[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 11428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6750]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[WY-037-1430-01; WYW-135973]


Realty Action; Lease/Conveyance for Recreation and Public 
Purposes; Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action, Recreation and Public Purposes 
classification and application for lease and sale in Carbon County.

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SUMMARY: The following public lands in Carbon County have been examined 
and found suitable for classification and/or lease/conveyance to the 
Carbon County Racing Association for recreation purposes under the 
provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended, 43 
U.S.C. 869 et seq.

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 21 N., R. 87 W.,
    Sec. 22, SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\;

    The above land contains 240.00 acres.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilyn Roth, Realty Specialist, Great 
Divide Resource Area, Bureau of Land Management, 812 E. Murray Street, 
Rawlins, Wyoming 82301, 307-324-4841.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this classification and 
application for lease/sale of these lands is for the Carbon County 
Racing Association to construct, operate, and maintain a racing 
recreational facility. The developments will include a \3/8\ mile oval 
track and a \1/4\ mile straight track, mud pit, pit parking area, and 
spectator parking. The lease and improvements will initially be 
confined to 70 acres.
    The current lease and future sale will contain reservations to the 
United States for ditches and canals and all minerals, and will be 
subject to all existing reservations and prior rights. The lease/
conveyance of the lands is consistent with the Great Divide Resource 
Management Plan (RMP). The land is not needed for Federal purposes.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the lands 
will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the 
public land laws, including the general mining laws, except for lease 
or conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and leasing 
under the mineral leasing laws. For a period of 45 days from the date 
of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, interested 
persons may submit comments regarding the proposed lease/conveyance or 
classification of the lands to the District Manager, Rawlins District 
Office, 1300 N. Third Street, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301.

CLASSIFICATION COMMENTS: Interested parties may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the land for a outdoor recreation racing 
facility. Comments on the classification are restricted to whether the 
land is physically suited for an outdoor recreation racing facility, 
whether the use will maximize the future use or uses of the land, 
whether the use is consistent with local planning and zoning, or if the 
use is consistent with State and Federal programs.

APPLICATION COMMENTS: Interested parties may submit comments regarding 
the specific use proposed in the application and plan of development, 
whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures in reaching 
the decision, or any other factor not directly related to the 
suitability of the land for a outdoor recreational facility.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the State Director. In the 
absence of any adverse comments, the classification will become 
effective 60 days from the date of publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register.
Karla K.H. Swanson,
Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-6750 Filed 3-19-96; 8:45 am]
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