[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46658-46659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16434]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM-210-1430-01; NMNM117354]


Notice of Realty Action--Recreation and Public Purpose (R&PP) Act 
Classification, New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of R&PP lease and or patent of public land in San Juan 
County; New Mexico.

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SUMMARY: The following described public land is determined suitable for 
classification for leasing and subsequent conveyance to the Aztec 
Municipal School District 2, Aztec, New Mexico under the 
provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended 
(43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). The Aztec Municipal School district 2 
proposes to use the land for recreational facilities with soccer 
fields, softball field, restrooms, a changing room and a concession 
stand and a parking lot and an access road. In the future, another 
softball field and a baseball field may be added to serve the local 
children of the area. The identified lands are surrounded on three 
sides by private land and have a high potential for further residential 
development.

New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 30 N., R. 11 W.,
    Sec. 7: SWNENE, S\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SWSENW\1/4\NE\1/4\.

    The area described contains 32.5 aacres more or less, in San 
Juan County.

    Comment Dates: On or before October 5, 2007 interested parties may 
submit comments regarding the proposed leasing/conveyance or 
classification of the lands to the Bureau of Land Management at the 
following address. Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the Bureau 
of Land Management, Farmington District Manager, 1235 La Plata Highway, 
Farmington, NM 87401, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty 
action. In the absence of any adverse comments, this realty action 
becomes the final determination of the Department of the Interior and 
effective October 22, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Mary Jo Albin, Realty 
Specialist, at the Bureau of Land Management, Farmington Field Office, 
at (505) 599-6332. Information related to this action, including the 
environmental assessment, is available for review at the 1235 La Plata 
Highway, Farmington, NM 87401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Publication of this notice segregates the 
public land described above from all other forms of appropriation under 
the public land laws, including the general mining laws, except for 
leasing and conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and 
leasing under the mineral leasing laws.
    The lease, when issued, will be subject to the following terms:
    1. The Recreation and Public Purposes Act and to all applicable 
regulations of the Secretary of the Interior.
    2. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) as 
amended, 42 U.S.C. 6901-6987 and the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) as amended, 
42 U.S.C. 9601 and all applicable regulations.
    3. Provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
    4. Provisions that the lease be operated in compliance with the 
approved Development Plan.
    The patent document, when issued, will be subject to the provisions 
of the R&PP Act and applicable regulations of the Secretary of the 
Interior and will contain the following terms, conditions, and 
reservations to the United States:

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    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, together with the right to prospect for, mine, and 
remove such deposits from the lands under applicable law and such 
regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe.
    3. All valid existing rights, e.g. rights-of-way and leases of 
record.
    Provisions that if the patentee or its successor attempts to 
transfer title to or control over the land to another or the land is 
devoted 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 it 
agents, employees, contractors, or subcontractors, including without 
limitation, lessees, sublessees 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, sex, color, or national origin, title shall 
revert to the United States.
    The lands are not needed for Federal purposes. Leasing and later 
patenting is consistent with current Bureau of Land Management policies 
and land use planning. The proposal serves the public interest since it 
would provide the recreation facilities and related buildings that 
would meet the needs of the school system and the surrounding 
population.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the above 
described public lands will be segregated from all other forms of 
appropriation under the public land laws, including the general mining 
laws, except for patent under the R&PP Act and leasing under the 
mineral leasing laws.
    Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the land for conveyance. Comments on the 
classification are restricted to whether the land is physically suited 
for the proposal, whether the use will maximize the future 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.
    Patent Comments: Interested parties may submit comments regarding 
the patent and 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 R&PP use.
    Confidentiality of Comments: Before including your address, phone 
number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in 
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including 
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available 
at any time. While you can ask in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the Dillon Field Manager, 
who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence 
of any adverse comments, the classification of the land described in 
this notice will become effective on October 22, 2007. The land will 
not be offered for patent until after the classification becomes 
effective.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5)

    Dated: August 14, 2007.
Joel E. Farrell,
Assistant Field Manager for Resources.
 [FR Doc. E7-16434 Filed 8-20-07; 8:45 am]
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