[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 163 (Monday, August 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45090-45091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22607]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[OR-094-08-1430-01: GP8-0291; OR 54174 and OR 54175]


Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification and Conveyance; Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action--Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification and Conveyance of Public Land in Lane County, Oregon.

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SUMMARY: The following land has been examined and found suitable for 
classification for lease or conveyance under the provisions of the 
Recreation and Public Purposes Act (R&PP), as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et 
seq.). The land will not be leased or conveyed until at least 60 days 
after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register:

Willamette Meridian, Oregon

T. 18 S., R. 12 W.
    Sec. 15: SE\1/4\NE\1/4\.

    Containing 40.00 acres.

    The land is not required for Federal purposes. Lease or conveyance 
is consistent with current BLM land use planning and would be in the 
national interest.
    The City of Florence, Oregon, and Citizens for Florence propose to 
use the land for open space and recreation. The land will be conveyed 
without monetary consideration to the City of Florence, Oregon, to be 
managed for this purpose. The application of the Citizens for Florence 
will be denied.
    The patent, when issued, will be subject to valid existing rights, 
the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and all 
applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior and will 
contain the following reservations to the United States:
    1. A right-of-way for ditches and canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States, Act of August 20, 1890 (26 Stat. 391, 
43 U.S.C. 945).
    2. All minerals, together with the right to prospect for, mine and 
remove such deposits under applicable law and such regulations as the 
Secretary of the Interior may prescribe.
    The above described land is segregated by Public Land Order 6963 
from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including 
the general mining laws, except for leasing under the mineral leasing 
laws. The Public Land Order will be modified to open it to conveyance 
under the

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Recreation and Public Purposes Act prior to conveyance.

DATES: For a period of 45 days from the date of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register, interested parties may submit comments 
regarding the proposed conveyance or classification of the land to the 
Coast Range Area Manager, Bureau of Land Management, at the address 
below.

ADDRESSES: Detailed information concerning the classification and City 
of Florence and Citizens for Florence applications, including the 
reservations and planning and environmental documents, is available at 
the Eugene District Office, P. O. Box 10226, 2890 Chad Drive, Eugene, 
Oregon 97440.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Schroeder, Eugene District 
Office, at (541) 683-6482.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Classification Comments

    Interested parties may submit comments involving the suitability of 
the land for management for open space and recreation. 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 City of Florence and Citizens for Florence applications 
and plans 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 management for 
open space and recreation.
    Comments received on the classification will be answered by the 
State Director with the right to further comment to the Secretary. 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.
    Comments on the City of Florence and Citizens for Florence 
applications will be answered by the Eugene District Manager with the 
right of appeal to the Interior Board of Land Appeals.

    Dated: August 25, 1998.
Diane Chung,
Coast Range Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-22607 Filed 8-21-98; 8:45 am]
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