[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 249 (Thursday, December 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77183-77184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-8030]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ-110-1430-ES; AZA-33001]


Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) 
Act Classification; Arizona

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The public lands listed below, located in Mohave County, 
Arizona, near the community of Littlefield have been examined and found 
suitable for classification for lease or conveyance to the Virgin River 
Domestic Wastewater Improvement District (VRDWID) under provisions of 
the R&PP Act for use as a wastewater treatment facility.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following public lands near the 
community of Littlefield, Mohave County, Arizona, have been examined 
and found suitable for classification for lease or conveyance to the 
VRDWID under the provisions of the R&PP Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 
et seq.):

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

T. 40 N., R. 15 W., sec. 19, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/
4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 40 N., R. 16 W., sec. 24, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/
2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\.

(Including only those BLM administered lands between the southern 
right-of-way of Highway 91 and the top edge of the bluff overlooking 
the Virgin River.)
    Containing 190 acres, more or less.

    The lands are not needed for Federal purposes. Lease or conveyance 
is consistent with current BLM land use planning and would be in the 
public interest.
    The lease/patent, when issued, will be subject to the following 
terms, conditions, and reservations:
    1. Provisions of the R&PP Act and to 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. Valid existing rights.
    5. Terms and conditions identified through the site-specific 
environmental analysis.
    6. Those rights for power line and telephone line purposes granted 
to Dixie Escalante Electric under right-of-way AZA-36027 and Rio Virgin 
Telephone Company under rights-of-way AZAR-035969, AZA-30814, and AZA-
17642.
    7. The lessee/patentee by entering into the lease or accepting a 
patent, agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold the United States 
harmless from any costs, damages, claims, causes of action, penalties, 
fines, liabilities, and judgments of any kind or nature arising out of, 
or in connection with the lessee's/patentee's use, occupancy, or 
operations on the leased/patented real property.
    This indemnification and hold harmless agreement includes, but is 
not limited to, acts or omissions of the lessee/patentee and its 
employees, agents, contractors, lessees, or any third-party, arising 
out of or in connection with the lessee's/patentee's use, occupancy, or 
operations on the leased/patented real property which cause or give 
rise to, in whole or in part: (1) Violations of Federal, State, and 
local laws and regulations that are now, or may in the future become, 
applicable to the real property and/or applicable to the use, 
occupancy, and/or operations thereon; (2) Judgments, claims, or demands 
of any kind assessed against the United States; (3) Costs, expenses, or 
damages of any kind incurred by the United States; (4) Releases or 
threatened releases of solid or hazardous waste(s) and/or hazardous 
substances(s), pollutant(s) or contaminant(s), and/or petroleum product 
or derivative of a petroleum product, as defined by Federal and State 
environmental laws; off, on, into, or under land, property, and other 
interests of the United States; (5) Other activities by which solid or 
hazardous substance(s) or waste(s), pollutant(s) or contaminant(s), or 
petroleum product or derivative of a petroleum product as defined by 
Federal and State environmental laws are generated, stored, used, or 
otherwise disposed of on the leased/patented real property, and any 
cleanup response, remedial action, or other actions related in any 
manner to the said solid or hazardous substance(s) or waste(s), 
pollutant(s) or contaminant(s), or petroleum product or derivative of a 
petroleum product; (6) Natural resources damages as defined by Federal 
and State laws. Lessee/patentee shall stipulate that it will be solely 
responsible for compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and 
local environmental laws and regulatory provisions, throughout the life 
of the facility, including any closure and/or post-closure requirements 
that may be imposed with respect to any physical plant and/or facility 
upon the real property under any Federal, State, or local environmental 
laws or regulatory provisions. In the case of a lease being issued, 
upon termination of the lease, lessee agrees to remove, at the request 
of BLM, any physical plant and/or facilities or improvements and 
restore the site to a condition acceptable to the BLM authorized 
officer. In the case of a patent being issued, this covenant shall be 
construed as running with the patented real property and may be 
enforced by the United States in a court of competent jurisdiction.
    8. Any other rights or reservations that the authorized officer 
deems

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appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of the 
Federal lands and interest therein.

ADDRESSES: Detailed information concerning this action is available for 
review at the Office of the Bureau of Land Management, Arizona Strip 
District, 345 E. Riverside Drive, St. George, UT 84790.

DATES: Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the 
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 R&PP Act and leasing under the mineral 
leasing laws. For a period until February 13, 2006, interested persons 
may submit comments regarding the proposed lease/conveyance or 
classification of the lands to the District Manager, Arizona Strip 
District Office, 345 E. Riverside Drive, St. George, UT 84790.
    Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the land for a wastewater treatment 
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 BLM followed proper administrative procedures 
in reaching the decision, or any other factor not directly related to 
the suitability of the land for a wastewater treatment facility.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the State Director. In the 
absence of any adverse comments, the classification will become 
effective February 27, 2006.

Scott R. Florence,
District Manager.
 [FR Doc. E5-8030 Filed 12-28-05; 8:45 am]
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