[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 42207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15885]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-035-04-1430-ES; GP-04-178]


Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act Classification, OR 
60165

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

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: An area of approximately 1.16 acres of public land in Baker 
County has been examined and found suitable for classification for 
lease to Baker County under the provisions of the Recreation and Public 
Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). The county proposes 
to use the land to establish a small roadside rest area along Highway 
86 in eastern Oregon.

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 30, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Address all written comments concerning this Notice to 
Penelope Dunn Woods, Field Manager, Baker Field Office, 3165 10th 
Street, Baker City, Oregon 97814. Electronic format submittal will not 
be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Davidson, Realty Specialist, 
Baker Field Office, Vale District, at (541) 523-1349.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed lease area lies adjacent to 
Highway 86 and is within the following described public land:

Willamette Meridian, Oregon

T. 9 S., R. 44 E.,
    Sec. 6, lot 4.

    The proposed lease area contains 1.16 acres, more or less, in Baker 
County, Oregon. The land is not needed for Federal purposes. The lease 
is consistent with the Baker Resource Management Plan of July 12, 1989, 
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. All valid existing rights documented on the official public land 
records at the time of lease issuance.
    3. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals.
    4. Any other reservations that the authorized officer determines 
appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of Federal 
lands and interests therein.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the land 
will be segregated from all forms of appropriation under the public 
land laws, including the general mining laws, except for lease 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, interested persons may submit comments 
regarding the proposed lease or classification of the land to the above 
address.
    Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit written 
comments involving the suitability of the land for a roadside rest 
area. 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 written 
comments regarding the specific use proposed in the application and 
site plan, 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 a roadside rest area.
    Comments, including names, street addresses, and other contact 
information of respondents, will be available for public review. 
Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to 
request that the BLM consider withholding your name, street address and 
other contact information, e.g., Internet address, FAX or phone number, 
from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information 
Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your written 
comment. The BLM will honor requests for confidentiality on a case-by-
case basis to the extent allowed by law. The BLM will make available 
for public inspection in their entirety all submissions from 
organizations and businesses, and from individuals identifying 
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or 
businesses.
    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.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5(h)(3))

    Dated: May 28, 2004.
Penelope Dunn Woods,
Field Manager, Baker Resource Area.
[FR Doc. 04-15885 Filed 7-13-04; 8:45 am]
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