[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59198-59199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25431]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management


Notice of Realty Action, Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) 
Act Classification

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action, Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) 
Act Classification, UTU-78912.

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SUMMARY: The following public land in Garfield County, Utah has been 
examined and found suitable for classification for conveyance under the 
provisions of the R&PP Amendment Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-648): Salt 
Lake Meridian, Utah, T. 35 South, R. 5 West, Section 5, S\1/2\SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and Section 9, N\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
N\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ containing 80 Acres. Garfield County intends to 
use the land for a public shooting range. The land is not needed for a 
Federal purpose. Conveyance is consistent with current Bureau of Land 
Management land use planning and would be in the public interest.

DATES: On or before November 20, 2000, interested parties may submit 
comments regarding the proposed classification. In the absence of 
adverse comments, the classification will become effective December 4, 
2000.

ADDRESSES: For further information, contact the Field Manager, Kanab 
Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 318 North 100 East, Kanab, 
Utah 84741, 435-644-4600. Comments should be submitted to the same 
address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The patent, when issued, will be subject to 
the following terms, conditions and reservations:
    1. Provisions of the R&PP Act and to all applicable regulations of 
the Secretary of the Interior.
    2. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals.
    3. A right-of-way for ditches and canals constructed by authority 
of the United States (Act of August 30, 1890, 26 Stat. 391; 43 U.S.C. 
945).
    4. Those rights for power transmission line purposes granted by 
right-of-way # SL 052370.
    5. All other valid existing rights.
    6. The (patentee), its successors or assigns, assumes all liability 
for and shall defend, indemnify, and save harmless the United States 
and its officers, agents, representatives, and employees (hereinafter 
referred to in this clause as the United States), from all claims, 
loss, damage, actions, causes of action, expense, and liability 
(hereinafter referred to in this clause as claims) resulting from, 
brought for, or on account of, any personal injury, threat of personal 
injury, or property damage received or sustained by any person or 
persons (including the patentee's employees) or property growing out 
of, occurring, or attributable directly or indirectly, to the disposal 
of solid waste on, or the release of hazardous substances from the 
above described public land, regardless of whether such claims shall be 
attributable to: (1) the concurrent, contributory, or partial fault, 
failure, or negligence of the United States, or (2) the sole fault, 
failure, or negligence of the United States.
    7. Title shall revert to the United States upon a finding, after 
notice and opportunity for a hearing, that the patentee has not 
substantially developed the lands in accordance with the approved plan 
of development on or

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before the date five years after the date of conveyance. No portion of 
the land shall under any circumstance revert to the United States if 
any such portion has been used for solid waste disposal or for any 
other purpose which may result in the disposal, placement, or release 
of any hazardous substance.
    8. If, at any time, the patentee transfers to another party 
ownership of any portion of the land not used for the purpose(s) 
specified in the application and approved plan of development, the 
patentee shall pay the Bureau of Land Management the fair market value, 
as determined by the authorized officer, of the transferred portion as 
of the date of transfer, including the value of any improvements 
thereon.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register the lands 
will be segregated from all forms of appropriation under public land 
laws, including the general mining laws, except for conveyance under 
the R&PP Act and leasing under the Mineral leasing laws.

    Dated: September 26, 2000.
A. Jerry Meredith,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 00-25431 Filed 10-3-00; 8:45 am]
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