[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 106 (Thursday, June 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26887-26888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13011]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT-LLUTG02000-09-14300000-ES0000-241A.00; UTU-5466801]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found 
suitable for classification for lease to the City of Ferron, Utah under 
the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as 
amended (43 U.S.C. 869-869-4) 196.48 acres of public land in Emery 
County, Utah. The City of Ferron proposes to use the land for 
continuing operation and expansion of the Millsite Golf Course. This 
action reclassifies 149.36 acres from lease or conveyance to lease only 
and classifies an additional 47.12 acres for lease only.

DATES: Comments regarding the classification for lease must be received 
by the BLM on or before July 20, 2009. Comments should reference the 
serial number UTU-5466801.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to the Bureau of Land Management, 
Green River District, Price Field Office, 125 South 600 West, Price, 
Utah 84050.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Robinson, Realty Specialist, 
[email protected], BLM Green River District, Price Field Office, 
(435) 636-3630. Additional detailed information concerning this Notice 
of Realty Action, including environmental records, is available for 
review at the BLM Green River District, Price Field Office, at the 
above address. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday except holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The City of Ferron, Utah has developed and 
managed public lands described below under R&PP Lease UTU-5468801 for 
the past 23 years for the Millsite Golf Course. The following described 
lands were classified as suitable for lease or conveyance on November 
9, 1986 and lease UTU-5468801 was issued December 8, 1986.

Salt Lake Meridian

T. 20 S., R. 6 E.,
    Sec. 12: lots 3 and 4.
T. 20 S., R. 7 E.,
    Sec. 7: lots 3 and 4, W\1/2\W\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and NW\1/
4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.

    The area described contains 149.36 acres in Emery County.

    The City of Ferron proposes to continue to lease these lands for 
the golf course, and has filed an application under the provisions of 
the R&PP Act of June 14, 1926, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869-869-4) to 
lease additional public lands described below for expansion of the 
Millsite Golf Course.

Salt Lake Meridian

T. 20 S., R. 7 E.,
    Sec. 7: SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/
4\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 18: M&B description: Beginning at the Northwest corner of 
Section 18, Township 20 South, Range 7 East, Salt Lake Base and 
Meridian; thence N89[deg]51'39''E along the section line 1307.83 
feet; thence S57[deg]10'56''W 157.68 feet; thence S55[deg]50'32''W 
176.54 feet; thence S34[deg]13'49''W 205.52 feet; thence 
S39[deg]49'16''E 112.46 feet; thence S75[deg]52'46''E 77.18 feet; 
thence N82[deg]23'51''E 112.33 feet; thence S08[deg]11'03''E 188.01 
feet; thence S40[deg]02'45''E 37.86 feet; thence S61[deg]38'32''E 
92.97 feet; thence S13[deg]36'46''E 76.23 feet; thence 
S50[deg]12'36''E 168.29 feet; thence S51[deg]32'07''W 271.50 feet; 
thence South 270.26 feet; thence West 531.17 feet; thence 
S44[deg]00'35''W 45.51 feet; thence South 131.74 feet; thence West 
537.26 feet; thence N00[deg]08'17''W 286.10 feet; thence 
N15[deg]42'56''W 455.07 feet to the West line of said Section 18; 
thence along said West line of said Section 18 N01[deg]09'39''W 
762.31 feet to the point of beginning.

    The area described contains 47.12 acres in Emery County.

    This new classification for lease only is for all of the above-
described lands aggregating 196.48 acres and changes the previous 
classification of 149.36 acres from lease or conveyance to lease only.
    The land is not needed for any Federal purposes. The R&PP Act 
provides for leasing of public lands by local governments for public 
purposes such as golf courses without monetary consideration. Leasing 
is consistent with current BLM land use planning, Lands and Realty 
Decision, LAR-8, of the Price Field Office Resource Management Plan--
October 2008, and would be in the public interest.
    Upon the effective date of this classification, a new lease will be 
issued to replace the existing lease and incorporate the expansion area 
lands. The lease, when issued, will be subject to the following terms 
and conditions:
    1. Provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and all 
applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior including 
compliance with the plans of development and management approved on 
November 26, 1986 and October 2, 2008.
    2. The lessee shall indemnify the United States against any 
liability for damage to life or property arising from the occupancy or 
use of BLM-administered lands under this lease.
    3. The lessee shall comply with applicable Federal and State laws 
and regulations affecting in any manner construction, operation, 
maintenance or termination of the lease, including water quality, 
public health and public safety.
    4. The lease is subject to existing rights which include the 
following rights-of-way:
    a. UTU-54669; Water Storage Tank and Pipeline owned by City of 
Ferron.
    b. UTU-66122; Power Line owned by PacifiCorp dba Utah Power and 
Light.
    c. UTU-67436; Millsite Dam and Reservoir owned by Utah Division of 
Water Resources.
    d. UTU-78704; Oil and Gas Lease held by Henry A Alker.
    e. UTU-84129; Oil and Gas Lease held by International Petroleum.
    5. The lessee shall immediately bring to the attention of the 
lessor any cultural or paleontological resources discovered during 
operations under the lease. The lessee shall not disturb any cultural 
or paleontological resources except as instructed by the lessor. The 
cost of investigating and protecting cultural and paleontological 
resources discovered during construction or operations shall be borne 
by the lessee.
    6. The lessee shall protect all survey monuments, witness corners, 
reference monuments and bearing trees within this lease against 
disturbance during construction, operation, maintenance, and 
rehabilitation. If any damage occurs, the lessee shall have a 
Registered Land Surveyor restore or take other measures found in the 
Manual of Surveying Instructions for the Survey of the Public Lands of 
the United States, latest edition.

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    7. No construction may begin until evidence of sufficient funding 
has been submitted and accepted.
    8. The lease may be renewed if the terms of the lease are being 
met.
    9. Construction and other activities potentially disruptive to 
wintering wildlife are prohibited during the period from December 1 to 
April 15 for the protection of big game Mule Deer crucial winter 
habitat.
    Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the lands for golf course expansion 
purposes. Comments on the classification are restricted to whether the 
lands are physically suited for the proposal, whether the uses will 
maximize the future use or uses of the land, whether the use is 
consistent with local planning and zoning, or whether the use is 
consistent with State and Federal programs.
    Application Comments: Interested parties 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 land for a golf course.
    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.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register the lands 
described above from both the original lease and the new extension 
shall be segregated to the extent that they will not be subject to 
appropriation under the public land laws including the general mining 
laws except for leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act, per the Price 
RMP LAR-6 ``Manage RPP lease as open to oil and gas leasing subject to 
major constraint--No Surface Occupancy'' and lease under the R&PP Act.
    The BLM State Director will review any adverse comments. In the 
absence of any adverse comments, the classification will become 
effective 60 days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.

    Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5(h).

    Dated: March 27, 2009.
Selma Sierra,
State Director.
[FR Doc. E9-13011 Filed 6-3-09; 8:45 am]
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