[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15586-15587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7847]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY-040-1430-ES; WYW-146223]


Classification and Conveyance of Public Lands for Recreation and 
Public Purposes in Sweetwater County, Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The following public lands in Green River, Wyoming have been 
examined and found suitable for classification for conveyance to the 
City of Green River under the provisions of the Recreation and Public 
Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). The City of Green 
River intends to use the land for expansion of a landfill.

Sixth Principal Meridian, Sweetwater County, Wyoming

T. 17 N., R. 107 W.,
    Section 4, lot 9.

    The land described above contains 20.04 acres.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Hamilton, Rock Springs Field 
Office, Bureau of Land Management, 280 Highway 191 North, Rock Springs, 
Wyoming 82901. (307-352-0334)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands are not needed for Federal 
purposes. Conveyance is consistent with current BLM land use planning 
and would be in the public interest. The conveyance, when completed, 
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. All valid existing rights documented on the official public land 
records at the time of patent issuance, including Right-of-Way Grant 
WYW-039247, to U.S. West Communications, for a communications line.
    3. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals.
    4. A right-of-way for ditches and canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States.
    5. The above described land has been conveyed for utilization as a 
solid waste disposal site. The site may contain small quantities of 
commercial and household hazardous waste as determined in the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended (43 U.S.C. 6901), and 
defined in 40 CFR 261.4 and 261.5. Although there is no indication 
these materials pose any significant risk to human health or the 
environment, future land uses should be limited to those which do not 
penetrate the liner or final cover of the landfill unless excavation is 
conducted subject to applicable State and Federal requirements.
    6. The patentee shall comply with all applicable Federal and State 
laws, including laws dealing with the disposal, placement, or release 
of hazardous substances.
    7. The patentee shall indemnify and hold harmless the United States 
against any legal liability or future costs that may arise out of any 
violation of such laws.
    8. As a result of an investigation of the lands covered by an 
application the United States has determined, as of the date of the 
patent, that no hazardous substances are present on the property and 
that such determination has been certified by the appropriate State 
agency.
    9. The land conveyed under Sec. 2743.2 of this part shall revert to 
the United States unless substantially all of the lands have been used 
in accordance with the plan and schedule of development on or before 
the date five years after the date of conveyance.
    10. 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 the 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.
    11. No portion of the land covered by such patent shall under any 
circumstance revert to the United States if such portion has been used 
for solid waste disposal or for any other purpose that the authorized 
officer determines may result in the disposal, placement, or release of 
any hazardous substance.
    12. 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 lot 9, 
section 4, T. 17 N., R. 107 W., 6th Principal Meridian, Wyoming, 
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.
    There will be a decrease of 20.04 Federal acres within the Rock 
Springs Grazing Allotment. The three AUMs associated with the 20.04 
acre parcel will be canceled. Mr. Leonard Hay, on behalf of the Rock 
Springs Grazing Association, has signed a waiver allowing for 
cancellation of the three federal AUMs from this allotment.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the lands 
will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the 
public land laws, including the general mining laws, except for 
conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and leasing 
under the mineral leasing laws.
    For a 45 day period 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 lands to the Assistant 
Field Manager, Minerals & Lands, 280 Highway 191 North, Rock Springs, 
Wyoming 82901.

Classification Comments

    Interested parties may submit comments involving the suitability of 
the land for a landfill. 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 Bureau 
of Land Management followed proper administrative procedures in 
reaching the decision; or any other factor not directly related to the 
suitability of the land for a landfill. Any adverse comments will be 
reviewed by the State Director, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this 
realty action. In the absence of any objections, the classification 
will become effective 60 days from the date of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register.


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    Dated: February 1, 2002.
Ted Murphy,
Assistant Field Manager, Minerals & Lands.
[FR Doc. 02-7847 Filed 4-1-02; 8:45 am]
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