[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78506-78507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32370]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM-010-1430-ES; NMNM 100202]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The following public lands in Sandoval County, New Mexico have 
been examined and found suitable for classification for lease to the 
Cuba Soil and Water Conservation District under the provisions of the 
Recreation and

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Public Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). The Cuba Soil 
and Water Conservation District proposes to use the lands for an 
outdoor classroom and administrative site.

New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 20 N., R. 1 W., sec. 5, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ and W\1/2\NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
    Containing 15.00 acres, more or less.

    The lands are not needed for Federal purposes. Lease is consistent 
with current BLM land use planning 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. A right-of-way for ditches and canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States.
    3. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals.
    4. All valid existing rights documented on the official public land 
records at the time of lease/patent issuance.
    5. Any other reservations that the authorized officer determines 
appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of Federal 
lands and interests therein.
    Detailed information concerning this action is available for review 
at the office of the Bureau of Land Management, Albuquerque Field 
Office, 435 Montano NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    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 lease 
under the Recreation and Public Purposes 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 or classification of 
the lands to the Field Manager, Albuquerque Field Office, 435 Montano 
NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107.

Classification Comments

    Interested parties may submit comments involving the suitability of 
the land for an outdoor classroom and administrative site. 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 an outdoor classroom and administrative site.
    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: August 5, 2002.
Edwin J. Singleton,
Albuquerque Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 02-32370 Filed 12-23-02; 8:45 am]
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