Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification; Lease and Conveyance of Public Land; Arizona, 28282-28283 [2010-12158]

Agencies

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

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 97 (Thursday, May 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28282-28283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12158]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLAZC01000.L14300000.ES0000.241A, AZA 34298]


Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification; Lease and Conveyance of Public Land; Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.

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SUMMARY: The Mohave County Community College District (College) filed 
an application to lease/purchase approximately 12.5 acres of public 
land in Mohave County, Arizona, under the provisions of the Recreation 
and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, for the purpose of a 
community college. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and 
found the land suitable to be classified for lease and/or conveyance 
under the provisions of the R&PP Act.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
proposed classification and lease or conveyance of this public land on 
or before July 6, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to Ruben Sanchez, BLM Field Manager, 
Kingman Field Office, 2755 Mission Boulevard, Kingman, Arizona, 86401.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andy Whitefield, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, at the above address, or by e-mail at: andy_whitefield@blm.gov, or phone (928) 718-3746.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM has examined and found suitable to 
be classified for lease and subsequent conveyance under the provisions 
of the R&PP Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the following 
described public land:

Gila and Salt River Meridian

T. 21 N., R. 18 W.,
    Sec. 8, S\1/2\S\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\ and NW\1/4\SW\1/
4\NW\1/4\.

    The area described contains approximately 12.5 acres, more or 
less, in Mohave County.

    In accordance with the R&PP Act, the College filed an application 
to lease and/or purchase the above-described property to develop as a 
community college. The proposed facilities would consist of classrooms, 
offices, computer facilities, library and bookstore, athletic 
facilities, and related appurtenances for educational purposes. The 
community college would provide important educational services for a 
portion of Mohave County which has experienced rapid population growth. 
Additional detailed information pertaining to this application, plan of 
development, and site plan is located in case file AZA 34298 at the BLM 
Kingman Field Office at the address above.
    The College is a political subdivision of the State of Arizona and 
is therefore a qualified applicant under the R&PP Act. The above-
described land is not needed for any Federal purpose. Lease and/or 
conveyance of the land to the College would be in conformance with the 
BLM Kingman Resource Management Plan, approved March 1995, and would be 
in the public interest. The College has not applied for more than 640 
acres for public purposes other than recreation in a year, the limit 
set in 43 CFR 2741.7(a)(2), and has submitted a statement in compliance 
with the regulations at 43 CFR 2741.4(b).
    Any lease or conveyance will be subject to the provisions of the 
R&PP Act and applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, 
and 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. 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;
    3. Right-of-way AZAR 032609 for a water pipeline granted to Valley 
Pioneers Water Company, its successors and assigns, pursuant to the Act 
of February 15, 1901 (43 U.S.C. 959);
    4. Right-of-way AZAR 033291 for power line purposes granted to 
UniSource Energy Corporation, its successors and assigns, pursuant to 
the Act of March 4, 1911 (43 U.S.C. 961);
    5. Right-of-way AZA 017931 for a road, granted to the Mohave County 
Board of Supervisors, its successors and assigns, pursuant to Section 
501 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 
1761);
    6. Right-of-way AZA 021363 held by UNS Electric for power line 
purposes, pursuant to Section 501 of FLPMA (43 U.S.C. 1761);
    7. All valid existing rights documented on the official public land 
records at the time of lease or patent issuance;
    8. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United 
States from claims arising out of the lessee/patentee's use, occupancy, 
or operations on the leased/patented lands; and
    9. Any other terms or conditions deemed necessary or appropriate by 
the authorized officer.
    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 the general mining laws, except for lease 
or conveyance under the R&PP Act and leasing under the mineral leasing 
laws.
    Classification Comments: Interested persons may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the land for development of a community 
college. Comments on the classification are restricted to whether: (1) 
The land is physically suited for the proposal or any other issues that 
would be pertinent to the environmental assessment (prepared under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969) for this action; (2) The use 
will maximize the future use or uses of the land; (3) The use is 
consistent with local planning and zoning; and (4) The use is 
consistent with State and Federal programs.
    Application Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
regarding the specific use proposed in the application and plan of 
development, whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures 
in reaching the classification decision, or any other factor not 
directly related to the suitability of the land for R&PP use as a 
community college.
    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. Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the BLM State 
Director who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the 
absence of any adverse comments, the classification will become 
effective on July 19, 2010.

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The land will not be available for lease or conveyance until after the 
classification becomes effective.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5)

Ruben A. S[aacute]nchez,
Kingman Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 2010-12158 Filed 5-19-10; 8:45 am]
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