Transportation Richfield District Closing Date: 020800 Time: 2 p.m. Estimated Cost: $100,000.00 Location: Richfield, Utah Description: 3 year contract for tree trimming and tree removal services in various locations in the Richfield area. Published in the Garfield County News on January 27, 2000. PUBLIC HEARING FOR ADDITIONAL CULINARY WATER AND SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS IM-PROVEMENTS (Grants, Loans, Fees) Cannonville Town will hold a public hearing to consider projects For a well, pipeline to Town, a new 300,000 gallon tank and other necessary nec-essary improvements to the existing exist-ing culinary water system. The amount of funds to be applied for will be discussed, as well as the future cost of culinary water. The hearing will begin at 7 p.m. on February 8, 2000 and will be held at the Town Community Center. Further information can be obtained by contacting Al Stone (telephone 435-679-8880). The Town will make reasonable accommodations for those needing assistance, please contact Gloria Clark (telephone 435-679-8510) at least 48 Tiours prior to the hearing ATE. Stone, Mayor Published in the Garfield County News on Jan. 27 and Feb. 3, 2000. PUBLIC NOTICE Please take notice that the Canyonlands Soil Conservation District will hold its regular monthly meetings in 2000 on the second Tuesday of each month at the Golden Loop Cafe in Escalante. Meetings begin at 7 p.m. PubTsihecf in the Garfield County News Jan. 27, 2000. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE The following described reai property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, payable in lawful money of the United States at the time of the sale, at the Garfield County Courthouse, West Doors, 55 South Main Street. Panguitch, Utah on Tuesday, February 8. 2000 at 2 p.m. of said day for the purpose of Foreclosing a Deed of Trust dated Feruary 27, 1998, executed by Jamie Barnson, as Trustor, to Security Title Company of Garfield County, as Trustee, and in favor of First Security Bank, N.A. as Beneficiary, recorded on March 6, 1998 as 'Entry No. 217982, in Book 338, at Page 586 et seq of the official records of the Garfield County Recorder, Garfield County, Utah. The Deed of Trust covers certain real property situated in Garfield County, Utah, more particularly described as follows: All of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and the West 500 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 12, Township 35 South Range 2 East, Salt Lake Base and Meridian, lying South of the top bank of the Escalante River Channel as of November 1, 1997. Dated this 6th day of January, 2000. Larry G. Moore, Successor Trustee Published in the Garfield County News on Jan. 13, 20 and 27, 2000. NOTICE TO WATER USERS The State Engineer received the following Application(s) to Change Water in Garfield County (Locations (Loca-tions in SLB&M). Persons objecting to an application applica-tion must file a CLEARLY READABLE READ-ABLE protest stating FILING NUMBER, REASONS FOR OBJECTI6N, PROTESTANTS NAME AND RETURN ADDRESS, AD-DRESS, and any request for a hearing. hear-ing. Protest must be filed with the State Engineer, Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300 (801-538-7240) on or before FEBRUARY 16 2000. These are informal proceedings as per Rule R655-6-2 of the Division of Water Rights. (LEGEND: Point(s) of Diversion Diver-sion POD; Place of Use POU; Nature of Use USE) 97-2202(a24039;: William J. Lockhart, Teresa Martin propose(s) to change the POD, POU & USE of water as evidenced by 97-2202 which is a portion of 97-2140 (A40416). HERETOFORE: QUANTITY: 0.75 ac-ft. SOURCE: 14 in. well 400 ft. deep. POD: (1) N 47 W 984 from El4 Cor, Sec '31, T33S, R5E. USE: Irrigation: from Apr 1 to Oct 31, total acreage 0.1875 acs. POU: E12SE14 Sec 31; SW14 Sec 32, T33S, R5E. HEREAFTER: QUANTITY: 0.75 ac-ft. SOURCE: 6 in. well 100 ft. to 500 ft. deep. POD: (1) S 1100 E 1400 from NW