[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 12249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6450]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[CA-017-4210-03; CACA 30669]


Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) 
Act Classification; Proposed Issuance of R&PP Lease; California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The following public lands in Mono County, California have 
been examined and found suitable for classification for lease to the 
County of Mono, State of California under the provisions of the 
Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 
The County of Mono proposes to use the lands for a Public Gun Range 
facility.

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 5 N., R. 25 E.,
    Sec. 10, S\1/2\S\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/
4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\S\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/
2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\ excepting therefrom 
those public lands south of WSA CA-010-102 boundary shown on the 
Bureau of Land Management Master Title Plats.

Containing 47 acres more or less.

    The lands are not needed for Federal purposes. The lease is 
consistent with current BLM land use planning and would be in the 
public interest. The decision to lease is based on the Finding of No 
Significant Impact and Decision Record signed March 4, 1997 for 
Environmental Assessment CA-017-97-21. The Decision Record found 
Alternative 2 the Modified Proposed Action with mitigation as the 
acceptable alternative.
    The lease, when issued, will 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. 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. A right-of-way for streets, roads, and utilities in accordance 
with the transportation plan for Mono County.
    5. A utility line right-of-way CAS 059135 with width of 15 feet 
from centerline.
    Detailed information concerning this action is available for review 
at the office of the Bureau of Land Management, Bishop Resource Area 
Office, 785 North Main St. Suite E, Bishop, California, 93514.
    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 
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 or classification of 
the lands to the District Manager, Bureau of Land Management 
Bakersfield District Office, 3801 Pegasus Drive Bakersfield, 
California, 93308.

CLASSIFICATION COMMENTS: Interested parties may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the land for a public gun range 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 lease 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 public gun range 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.

    Dated: March 4, 1997.
Genivieve D. Rasmussen,
Area Manager, Bishop Resource Area.
[FR Doc. 97-6450 Filed 3-13-97; 8:45 am]
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