[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 121 (Friday, June 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31948-31949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15800]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-055-96-1430-01; AZA 29057 and AZA 29058]
Arizona; Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes
Act Leases/Conveyances; La Paz County, AZ
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
[[Page 31949]]
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Quartzsite, Arizona, Fire Department has filed two
applications pursuant to the Recreation and Public Purposes Act of June
14, 1926, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869, et seq.) for lease/conveyance of
public land for fire stations at the following locations:
AZA 29058--Quartzsite Fire Station #3
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 3 N., R. 19 W.,
Sec. 28, N\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
AZA 29057--Quartzsite Fire Station #2
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 4 N., R. 19 W.,
Sec. 28, N\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
The areas described aggregate 10 acres (5 acres each), more or
less.
The lands described above are a part of the public land which
have been classified as suitable for lease/conveyance under the R&PP
Act.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Fire station #2 would be located within the
Town of Quartzsite, and is needed for quick response to the area south
of Interstate 10. The area receives heavy use by winter visitors. Fire
station #3 would be located in La Paz Valley, approximately 6 miles
south of Quartzsite, and is needed because it borders a subdivision in
the Quartzsite Fire District which has no fire station. This area also
receives heavy use by winter visitors. This station would be manned by
volunteers.
Leases and conveyances, when issued, will contain the following
reservations to the United States:
1. Rights-of-way for ditches and canals constructed by the
authority of the United States.
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 regulations to be established by the
Secretary of the Interior.
And will be subject to:
1. The provisions of the R&PP Act and all applicable regulations of
the Secretary of the Interior.
2. Those rights for a fiber optics line which have been granted to
US Sprint, Inc. (AZA 22287) under the Act of October 26, 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1761).
3. Those rights for a public road which have been granted to La Paz
County Public Works Department (AZA 25925) under the Act of October 26,
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761).
4. Those rights for a powerline which have been granted to Arizona
Public Service Company (AZA 10167) under the Act of October 26, 1976
(43 U.S.C. 1761).
APPLICATION COMMENTS: For a period of 45 days from the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register, interested parties
may submit comments to the Area Manager, Yuma Resource Area Office,
2555 East Gila Ridge Road, Yuma, Arizona 85365. Comments should address
the specific uses proposed in the applications and plans of
development, whether the Bureau of Land Management followed proper
administrative procedures in reaching the decision, or any other factor
not directly related to the suitability of the land for fire stations.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the District
Manager, Yuma District Office. In the absence of any adverse comments,
the land will not be offered for leases/conveyances until August 20,
1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Curtis, Realty Specialist, at
(520) 317-3237.
Dated: June 14, 1996.
Maureen A. Merrell,
ADM, Admin/Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-15800 Filed 6-20-96; 8:45 am]
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