Cor' Sec 30, T33S, R5E. (Lot 5 Black Boulder Boul-der Mesa Prop) USE: Irrigation: from Apr 1 to Oct 31, total acreage 0.0750 acs' Domestic: 1 family. POU: N12NW14 Sec 30, T33S, R5E. 97-2203(a24040): Mary Louise Lockhart, William B. Lockhart propose(s) to change the POD. POU, & USE of water as evidenced by 97-2203, which is a portion of 97-2140 (A404 16). HERETOFORE: QUANTITY: 0.75 ac-ft. SOURCE: 14 in. well 400 ft. deep. POD: (1) N 47 W 984 from El4 Cor, Sec 31, T33S, R5E. USE: Irrigation: from Apr 1 to Oct 31, total acreage 0.1875 acs. POU: E12SE14 Sec 31; SW14 Sec 32, T33S..R5E. HEREAFTER: QUANTITY: 0.75 ac-ft. SOURCE: 6 in. well 100 ft. to 500 ft. deep. POD: (1) S 1 100 E 1400 from NW Cor Sec "30, T33S, R5E. (Lot 6 Black Boulder Boul-der Mesa Prop) USE: Irrigation: from Apr 1 to Oct 31, total acreage 0.0750 acs- Domestic: 1 family. POU: N12NW14 Sec 30, T33S, R5E. 61-1988(a24051): Sieglinde Lisch, West Panguitch Irrigation and Reservoir Company, State of Utah Board of Water Resources propose(s) to change the POD, POU. & USE of water as evidenced by 61-1988 which is a portion of 61-2128 (0.5 shares). HERETOFORE: QUANTITY: .0.25 ac-ft. SOURCE: Panguitch Creek. POD: (1) S 1900 VT2200 (2) S 1450 W 2000 from NE Cor (3) N 850 E 1800 from SW Cor, Sec 29 (4) N 200 E 450 from SW Cor, Sec 30 (5) S 100 E 1 100 (6) S 750 E 100 (7) S 800 E 200 from NW Cor, Sec 32, T34S, R5W (8) N 1875 E 1645 from Sfr Cor, Sec 17 (9) S 1250 W 700 (10) S 760 W 425 from NE Cor, Sec 19. T35S, R6W (1 1) E 1900 from Wl4 Cor, Sec 34 T35S, R7W., Source: Panguitch Pan-guitch Lake. ' ' STORAGE: Panguitch Lake Reservoir, Capacity 9349.0 ac-ft. inundating 104.50 acs. in Sec 32; Sec 33; Sec 34, T35S; Sec 3: Sec 4; Sec 5, T36S, R7W. USE: Irrigation: Irriga-tion: from Apr 1 to Oct 31, total acreage 0.0833 acs. POU: Sec 20; Sec 21; Sec 28; Sec 29; Sec 32; Sec 33, T33S; Sec 4; Sec 5; Sec 6; Sec 7; Sec 8; Sec 9; Sec 17; Sec 20; Sec 21; Sec 27; Sec 28; Sec 29; Sec 30: Sec 32; Sec 33; Sec 34, T34S, R5W- Sec 17: Sec 18; Sec 19: Sec 20, T35S, R6W. HEREAFTER: QUANTITY: 0.25 ac-ft. SOURCE: 6 in. well 100 ft. to 500 ft. deep. POD: (1) S 2300 E 1236 from NW Cor, Sec 5, T36S, R7W. (Panguitch Lake Area) USE: Domestic: 1 family. POU: SW14NW14 Sec 5, T36S, R7W. Robert L. Morgan .P.E. STATE ENGINEER Published in Garfield County News on JANUARY 20 & 27, 2000. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Mangement (UT-030-1330-00) NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) FOR THE PROPOSED 3R MINERALS COAL BED CANYON MINEOPERATION PLAN MODIFICATION, GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH. AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS and Notice of Scoping Scop-ing on the proposed 3R Minerals' Coal Bed Canyon mineoperation pjanmodification, Garfield County, SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 1 02(2) (C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) office, will be writing an EIS on the proposed Coal Bed Canyon Mine located within the GSENM. The proposed mine is located on 4.8 acres of BLM administered lands approximately 4 miles southwest of the town of Escalante along the Alvey Wash Road (T. 35. S., R. 2 E., Sec. 36, SE14, SLM, Garfield County, Utah). 3R Minerals Miner-als proposes to mine and separate mineral sands (i.e. zirconium and titanium) from the active, stream channel of Alvey Wash. Primary processing of the mineral sands would occur on-site in a fenced area of approximately 100 by 150 feet. The processing pad would accommodate accom-modate gravity spiral mineral separation sepa-ration equipment, material stockpiles, stock-piles, loading and hauling equipment, equip-ment, a water well and storage pond, a generator, and personnel .trailer. Reject material (non-mineral (non-mineral sands) would be placed pack into the wash. Major issues include potential impacts on wildlife habitat, recreation, recrea-tion, visual resources, and wilderness wilder-ness