[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 128 (Monday, July 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 36429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17768]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-070-98-1430-01; AZA 30675]


Arizona: Notice of Realty Action

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Classification of Public Land for Recreation and Public 
Purposes Lease and Conveyance, Mohave County, Arizona.

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SUMMARY: The following described public land in Mohave County, Arizona, 
has been examined and found suitable for classification for lease and 
conveyance under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes 
(R&PP) Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.):

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

T. 17 N, R. 21 W.,
    Sec. 5, lots 3 and 4.

    Containing 79.04 acres, more or less.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Big Sandy Natural Resource Conservation 
District proposes to use the land for a park, botanical gardens, and 
experimental agricultural projects and exhibits for educational 
purposes. The land is not required for any Federal purposes. The lease 
and conveyance of the land for recreational or public purposes is 
consistent with current Bureau planning for this area and would be in 
the public interest.
    The lease and conveyance, when issued, will contain the following 
reservations to the United States:
    1. Rights-of-way for ditches and canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States.
    2. All minerals reserved to Santa Fe Minerals, with the right to 
prospect for, mine, and remove materials.
    And will be subject to:
    1. The provisions of the R&PP Act and all applicable regulations of 
the Secretary of the Interior.
    Upon publication of this Notice in the Federal Register, the land 
will be segregated from all forms of appropriation under the public 
land laws, except for lease and conveyance under the Recreation and 
Public Purposes Act. The mineral estate is in private ownership and is 
not subject to Bureau of Land Management administration.

DATES: For a period of 45 days from the date of publication of this 
Notice in the Federal Register, interested parties may submit comments 
to the Field Manager, Lake Havasu Field Office, 2610 Sweetwater Avenue, 
Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86406. Any adverse comments will be reviewed 
by the Arizona State Director. In the absence of any adverse comments, 
the classification of the land described in this Notice will become 
effective 60 days from the date of publication of this Notice in the 
Federal Register. The land will not be offered for lease and conveyance 
until after the classification becomes effective.

Classification Comments

    Interested parties may submit comments involving the suitability of 
the land for a park, botanical gardens, and experimental agricultural 
projects and exhibits for educational 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 the 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 application and plan of development, whether the Bureau 
of Land Management followed proper administrative procedures in 
reaching the decision, or any other factor not directly related to the 
suitability of the land for a park, botanical gardens, experimental 
agricultural projects and exhibits for educational purposes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Land Law Examiner Janice Easley, Lake 
Havasu Field Office, 2610 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu City, Arizona 
86406 or telephone (52) 505-1239.

    Dated: June 29, 1998.
Jaime T. Provencio,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-17768 Filed 7-2-98; 8:45 am]
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