Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification for Conveyance of Public Lands in Cibola County, New Mexico, 16059-16060 [2017-06346]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 61 / Friday, March 31, 2017 / Notices information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315f) and the provisions of the R&PP Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.): Angela Picco, Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, California. New Mexico Principal Meridian T. 11 N., R. 10 W., Sec. 6, lot 4 and lots 10 thru 12, N1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, N1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and NW1⁄4SE1⁄4. The area described contains 211.73 acres, more or less, in Cibola County, New Mexico. [FR Doc. 2017–06320 Filed 3–30–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLNMA010000 L14400000.FR0000; NMNM 128706] Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification for Conveyance of Public Lands in Cibola County, New Mexico Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of realty action. AGENCY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found suitable for classification for conveyance under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, 211.73 acres of public land in Cibola County, New Mexico. Cibola County proposes to use the land to develop a public shooting range complex. DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the proposed classification of the land for conveyance to the Field Manager, Rio Puerco Field Office, at the address below on or before May 15, 2017. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Bureau of Land Management, Field Manager, Rio Puerco Field Office, 100 Sun Avenue NE., Suite 330, Pan American Bldg., Albuquerque, NM 87109. Please reference ‘‘R&PP of Public Lands to Cibola County for Shooting Range’’ on all correspondence. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlene Salazar, Realty Specialist, Rio Puerco Field Office, 505–761–8772, email: asalazar@blm.gov, or at the above address. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The Service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question for the above individual. Replies are provided during normal business hours. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land has been examined and found suitable for classification for conveyance to Cibola County under Section 7 of the Taylor sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:31 Mar 30, 2017 Jkt 241001 The land is not needed for any Federal purpose and is not of national significance. Conveyance is consistent with the BLM Rio Puerco Resource Management Plan, October 1992, and would be in the public interest. The conveyance document, if issued, would be subject to the provisions of the R&PP Act and applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior and will contain the following reservations, terms, and conditions: 1. Right-of-way NMNM 57859 issued to the U.S. Forest Service for a road to access Forest Service land adjacent to the subject parcel. 2. A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by authority of the United States, pursuant to the Act of August 30, 1890, 43 U.S.C. 945. 3. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals under applicable laws and such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe including all necessary access and exit rights. 4. The purchaser, by accepting the patent, agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold the United States harmless from any costs, damages, claims, causes of action, penalties, fines, liabilities, and judgments of any kind arising from the past, present, or future acts or omissions of the patentee, its employees, agents, contractors, or lessees, or third party arising out of or in connection with the use and/or occupancy of the patented real property resulting in: (1) Violations of Federal, state, and local laws and regulations that are now, or in the future become, applicable to the real property; (2) Judgments, claims, or demands of any kind assessed against the United States; (3) Costs, expenses, or damages of any kind incurred by the United States; (4) Releases or threatened releases of solid or hazardous waste(s) and/or hazardous substance(s), as defined by Federal or state environmental laws, off, on, into, or under land, property, and other interests of the United States; (5) Other activities by which solid or hazardous substances or wastes, as defined by Federal and state environmental laws are generated, PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16059 released, stored, used, or otherwise disposed of on the patented real property, and any cleanup response, remedial action, or other actions related in any manner to said solid or hazardous substances or wastes; or (6) Natural resource damages as defined by Federal and state law. This covenant will run with the patented real property and may be enforced by the United States in a court of competent jurisdiction. 5. A limited reversionary provision stating that title shall revert to the United States upon a finding, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, that the patentee has not substantially developed the lands in accordance with the approved plan of development on or before the date five years after the date of conveyance. No portion of the land shall, under any circumstance, revert to the United States if any such portion has been used for solid waste disposal or for any other purpose which may result in the disposal, placement, or release of any hazardous substance. 6. Any other terms or conditions that the Authorized Officer determines appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of the Federal land and interests therein. Subject to limitations prescribed by law and regulations, prior to conveyance, a holder of any right-of-way within the conveyed area may be given the opportunity to amend the right-of-way for conversion to a new term, including perpetuity, if applicable. Detailed information concerning this proposed project, including, but not limited to documentation relating to compliance with applicable environmental and cultural resource laws, is available for review at the BLM Rio Puerco Field Office at the address above. Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the public land described above will be segregated from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the general mining laws, except for conveyance under the R&PP Act, and leasing under the mineral leasing laws. Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments regarding the suitability of the land for the proposed facility. 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 whether the use is consistent with Federal and state programs. Application Comments: Interested parties may submit comments regarding the specific use proposed in the E:\FR\FM\31MRN1.SGM 31MRN1 16060 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 61 / Friday, March 31, 2017 / Notices application and plan of development and management, and whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures in reaching the decision to convey under the R&PP Act. The BLM New Mexico State Director will review any adverse comments and may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence of any adverse comments, the classification of the land described in this notice will become effective on May 30, 2017. The land will not be available for conveyance until after the classification becomes effective. 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. (Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5) Melanie Barnes, Acting Deputy State Director, Lands and Resources. [FR Doc. 2017–06346 Filed 3–30–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Ocean Energy Management [Docket No. BOEM–2017–0008] Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Cape Wind Energy Project MMAA104000 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability of a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. AGENCY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is announcing the availability of a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Draft SEIS) for the Cape Wind Energy Project. This supplement to the 2009 Final EIS has been prepared in response to a 2016 remand order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. Hopper, 827 F.3d 1077 (D.C. Cir. 2016). This notice serves to announce the beginning of the public comment period on the Draft SEIS. DATES: Comments must be submitted or postmarked no later than May 15, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Morin, BOEM Office of sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:31 Mar 30, 2017 Jkt 241001 Renewable Energy Programs, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166, (703) 787–1722 or michelle.morin@boem.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Proposed Action and Alternative On July 5, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated the 2009 Cape Wind Energy Project Final EIS and ordered that BOEM: ‘‘supplement [the EIS] with adequate geological surveys before Cape Wind may begin construction.’’ Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. Hopper, 827 F.3d 1077, 1084 (D.C. Cir. 2016). The Court opined that: ‘‘[w]ithout adequate geological surveys, the [BOEM] cannot ‘ensure that the seafloor [will be] able to support’ wind turbines.’’ Id. at 1083. While the Court found that: ‘‘[BOEM] therefore had violated NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act)’’ the Court noted that ‘‘. . . [it] does not necessarily mean that the project must be halted or that Cape Wind must redo the regulatory approval process.’’ Id. at 1083–4. The Court explicitly left undisturbed BOEM’s 2010 decision to issue the lease and BOEM’s 2011 decision to approve the Construction and Operations Plan (COP). Id. at 1084. In light of the remand order and the remaining valid lease and COP, only two alternatives remain relevant to the court’s remand: The Proposed Action (affirming BOEM’s issuance of the existing lease), and the No Action Alternative (requiring BOEM to rescind lease issuance). In its Draft SEIS, BOEM examines the available geological survey data, including the geotechnical data and reports submitted to BOEM since the 2009 Final EIS, and any other relevant data that relates to the adequacy of the seafloor to support wind turbines in the lease area. 2. Public Comments Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Dated: March 22, 2017. Walter D. Cruickshank, Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [FR Doc. 2017–06103 Filed 3–30–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Ocean Energy Management [Docket No. BOEM–2017–0001] BOEM will not hold public hearings during the public review period on the Draft SEIS (see 40 CFR 1506.6(c)). The Draft SEIS is available for review on the BOEM Web site at: https:// www.boem.gov/Renewable-EnergyProgram/Studies/Cape-Wind.aspx. To obtain a single printed copy of the Draft SEIS, you may contact the Office of Renewable Energy Programs, 45600 Woodland Rd, Sterling, VA 20166. The list of Massachusetts libraries provided a copy of the Draft SEIS can be found at: https://www.boem.gov/RenewableEnergy-Program/Studies/CapeWind.aspx. Federal, state, tribal, and local governments and/or agencies and other interested parties may submit PO 00000 written comments on this Draft SEIS through the following methods: 1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. In the field entitled ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter BOEM–2017–0008, and then click ‘‘search.’’ Follow the instructions to submit public comments and view supporting and related materials available for this notice; 2. In written form, delivered by hand or by mail, enclosed in an envelope labeled ‘‘Cape Wind Energy Project Draft SEIS’’ and addressed to Program Manager, Office of Renewable Energy, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166. Comments must be received or postmarked no later than May 15, 2017. Public Comment Policy: 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 comments to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Authority: This Notice of Availability to prepare a Draft SEIS is in compliance with NEPA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.), and is published pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.6. Sfmt 4703 Notice of Availability for the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 2018 MMAA10400 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is announcing the availability of the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 2018 (2018 Draft Supplemental EIS). The 2018 Draft Supplemental EIS provides an analysis SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\31MRN1.SGM 31MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 61 (Friday, March 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16059-16060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06346]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNMA010000 L14400000.FR0000; NMNM 128706]


Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification for Conveyance of Public Lands in Cibola County, New 
Mexico

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 for conveyance under the provisions of the 
Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, 211.73 acres of 
public land in Cibola County, New Mexico. Cibola County proposes to use 
the land to develop a public shooting range complex.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
proposed classification of the land for conveyance to the Field 
Manager, Rio Puerco Field Office, at the address below on or before May 
15, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Bureau of Land 
Management, Field Manager, Rio Puerco Field Office, 100 Sun Avenue NE., 
Suite 330, Pan American Bldg., Albuquerque, NM 87109. Please reference 
``R&PP of Public Lands to Cibola County for Shooting Range'' on all 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlene Salazar, Realty Specialist, Rio 
Puerco Field Office, 505-761-8772, email: asalazar@blm.gov, or at the 
above address. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf 
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 to contact 
the above individual during normal business hours. The Service is 
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question 
for the above individual. Replies are provided during normal business 
hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land has been 
examined and found suitable for classification for conveyance to Cibola 
County under Section 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315f) and 
the provisions of the R&PP Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.):

New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 11 N., R. 10 W.,
    Sec. 6, lot 4 and lots 10 thru 12, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/
2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.

    The area described contains 211.73 acres, more or less, in 
Cibola County, New Mexico.

    The land is not needed for any Federal purpose and is not of 
national significance. Conveyance is consistent with the BLM Rio Puerco 
Resource Management Plan, October 1992, and would be in the public 
interest.
    The conveyance document, if issued, would be subject to the 
provisions of the R&PP Act and applicable regulations of the Secretary 
of the Interior and will contain the following reservations, terms, and 
conditions:
    1. Right-of-way NMNM 57859 issued to the U.S. Forest Service for a 
road to access Forest Service land adjacent to the subject parcel.
    2. A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by 
authority of the United States, pursuant to the Act of August 30, 1890, 
43 U.S.C. 945.
    3. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals under 
applicable laws and such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior 
may prescribe including all necessary access and exit rights.
    4. The purchaser, by accepting the patent, agrees to indemnify, 
defend, and hold the United States harmless from any costs, damages, 
claims, causes of action, penalties, fines, liabilities, and judgments 
of any kind arising from the past, present, or future acts or omissions 
of the patentee, its employees, agents, contractors, or lessees, or 
third party arising out of or in connection with the use and/or 
occupancy of the patented real property resulting in: (1) Violations of 
Federal, state, and local laws and regulations that are now, or in the 
future become, applicable to the real property; (2) Judgments, claims, 
or demands of any kind assessed against the United States; (3) Costs, 
expenses, or damages of any kind incurred by the United States; (4) 
Releases or threatened releases of solid or hazardous waste(s) and/or 
hazardous substance(s), as defined by Federal or state environmental 
laws, off, on, into, or under land, property, and other interests of 
the United States; (5) Other activities by which solid or hazardous 
substances or wastes, as defined by Federal and state environmental 
laws are generated, released, stored, used, or otherwise disposed of on 
the patented real property, and any cleanup response, remedial action, 
or other actions related in any manner to said solid or hazardous 
substances or wastes; or (6) Natural resource damages as defined by 
Federal and state law. This covenant will run with the patented real 
property and may be enforced by the United States in a court of 
competent jurisdiction.
    5. A limited reversionary provision stating that title shall revert 
to the United States upon a finding, after notice and opportunity for a 
hearing, that the patentee has not substantially developed the lands in 
accordance with the approved plan of development on or before the date 
five years after the date of conveyance. No portion of the land shall, 
under any circumstance, revert to the United States if any such portion 
has been used for solid waste disposal or for any other purpose which 
may result in the disposal, placement, or release of any hazardous 
substance.
    6. Any other terms or conditions that the Authorized Officer 
determines appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of 
the Federal land and interests therein. Subject to limitations 
prescribed by law and regulations, prior to conveyance, a holder of any 
right-of-way within the conveyed area may be given the opportunity to 
amend the right-of-way for conversion to a new term, including 
perpetuity, if applicable. Detailed information concerning this 
proposed project, including, but not limited to documentation relating 
to compliance with applicable environmental and cultural resource laws, 
is available for review at the BLM Rio Puerco Field Office at the 
address above.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the public 
land described above will be segregated from all forms of appropriation 
under the public land laws, including the general mining laws, except 
for conveyance under the R&PP Act, and leasing under the mineral 
leasing laws.
    Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
regarding the suitability of the land for the proposed facility. 
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 whether the use is consistent with 
Federal and state programs.
    Application Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
regarding the specific use proposed in the

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application and plan of development and management, and whether the BLM 
followed proper administrative procedures in reaching the decision to 
convey under the R&PP Act.
    The BLM New Mexico State Director will review any adverse comments 
and may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence 
of any adverse comments, the classification of the land described in 
this notice will become effective on May 30, 2017. The land will not be 
available for conveyance until after the classification becomes 
effective.
    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.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5)

Melanie Barnes,
Acting Deputy State Director, Lands and Resources.
[FR Doc. 2017-06346 Filed 3-30-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-FB-P
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