[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 239 (Thursday, December 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64151-64152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27033]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[19X.LLAZP02000.L14400000.EQ0000; AZA-036609]
Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act
Classification; Arizona
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
[[Page 64152]]
ACTION: Notice of realty action.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined certain
public lands in Pinal County, Arizona, and has found them suitable for
classification for lease or conveyance to the Pinal County Board of
Supervisors under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purpose
Act (R&PP), as amended, the Taylor Grazing Act, and Executive Order No.
6910. The lands will be used as a regional park. The lands consist of
approximately 498.04 acres, must conform to the official plat of
survey, and are legally described below.
DATES: Submit written comments regarding this proposed classification
on or before January 28, 2019. In the absence of any adverse comments,
the classification will become effective on February 11, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or hand delivered to Realty
Specialist JoAnn Goodlow at the BLM Lower Sonoran Field Office, 21605
North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85027. Comments may also be faxed to
623-580-5580. The BLM will not consider comments received via telephone
calls or email. Detailed information including, but not limited to, a
proposed development and management plan and documentation relating to
compliance with applicable environmental and cultural resource laws, is
available for review during business hours, 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Mountain Time, Monday through Friday, except during Federal holidays,
at this same street address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: JoAnn Goodlow, Realty Specialist,
telephone: 623-580-5548, email: [email protected]. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to leave a message or question for the
above individual. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Pinal County Board of Supervisors has
not applied for more than the 6,400-acre limitation for recreation uses
in a year (or 640 acres if a nonprofit corporation or association), nor
more than 640 acres for each of the programs involving public resources
other than recreation.
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors has submitted a statement in
compliance with the regulations at 43 CFR 2741.4(b). The Pinal County
Board of Supervisors proposes to use the land as a regional park. The
park would provide recreational opportunities such as hiking, mountain
biking, rock climbing, tent camping, an equestrian area, and picnic
locations.
The lands examined and identified as suitable for lease or
conveyance under the R&PP Act are legally described as:
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 1 S., R. 10 E.,
Section 6, lots 6 and 7, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Section 7, lots 1 and 2, NE\1/4\ and E\1/2\NW\1/4\.
The areas described aggregate 498.04 acres.
The lands are not needed for any Federal purposes.
Lease or conveyance of the lands for recreational or public
purposes use is consistent with the BLM Lower Sonoran Resource
Management Plan, dated September 2012, and would be in the national
interest.
All interested parties will receive a copy of this notice once it
is published in the Federal Register. A copy of the Federal Register
notice with information about this proposed realty action will be
published in the newspaper of local circulation once a week for 3
consecutive weeks. Under the regulations at 43 CFR subpart 2741
addressing requirements and procedures for conveyances under the R&PP
Act, the BLM is not required to hold a public meeting regarding this
proposal.
Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the lands
will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the
public land laws, including locations under the mining laws, except for
lease or conveyance under the R&PP Act and leasing under the mineral
leasing laws.
The lease or conveyance of the land, when issued, will be subject
to the following terms, conditions, and reservations:
1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by the
authority of the United States Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 391; 43
U.S.C. 945).
2. Provisions of the R&PP Act and all applicable regulations of the
Secretary of the Interior.
3. All mineral deposits in the land so patented, and the right to
prospect for, mine, and remove such deposits from the same under
applicable law and regulations as established by the Secretary of the
Interior are reserved to the United States, together with all necessary
access and exit rights.
4. Lease or conveyance of the parcel is subject to valid existing
rights.
5. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United
States from claims arising out of the lessee's/patentee's use,
occupancy, or occupations on the leased/patented lands.
6. Any other reservations that the authorized officer determines
appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of Federal
lands and interests therein.
Classification Comments: Interested persons may submit comments
involving the suitability of the land for development of a regional
park. 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 management, whether the BLM followed proper
administrative procedures in reaching the decision, or any other factor
not directly related to the suitability of the lands for a regional
park.
Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the BLM State Director or
other authorized official of the Department of the Interior, who may
sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. The lands will not be
offered for conveyance until after the classification becomes
effective.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in any 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
public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5.
Edward Kender,
Field Manager, BLM Lower Sonoran Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2018-27033 Filed 12-12-18; 8:45 am]
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