[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 217 (Thursday, November 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 57696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28623]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[AK-040-1410-00; AA-77671]
Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP)
Act Classification; Alaska
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The following public lands on Fort Richardson Army Base, near
Anchorage, Alaska, have been examined and found suitable for
classification and opening under the provisions of the Recreation and
Public Purposes Act, as amended 943 U.S.C. 869 et seq.)
Seward Meridian, Alaska
T. 13 N., R. 2 W.,
Sec. 5, metes and bounds.
Containing 8.75 acres, more or less.
This action is a motion by the Bureau of Land Management to make
available lands identified in EA No. AK-040-96-027, as not needed for
Federal purposes and required by the Municipality of Anchorage,
Anchorage School District as site of the Ursa Major Elementary School.
Lease of the site for recreation or public purpose use would be in the
public interest. Detailed information concerning this action is
available for review at the office of the Bureau of Land Management,
Anchorage District, 6881 Abbott Loop Road, Anchorage, Alaska. Lease of
the lands would be subject to the following terms, conditions and
reservations:
1. Provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and to all
applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior.
2. All valid existing rights documented on the official public land
records at the time of lease issuance.
3. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together
with the right to prospect for, mine and remove the minerals.
4. Any other reservations that the authorized officer determines
appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of Federal
lands and interests therein.
Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the lands
will be segregated from all forms of 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 may submit comments
regarding the proposed classification of the lands to the District
Manager, Anchorage District Office, 6881 Abbott Loop Road, Anchorage,
Alaska 99507-2599. Any adverse comment will be reviewed by the State
Director. In the absence of any adverse comments, the classification
will become effective 60 days from the date of publication of this
notice.
Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments
involving the suitability of the land for a school facility. 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.
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 procedure
in reaching the decision, or any other factor not directly related to
the suitability of the land for a school facility.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis R. Benson, BLM, Anchorage
District Office, 6881 Abbott Loop Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99507-2599,
(907) 267-1212.
Dated: October 22, 1996.
Nicholas Douglas,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-28623 Filed 11-6-96; 8:45 am]
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