97-31310. Realty Action; Classification of Public Lands for Recreation and Public Purposes; Palm Beach County, Florida  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 63380-63381]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-31310]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
    
    Bureau of Land Management
    [ES-020-03-4210-05, FL-ES-0419248]
    
    
    Realty Action; Classification of Public Lands for Recreation and 
    Public Purposes; Palm Beach County, Florida
    
    AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
    
    ACTION: Notice of realty action for the classification of public lands 
    for lease/conveyance pursuant to the Recreation and Public Purposes 
    Act.
    
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    SUMMARY: The following described public lands in Palm Beach County, 
    Florida have been examined and found suitable for lease or conveyance 
    pursuant to the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended, 43 
    U.S.C. 869 et seq., and the regulations promulgated thereunder, title 
    43 Code of Federal Regulations, part 2912:
    
    Tallahassee Meridian, Florida
    
    T. 40 S., R. 43 E.
        Sec. 31, Lot 13.
    Totalling 26.35 acres
    
        The Town of Jupiter plans to use these lands for recreational 
    areas. The lands are not needed for Federal purposes. Lease/conveyance 
    is consistent with current Bureau of Land Management land use planning 
    and conveyance is deemed to be in the public interest.
    
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        The lease/patent, when issued, shall be subject to the provisions 
    of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and to all applicable 
    regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, and to the following 
    reservations to the United States:
        1. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
    with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals.
        2. All valid existing rights documented on the official public land 
    records at the time of lease/patent issuance.
        3. Any other reservations that the authorized officer determines 
    appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of Federal 
    lands and interests herein.
    
    EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon publication of this notice in the Federal 
    Register, the lands will be segregated from all forms appropriation 
    under the public land laws, including the general mining laws, except 
    for lease or conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
    and leasing under the mineral leasing laws. For a period of 45 days 
    from the date of publication of this notice, interested persons or 
    parties may submit comments regarding the proposes lease/conveyance or 
    classification of the lands to the Field Manager, Jackson Field Office, 
    411 Briarwood Drive, Suite 404, Jackson, Mississippi 39206. Any adverse 
    comments will be reviewed by the District Manager. In the absence of 
    any adverse comments, the classification will become effective 60 days 
    from the date of publication of this notice.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Weaver, Realty Specialist, 
    Jackson Field Office, 411 Briarwood Drive, Suite 404, Jackson, 
    Mississippi 39207 (601) 944-5435.
    
        Dated: November 19, 1997.
    Bruce Dawson,
    Field Manager.
    [FR Doc. 97-31310 Filed 11-26-97; 8:45 am]
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