[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 97 (Thursday, May 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28282-28283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing 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: [email protected], 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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