Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification and Conveyance of Public Land in Sevier County, Utah, 80144-80146 [2020-27271]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Land Management

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 239 (Friday, December 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80144-80146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27271]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[20X LLUTC02000 L14400000.FR0000 241A; UTU-90172]


Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification and Conveyance of Public Land in Sevier County, Utah

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.

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SUMMARY: The Notice of Realty Action (NORA) announces the Bureau of 
Land Management (BLM) proposes to patent 154.694 acres of public land 
in Sevier County, Utah, to Sevier County for the expansion of the 
Sevier County landfill.

DATES: Interested parties may submit comments regarding this 
classification and conveyance of public land on or before January 25, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail to the Richfield Field 
Office, 150 East 900 North, Richfield, Utah, 84701 or by email to 
[email protected], with a subject line of ``Sevier County NORA 
comment.'' See ``Classification Comments'' and ``Application Comments'' 
portions of this notice for specifics regarding subjects open to 
comments. Project information is available for review at https://go.usa.gov/xvjmr or by contacting the Richfield Field Office at the 
above address or at (435) 896-1500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Utley, Realty Specialist, at 
[email protected] or (435) 896-1515. 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. Replies are provided 
during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Section 7 of the Taylor 
Grazing Act and Executive Order No. 6910, as amended, the BLM examined 
certain public lands in Sevier County, Utah, and found them suitable 
for classification for conveyance to Sevier County under the provisions 
of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended., 43 
U.S.C. 869 et seq.; Sec. 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act, 43 U.S.C. 315(f).
    Sevier County submitted a statement in compliance with the 
regulations at 43 CFR 2741.4(b), and proposes to use the lands for 
expansion of the existing Sevier County landfill. The lands consist of 
154.694 acres, must conform to the official plat of survey, and are 
legally described below. Sevier County 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:

Salt Lake Meridian, Utah

T. 22 S., R. 1 W.,
    Sec. 34, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\ and W\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 23 S., R. 1 W.,
    Sec. 4, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, lots 16 and 19, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate 154.694 acres.
    The lands are not needed for any Federal purposes.
    Lease or conveyance of the lands for recreational or public 
purposes use is in conformance with the BLM Richfield Field Office 
Resource Management Plan, approved in October 2008, and would be in the 
public's interest. The BLM analyzed the parcel in a site-specific 
environmental assessment (EA) numbered DOI-BLM-UT-C020-2018-0039-EA. 
The EA has been published on the project's ePlanning site at https://go.usa.gov/xvjmr.
    The conveyance of these parcels will not result in the loss of 
recreational access to adjacent lands 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 
to recreational access to adjacent lands from the conveyance because 
the existing roads will either be retained in place or rerouted by 
Sevier County. Because of this, access will continue to be provided to 
the public lands both north and south of the two conveyance parcels.
    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 publish 
in a 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 other forms of 
appropriation under the public land laws, including locations under the 
mining laws, except for lease or conveyance under the R&PP Act and 
leasing under the mineral leasing laws.
    The lease or conveyance of the land, when issued, 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. Provisions of the R&PP Act and to all applicable regulations of 
the Secretary of the Interior.
    3. All mineral deposits in the land so patented, and the right to 
prospect for, mine, and remove such deposits from the same under 
applicable law and regulations as established by the Secretary of the 
Interior are reserved to the United States, together with all necessary 
access and exit rights.
    4. Lease or conveyance of the parcel is subject to valid existing 
rights of record.
    5. 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.
    6. A limited reversionary provision stating the 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.
    7. The lessee/patentee shall comply with all Federal and State laws 
applicable to the disposal, placement, or release of hazardous 
substances.
    8. Any other reservations the authorized officer determines 
appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of Federal 
lands and interests therein.
    Classification Comments: Interested persons may submit comments 
involving the classification and suitability of the land for expansion 
and development of the existing landfill. Additionally, interested 
persons may submit comments regarding the specific use proposed in the 
application and plan of development and management, and whether the BLM 
followed proper administrative procedures in considering the decision 
to lease and convey under the R&PP Act.
    Application Comments: Interested persons may submit comments 
regarding the specific use proposed in the application and plan of 
development and management, and whether the BLM followed proper 
administrative procedures in considering the decision to lease and 
convey under the R&PP Act.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the BLM Utah State 
Director or other authorized official of

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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 9, 2021. The lands 
will not be offered for lease or 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 we will be able to 
do so.

    Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5.

Gregory Sheehan,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2020-27271 Filed 12-10-20; 8:45 am]
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