[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42092-42093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14314]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY-040-1430-ES; WYW-134092]


Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act Classification, 
Sweetwater County, WY

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found 
suitable for classification for lease or conveyance under the 
provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, approximately 5 
acres of public lands in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. The Ten Mile Water 
and Sewer District proposes to use the land for office and warehouse 
space for the District.

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DATES: Interested persons may submit written comments to the BLM at the 
address stated below. Comments must be received by not later than 
September 6, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land Management, Rock Springs Field Office, 280 
Highway 191 North, Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Hamilton, Realty Specialist, 
at the above address or at (307) 352-0334.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land in 
Sweetwater County, Wyoming, has been examined and found suitable for 
classification for lease and/or conveyance under the provisions of the 
Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 8890 
et seq.) and is hereby classified accordingly:

Sixth Meridian, Wyoming

T. 20 N., R. 105 W.
    Sec. 20, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\
    The land described contains 5.00 acres.

    In accordance with the R&PP Act, the Ten-Mile Water and Sewer 
District has filed a R&PP Act petition/application and plan of 
development in which it is proposed to use the above described public 
lands for office and warehouse space needed by the District. The lands 
are not needed for Federal purposes. Lease or conveyance pursuant to 
the R&PP Act is consistent with the Green River Resource Area 
Management Plan, dated August 8, 1987, and would be in the public 
interest. The lease/conveyance, when issued, will be subject to the 
following terms, conditions, and reservations:
    1. Provisions of the R&PP Act and to all applicable regulations, 
policy and including but not limited to the regulations stated in 43 
CFR part 2740, guidance of the Secretary of the Interior.
    2. Reservation of a right-of-way to the United States for ditches 
and canals pursuant to the Act of August 30, 1890, 43 U.S.C. 945.
    3. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for mine, and remove the minerals under 
applicable laws and regulations established by the Secretary of the 
Interior.
    4. Provided, that the land conveyed shall revert to the United 
States upon a finding, and after notice and opportunity for a hearing, 
that the patentee has not substantially developed the lands in 
accordance with the approved plan of development on or before the date 
five years after the date of conveyance. No portion of the land shall 
under any circumstance revert to the United States if any such portion 
has been used for solid waste disposal or for any other purpose which 
may result in the disposal, placement, or release of any hazardous 
substance.
    5. If, at any time, the patentee validly transfers to another party 
ownership of any portion of the land not used for the purpose(s) 
specified in the application and the plan of development, the patentee 
shall pay the Bureau of Land Management the fair market value, as 
determined by the authorized officer, of the transferred portion as of 
the date of transfer, including the value of any improvements thereon.
    6. All valid existing rights of record, including those documented 
on the official public land records at the time of lease/patent 
issuance.
    Detailed information concerning the proposed action, including but 
not limited to documentation relating to compliance with applicable 
environmental and cultural resource laws, is available for review at 
the BLM, Rock Springs Field Office, 280 Highway 191 North, Rock 
Springs, Wyoming 82901, telephone: (307) 352-0334.
    On July 21, 2005, the above described lands will be segregated from 
all other 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.
    Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
proposed lease/conveyance or classification of the lands to the Field 
Manager, Rock Springs Field Office, at the address stated above in this 
notice for that purpose. Comments must be received by not later than 
September 6, 2005.
    Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the land for an office building and 
warehouse facility. 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 Bureau of Land Management followed proper 
administrative procedures in reaching the decision; or any other factor 
not directly related to the suitability of the land for an office 
building and warehouse.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the State Director, who 
may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence of 
any adverse comments, the classification will become effective 60 days 
after July 21, 2005.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5)

    Dated: June 23, 2005.
Michael R. Holbert,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 05-14314 Filed 7-20-05; 8:45 am]
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