[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 25 (Monday, February 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6114-6115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2906]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[NM-030-1430-00; NMNM 96531 & NMNM 98501]


Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) 
Act Classification; New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action; R&PP Act classification.

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SUMMARY: The following public land in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, has 
been examined and found suitable for classification for conveyance to 
the City of Sunland Park, New Mexico, and the Catholic Diocese of Las 
Cruces, New Mexico, under the provisions of the R&PP Act, as amended 
(43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). Sunland Park has made application to acquire 
138.88 acres (Parcel 1) of public land to be used for recreational 
purposes. The Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces has made application to 
acquire 67.10 acres (Parcel 2) of public land to maintain an existing 
path that leads to a religious shrine, develop rest stops and picnic 
areas, add shrines/prayer stops, and preserve the remaining pristine 
qualities of the area.

Parcel 1

T. 29 S., R. 4 E., NMPM
    Sec. 17, Lots 6 to 9, inclusive, W\1/2\E\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\.

    Containing 138.88 acres, more or less.

Parcel 2

T. 29 S., R. 4 E., NMPM
    Sec. 16, S\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 17, Lot 7, E\1/2\E\1/2\NE\1/4\.

    Containing 67.60 acres, more or less.

    The land is difficult and uneconomic to manage and is not required 
for any other Federal purpose. The classification and subsequent 
conveyance is consistent with the Las Cruces Field Office's Mimbres 
Resource Management Plan of December, 1993, and would be in the public 
interest.

DATES: Comments regarding the proposed lease/conveyance or 
classification must be submitted on or before March 29, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Bureau of Land Management, 
Las Cruces Field Office, 1800 Marquess, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juan Padilla, at the address above or 
at (505) 525-4376.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The patents when issued will be subject to 
the following terms, conditions and reservations:
    1. Provisions of the R&PP Act and all applicable regulations of the 
Secretary of the Interior.
    2. A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
    3. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove such deposits from the 
same under application of law and such regulations as the Secretary may 
prescribe.
    4. The conveyance will be subject to all valid rights and 
reservations of record. Upon publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, the land will be segregated from all other forms of 
appropriation under the public land laws, including the general mining 
laws, except for conveyance under the R&PP Act and leasing under the 
mineral

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leasing laws. The segregative effect will terminate upon issuance of a 
patent or as specified in an opening order to be published in the 
Federal Register, whichever comes first.
    Detailed information concerning this action is available for review 
at the BLM, Las Cruces Field Office. On or before March 29, 1999, 
interested persons may submit comments regarding the proposed 
classification or conveyance of the land to the Field Office Manager, 
Las Cruces Field Office, 1800 Marquess, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88005. 
The land would not be offered for conveyance for at least 60 days after 
the date of publication of this Notice in the Federal Register.

Classification Comments.

    Interested parties may submit comments involving the suitability of 
the land for the purposes described above. 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 application and plan 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 the purposes described above. Comments received on the 
classification will be answered by the State Director with the right to 
further comment to the Secretary. Comments on the application will be 
answered by the State Director with the right to appeal to the Interior 
Board of Land Appeals.
    In the absence of any adverse comments, the classification of the 
lands described in this Notice will become effective 60 days from the 
date of publication in the Federal Register.

    Dated: February 2, 1999.
Linda S.C. Rundell,
Field Manager, Las Cruces.
[FR Doc. 99-2906 Filed 2-5-99; 8:45 am]
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