[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 71 (Friday, April 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18027-18028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8880]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM-070-1430-EQ; NMNM107159]


Notice of Realty Commercial Lease on Public Land

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed Commercial Permit/Lease/Easement, Section 302, Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management, Farmington Field Office, 
Farmington, New Mexico, has for consideration interest in land use 
authorization(s) under section 302 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2762; 43 U.S.C. 1732), and regulations 
at 43 CFR 2920. There is one proponent for use of BLM managed public 
lands in the Aztec, New Mexico vicinity. Aztec Heights Development LLC 
proposes to use approximately 160 acres of public land for a golf 
course located on the following described land:

Sections 23 and 27 of Township 30 N., R.11 W., New Mexico Principal 
Meridian,
Sec. 23, lots 6 and 7;
Sec. 27, lots 1 and 2.

    A determination to analyze the proposed project will be made 
subsequent to a review of the proponents application which will be 
accepted after the publication of the NORA.
    If found suitable for the proposed uses, such use would be 
authorized through a competitive or non-competitive process, by lease, 
at fair market rental, paid annually in advance. A holder of a lease 
would be required, in advance of authorization, to agree to the terms 
and conditions of 43 CFR 2920.7 and such additional terms and 
conditions as are deemed necessary for the particular use 
authorization.
    Leasing or issuance of easements under section 302 of FLPMA within 
the above-described area would be consistent with the Bureau of Land 
Management's current Farmington Resource Area Management Plan.
    An authorized lessee would be required, in advance, to reimburse 
the United States for reasonable administrative fees and monitoring of 
construction, operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of the land 
authorized. The reimbursement of costs would be in accordance with 43 
CFR 2920.6.
    Any lease authorized would be subject to valid existing rights, 
including, but not limited to the following:
    1. A right-of-way for a natural gas pipeline granted to El Paso 
Natural Gas by right-of-way New Mexico 68498, under the Act of February 
25, 1920 (30 U.S.C. 185).
    2. A right-of-way for a natural gas pipeline granted to El Paso 
Natural Gas by right-of-way New Mexico 93631, under the Act of February 
25, 1920 (30 U.S.C. 185).

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    3. A right-of-way for a natural gas pipeline granted to El Paso 
Natural Gas by right-of-way New Mexico 93655, under the Act of February 
25, 1920 (30 U.S.C. 185).
    4. A right-of-way for a natural gas pipeline granted to El Paso 
Natural Gas by right-of-way New Mexico 101150, under the Act of 
February 25, 1920 (30 U.S.C. 185).
    5. A right-of-way for a natural gas pipeline granted to El Paso 
Natural Gas by right-of-way New Mexico 043504, under the Act of 
February 25, 1920 (30 U.S.C. 185).
    6. A right-of-way for a natural gas pipeline granted to El Paso 
Natural Gas by right-of-way New Mexico 0553699, under the Act of 
February 25, 1920 (30 U.S.C. 185).
    Detailed information is available for review at the office of the 
Bureau of Land Management, Farmington Field Office, 1235 La Plata 
Highway, Suite A, Farmington, New Mexico.

DATES: Interested parties may submit comments for a period of 45 days 
from publication of this Notice to: Bureau of Land Management, Field 
Office Manager, Farmington Field Office, 1235 La Plata Highway, 
Farmington, New Mexico 87401.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Ollom, Farmington Field Office, 
Bureau of Land Management, 1235 La Plata Highway, Farmington, New 
Mexico 87401; (505) 599-8914.

Joel E. Sarrell,
Acting Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. 02-8880 Filed 4-11-02; 8:45 am]
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