[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 148 (Wednesday, July 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39981-39982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18991]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[UT-040-1430-01; UTU-71351]


Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) 
Act Classification; Utah

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior.

SUMMARY: The following public land, located in Washington County, Utah 
near the community of St. George, has been examined and found suitable 
for classification for lease or conveyance to Washington County under 
the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended 
(43 U.S.C. 869 et. seq.):

Salt Lake Meridian, Utah

T. 42 S., R. 14 W.,
    Sec. 3, Lot 14.

    Containing 41.46 acres, more or less.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Washington County proposes to use the land 
to construct, operate and maintain a correctional facility. The land is 
not needed for Federal purposes. Leasing or conveying title to the 
affected public land is consistent with current BLM land use planning 
and would be in the public interest.

    The lease or patent, when issued, would be subject to the following 
terms, conditions, and reservations:
    1. Provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and all 
applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior.
    2. A right-of-way for ditches and canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States.

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    3. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals.
    Detailed information concerning this action is available at the 
office of the Bureau of Land Management, Dixie Resource Area Office, 
345 E. Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah 84790.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the land 
will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the 
public land laws, including the general mining laws, except for leasing 
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 classification, 
leasing or conveyance of the land to the Area Manager, Dixie Resource 
Area Office.
    Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the lands for a correctional facility. 
Comments on the classification are restricted to whether the land is 
physically suited for the proposal, 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 County's application and 
amended plan of development, whether the BLM followed proper 
administrative procedures in reaching the decision, or nay other factor 
not directly related to the suitability of the land for correctional 
facility purposes.
    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.

    Dated: July 17, 1996.
James D. Crisp,
Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-18991 Filed 7-30-96; 8:45 am]
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