[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 155 (Thursday, August 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40841-40842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19417]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY-D04-1430-ES; WYW-167587]


Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification of Public Lands in Sweetwater County, Wyoming

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 and/or conveyance to the 
Sweetwater County Fire District 1 under the provisions of the 
Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, 20 acres of 
public land in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. The Sweetwater County Fire 
District 1 proposes to use the land for a training facility 
and fire station.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments until September 
28, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to the Field Manager, Bureau of Land 
Management, Rock Springs Field Office, 280 Highway 191 North, Rock 
Springs, Wyoming 82901.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Montgomery, Realty Specialist, 
Bureau of Land Management, Rock Springs Field Office, at (307) 352-
0344.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land in 
Sweetwater County, Wyoming, has been examined and found suitable for 
classification for lease and/or conveyance under the provisions of the 
R&PP Act, as amended, (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.):

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 19 N., R. 105 W.,
    Sec. 4, S\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.

    The area described contains 20 acres, more or less, in 
Sweetwater County.

    In accordance with the R&PP Act, the Sweetwater County Fire 
District 1 has filed an R&PP application and plan of 
development in which it proposes to develop the above described land to 
construct a proposed training facility and fire station for the purpose 
of meeting the fire protection needs for the community of Rock Springs. 
The proposed project will include a parking lot, training tower, and 
fire station. Additional detailed information pertaining to this 
application, plan of development, and site plan is in case file 
WYW167587, located in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rock

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Springs Field Office at the above address. The land is not needed for 
any Federal purpose. Lease and/or conveyance is consistent with the BLM 
Green River Resource Management Plan dated August 8, 1997, and would be 
in the public interest. The Sweetwater County Fire District 1 
has not applied for more than the 640-acre limitation for non-
recreation public uses in a year and has submitted an application in 
compliance with the regulations at 43 CFR 2741.4(b). The patent or 
lease, if 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:
    1. Provisions of the R&PP Act, including, by not limited to, the 
terms required by 43 CFR 2741.9.
    2. 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).
    3. All minerals, together with the right to prospect for, mine, and 
remove the minerals under applicable laws and regulations established 
by the Secretary of the Interior shall be reserved to the United 
States.
    4. Lease and/or patent of the lands shall be subject to all valid 
existing rights of record documented on the official public land 
records at the time of lease/patent issuance.
    5. Any other reservations that the authorized officer deems 
appropriate.
    6. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United 
States from claims arising out of the lease/patentee's use, occupancy, 
or operations on the property.
    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 
and/or conveyance under the R&PP Act.
    Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the land for a fire facility. 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 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 fire facility.
    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 us in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so. Only written comments 
submitted by postal service or overnight mail to the Field Manager--BLM 
Rock Springs Field Office will be considered properly filed. Electronic 
mail, facsimile or telephone comments will not be considered.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the BLM State Director, 
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 October 13, 2009.

    Authority:  43 CFR 2740.

Lance Porter,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. E9-19417 Filed 8-12-09; 8:45 am]
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