[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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