[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 101 (Tuesday, May 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29750-29751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11719]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Bureau of Land Management

[UT 040-1150-CB, 1430-ES, 1220-BA]

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent and notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise the public that the Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) is proposing to amend the Cedar/Beaver/Garfield/
Antimony (CBGA) Resource Management Plan (RMP) affecting public lands 
located in the Three Peaks Area of Iron County, Utah, to create a 
Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) comprising 4,966 acres. The 
BLM also proposes to lease or convey under the provisions of the 
Recreation & Public Purposes (R&PP) Act forty-five (45) acres of public 
land described herein to Iron County, Utah, for recreational use 
purposes.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed plan amendment and R&PP 
classification/application will commence with publication of this 
notice. Comments must be submitted on or before July 9, 2004.

ADDRESSES: All comments addressing the actions proposed in this notice 
should be sent to Todd S. Christensen,

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Field Office Manager, Cedar City Field Office, 176 East DL Sargent 
Drive, Cedar City, Utah, 84720.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd S. Christensen, Field Office 
Manager, Cedar City Field Office, 176 East DL Sargent Drive, Cedar 
City, Utah, 84720. Existing planning documents and information are 
available at the above address or telephone (435) 586-2401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested parties may submit comments 
concerning the following actions: proposed plan amendment to the Cedar/
Beaver/Garfield/Antimony RMP; specific proposed use in the R&PP 
application and plans of development and management, anticipated 
impacts of the proposal, and the BLM's administrative procedure used in 
reaching a decision on the lease or conveyance of the public lands; and 
suitability of the lands identified for R&PP lease or conveyance for 
the stated recreational purposes. Comments on the classification of 
lands are restricted to whether the lands are physically suited for the 
use, whether the use will maximize the use or future uses, whether the 
use is consistent with local planning and zoning, or whether the use is 
consistent with State or Federal programs. All comments submitted 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 REQUESTED'' in 
uppercase letters in order for BLM to comply with your request. Such 
requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. Comment contents 
will not be kept confidential. BLM will not consider anonymous 
comments.
    The proposed amendment to the CBGA RMP would designate land about 
nine miles northwest of Cedar City, Utah as the Greater Three Peaks 
Special Recreation Management Area (GTPSRMA). The current land use plan 
designates these lands for unstructured recreation, but increased use 
of the area has resulted in user conflicts and public safety concerns. 
The proposed recreation area would be designated and an associated 
recreation management plan implemented to mitigate these concerns and 
increase user satisfaction in the area. Actions being proposed which 
are not in conformance with the CBGA RMP are: designating the GTPSRMA, 
delineating certain trails in the GTPSRMA for non-motorized use only, 
limiting mechanized and equestrian use to designated roads and trails, 
and prohibiting of the use of firearms within the GTPSRMA, except in a 
designated shooting range. The CBGA RMP would be amended to allow for 
these changes.
    The land being considered for inclusion in the GTPSRMA includes 
public, state, county and any acquired private land within the 
established boundaries of the GTPSRMA. The public land being considered 
comprises 4,966 acres described as follows: Salt Lake Meridian, Utah, 
Township 35 South, Range 12 West, Section 1, All except the SE\1/
4\NE\1/4\; Section 2, Lot 3, N\1/2\; Sections 3 and 10, All except 
patented mining claims; Sections 4 and 9, All except the Iron County 
Shooting Range; Sections 11 and 12, All; Section 14, NW\1/4\, N\1/
2\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\S\1/2\SW\1/4\; Section 15, All except the S\1/2\S\1/
2\SE\1/4\ and patented mining claims; and Section 16, Lots 2, 3, and 8 
except for patented mining claims.
    State and private lands located in the sections mentioned above 
would be incorporated into the recreation area should they be acquired 
in the future by the BLM or Iron County, in accordance with the SRMA 
objectives. All existing federal land and any land acquired by the 
federal government within the GTPSRMA would be retained in federal 
ownership, except for the R&PP lease noted above and described below. 
These lands would be managed in accordance with the SRMA goals and 
objectives and the proposed management plan for the area.
    This action also constitutes a Notice of Realty Action for the 
Classification and Lease or Conveyance (Patent) of Public Lands for 
Recreation Purposes (EA UT-040-04-24). BLM proposes to lease 
or convey the following public lands in Iron County under the provision 
of the R&PP Act, as amended, (43 U.S.C. 869 et. seq.) to Iron County 
for public recreational purposes (UTU-54574). The R&PP area would be 
used for a motocross track and supporting amenities and would support 
the recreation objectives of the area. The land to be leased and or 
conveyed is described as follows:
    Salt Lake Meridian, Utah, Township 35 South, Range 12 West, Section 
11, S\1/2\ SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SW\1/4\; and Section 14, NE\1/4\ NW\1/4\ 
NW\1/4\, S\1/2\ NW\1/4\ NW\1/4\, N\1/2\ N\1/2\ SW\1/4\ NW\1/4\, 
containing 45 acres. Following completion of an environmental 
assessment and upon signature of a decision record, the classification 
of the public lands, if found suitable for lease or conveyance, will be 
effective, and the process to lease or convey the public lands may be 
completed. Iron County proposes to use the land for the development of 
a motocross track, an ATV trail head, parking lots, and camping and 
picnicking facilities. The patent, when issued, would be subject to the 
following terms, conditions, and reservations: (1) Provisions of the 
R&PP Act and 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 valid existing rights documented on the 
official public land records at the time of patent issuance. (4) All 
minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together with the 
right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals. Upon publication 
of this Notice in the Federal Register, the public lands described 
above are segregated from all forms of appropriation under the public 
land laws, including the mining laws, except for conveyance under the 
R&PP Act and leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act.

Gene R. Terland,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 04-11719 Filed 5-24-04; 8:45 am]
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