values. Alternative identified at this time include the proposed action and the no action alternative. DATES: Public scoping comments will be accepted on or before January 28, 2000. A public scoping open house and information informa-tion meeting will be held on January Janu-ary 13, 2000 from 4-7 p.m. at the Escalante Community Center, 65 North 100 West, Escalante, Utah. If you have any information, data or concerns related to potential impacts im-pacts of the proposed action including includ-ing the issues identified above, or have suggestions for additional alternatives, al-ternatives, please submit them to the address listed below. ADDRESS: Written scoping comments should be sent to: GSENM Manager, Bureau of Land Mangement, Grand Staircase-Escalante Staircase-Escalante National Monument, 180 West 300 North, Kanab, Utah 84741 ATTN: Coal Bed Canyon Mine Plan. Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents . will be available for public review at the BLM Grand Staircase-Escalante Staircase-Escalante National Monument office of-fice and will be subject to disclosure disclo-sure under the Freedom of Information Informa-tion Act (FOIA). They may be published as part of the EIS and other related documents. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. confidenti-ality. If you wish to withhold your name or street address from public review and disclosure under the FOIA, you must state this prominently promi-nently at the beginning of your written comments. Such requests will be honored ot the extent allowed al-lowed by law. All submissions - from organizations or businesses will be made available for public, inspection in their entirety. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION INFORMA-TION CONTACT: Paul Chapman (435) 644-4309 or e-mail: pchap-manut.blm.gov pchap-manut.blm.gov SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IN-FORMATION: On Sepember 1. 1997, the Utah State Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) issued a metalliferous lease on lands located in T. 35 S., R. 2 E., Section 36, SLM, Garfield County, Utah. A Notice of Intent (NOI) to commence mining was submitted by 3R Minerals to SITLA on June 1, 1998. SITLA f ranted approval on October 5, 998. A Notice of Intention to Commence Small Mining Operations Oper-ations was submitted and received by the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining (UDOGMJ, on June 1 , 1998 and accepted on July 1, 1998. On. October 31, 1998, the Utah Schools and Lands Exchange Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-335) was signed by the President of the United States, in order to exchange certain federal and state lands and interests (including this parcel.) This exchange was subject to valid existing rights. On January 7, 1999, The surface and mineral estate, es-tate, along with the interest in the state lease was conveyed to the United State, Bureau of Land Management. Man-agement. BLM now administers the 3R Minerals lease under the terms and conditions set forth in the lease, the NOI approval, and SlTLA rules pertaining to the lease. 3R Min-erals may currently conduct operations under the terms of the original approval by SITLA and the acceptance by DOGM. On June 15, 1999, BLM received re-ceived 3R Minerals' Notice of Intent In-tent to Revise Mining Operations. Under the lease and SITLA rules, BLM as the lessor, is required to approve any proposed changes to 3K Minerals' operations that are not covered by the original approval. ap-proval. Such a decision is a Federal Fed-eral action to which the National Environmental Policy Act applies. Based upon this review, an Environmental Envi-ronmental Impact Statement is being be-ing prepared to assess potential impacts to resources reflected in the Notice of Intent to Revise Mining Operations within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Monu-ment. Published in the Garfield County News on Jan. 13, 20 & 27, 1999. . |
