[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6765-6766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3166]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT-100-1430-03; UTU-78364]


Notice of Realty Action

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

ACTION: Notice of realty action; Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) 
Act Classification; Utah.

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SUMMARY: The following public land, located in Washington County, Utah, 
has been examined and found suitable for classification for lease or 
conveyance to the Northwestern Special Service District under the 
provision of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. As amended (43 
U.S.C. 869 et.seq.):

Salt Lake Meridian, Utah

T. 39 S., R. 16 W.,
    Sec. 28, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\,

    Containing 1.5 acres, more or less.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Northwestern Special Service District 
proposes to use the land to construct, operate and maintain a fire 
station. The

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land is not needed for Federal purposes. Leasing or conveying title to 
the affected public land is consistent with current BLM land use 
planning and would be in the public interest.
    The lease or patent, when issued, would be subject to the following 
terms, conditions, and reservations:
    1. Provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and 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. Those rights for water well, water pipeline and road access 
purposes granted to Veyo Culinary Water Association by right-of-way U-
74785.
    5. Those rights for road access purposes granted to James Wilson by 
right-of-way U-71135.
    Detailed information concerning this action is available at the 
office of the Bureau of Land Management, St. George Field Office, 345 
E. Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah 84790. 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 leasing or conveyance 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 classification, leasing or conveyance 
of the land to the Field Office Manager, St. George Field Office.

Classification Comments

    Interested parties may submit comments involving the suitability of 
the lands for a fire station. 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 Northwestern Special Service District's application, 
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 fire station purposes. 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.

    Dated: January 10, 2003.
James D. Crisp
Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. 03-3166 Filed 2-7-03; 8:45 am]
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