[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 14 (Thursday, January 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3169-3170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1359]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA-360-1430-EU;CACA-45567]


Notice of Intent To Amend the 1993 Redding Resource Management 
Plan, and Notice of Realty Action, Noncompetitive Sale of Public Land 
in Shasta County, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTIONS: Notice of Intent and Notice of Realty Action.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides for two related proposals, one a proposed 
plan amendment and the other a proposed direct sale. The proposed plan 
amendment involves about 260 acres of Federal land. The proposed direct 
sale involves about 100 acres of the Federal land being considered in 
the proposed plan amendment.

DATES: The Bureau of Land Management must receive your comments on or 
before March 8, 2004 at the address listed below.

ADDRESSES: Please send your written comments to the Bureau of Land 
Management, Redding Field Office, 355 Hemsted Drive, Redding, CA 96002, 
attention Ilene Emry. All submissions from organizations or businesses 
will be made available for public inspection in their entirety. 
Individuals may request confidentiality with respect to their name, 
address, and phone number. If you wish to have your name or street 
address withheld from public review, or from disclosure under the 
Freedom of Information Act, the first line of the comment should start 
with the words ``CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST'' in uppercase letters in 
order for BLM to comply with your request. Such request will be honored 
to the extent allowed by law. Comment contents will not be kept 
confidential.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ilene Emry, Redding Field Office; 530-
224-2100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is 
proposing to amend the Redding Resource Management Plan (RMP) to 
consider disposal of up to 260 acres of public land. The affected 
public lands are located in the Interlakes Special Recreation 
Management Area north of Redding, California and are described as:

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 33 N., R. 5 W.,
    Section 32: E\1/2\ of Lot 15, E\1/2\ of Lot 22,
    Section 33: S\1/2\ of Lot 9, S\1/2\ of Lot 10, S\1/2\ of Lot 11, 
Lots 16-21;


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    Total Plan Amendment Acres: approximately 260.0.

    If the BLM determines during consideration of the proposed plan 
amendment that these lands are suitable for disposal, then BLM proposes 
to offer about 100 acres of the lands for direct sale under section 203 
and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 
2750, 43 U.S.C. 1713). The proposed sale would be at not less than the 
estimated fair market value of $69,615 to the Redding Gun Club, a 
501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, consistent with 43 CFR 2711.3-3(a)(1) 
for development of a regional firing range. The area under 
consideration for direct sale has the following legal description:

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 33 N., R. 5 W.,
    Section 33: W\1/2\ of Lot 17, Lot 18, N\1/2\ of Lot 19, SE\1/4\ 
of Lot 19, Lot 20;

    Total Direct Sale Acres: approximately 100 acres.

    The BLM may consider disposal of a portion or all of the remaining 
160 acres by direct sale to the Redding Gun Club in the future if it is 
determined to be needed for the regional firing range. An additional 
environmental analysis and public notification will be completed at 
that time. In July 2002, the BLM provided an opportunity to comment on 
an environmental assessment (EA) for a direct sale involving a portion 
of the area in the proposed plan amendment. The BLM will incorporate 
applicable issues raised and comments received during the July 2002 
comment period in this plan amendment process. Further public comment 
will also be accepted on the draft plan amendment and environmental 
assessment developed in connection with this NOI/NORA. Several relevant 
planning/NEPA documents concerning this action are available on request 
from the Redding Field Office. Some of the preliminary issues and 
concerns identified by BLM personnel, other agencies, and individuals, 
include fair market value, noise, increased traffic, and public safety. 
Disciplines involved in the planning process will include specialists 
with expertise in wildlife management, minerals and geology, outdoor 
recreation, archaeology, lands and realty, and botany. The alternative 
to the proposed action will be the No Action Alternative.
    Since 1986, the Redding BLM Field Office has cooperated with local 
planning agencies, and groups to provide a location for a regional 
firing range. The proposed sale parcel is well suited for use as a 
firing range. Urban encroachment has resulted in the closure of sites 
traditionally used for shooting in the Redding area. Direct sale would 
allow for the development of a regional firing range and would serve 
important public objectives, consistent with 43 CFR 2710.0-3(a)(2).
    BLM has determined that the parcel contains no mineral values; 
therefore, mineral interests may be conveyed simultaneously. The sale 
would include both the surface and mineral estates. If the RMP 
amendment proposed in this notice is completed, the conveyance would be 
in compliance and consistent with the Redding Resource Management Plan, 
dated July 27, 2003, as amended, and would be in the public interest.
    This notice terminates the temporary segregation from exchange of 
those lands described for the direct sale, effective January 22, 2004. 
The land described for the direct sale is hereby segregated from 
appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, 
pending the direct sale or October 18, 2004, whichever occurs first.
    The patent, if issued, would be subject to valid existing rights 
and contain the following reservations:
    1. Excepting and reserving to the United States, a right-of-way for 
ditches and canals constructed by the authority of the United States, 
Act of August 30, 1890, 43 U.S.C. 945.
    2. A right-of-way reservation (CA 45206), as amended, to the BLM 
for administrative access across existing roads on the public land in 
this sale.

    Dated: November 17, 2003.
Charles M. Schultz,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 04-1359 Filed 1-21-04; 8:45 am]
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