[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 248 (Thursday, December 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66924-66925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31762]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID-0778-1430-ES; IDI-32732]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The following public lands in Cassia County, Idaho have been 
examined and found suitable for classification for lease to the State 
of Idaho, Department of Parks and Recreation under the provisions of 
the Recreation and Public Purpose Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et 
seq.). The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation proposes to use the 
land as a public campground for the City of Rocks National Reserve.

T. 15 S., R. 24 E., Boise Meridian
    Section 33: E\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/
4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\
    The area described contains 120 acres, more or less, in Cassia 
County.

    The proposed campground would include 89 camping units with 76 of 
them having water and electrical hookups for recreational vehicles 
(RV's), two shower and restroom facilities, septic tanks and associated 
drain fields, a 100 seat amphitheater, and an access road.
    The above described lands are not needed for Federal purposes. The 
lease of these lands is consistent with the Cassia Resource Management 
Plan and would be in the public interest.
    The lease, when issued, will be subject to the following terms, 
conditions, and reservations:
    1. Provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and to all 
applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior.
    2. Those rights for access road and buried pipeline purposes 
granted to the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation by right-of-way 
IDI-31531.
    3. Those rights for road use purposes reserved to the United States 
by right-of-way reservation IDI-30770.
    4. A right-of-way for ditches and canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States.
    5. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals.
    6. The lease would be issued subject to the proposed campground 
conceptual design submitted with the application as well as with its 
attached Schematic Site Plan. Prior to any construction activity, the 
detailed construction and design plans will be reviewed and approved by 
the BLM Authorized Officer.
    7. Sixty days prior to an abandonment of the campground, the lessee 
shall contact the BLM authorized officer to arrange a joint inspection 
of the lease area. This inspection will be held to agree to an 
acceptable termination (and rehabilitation) plan. This plan shall 
include, but is not limited to, removal of facilities, drainage 
structures, or surface material, recontouring, topsoiling, or seeding. 
The BLM authorized officer must approve the plan in writing prior to 
the holder's commencement of any termination activities.
    Detailed information concerning this action is available for review 
at the Burley Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 15 East 
200 South, Burley, Idaho.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the lands 
will be segregated from all other forms or appropriation under the 
public land laws, including the general mining laws, except for lease 
under the Recreation and Public Purpose 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 classification or lease of the lands to the 
Field Office Manager, Burley Field Office, 15 East 200 South, Burley, 
Idaho 83318.

CLASSIFICATION COMMENTS: Interested parties may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the land for a public campground facility 
for the City of Rocks National Reserve. 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 a public campground 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.


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    Dated: October 18, 2001.
Theresa Hanley,
Burley Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. 01-31762 Filed 12-26-01; 8:45 am]
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