[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 16570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8689]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[ES-020-03-4210-05, FL-ES-41957 and FL-ES-41958]


Realty Action; Classification of Public Lands for Recreation and 
Public Purposes; Walton County, FL

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action for the classification of public lands 
for lease/conveyance pursuant to the Recreation and Public Purposes 
Act.

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SUMMARY: The following described public lands in Walton County, Florida 
have been examined and found suitable for lease or conveyance pursuant 
to the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended, 43 U.S.C. 869 et 
seq., and the regulations promulgated thereunder, title 43 Code of 
Federal Regulation, part 2912:

Tallahassee Meridian, Florida

T. 3 S., R. 18 W.
    Sec. 19, Lot 34 (1.28 acres)
T. 3 S., R. 20 W.
    Sec. 4, Lot 37 (1.65 acres)

    Totalling 2.93 acres.

    The Board of County Commissioners plan to use these lands for 
recreational areas. The lands are not needed for Federal purposes. 
Lease/conveyance is consistent with current Bureau of Land Management 
land use planning and conveyance is deemed to be in the public 
interest.
    The lease/patent, when issued, shall be subject to the provisions 
of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and to all applicable 
regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, and to the following 
reservations to the United States:
    1. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals.
    2. All valid existing rights documented on the official public land 
records at the time of lease/patent issuance.
    3. Any other reservations that the authorized officer determines 
appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of Federal 
lands and interests herein.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 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 or 
parties may submit comments regarding the proposed lease/conveyance or 
classification of the lands to the Field Manager, Jackson Field Office, 
411 Briarwood Drive, Suite 404, Jackson, Mississippi 39206. Any adverse 
comments will be reviewed by the Field manager. In the absence of any 
adverse comments, the classification will become effective 60 days from 
the date of publication of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Weaver, Realty Specialist, Jackson Field Office, 411 Briarwood 
Drive, Suite 404, Jackson, Mississippi 39207 (601) 944-5435.

    Dated: March 5, 1998.
Bruce Dawson,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-8689 Filed 4-2-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210-05-M