[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 217 (Thursday, November 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 57696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28623]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[AK-040-1410-00; AA-77671]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The following public lands on Fort Richardson Army Base, near 
Anchorage, Alaska, have been examined and found suitable for 
classification and opening under the provisions of the Recreation and 
Public Purposes Act, as amended 943 U.S.C. 869 et seq.)

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 13 N., R. 2 W.,
    Sec. 5, metes and bounds.

    Containing 8.75 acres, more or less.

    This action is a motion by the Bureau of Land Management to make 
available lands identified in EA No. AK-040-96-027, as not needed for 
Federal purposes and required by the Municipality of Anchorage, 
Anchorage School District as site of the Ursa Major Elementary School. 
Lease of the site for recreation or public purpose use would be in the 
public interest. Detailed information concerning this action is 
available for review at the office of the Bureau of Land Management, 
Anchorage District, 6881 Abbott Loop Road, Anchorage, Alaska. Lease of 
the lands would be subject to the following terms, conditions and 
reservations:
    1. Provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and to all 
applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior.
    2. All valid existing rights documented on the official public land 
records at the time of lease issuance.
    3. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine and remove the minerals.
    4. Any other reservations that the authorized officer determines 
appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of Federal 
lands and interests therein.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the lands 
will be segregated from all 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, interested persons may submit comments 
regarding the proposed classification of the lands to the District 
Manager, Anchorage District Office, 6881 Abbott Loop Road, Anchorage, 
Alaska 99507-2599. Any adverse comment 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.
    Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the land for a school 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 application and plan of 
development, whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedure 
in reaching the decision, or any other factor not directly related to 
the suitability of the land for a school facility.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis R. Benson, BLM, Anchorage 
District Office, 6881 Abbott Loop Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99507-2599, 
(907) 267-1212.

    Dated: October 22, 1996.
Nicholas Douglas,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-28623 Filed 11-6-96; 8:45 am]
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