[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 25768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10051]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT-060-08-1430-EQ; UTU-81536]


Notice of Realty Action; Re-Issuance; Noncompetitive Lease of 
Public Land; Grand County, Utah

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action; Re-issuance.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the re-issuance of the Notice of Realty 
Action published in the Federal Register on March 14, 2006 and 
cancelled by notice published on July 21, 2006.

DATES: Interested parties may submit comments to the BLM Acting Moab 
Field Manager, at the address below. Comments must be received by not 
later than June 23, 2008. Only written comments will be accepted.

ADDRESSES: Address all written comments concerning this notice to the 
BLM Acting Moab Field Manager, 82 East Dogwood Avenue, Moab, Utah 
84532. Please send e-mail comments to the following address: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary von Koch, Realty Specialist, Moab 
Field Office, 435-259-2128.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The decision to cancel the Notice of Realty 
Action was based on the comments received during the 45-day comment 
period. Since July of 2006, all the impediments that led to the 
cancellation of the Notice of Realty Action have been removed. BLM has 
determined that the following 2,808.67 acres of isolated public lands 
in Grand County, Utah, are suitable for lease pursuant to Section 302 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) (90 Stat. 
2762; 43 U.S.C. 1732) using noncompetitive (direct) lease procedures.

Salt Lake Meridian

T. 20 S., R. 16 E.,
    Sec. 25, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 26, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 28, E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, W\1/2\NW\1/4\.

T. 21 S., R. 16 E.,
    Sec. 1, lots 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, and 16.

T. 21 S., R. 17 E.,
    Sec. 4, lots 11, 12, 13, 14, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and 
NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 5, E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 6, lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 10;
    Sec. 7, lot 4, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, N\1/2\N\1/2\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\

    Green River Farms, a domestic corporation, has proposed to file 
with BLM an application to lease the above public lands, located near 
Green River, Utah. The lands would be used, occupied and developed as a 
commercial agricultural farm in conjunction with adjoining private 
lands owned by Green River Farms and lands leased to Green River Farms 
by the State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands 
Administration.
    After review, the BLM has determined that the proposed use of the 
above described parcels is in conformance with the Grand Resource Area 
Resource Management Plan, and that the above described land is 
available for that use. Therefore, pursuant to section 302(b) of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1732(b)) and 
the implementing regulations at 43 CFR part 2920, the BLM will accept 
for processing an application to be filed by Green River Farms, or its 
duly qualified designee, for a non-competitive lease of the above 
described lands, to be used, occupied, and developed as stated above. A 
non-competitive lease may be employed in this case because all of the 
subject tracts of public land are adjacent to lands of the same 
proposed farming project. A detailed description of the negotiated, 
non-competitive process was provided in the original notice.
    On or before June 23, 2008, interested parties may submit comments 
to the BLM at the address stated above with respect to:
    (1) The decision of the BLM regarding the availability of the lands 
described herein and
    (2) The decision of the BLM to accept for processing an application 
from Green River Farms for a non-competitive lease.
    Facsimiles, telephone calls, and electronic mails are unacceptable 
means of notification. Comments including names and street addresses of 
respondents will be available for public review at the BLM Moab Field 
Office during regular business hours, except holidays. Individual 
respondents may request confidentiality. 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 us 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 BLM Utah State 
Director, who may sustain, vacate or modify this realty action. In the 
absence of any objections, or adverse comments, the proposed realty 
action will become the final determination of the Department of the 
Interior.

    Authority: 43 CFR 2920.4.

    Dated: April 30, 2008.
Selma Sierra,
State Director.
 [FR Doc. E8-10051 Filed 5-6-08; 8:45 am]
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