[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49850-49851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23969]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-055-05-1330-00; CAAZCA 36103]


California; Notice of Realty Action: Availability of Long-Term 
Recreation Concession Lease in Imperial County, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing the 
availability of a long-term recreation concession lease in support of 
BLM's recreation program, pursuant to the regulations at 43 CFR 2920. 
The site for the proposed concession is located on public lands on the 
west bank of the Colorado River about 12 miles south of Blythe, 
California, in Imperial County. BLM is seeking a concessioner to 
develop a new recreation concession which will include a quality 
recreational vehicle (RV) trailer park and supporting facilities 
associated with RV use.

DATES: Applications for developing the site will be accepted only at 
the BLM Yuma Resource Area Office, Yuma District, 3150 Winsor Avenue, 
Yuma, AZ 85365, from October 25, 1995, to December 31, 1995. If a 
satisfactory application/proposal is received, selection of the 
successful applicant will be made by January 30, 1996, without further 
publication. Lease issuance will not be simultaneous with final 
selection, but will occur by March 15, 1996, after the term of the 
lease, stipulations, and other items have been agreed upon by BLM and 
the successful applicant. The 30-day comment period for the 
environmental assessment will be in January-February 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Area Manager Joy Gilbert or Supervisory Lands and Minerals Specialist 
Pat Boykin, BLM, Yuma Resource Area, 3150 Windsor Avenue, Yuma, AZ 
85365, (520) 726-6300.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BLM is ending an occupancy leasing program 
which was begun to legalize a trespass subdivision on public land for 
an area known as ``Harvey's Fishing Hole'' or ``Sportsman's Paradise.''
    The 27-acre site is 1,320 feet deep with approximately 860 feet of 
riverfront. The legal description of the subject parcel is as follows:

San Bernardino Meridian, California

T. 9 S., R. 22 E.,
Sec. 9, portion of lots 1, 2, 5, and 6.

    BLM has determined through its land use plans that the site is 
suitable for the development of a recreation concession. Development of 
a recreation concession would be in the public interest.
    The focus of concession development will be to provide facilities, 
visitor services, and products for the enhancement of recreational 
visitors' use and enjoyment. BLM will require a ``no-development-zone'' 
120-foot setback from the waterfront, with no trailer spaces situated 
on the waterfront. Permanent occupancy will not be allowed, and the 
length of stay on concessions in the Yuma District is 5 months (150 
days), either consecutively or in aggregate per 1-year period. Mobile 
homes will not be allowed. The proposed plan of development must 
reflect a phase-out of the existing occupancy use within no more than 5 
years from lease issuance. Existing improvements will be removed by 
each occupant, or each occupant will bear the cost of removal of 
improvements, in accordance with their lease agreements with BLM.
    A long-term lease is available to a qualified applicant who 
presents a plan 

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of development acceptable to BLM which offers a diversity of 
opportunities and services to the recreating public. The lease term is 
negotiable and will be based on the plan of development, the timetable 
for development, and the capital investment involved. The term of the 
lease is for an extended use of the public lands for development 
purposes and will provide a reasonable amortization of capital 
investment.
    The concession lease will be offered through a competitive process 
under the regulations at 43 CFR 2920. The land use authorization will 
be awarded on the basis of the public benefits to be provided, a 
development plan acceptable to the BLM, the financial and technical 
capability of the bidder to undertake the project, feasibility of the 
proposal, impacts on the environment, assessment of applicants through 
the use of established applicant criteria, and the bid offered. No 
application will be considered for less than 4 percent of the total 
gross receipts to be derived annually from products and services 
offered at the concession. The high bid is part of the criteria for 
selecting a successful applicant, but it is not an overriding 
consideration.
    All applications must include a reference to this Notice and a 
complete description (development plan) of the proposed facilities and 
services to be offered. Such development plan must be in sufficient 
detail to allow evaluation of the feasibility of the proposed land use, 
impacts on the environment, and public benefits from the land use. This 
can be accomplished by providing details of the proposed use and 
activities; a description of all facilities and access needs; a map of 
sufficient scale to be legible; a legal description of the proposed 
project location, including acreage; the approximate cost of the 
proposal; schedule of facility construction; and any other information 
(such as an analysis of projected performance) that may aid in 
evaluating the proposal. Applicants must furnish evidence satisfactory 
to BLM that they have, or will have prior to commencement of 
construction, the technical and financial capability to construct, 
operate, maintain, and discontinue the authorized land use.
    Applications should be clearly marked on the exterior of the 
envelope or parcel, ``Harvey's Fishing Hole Proposal.'' All 
applications received will be held as proprietary information unless 
released by the applicant. For more details of application content, 
refer to 43 CFR 2920, Copies of which are available at the BLM Yuma 
Resource Area Office. Also available is a prospectus containing more 
detailed information about application content, such as parameters and 
constraints relating to development of the concession.

    Dated: September 20, 1995.
Joy Gilbert,
Area Manager, Yuma Resource Area.
[FR Doc. 95-23969 Filed 9-26-95; 8:45 am]
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