[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50342-50343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19678]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM-210-1430-ES; NMNM 118070]


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 City of 
Farmington for the Farmington Regional Animal Shelter, under the 
provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as 
amended, 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq., and under Sec. 7 of the Taylor Grazing 
Act, 43 U.S.C. 315(f), and Executive Order No. 6910.

New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 29 N., R. 12 W.,
    Sec. 18: SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\.
    The area described contains 10 acres more or less.
    Comment Dates: Submit comments on or before October 10, 2008. 
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

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the final determination of the Department of the Interior.

FURTHER INFORMATION:  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 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:
    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 animal shelter building with attached outdoor 
kennels, an employee's courtyard and a public ``get acquainted'' 
courtyard and any other facilities and related buildings that would 
meet the needs of the animal shelter. Associated parking would be 
constructed for the clinic building.
    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.
    Conveyance 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 Farmington 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 27, 2008. The 
land will not be offered for patent until after the classification 
becomes effective.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5)

    Dated: August 18, 2008.
Joel Farrell,
Assistant Field Manager for Resources.
[FR Doc. E8-19678 Filed 8-25-08; 8:45 am]
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