Are you concerned about the official filing of plats of survey by the Bureau of Land management? This notice announces the scheduled official filing of plats of survey in the Montana/Dakotas State Office and outlines the chance to protest thes surveys. Learn about the specific lands affected and the process for filing a notice of protest to ensure your concerns regarding these land surveys are heard.
Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
Notice of official filing.
The plats of survey for the following described lands are scheduled to be officially filed in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Montana/Dakotas State Office, Billings, Montana 30 days from the date of this publication. The surveys, which were executed at the request of the United States Forest Service, Little Missouri River National Grassland, Dickinson, North Dakota, are necessary for the management of these lands.
A person or party who wishes to protest the surveys must file a notice of protest in time for it to be received in the BLM Montana/Dakotas State Office no later than July 7, 2025.
A copy of the plats may be obtained from the Public Room at the BLM Montana/Dakotas State Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 59101, upon required payment. The plats may be viewed at this location at no cost.
The lands surveyed are:
Fifth Principal Meridian, North Dakota
T. 138 N., R. 101 W.
Sec. 18.
T. 136 N., R. 102 W.
Secs. 10, 20, 21, and 22.
T. 143 N., R. 101 W.
Secs. 14, 15, 18, 22, 23, 26, 35, and 36.
T. 143 N., R. 102 W.
Secs. 23 and 26.
T. 143 N., R. 103 W.
Sec. 34.
A person or party who wishes to protest an official filing of a plat of survey identified above must file a written notice of protest with the BLM Chief Cadastral Surveyor for North Dakota at the address listed in the
ADDRESSES
section of this notice. The notice of protest must identify the specific plat(s) of survey that the person or party wishes to protest. Plat(s) not listed within the notice of protest will not have the filing stayed and will be filed as described below. The notice of protest must be received in the BLM Montana/Dakotas State Office no later than the date described in the
DATES
section of this notice. 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 North Dakota 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. Upon receipt of a timely protest, and after a review of the protest, the authorized officer will issue a decision either dismissing or otherwise resolving the protest. A plat of survey will then be officially filed 30 days after the protest decision has been issued in accordance with 43 CFR part 4.
If a notice of protest is received after the date described in the
DATES
section of this notice 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)
Thomas L. Laakso,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor for North Dakota.
