[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10817-10818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4975]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLES002000.L1430000.ES0000; FLES 055584]


Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification and Conveyance; Lake County, FL

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 lease or conveyance to the city of Tavares under the 
provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act of 1926, as 
amended, approximately 0.068 acres of public land, located within city 
limits of Tavares, in Lake County, Florida. The city of Tavares 
proposes to use the land for additional boat trailer parking.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding this 
proposed classification or lease/conveyance of public land until April 
23, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Please submit your written comments to the Field Manager, 
Bureau of Land Management--Eastern States (BLM-ES), Jackson Field 
Office, 411 Briarwood Drive, Suite 404, Jackson, Mississippi 39206. 
Comments received in electronic form, such as e-mail or facsimile, will 
not be considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vicky Craft, BLM-ES Jackson Field 
Office, at 601-977-5435, or at the address above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Section 7 of the Act of 
June 28, 1943, as amended (43 U.S.C. 315f), and Executive Order 6964, 
the following described public land in Lake County, Florida, has been 
examined and found suitable for classification for lease or conveyance 
under the provisions of the R&PP Act, as amended, (43 U.S.C. 869 et 
seq.) and, accordingly, opened for only that purpose.

Tallahassee Meridian

T. 19 S., R.26 E.,
    Sec. 29, Lot H, Block 2.

    The area described contains 2,945.3 sq. ft. or 0.068 acres, more 
or less, in Lake County.

    The city of Tavares owns approximately 6.66 acres on the shoreline 
of Lake Dora in the same section. The city also owns portions of the 
lake bottom of Lake Dora adjacent to the 6.66 acres of uplands. The 
proposed site for conveyance is adjacent to the already established 
Wooton Park. The park is currently utilized for recreation by city and 
Lake County residents. Facilities available include a playground, 
tennis courts, restrooms, boat ramp, walking trail, picnic area, 
limited boat docking, and parking. The city desires to expand and 
improve its current public amenities to include additional docking 
facilities for boats and seaplanes by incorporating the land into the 
existing park and converting it into boat trailer parking spaces.
    Conveyance of the land to the city of Tavares is consistent with 
the BLM Florida Resource Management Plan, dated June 21, 1995, and 
would be in the public interest. Additional detailed information 
pertaining to this application, including a plan of development and a 
map depicting the public land, as well as environmental documents, are 
available for review at the BLM-ES Jackson Field Office.
    The city of Tavares has not applied for more than the 6,400-acre 
limitation for recreation uses in a year and has submitted a statement 
of compliance with the regulations at 43 CFR 2741.4(b). The city of 
Tavares proposes to use the land for boat trailer parking spaces.
    The city of Tavares has applied for a patent to the land under the 
R&PP Act of 1926. The patent or lease, if issued, would be subject to 
the following terms, conditions and reservations to the United States:

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    1. Provisions of the R&PP Act of 1926, as amended, and all 
applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, including, but 
not limited to, those terms required by 43 CFR 2741.9;
    2. Valid existing rights;
    3. A reservation of all minerals by the United States, together 
with the right to prospect, mine and remove the minerals;
    4. Terms and conditions identified through the site specific 
environmental analysis;
    5. Any other rights or reservations that the authorized officer 
deems appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of 
Federal land and interest therein; and
    6. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United 
States from claims arising out of the lessee's/patentee's use, 
occupancy, or operations on the leased/patented lands.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the land 
described above will be segregated from all other forms of disposal or 
appropriation under the public land laws, including the general mining 
laws, except for lease or conveyance under the R&PP Act and leasing 
under the mineral leasing laws.
    Classification Comments: Interested persons may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the land for boat trailer parking spaces. 
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 persons may submit comments 
regarding the specific use proposed in the application and plan of 
development and the management plan, whether the BLM-ES followed proper 
administrative procedures in reaching the decision to lease and later 
convey under the R&PP Act, or any other factor not directly related to 
the suitability of the land for R&PP use.
    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 BLM-ES State Director. 
In the absence of any adverse comments, the classification of the land 
described in the notice will become effective May 10, 2010. The land 
will not be conveyed until after the classification becomes effective.

    Authority:  43 CFR 2741.5.

Bruce Dawson,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 2010-4975 Filed 3-8-10; 8:45 am]
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