[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70206-70207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27498]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[19X.LL.AZP01000.L1400000.EQ0000; AZA-37401]


Notice of Realty Action: Classification and Segregation for 
Lease/Conveyance for Recreation and Public Purposes for Proposed Poston 
Butte Preserve in Pinal County, AZ

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act and 
Executive Order 6910, as amended, 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 
Town of Florence, under the provisions of the Recreation and Public 
Purposes (R&PP) Act of June 14, 1926, as amended.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding this 
proposed classification for lease or conveyance on or before February 
3, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Edward J. Kender, Field Manager, 
BLM Lower Sonoran Field Office, 21605 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 
85027. Detailed information including, but not limited to, a proposed 
plan of development and preliminary maps are available for review 
during business hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, 
Monday through Friday, except during Federal holidays, at the BLM Lower 
Sonoran Field Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sirita Benally, Realty Specialist, at 
the location listed in the ADDRESSES section, by phone at 623-580-5557, 
or by email at [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 Town of Florence has submitted a 
statement in compliance with the regulations at 43 CFR 2741.4(b) and 
proposes to use the land to develop a public park for recreational 
purposes to meet future recreational needs. The project consists of 
non-motorized recreational trails, trailheads, picnic facilities, 
restrooms, perimeter fencing, site furnishings, directional and 
interpretive signage, and parking. The Town of Florence, 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 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. 4 S., R. 9 E.,
    Section 26, that portion of the NW\1/4\ lying north of the 
existing railroad right-of-way;
    Section 27, N\1/2\NW\1/4\

    The area described contains approximately 200 acres aggregate.

    Lease or conveyance of the lands for recreational or public 
purposes use is in conformance with the BLM Lower Sonoran Record of 
Decision & Approved Resource Management Plan, approved September 2012.
    The parcels are not identified as access points for recreation in 
accordance with Secretary's Order 3373--Evaluating Public Access in 
Bureau of Land Management Public Land Disposals and Exchanges. There 
are no anticipated impacts from the BLM-managed public land disposal on 
recreational access to adjacent tracts of publicly accessible lands.
    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 three 
consecutive weeks. The regulations at 43 CFR Subpart 2741 addressing 
requirements and procedures for conveyances under the R&PP Act do not 
require a public meeting.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register the lands 
will be segregated from all forms of appropriation under the public 
land laws, including the United States general mining laws, except for 
lease or conveyance under the R&PP Act, leasing under the mineral 
leasing laws and disposals under the mineral material disposal laws.
    The lease or conveyance of the land, when issued, will be subject 
to the following terms, conditions and reservations:

    1. The reservation to the United States of 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);
    2. Provisions of the R&PP Act and to all applicable regulations 
of the Secretary of the Interior;
    3. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine and remove such deposits from 
the same under applicable law and such regulations as the Secretary 
of the Interior may prescribe; and subject to valid exiting rights;
    4. 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;
    5. Any other reservations that the authorized officer determines 
appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of Federal 
lands and interests therein; and

    Additional terms, conditions and reservations may be added that the 
authorized officer deems appropriate.
    Classification Comments: Interested persons may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the land for development of public parks 
for recreational purposes. 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 written 
comments, including notification of any encumbrances or other claims 
relating to the land, information regarding specific use proposed in 
the application, whether the BLM followed proper administrative 
procedures in reaching the decision to segregate the lands, or any 
other factor not directly related to the suitability of the lands for 
the R&PP lease/patent.
    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. In the absence of any 
adverse comments, the classification will become effective on February 
18, 2020. The lands will not be offered for conveyance until after the 
classification becomes effective.

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    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, the BLM cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Authority:  43 CFR 2741.5.

Edward J. Kender,
Field Manager, Lower Sonoran Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2019-27498 Filed 12-19-19; 8:45 am]
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