[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 192 (Monday, October 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60175-60176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25288]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLORS00300; L63100000.ES0000.15XL1116AF; HAG 15-0036]


Classification and Lease for Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
of Public Land in Tillamook County, OR

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 and lease to the Pacific City Joint Water-
Sanitary Authority (PCJWSA) under the provisions of the Recreation and 
Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, and the Taylor Grazing Act, 
approximately 77.75 acres of public land in Tillamook County, Oregon. 
The PCJWSA proposes to use the land for an emergency response 
evacuation area and a public recreation area.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
proposed classification and lease of public land on or before November 
19, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning this notice should be addressed 
to the Field Manager, BLM, Tillamook Field Office, 4610 Third Street, 
Tillamook, OR 97141. The Environmental Assessment documents pertinent 
to this proposal may be examined at http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/nepa-details.php?id=2782.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Schank, Field Manager, BLM 
Tillamook Field Office, at 503-815-1127. Persons who use a

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telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above 
individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours 
a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the above 
individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Section 7 of the Taylor 
Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315(f)) and Executive Order No. 6910, the 
following described public land has been examined and found suitable 
for classification and lease, but not conveyance, under the provisions 
of the R&PP Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).

Willamette Meridian, Oregon

T. 4 S., R. 10 W.,
    Sec. 19, Lots 1, 17, and 18.

    The land described above contains approximately 77.75 acres, more 
or less, in Tillamook County, Oregon.
    The PCJWSA proposes to use the land for an emergency response 
evacuation area and a public recreation area. The emergency response 
evacuation area will include an operations/evacuation shelter, and the 
addition of an access road to an evacuation parking area. The public 
recreation area will include hiking trails only. Additional detailed 
information pertaining to this application, plan of development, and 
site plan are contained in case file OROR 066047, located in the BLM 
Salem District Office at 1717 Fabry Road SE., Salem, Oregon 97306.
    The land described above is not required for any Federal purpose. 
The lease is consistent with the BLM Salem District Office Resource 
Management Plan, Approved May 1995, and would be in the public 
interest. The lease will be subject to the provisions of the R&PP Act 
and applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior. The lease 
will also be subject to all valid existing rights documented on the 
official public land records at the time of lease issuance.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the land 
will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the 
public land laws, including the general mining laws except for lease 
under the R&PP Act, leasing under the mineral leasing laws, and 
disposals under the mineral material laws.
    Classification Comments: Interested persons may submit written 
comments involving the suitability of the land for development of an 
emergency response evacuation area, and a public recreation area, 
including 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, and/or if 
the use is consistent with State and Federal programs. All comments 
will be considered.
    Application Comments: Interested parties may also submit comments 
regarding the specific uses proposed in the application and plan of 
development, and whether the BLM followed proper administrative 
procedures in reaching the decision to lease under the R&PP Act or any 
other factor not directly related to the suitability of the land for 
this R&PP use.
    Only written comments submitted by postal service or overnight mail 
to the Field Manager, BLM, Tillamook Field Office, will be considered 
properly filed. Electronic mail, facsimile, or telephone comments will 
not be considered properly filed. Comments, including names, street 
addresses, and other contact information of respondents will be 
available for public review. Before including your address, phone 
number, email 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 Oregon 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 realty action becomes the determination of the 
Department of the Interior and is effective on December 4, 2015. The 
land will not be available for lease until after the classification 
becomes effective.

    Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5.

Karen Schank,
Tillamook Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 2015-25288 Filed 10-2-15; 8:45 am]
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