[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10066-10067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5009]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[UTU-73634 & UTU-73635]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

SUMMARY: The following public lands in Uintah County, Utah have been 
examined and found suitable for classification for conveyance to Uintah 
County under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes 
(R&PP) Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). Uintah County proposes 
to purchase these tracts of public land for landfill purposes.

Salt Lake Meridian, Utah

T. 4 S., R. 22 E.,
    Sec. 8, Lots 3 and 5, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 17, N\1/2\NW\1/4\.

    Containing 211.05 acres, more or less.

T. 5. S., R. 19 E.,
    Sec. 11, W\1/2\W\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\.

    Containing 75.00 acres, more or less.

    The 211.05 acre tract, located near Vernal City, Utah, is needed by 
Uintah County to expand their Vernal Landfill facility presently 
situated on adjoining land. The 75.00 acre tract, located near the 
community of LaPoint, Utah, is currently leased to Uintah County for 
landfill purposes (R&PP lease, UTU-53917) and would continue to be used 
for landfill purposes and as a solid waste transfer station. The public 
lands are not needed for Federal purposes. Conveyance is consistent 
with current BLM and Uintah County land use planning and would be in 
the public interest.
    The patents, if issued, will be subject to the following terms, 
conditions and reservations:
    1. Provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended 
and to 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.
    3. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine and remove the minerals.
    4. The patentee shall comply with all federal and state laws 
applicable to the disposal, placement, or release of hazardous 
substances (substances as defined in 40 CFR Part 302).
    5. Reservation of oil and gas lease UTU-64918.
    6. Those rights granted to Utah Power and Light for a 138kV power 
transmission line under right-of-way (R/W) grant, UTU-0118311.
    7. The privilege of grazing permittees to continue to graze 
livestock on public land adjoining the existing Vernal Landfill would 
expire on January 31, 1998, unless the permittees choose to waive their 
grazing privileges earlier.
    8. Uintah County, its successors or assigns, shall defend, 
indemnify, and save harmless the United States and its officers, 
agents, representatives, and employees (hereinafter referred to in this 
clause as the United States), from all claims, loss, damage, actions, 
causes of action, expense, and liability (hereinafter referred to in 
this clause as claims) resulting from, brought for, or on account of, 
any personal injury, threat of personal injury, or property damage 
received or sustained by any person or persons (including the 
patentee's employees) or property growing out of, or occurring or 
attributable directly or indirectly, to the disposal of solid waste on, 
or the release of hazardous substances from Salt Lake Meridian, Utah, 
Sec. 11, W\1/2\W\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/
4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and T. 5 S., R. 19 E., and Sec. 8, 
Lots 3 and 5, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ and E\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, Sec. 17, N\1/
2\NW\1/4\, T. 4 S., R. 22 E., regardless of whether such claims shall 
be attributable to: (1) the concurrent, contributory, or partial fault, 
failure, or negligence of the United States, or (2) the sole fault, 
failure, or negligence of the United States.
    A partial revocation of a withdrawal created by Public Land Order 
4522 would be completed prior to issuing a patent for the 75.00 acres 
of public land located near LaPoint, Utah.
    Detailed information concerning this action is available for review 
at the BLM's Vernal District office, 170 South 500 East, Vernal, Utah 
84078.

Classification Comments

    Interested parties may submit comments concerning the suitability 
of these public lands for landfill purposes. 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 applications and plans 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 landfill purposes.
    Comments received on the classification will be answered by the 
State Director with the right to further comment to the Secretary. 
Comments on the applications will be answered by the State Director 
with the right of appeal to the Interior Board of Land Appeals.
    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 
conveyance under the R&PP Act, as amended and leasing under the mineral 
leasing laws. The segregative effect shall terminate upon issuance of a 
patent, upon final rejection of the applications, or two years from the 
date of filing of the applications, whichever occurs first.

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    For a period of 45 days from the date of publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register, interested parties may submit comments 
regarding the proposed conveyance or classification of the lands to the 
District Manager, Vernal District Office, 170 South 500 East, Vernal, 
Utah 84078. In the absence of any adverse comments, the classification 
will be effective 60 days from the date of publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register.

    Dated: February 9, 1997.
David E. Howell,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 97-5009 Filed 3-4-97; 8:45 am]
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