[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8872-8873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2372]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT-080-1430-ES; UTU-81574]


Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification, Utah

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found 
suitable for lease or conveyance under the provisions of the Recreation 
and Public Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), 1,228.92 
acres of public land in Uintah County, Utah. Uintah County proposes to 
use the land for a recreation park which would include a Supercross, 
Motocross, Pee Wee Track, Open Ride Area, Flat Track, Mud Bogs, Indoor 
Supercross, Rock Crawling, Tough Truck, Ultralight Flight Park, 
Cabanas, Rest Rooms, Seating, and Parking.

DATES: Comments should be received by April 7, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Bureau of Land Management, Vernal 
Field Office, 170 South 500 East, Vernal, Utah 84078.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Hatch, BLM Realty Specialist at 
(435) 781-4454.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Uintah County purposes to use the following 
lands, containing 1,228.92 acres more or less, located within Uintah 
County, Utah to construct, operate, and maintain a recreation park 
within:

Salt Lake Meridian, Utah

T. 4 S., R. 22 E.,
    Sec. 10, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/
2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/
4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 15;
    Sec. 22, NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/
2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/
4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.

    The area described contains 1,228.92 acres in Uintah County.

    The BLM does not need this land for Federal purposes and leasing or 
conveying title to the affected public land is consistent with current 
BLM land use planning and would be in the public interest.
    The lease, when issued, will be subject to the provisions of the 
Recreation and Public Purposes Act and applicable regulations of the 
Secretary of the Interior, and the following terms:
    1. All valid existing rights-of-way of record.
    2. Provisions that the lease be operated in compliance with the 
approved Development Plan.
    3. The lease shall contain terms and conditions which the 
authorized officer

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considers necessary for the proper development of the land, and for the 
protection of Federal property and the public interest.
    The patent, when issued, will be subject to the provisions of the 
Recreation and Public Purposes Act and applicable regulations of the 
Secretary of the Interior, and will be subject to the following terms, 
conditions, and reservations:
    1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
    2. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals.
    3. Those rights for a natural gas pipeline granted by right-of-way 
UTU-018084 to Questar Gas Company.
    4. Those rights for a telephone line granted by right-of-way UTU-
09017 to Qwest Corporation.
    5. Those rights for a natural gas pipeline granted by right-of-way 
UTU-049527 to EOG Resources Inc.
    6. Those rights for road purposes granted by right-of-way UTU-73611 
to Uintah County.
    7. Those rights for a natural gas pipeline granted by right-of-way 
UTU-23779 to Questar Gas Company.
    8. Those rights for a transmission line granted by right-of-way 
UTU-0144547 to Western Area Power Administration.
    9. Those rights for a water pipeline and storage tank by right-of-
way UTU-52122 to Jensen Water District.
    10. Those rights for an oil and gas leases UTU-80607 and UTU-80608 
to William P. Harris.
    11. Any other valid and existing rights of record not yet 
identified.
    12. Provisions that if the patentee or its successor attempts to 
transfer title to or control over the land to another or the land is 
developed to a use other than that for which the land was conveyed, 
without the consent of the Secretary of the Interior or his delegate, 
or prohibits or restricts, directly or indirectly, or permits its 
agents, employees, contractors, or subcontractors, including without 
limitation, lessees sub-lessees and permittees, to prohibit or 
restrict, directly or indirectly, the use of any part of the patented 
lands or any of the facilities whereon by any person because of such 
person's race, creed, color, or national origin, title shall revert to 
the United States.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the public 
lands described above is segregated from all other forms of 
appropriation under the public land laws, mining laws and leasing under 
the mineral leasing laws, except for leasing or conveyance under the 
Recreation and Public Purposes Act for a period of 18 months.

Classification Comments

    Interested parties may submit comments regarding the suitability of 
the land for a recreation park. Comments on the classification are 
restricted to whether the land is physically suited for the proposed 
use, 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, 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 recreation 
park.
    All submissions 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 REQUEST'' 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. Any 
objections will be evaluated by the State Director, who may sustain, 
vacate, or modify this realty action. Any adverse comments will be 
reviewed by the State Director. In the absence of any adverse comments, 
the classification will become effective on April 24, 2006.

    Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5.

    Dated: January 6, 2006.
William Stringer,
Vernal Field Manager.
 [FR Doc. E6-2372 Filed 2-17-06; 8:45 am]
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