Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification of Public Lands in Iron County, UT, 34716-34717 [E7-12268]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Land Management
• Land Management Bureau

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 121 (Monday, June 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34716-34717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12268]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT-040-07-1430-ES; UTU-82068, UTU-82980]


Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification of Public Lands in Iron County, UT

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 lease or conveyance under the 
provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act as amended 
(43 U.S.C. 869, et seq.) 10 acres of public lands in Iron County, Utah. 
The Town of Kannaraville proposes to use the lands as a solid waste 
transfer station (2.47 acres), and a public baseball park (7.53 acres).

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
proposed lease or conveyance or classification of the lands until 
August 9, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to the Cedar City Field Manager, 
Bureau of Land Management, Cedar City Field Office, 176 East D.L. 
Sargent Drive, Cedar City, Utah 84720-9337.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randy M. Trujillo, Associate Field 
Office Manager, Bureau of Land Management, Cedar City Field Office, 
(435) 865-3080.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land in Iron 
County, Utah has been examined and found suitable for classification 
for conveyance as a solid waste transfer station site (UTU-82068) under 
the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended 
(43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.):

Salt Lake Meridian, Utah

T. 38 S., R. 12 W.
    Sec. 34, lot 12, containing 2.47 acres.

    The following described public land in Iron County, Utah has been 
examined and found suitable for classification for lease or conveyance 
as a public park (UTU-82980) under the provisions of the Recreation and 
Public Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.):

Salt Lake Meridian, Utah

T. 38 S., R. 12 W.
    Sec. 34, lot 13 (portion), containing 7.53 acres.

    The 7.53 acres are to be re-described as lot 16 upon approval of a 
supplemental survey plat.
    The above described 10 acres of public lands are not required for 
any Federal purpose. Lease or conveyance of the public lands for the 
stated purposes is in conformance with the BLM Cedar Beaver Garfield 
Antimony Resource Management Plan (RMP) approved October 1, 1986, as 
amended September 23, 1997. The proposed conveyance of 2.47 acres and 
the lease and conveyance of 7.53 acres is in conformance with the RMP 
because it meets Criterion No. 1 of the RMP, as amended: ``is in the 
public interest and accommodates the needs of State, local or private 
entities, including needs for the economy, community growth and 
expansion and is in accordance with other land use goals and objectives 
and RMP decisions''.
    The lease/conveyances, when issued, will be subject to the 
provisions of the R&PP Act and applicable regulations of the Secretary 
of the Interior.
    The conveyance (Federal land patent) of 2.47 acres for solid waste 
transfer station site (BLM Serial No. UTU-82068) will be subject to the 
following terms and conditions:
    Excepting and reserving to the United States:
    1. A right-of-way for ditches or canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
    2. All minerals, together with the right to prospect for, mine, and 
remove such deposits from the lands under applicable law and such 
regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe.
    The patent will be subject to:
    1. All valid existing rights of record.
    2. The patentee shall comply with approved plans of development and 
management.
    3. The patentee warrants that it will indemnify and hold the United 
States harmless against any liability that may arise out of any 
violation of Federal or State law in connection with the use of the 
lands.
    4. 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 solid waste transfer station operations, or for any other 
purpose which may result in the disposal, placement, or release of any 
hazardous substance.
    5. If, at any time, the patentee transfers to another party 
ownership of any portion of the land not used for the purposes 
specified in the application and approved plan of development, the 
patentee shall pay the Bureau of Land Management the fair market value, 
as determined by the authorized officer, of the transferred portion as 
of the date of transfer, including the value of any improvements 
thereon.
    6. The above described land has been conveyed for utilization as a 
solid waste transfer station site. Upon closure, the site may contain 
small quantities of commercial and household waste as determined in the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
6901), and defined in 40 CFR 261.4 and 261.5. Although there is no 
indication that these materials pose any significant risk to human 
health or the environment, future land uses should be limited to those 
which do not penetrate surface soils or any liner left in place unless 
excavation is conducted subject to applicable State and Federal 
requirements.
    The lease or conveyance of 7.53 acres for a public baseball park 
(BLM Serial No. UTU-82980) will be subject to the following terms and 
conditions:
    Excepting and reserving to the United States:
    1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
    2. All minerals, together with the right to prospect for, mine, and 
remove such deposits from the lands under applicable law and such 
regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe.
    The lease/patent of 7.53 acres will be subject to:
    1. All valid existing rights of record.

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    2. Compliance with approved plans of development and management.
    Detailed information concerning these actions is available for 
review in the office of the BLM, Cedar City Field Office, at the 
address listed above.
    On June 25, 2007, the above described lands are segregated from all 
forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the 
general mining laws, except for lease or conveyance under the R&PP Act, 
leasing under mineral leasing laws, and disposals under the mineral 
material disposal laws.
    Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the lands for a solid waste transfer 
station site and public park purposes. Comments on the classification 
are restricted to whether the lands are physically suited for the 
proposal, whether the uses will maximize the future use or uses of the 
land, whether the uses are consistent with local planning and zoning, 
or whether the uses are consistent with State and Federal programs.
    Application Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
regarding the specific uses proposed in the applications and plans of 
development, whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures 
in reaching its decision, or any other factor not directly related to 
the suitability of the land for the stated uses. Application comments 
should be specific to the proposed solid waste transfer station site 
(BLM Serial No. UTU-82068) or the proposed public park (BLM Serial No. 
UTU-82980).
    Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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.
    The State Director who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty 
action will review any adverse comments. In the absence of any adverse 
comments, this classification action will become the final 
determination of the Department of the Interior and become effective on 
August 24, 2007. The lands will not be available for lease or 
conveyance until after the classification becomes effective.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2400, 2741 and 2912)

    Dated: April 18, 2007.
Todd S. Christensen,
Field Office Manager, Cedar City, Utah.
 [FR Doc. E7-12268 Filed 6-22-07; 8:45 am]
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