[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6702-6703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2849]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCAD09000.L14300000.ES0000; CACA-51457]


Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification, California

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 subsequent conveyance under 
the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act (R&PP Act), as 
amended, approximately 133 acres of public land in San Bernardino 
County, California. The State of California, acting through the 
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), proposes to 
construct a Joint Port of Entry (JPOE) inspection facility on 
Interstate 15 (I-15), near the California/Nevada state line. In 
conjunction with Caltrans, the California Department of Food and 
Agriculture, the California Department of General Services, and the 
California Highway Patrol would participate cooperatively in this 
multipurpose project.

DATES: For a period until March 29, 2010, interested parties may submit 
comments to the Field Manager, BLM Needles Field Office, at the address 
below.

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land Management, Needles Field Office, 1303 South 
U.S. Highway 95, Needles, California 92363.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose M. Najar, Realty Specialist, BLM 
Needles Field Office, (760) 326-7006.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land in San 
Bernardino County, California, has been examined and found suitable for 
lease and subsequent conveyance under the provisions of the R&PP Act. 
The land is

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located northwesterly of and parallel to I-15 between Nipton Road and 
Yates Well Road and is described as:

San Bernardino Meridian

    T. 16 N., R. \1/4\ E.,
    Sec. 1, portion of W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 12, portions of NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/
4\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, portions of W\1/2\NW\1/4\ and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, portion of E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, portions of NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\;NE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/
4\, and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 26, portions of E\1/2\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/
4\SW\1/4\.

    The area described contains 133 acres, more or less.

    The above description will be replaced by lots designated upon the 
approval of an official supplemental plat of survey. The application 
filed by the Caltrans described the lands by metes and bounds.
    The State of California, acting through the Caltrans, filed an R&PP 
application for the classification, lease, and subsequent conveyance of 
133 acres of public land to be developed for a JPOE inspection 
facility. The proposed JPOE inspection facility would be comprised of a 
Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility and an Agricultural Inspection 
Facility between Nipton Road and Yates Well Road on the southbound I-
15. Upon completion of the project, all traffic entering California on 
the southbound I-15 would be diverted through the JPOE.
    Leasing and subsequent conveyance of the land to the State of 
California is consistent with current BLM planning for this area and 
would be in the public interest. The land is not needed for any Federal 
purpose. The lease would be issued for an initial term of 5 years to 
allow sufficient time to develop the planned facilities. The land would 
be conveyed after substantial development has occurred on the land. The 
lease and subsequent patent, if issued, would be subject to the 
provisions of the R&PP Act and applicable regulations of the Secretary 
of the Interior, and would be subject to the following terms, 
conditions, and reservations:
    1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States pursuant to the Act of August 30, 1890 
(43 U.S.C. 945).
    2. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals under 
applicable laws and regulations established by the Secretary of the 
Interior.
    3. All valid existing rights.
    4. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United 
States from claims arising out of the lessee/patentee's use, occupancy, 
or operations on the land. Upon publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register, the public land described above is segregated from 
all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the 
general mining laws and leasing under the mineral leasing laws, except 
for lease/conveyance under the R&PP Act. Interested parties may submit 
comments regarding the proposed lease/conveyance or classification of 
the land until March 29, 2010.
    Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the land for a JPOE inspection facility. 
Comments on the classification are restricted to whether the land is 
physically suited for the proposal or any other issues that would be 
pertinent to the environmental assessment (prepared under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969) for this action, whether the use 
would 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 its classification decision, or any other factor not 
directly related to the suitability of the land for R&PP use as a JPOE 
inspection facility.
    All submissions from organizations or businesses will be made 
available for public inspection in their entirety. Before including 
your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal 
identifying information in your comment, 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 the public review, 
we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the 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 on April 12, 2010. The land will not be 
available for lease/conveyance until after the classification becomes 
effective.

    Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5.

Thomas Pogacnik,
Deputy State Director, Natural Resources.
[FR Doc. 2010-2849 Filed 2-9-10; 8:45 am]
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