[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4375-4376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1010]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT-100-1430-ES; U-82059]


Notice of Realty Action

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

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) 
Act Classification; Utah.

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SUMMARY: 304 acres of public land, located in Washington County, Utah, 
has been examined and found suitable for classification for lease to 
the City of Hurricane under the provisions of the Recreation and Public 
Purposes Act, as amended.

FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Abbott, BLM Realty Specialist, at 
(435) 688-3234.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described 304 acres of public 
land in Washington County, Utah has been examined and found suitable 
for lease for recreational or public purposes under provisions of the 
Recreation and Public Purposes Act as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.):

Salt Lake Meridian

T. 42 S., R. 14 W., sec. 21, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, portions of SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
    sec. 22, portions of NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\, portions of NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/2\SW\1/2\, W\1/2\SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\,
    sec. 26, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, portions of SW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    sec. 27, portions of N\1/2\N\1/2\.

    The City of Hurricane has filed an application pursuant to the 
Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended. The City of Hurricane 
proposes to the use the land for a public golf course and trail system. 
The public land is not required for any Federal purpose. Lease is 
consistent with current Bureau planning for this area and would be in 
the public interest. The lease, when issued, would be subject to the 
following terms, conditions, and reservations:
    1. Provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and 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 are 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. Those rights for a water pipeline granted to St. George City by 
right-of-way U-39728.
    5. Those rights for a power line granted to St. George City by 
right-of-way U-39546.
    6. Those rights for a power line granted to Dixie Rural 
Electrification Association by right-of-way U-1072.
    Detailed information concerning this action is available at the 
office of the

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Bureau of Land Management, St. George Field Office, 345 E. Riverside 
Drive, St. George, Utah 84790. The land will be segregated from all 
other forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the 
general mining laws, except for leasing under the Recreation and Public 
Purposes Act and leasing under the mineral leasing laws on January 26, 
2006. Interested persons may submit comments regarding the proposed 
classification, lease of the land to the Field Office Manager, St. 
George Field Office until March 13, 2006.
    Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the lands for a golf course and trail 
system. 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. Any adverse comments will be reviewed 
by the State Director. In the absence of any adverse comments, the 
classification will become effective on March 27, 2006.
    Application Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
regarding the specific use proposed in the City of Hurricane's 
application, 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 golf course and trail purposes. Any 
adverse comments will be reviewed by the State Director. In the absence 
of any adverse comments, the decision to lease will become the final 
decision of the Department of the Interior.

    Dated: December 14, 2005.
James D. Crisp,
Field Office Manager.
 [FR Doc. E6-1010 Filed 1-25-06; 8:45 am]
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