[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 58 (Tuesday, March 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14290-14291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-5539]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ-420-5700-ES; AZA 33431]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The following public lands in Pinal County, Arizona, have been 
examined and found suitable for classification for lease or conveyance 
to the city of Casa Grande under the provisions of the Recreation and 
Public Purposes Act, as amended, 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq., and under sec. 
7 of the Taylor Grazing Act, 43 U.S.C. 315f, and E.O. 6910.

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

 T. 7 S., R. 6 E.,
    Sec. 26, N\1/2\ NW\1/4\.

    The area described contains 80 acres in Pinal County.

    The city of Case Grande has not applied for more than the 6,400 
acre limitation for recreation uses in a year.
    The city of Casa Grande has submitted a statement in compliance 
with the regulations at 43 CFR 2741.4(b). The city of Casa Grande 
proposes to use the lands as an extension to a proposed city mountain 
park. The park, when developed, will have hiking and equestrian trails, 
trailheads, and public facilities. The public lands will link to the 
City's proposed mountain park that will contain hiking and equestrian 
trails, trailheads, and public facilities. The City envisions hosting 
field trips and having educational programs for several local school 
districts. The city has not requested more land than is needed for 
their development and management plans.

DATES: Submit comments on or before May 11, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Detailed information including but not limited to, a 
proposed development plan and documentation relating to compliance with 
applicable environmental and cultural resource laws, is available for 
review at the Bureau of Land Management, Tucson Field Office, 12661 
East Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85748-7208.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Bernal, Realty Specialist, at 
(520) 258-7206; e-mail address [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands are not needed for any Federal 
purposes.
    Lease or conveyance of the lands for recreational or public 
purposes use is consistent with the Phoenix District Resource 
Management Plan, dated September 29, 1989, and would be in the public 
interest.
    All interest parties will receive a copy of this notice once it is 
published in the Federal Register. The notice will be published in the 
newspaper of local circulation for three consecutive weeks. The 
regulations do not require a public meeting.
    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 Recreation and Public Purposes Act and leasing 
under the mineral leasing laws.
    The lease or conveyance of the lands, when issued, will be subject 
to the following terms, conditions, and reservations:
    1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States. Act of August 30, 1890, 26 Stat. 391 
(43 U.S.C. 945).
    2. Provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and to all 
applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior.
    3. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine and remove the minerals.
    4. All valid existing rights documented on the official public land 
records at the time of lease/patent issuance.
    5. A right-of-way authorized under the Act of October 21, 1976 (90 
Stat. 2776; 43 U.S.C. 1761) for a road to the City of Casa Grande, (AZA 
27190) affecting public lands within sec. 26, T. 7 S., R. 6 E.
    6. A right-of-way authorized under the Act of January 13, 1916 (44 
LD 513) for an aerial camera calibration range to the Bureau of Land 
Management, (AZA 1182) affecting public lands within sec. 26, T. 7 S., 
R. 6 E.
    7. CERCLA Term: ``Pursuant to the requirements established by 
section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act, (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)) (CERCLA), as 
amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1988, 
(100 Stat. 1670) notice is hereby given that the above-described lands 
have been examined and no evidence was found to indicate that any 
hazardous substances had been stored for one year or more, nor had any 
hazardous substances been disposed of or released on the subject 
property.''
    8. Indemnification Term: ``All lessees or Purchasers/patentees, by 
accepting a lease or patent, covenant and agree to indemnify, defend, 
and hold the United States harmless of any costs, damages, claims, 
causes of action, penalties, fines, liabilities, and judgments of any 
kind or nature arising from the past, present, and future acts or 
omissions of the lessees or patentees or their employees, agents, 
contractors, lessees, or any third-party, arising out of or in 
connection with the lessee's or patentee's use, occupancy, or 
operations on the leased or patented real property. This 
indemnification and hold harmless agreement includes, but is not 
limited to, acts and omissions of the lessees or patentees and their 
employees, agents, contractors, or lessees, or any third party, arising 
out of or in connection with the use and/or occupancy of the patented 
real property which has already resulted or does hereafter result in: 
(1) Violations of Federal, state and

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local laws and regulations that are now or may in the future become, 
applicable to the real property; (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 
substance(s), as defined by Federal or state environmental laws, off, 
on, into or under land, property and other interests of the United 
States; (5) Activities by which solid waste or hazardous substance(s) 
or waste, as defined by Federal and state environmental laws are 
generated, released, stored, used or otherwise disposed of on the 
leased or patented real property, and any cleanup response, remedial 
action or other actions related in any manner to said solid or 
hazardous substances(s) or waste(s); or (6) Natural resource damages as 
defined by Federal and state law. This covenant shall be construed as 
running with the parcels of land patented or otherwise conveyed by the 
United States, and may be enforced by the United States in a court of 
competent jurisdiction.
    Classification Comments: Interested persons may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the land for development of a mountain 
park. 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 persons 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 lands for a mountain park. Any adverse comments 
will be reviewed by the State Director. In the absence of any adverse 
comments, the classification will become effective on May 29, 2007. The 
lands will not be offered for conveyance until after the classification 
becomes effective.
    Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that 
your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--
may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in 
your comment to withhold from public review your personal identifying 
information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

     Authority: 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 2741.5.

    Dated: February 20, 2007.
Cindy Alvarez,
Acting Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. E7-5539 Filed 3-26-07; 8:45 am]
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