[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 89 (Friday, May 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25520-25521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12282]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[CA-370-1430-01, CA 15801, CAS 308, CAS 309, CA 6549, CAS 310]


Notice of Realty Action: Intent To Convey Lands for Landfill 
Purposes, Modoc County, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Intent to convey lands for landfill purposes.

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SUMMARY: The County of Modoc has requested that five landfills 
currently

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leased from the Bureau of Land Management be patented to the County 
under the authority of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act of June 
14, 1926, as amended. Pending the completion of the Environmental 
Assessment (EA) and the Landfill Transfer Audit (LTA), it is the intent 
of the Bureau of Land Management to convey the lands to the County of 
Modoc. The Intent to Convey involves the following lands located in the 
County of Modoc, California:
    Federal Lands to be conveyed to the County of Modoc:

Mount Diablo Meridian, California

1. Cedarville: T 43 N, R 17 E,
    Sec. 34, Lot 3, 6, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\; CA 15801 containing 
60.00 acres.
2. Eagleville: T 40 N, R 17 E,
    Sec. 21, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ (within); CAS 308
3. Lake City: T 43 N, R 16 E,
    Sec. 3, N\1/2\NW\1/4\ (within); CAS 309
4. Likely: T 39 N, R 13 E,
    Sec. 11, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ (within); CAS 310
5. Davis Creek: T 45 N, R 14 E,
    Sec. 29, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ (within); CA 6549

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Conveyance is consistent with current BLM 
land use planning and is in the public interest. The County of Modoc is 
a qualified applicant for conveyance. Final determination of the Intent 
to Convey will be made using public comments, an Environmental 
Assessment (EA) and a Landfill Transfer Audit (LTA). The conveyance 
document (patent) for the Federal public lands will include the 
following terms, conditions or reservations to the United States:
    1. ``A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by 
the authority of the United States. Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 
945).''
    2. Provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act and 
applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior.
    3. All valid and existing rights documented on the official public 
land records at the time of patent issuance.
    4. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals.
    Upon publication of this Notice in the Federal Register, the public 
lands described above are segregated from all forms of appropriation 
under the public land laws, including the mineral laws except for lease 
or conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and leasing 
under the mineral leasing laws for a period of five years from the date 
of publication. The segregative effect shall terminate as provided by 
43 CFR 2741.5(h)(2).
    Detailed information concerning the Intent to Convey is available 
at the Alturas Resource Area Office, 708 West 12th Street, Alturas, CA, 
96101 and Surprise Resource Area Office, 602 Cressler Street, CA 96104 
or by contacting Jerry Wheeler at 530-233-4666 or Joe McFarlan at 530-
279-6101. For a period of 45 days after the initial publication of this 
Notice in the Federal Register, interested parties may submit comments 
to the Alturas Field Manager, Alturas Field Office at the above 
address. Send comments to the Surprise Field Manager, Surprise Field 
Office at P.O. Box 460, Cedarville, CA 96104.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the California 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.
Susan T. Stokke,
Manager, BLM Surprise Field Office.
[FR Doc. 98-12282 Filed 5-7-98; 8:45 am]
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