[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 119 (Friday, June 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33671-33672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16283]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[AZ917-AZA28350]


Notice of Proposed Exchange of Lands in Gila, La Paz, Pinal and 
Mohave Counties, AZ

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of exchange proposal.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management is 
considering a proposal to exchange land pursuant to Section 206 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716), as 
amended. The exchange has been proposed by ASARCO Incorporated.
    The following described public land is being considered for 
disposal by the United States:

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

Mineral Estate Only

T. 6 S., R. 4 E.,
    Sec. 12, lots 1 and 2, W\1/2\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 24, W\1/2\.
T. 3 S., R. 12 E.,
    Sec. 24, SE\1/4\.
T. 2 S., R. 13 E.,
    Sec. 35, W\1/2\MW\1/4\.
T. 3 S., R. 13 E.,
    Sec. 9, lots 1 and 2, E\1/2\ME\1/4\, SW\1/4\ME\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/
4\;
    Sec. 10 lots 1, 2 and 4, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 11, lot 3;
    Sec. 12, lots 1, 2, 5 and 6; lot 7, excluding patent Nos. 02-62-
0014, 02-64-0243 and 02-69-0016, SE\1/4\ excluding patent No. 02-64-
0243
    Sec. 30, lots 1 to 6, inclusive, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\.
T. 2 S., R. 14 E.,
    Sec. 31, lots 3 and 4.
T. 3 S., R. 14 E.,
    Sec. 6, lots 4, 5 and 12;
    Sec. 7, lots 2 to 4, inclusive, and lots 8 and 11;
    Sec. 17, lot 4, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 18, lots 5 to 9, inclusive, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
    The areas described aggregate approximately 2,780.13 acres.

Surface and Mineral Estate

T. 3 S., R. 12 E.,
    Sec. 25, SW\1/4\, E\1/2\;
    Sec. 26.
T. 2 S., R. 13 E.,
    Sec. 34, lots 2 to4, inclusive, and lots 8 and 9, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, 
NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 3 S., R. 13 E.,
    Sec. 1, lots 3 to 7, inclusive, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 2, lots 12 and 13;
    Sec. 8, S\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/
4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 10, lot 5;
    Sec. 11, lots 11, 12, 13, and 14;
    Sec. 13, lot 4, and lots 8 to 14, inclusive, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 17, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\MW\1/4\, S\1/2\S\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/
4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\MW\1/4\;
    Sec. 19, lots 1 to 10, inclusive, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\NE\1/
4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\E\1/2\NW\1/4\ NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/
2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\W\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 22, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 23, W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 26, W\1/2\W\1/2\;
    Sec. 27, E\1/2\NW\1/4\ E\1/2\;
    Sec. 34, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 3 S., R. 14 E.,
    Sec. 18, lots 1, 2, 10, 11, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, W\1/
2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 19, lot 1, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 33, NW\1/4\, S\1/2\;

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    Sec. 34, S\1/2\SW\1/4\.
T. 4 S., R. 14 E.,
    Sec. 3, lots 3 and 4, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 4, lots 1 to 7, inclusive, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
E\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 5, lots 1 to 12, inclusive;
    Sec. 8, E\1/2\NE\1/4\.
T. 4 S., R. 15 E.,
    Tracts 37, 38 and 39.
T. 5 S., R. 15 E.,
    Sec. 11, N\1/2\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 28, S\1/2\,NW\1/4\.
    The areas described aggregate approximately 8,197.98 acres.

    All selected lands aggregate approximately 10,978.11 acres.
    Subject to valid existing rights, the public land identified above 
has been segregated from appropriation under the public land laws, 
mineral laws, and mineral leasing laws for a period of five (5) years 
beginning on November 21, 1994.
    In exchange the United States will acquire the following described 
land from ASARCO Incorporated:

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

T. 25 N., R. 18 W.,
    Sec. 4, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 17, E\1/2\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 4 S., R. 12 E.
    Sec. 6, SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, NE\1/4\.
T. 19 N., R. 19 W.
    Sec. 23, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 3 N., R. 16 W.,
    Mineral patent 546603 (MS3207).
T. 14 N., R. 14 W.
    Sec. 19, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, E\1/2\W\1/2\, E\1/2\;
    Sec. 31, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, E\1/2\W\1/2\, E\1/2\.
T. 14 N., R. 15 W.
    Sec. 3, lot 1 to 4, inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/2\, S\1/2\;
    Secs. 9, 11, 15, 23, 25, 27 and 35.
T. 15 N., R. 13 W.,
    Sec. 19, lots 3 and 4, E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 29;
    Sec. 33, NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, 
SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate approximately 8,993.69 acres.

    More detailed information concerning the proposed exchange may be 
obtained from Shela McFarlin, Project Manager, Arizona State Office, 
222 North Central Avenue, Phoenix Arizona 85004-2208, telephone (602) 
417-9568 or, Bill Ruddick, Team Leader, Arizona Exchange Team, (602) 
417-9561.
    Interested parties may submit comments concerning the proposed 
exchange to the Project Manager, at the above address. In order to be 
considered in the environmental analysis of the proposed exchange, 
comments must be in writing, and be postmarked within 45 days from the 
initial date of publication of this notice.

    Dated: June 13, 1997.
Ken R. Drew,
Program Manager, Phoenix Field Office.
[FR Doc. 97-16283 Filed 6-19-97; 8:45 am]
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