[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16809-16810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7022]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLAZC03000 L14300000.ES0000.241A; AZA-34593]


Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification; Lease and Conveyance of Public Land, Mohave County, AZ

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: Lake Havasu City (City) in Mohave County, Arizona has filed an 
application to lease or purchase 280 acres of public land under the 
Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, to be used for 
recreation and public purposes. The City proposes to use the land for a 
municipal golf course, multi-agency environmental and eco-educational 
center, community park, performing arts center, recreational support 
facilities, visitors' center, and hiking trails. The Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) has examined the land and found it suitable to be 
classified for lease and/or conveyance under the provisions of the R&PP 
Act, as amended.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding this 
proposed classification and lease or sale of this public land until May 
9, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to Ramone B. McCoy, Field Manager, BLM 
Lake Havasu Field Office, 2610 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu City, 
Arizona 86406.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheri Ahrens, Realty Specialist, at 
above address, or by e-mail at: [email protected], or phone (928) 
505-1284.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  In accordance with Section 7 of the Taylor 
Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315(f)), and Executive Order No. 6910, the BLM 
has examined and found suitable to be classified for lease and 
subsequent conveyance under the provisions of the R&PP Act, as amended 
(43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the following described public land:

Gila and Salt River Meridian

T. 13 N., R. 20 W.,
    Sec. 24, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\N\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, 
and SE\1/4\.

    The area described contains 280 acres in Mohave County.

    In accordance with the R&PP Act, Lake Havasu City filed an 
application to lease and/or purchase the above-described property to 
develop a City park and public purpose facilities. Rental and sale 
prices have been determined using BLM R&PP pricing guidelines. 
Additional detailed information pertaining to this application, plan of 
development, and site plans are in case file AZA 34593, located in the 
BLM Lake Havasu Field Office at the address above.
    The land is not needed for any Federal purpose. Lease and 
subsequent conveyance of this land is consistent with the BLM Lake 
Havasu Field Office Resource Management Plan dated May 10, 2007, and 
would be in the public interest. Lake Havasu City has not applied for 
more than 640 acres for park and public purpose facilities in a year, 
the limit set in 43 CFR 2741.7(a)(2), and has submitted a statement in 
compliance with the regulations at 43 CFR 2741.4(b). Any lease and 
subsequent conveyance will be subject to the provisions of the R&PP Act 
and applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior. Any lease 
or patent of this land will also contain the following reservations to 
the United States:
    1. Provisions of the R&PP Act, including but not limited to, the 
terms required by 43 CFR 2741.9;

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    2. A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945); 
and
    3. All mineral deposits in the land so patented, and to it, or 
persons authorized by it, the right to prospect for, mine, and remove 
such deposits from the same under applicable law and regulations to be 
established by the Secretary of the Interior.
    Any lease or conveyance will also be subject to valid existing 
rights; will contain any terms or conditions required by law or 
regulation, including, but not limited to, any terms and conditions 
required by 43 CFR 2741.9; and will contain an appropriate 
indemnification clause protecting the United States for claims arising 
out of the lessee's or patentee's use, occupancy, or operations on the 
leased or patented lands. It will also contain any other terms or 
conditions deemed necessary or appropriate by the authorized officer.
    As of March 25, 2011, the above-described land is segregated from 
appropriation under the public land laws, including the United States 
mining laws, except for lease and sale under the R&PP Act.
    Public Comments: Interested parties may submit comments involving 
the suitability of the land for park and public purpose facilities. 
Comments on the classification are restricted to whether the land is 
physically suited for the proposal, whether the use will maximize 
future 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.
    Interested parties may also submit comments regarding the specific 
use proposed in the application and plan of development, whether the 
BLM followed proper administrative procedures in reaching its decision, 
or any other factor not directly related to the suitability of the land 
for R&PP Act 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 us 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 State 
Director who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the 
absence of any adverse comments, the classification will become 
effective on May 24, 2011. The lands will not be available for lease or 
conveyance until after the classification becomes effective.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5)

Ramone B. McCoy,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 2011-7022 Filed 3-24-11; 8:45 am]
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