Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification of Public Land, Comanche County, Oklahoma, 81526-81527 [2011-33239]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Land Management

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81526-81527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33239]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNM932000.L1430000 ES0000; OKNM-119333]


Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification of Public Land, Comanche County, Oklahoma

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 and/or conveyance under the 
provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as 
amended, approximately 8.45 acres of public land in Comanche County, 
Oklahoma. The Town of Medicine Park proposes to use the land for a 
public recreational park.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments to the BLM at the 
address stated below. Comments must be received by no later than 
February 27, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to Steve Tryon, Bureau of Land 
Management, Oklahoma Field Office, 7906 W. 33rd Street, Suite 101, 
Tulsa, OK 74133.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gilda Fitzpatrick, Realty Specialist, 
P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502-0115, by phone at (505) 954-
2197, or by email at gfitzpat@blm.gov. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-(800) 877-8339 to contact the 
above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 
hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the 
above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business 
hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land in 
Comanche County, Oklahoma, has been examined and found suitable for 
classification for lease and/or conveyance under the provisions of the 
R&PP Act of June 14, 1926, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) and 43 
CFR part 2740. The parcel of land is described as:

Indian Meridian

T. 3 N., R. 12 W.,
    Sec. 19, that portion of the N\1/2\ of the NE\1/4\, in Comanche 
County, Oklahoma being more particularly described by metes bounds 
as follows:

    Beginning at a point being the intersection of the north boundary 
line of said Section 19 with the center line of Medicine Bluff Creek, 
said point being 1820 feet west of the Northeast corner of said Section 
19, N89[deg]46'28'' W; Thence southeastwardly with the center line of 
said Creek N40[deg]34'08'' E a distance of 779.20 feet to its 
intersection with the North right-of-way line of Oklahoma State Highway 
No. 49; Thence northwestwardly with said right-of-way line 
N83[deg]59'09'' W a distance of 271.57 feet; Thence continuing 
northwestwardly with said right-of-way line on a curve to the right 
having a radius of 1372.69 feet for a distance of 863.68 feet; Thence 
continuing northwestwardly with said right-of-way line N42[deg]03'51'' 
E a distance of 20.00 feet; Thence continuing northwestwardly with said 
right-of-way line N47[deg]56'09'' W a distance of 306.74 feet to the 
north line of said Section 19; Thence east with said north line 
S89[deg]46'28'' E a distance of 753.48 feet to the point of beginning.
    The area described contains 8.45 acres, more or less.
    In accordance with the R&PP Act, the Town of Medicine Park has 
filed an application and plan of development in which it proposes to 
use the above described public land for development of a recreation 
park. The land is not needed for any other Federal purpose. The 
classification for lease and or conveyance pursuant to the R&PP Act is 
consistent with the Oklahoma Resource Management Plan, dated January 
12, 1994, and is in the public interest. Detailed information 
concerning the proposed actions, including but not limited to 
documentation relating to compliance with applicable environmental and 
cultural resource laws, is available for review at the BLM, Oklahoma 
Field Office, 1906 E. 33rd Street, Suite 101, 74145, telephone: (918) 
621-4100.
    The lease and/or conveyance will be subject to the provisions of 
the R&PP Act, applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, 
and will be subject to the following terms, conditions, and 
reservations:
    1. Reservation of a right-of-way to the United States for ditches 
and canals pursuant to the Act of August 30, 1890, 43 U.S.C. 945;

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    2. 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 regulations established by the Secretary of the 
Interior;
    3. The land conveyed shall revert to the United States upon a 
finding, and after notice and opportunity for a hearing, that the 
patentee has not substantially developed the land in accordance with 
the approved plan of development on or before the date 5 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; and
    4. All valid existing rights of record, including those documented 
on the official public land records at the time of lease and/or patent 
issuance.
    On December 28, 2011, the above described lands will be segregated 
from settlement, sale, location and entry under the general land laws, 
including the United States mining laws, except for lease and/or 
conveyance under the R&PP Act and leasing under the mineral leasing 
laws.
    Interested parties may submit comments involving the suitability of 
the lands for lease and/or conveyance for the public recreation 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.
    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 decision to 
lease and/or convey under the R&PP Act, or any other factor not 
directly related to the suitability of the land for a recreational 
park.
    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 able 
to do so. In the absence of any adverse comments, the classification of 
the land described in this notice will become effective on February 27, 
2012. The land will not be available for lease and/or conveyance until 
after the classification becomes effective.

    Authority:  43 CFR 2741.5(h).

Debby Lucero,
Acting Deputy State Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-33239 Filed 12-27-11; 8:45 am]
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