[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 162 (Monday, August 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42686-42687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20251]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZP020-09-L54100000-FR0000-LVCLA09A5120; AZA-33964]


Notice of Realty Action: Application for Conveyance of Federal 
Mineral Interests, Cochise County, AZ

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The surface owner of the land described in this notice, 
containing approximately 320 acres, has filed an application for the 
purchase of the federally-owned mineral interests in the land. 
Publication of this notice temporarily segregates the mineral interests 
from appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining 
laws.

DATES: Interested persons may submit written comments to the Bureau of 
Land Management (BLM) at the address stated below. Comments must be 
received no later than October 8, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix District, 21605 North 7th 
Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85027. Detailed information concerning this 
action, including appropriate environmental information, is available 
for review at this address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Magaletti, Lands and Realty 
Specialist, at the above address or at 623-580-5590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The surface owner of the following described 
land has filed an application pursuant to Section 209 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 United States Code (U.S.C.)

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1719(b), for the purchase and conveyance of the federally-owned mineral 
interests in the land:

Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian

T. 15 S., R. 22 E.,
    Sec. 28, SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, NW\1/4\;

    The area described contains 320 acres, more or less, in Cochise 
County.

    Effective immediately, the BLM will process the pending application 
in accordance with the regulations stated in 43 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 2720. Written comments concerning the 
application must be received no later than the date specified above in 
this notice. The purpose of a purchase and conveyance is to allow 
consolidation of surface and subsurface minerals ownership (1) where 
there are no known mineral values or (2) in those instances where the 
Federal mineral interest reservation interferes with or precludes 
appropriate nonmineral development and such development is a more 
beneficial use of the land than the mineral development.
    On August 24, 2009 the mineral interests owned by the United States 
in the above described land will be segregated to the extent that they 
will not be subject to appropriation under the public land laws, 
including the mining laws. The segregative effect shall terminate upon 
issuance of a patent or deed of such mineral interests; upon final 
rejection of the mineral conveyance application; or August 24, 2011, 
whichever occurs first.
    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. If 
you wish to withhold your name or address from public review or from 
disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must clearly state 
this at the beginning of your written comment. 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. The 
BLM will honor requests for confidentiality on a case-by-case basis to 
the extent allowed by law. All submissions from organizations or 
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as 
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be 
made available for public inspection in their entirety. All persons who 
wish to present comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with 
the pending application may do so by writing to Teresa A. Raml, Phoenix 
District Manager, at the above address.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2720.1-1(b))

Teresa A. Raml,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. E9-20251 Filed 8-21-09; 8:45 am]
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