Bureau of Land Management Completes Preliminary
Non-Binding Determination on Bald Knoll Road

Contact:  Matt Craddock, 801-539-4115

Salt Lake City, Utah—September 12, 2007—The Bureau of Land Management has completed, for its land management purposes only, a preliminary non-binding determination (NBD) for the Bald Knoll Road in Kane County.  Based on review of information submitted by Kane County and information in BLM records, the BLM Utah State Office has made the preliminary determination that the Bald Knoll Road is a valid R.S. 2477 right-of-way. 

The Bald Knoll road is located in Kane County, approximately 20 miles northeast of Kanab.  Total length of the road is approximately nine miles, with nearly the entire length crossing public lands administered by the BLM.  The east end of Bald Knoll Road connects to Mill Creek Road and the west/south end of Bald Knoll Road connects to Dead End Road.   

This preliminary determination is the first to be processed by Utah BLM and is an internal, administrative action for BLM land management purposes.  The NBD concerns only that portion of the claimed right-of-way which crosses public lands administered by the BLM, is not a formal decision by the BLM, and is not binding on any person or entity.  Based on court decisions and direction from the Secretary of the Interior, this is the administrative procedure that has been outlined for the BLM in reviewing R.S. 2477 assertions.

The preliminary NBD and related information are now available for a 30-day public review period.  Copies are available at the BLM Utah State Office, 200 South 440 West, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, UT 84101; at the BLM Kanab Field Office, 318 North 100 East, Kanab, UT 84741; and via the BLM Utah internet site at:   http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en.html

During the review period, additional evidence relevant to the determination may be provided to the BLM Utah State Office, attention Mike DeKeyrel, at the above address, mailed to BLM Utah State Office, P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, UT 84145-0155 or emailed to Bald_Knoll@blm.gov.  For additional information, contact Mike DeKeyrel at (801) 539-4105.  The public review period ends on October 15, 2007.