[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 154 (Thursday, August 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41887-41888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20023]


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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM-050-1430-ES; NMNM 101695]


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

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

ACTION: Notice of realty action; R&PP Classification.

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SUMMARY: The following public lands in Socorro County, New Mexico, have 
been examined and found suitable for classification for lease or 
conveyance to the State of New Mexico, through the Regents of the 
Museum of New Mexico (State Monuments Division) under the provisions of 
the R&PP Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et. seq.). The New Mexico State 
Monuments Division, in partnership with the BLM, proposes to use the 
land to jointly construct, staff, and manage El Camino Real 
International Heritage Center (``Center'').

New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 8 S., R. 3 W.,
    Sec 24, SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\ and W\1/2\ SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\
    Sec 25, lots 5, 6, 19, and 20.

    Containing 119.33 acres more or less;

    The lands are not needed for other federal purposes. BLM will be a 
partner with the State of New Mexico in constructing, staffing, and 
operating the Center. Lease or conveyance is

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consistent with BLM's amended land use plan and would be in the public 
interest.

DATES: Interested parties may submit comments on the classification or 
proposed lease/conveyance. Comments must be submitted on or before 
September 24, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Field Office Manager, Socorro 
Field Office, 198 Neel Ave., NW., Socorro, New Mexico 87801.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Carroll, Resource Advisor, 
Socorro Field Office, 198 Neel Ave., NW, Socorro, New Mexico 87801, or 
telephone (505) 838-1278.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lease/patent, when issued, will be 
subject to the following terms, conditions, and reservations:
    1. Provisions of the R&PP Act and to applicable regulations of the 
Secretary of the Interior.
    2. A right-of-way for ditches and canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States.
    3. All minerals deposits in the land and the rights of the United 
States, or persons authorized by the United States, to prospect for, 
mine and remove such deposits from the same under applicable laws and 
regulations to be established by the Secretary of the Interior.
    4. An easement for Socorro County Road 255.
    Detailed information concerning this action is available for review 
at the Socorro Field Office, 198 Neel Ave., NW, Socorro, New Mexico.
    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 lease 
or conveyance under the R&PP Act and leasing under the mineral leasing 
laws. For a period of 45 days from the date of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register, interested persons may submit comments 
regarding the proposed lease/conveyance or classification of the lands 
to the address listed above.
    Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the land for a Heritage Center facility. 
Comments on the classification are restricted to whether the land is 
physically suited for a Heritage Center facility, 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 a Heritage Center facility.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the 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.

    Dated: July 13, 2001.
Kate Padilla,
Socorro Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. 01-20023 Filed 8-8-01; 8:45 am]
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