[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 79 (Friday, April 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20425-20426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10955]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-020-08-1430-01; AZA-6318 and AZA-17792]
Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP)
Act Classification; Arizona
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The following public lands, are located in Maricopa County,
Arizona, have been examined and found suitable for conveyance under the
provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended (43
U.S.C. 869, et seq.). The lands are not needed for federal purposes.
Conveyance is consistent with current Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
land use planning and would be in the public interest.
(1) AZA-6318. Maricopa County Solid Waste Management Department is
currently leasing the following described lands, located near the Town
of New River, Maricopa County, for landfill purposes.
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 6 N., R. 2 E.
Sec. 17, S\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\
Containing 20 acres.
(2) AZA-17792. Maricopa County Solid Waste Management Department is
currently leasing the following described lands, located near the Town
of New River, Maricopa County, for landfill purposes.
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 6 N., R. 2 E.,
Sec. 17, N\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.E\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\
Containing 40 acres.
The patents, when issued, will 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 minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together
with the right to prospect for, mine and remove the minerals.
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3. A right-of-way for ditches and canals constructed by the
authority of the United States.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Andersen at the Phoenix Field
Office, 2015 W. Deer Valley Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85027, (602) 580-
5570.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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
parties may submit comments regarding the proposed lease, conveyance or
classification of the lands to the Field Office Manger, Phoenix
District Office, 2015 W. Deer Valley Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85027.
Classification Comments
Interested parties my submit comments involving the suitability of
the land for: A landfill, for Maricopa County. Comments on the
classification are restricted to whether the land is physically suited
for the proposals, whether the uses will maximize the future use or
uses of the land, whether the uses are consistent with local planning
and zoning, or if the uses are consistent with state and Federal
programs.
Application Comments
Interested parties may submit comments regarding the specific uses
proposed in the applications and plans of development, whether the BLM
followed proper administrative procedures in reaching the decision, or
any other factor not directly related to the suitability of the land
for proposed uses.
Any adverse comments 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 in the Federal Register.
Dated: April 16, 1998.
Michael A. Taylor,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-10955 Filed 4-23-98; 8:45 am]
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