[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 148 (Wednesday, July 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39981-39982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18991]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[UT-040-1430-01; UTU-71351]
Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP)
Act Classification; Utah
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior.
SUMMARY: The following public land, located in Washington County, Utah
near the community of St. George, has been examined and found suitable
for classification for lease or conveyance to Washington County under
the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended
(43 U.S.C. 869 et. seq.):
Salt Lake Meridian, Utah
T. 42 S., R. 14 W.,
Sec. 3, Lot 14.
Containing 41.46 acres, more or less.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Washington County proposes to use the land
to construct, operate and maintain a correctional facility. The land is
not needed for Federal purposes. Leasing or conveying title to the
affected public land is consistent with current BLM land use planning
and would be in the public interest.
The lease or patent, when issued, would be subject to the following
terms, conditions, and reservations:
1. Provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and all
applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior.
2. A right-of-way for ditches and canals constructed by the
authority of the United States.
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3. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together
with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals.
Detailed information concerning this action is available at the
office of the Bureau of Land Management, Dixie Resource Area Office,
345 E. Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah 84790.
Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the land
will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the
public land laws, including the general mining laws, except for leasing
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 in the Federal Register, interested
persons may submit comments regarding the proposed classification,
leasing or conveyance of the land to the Area Manager, Dixie Resource
Area Office.
Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments
involving the suitability of the lands for a correctional 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 County's application and
amended plan of development, whether the BLM followed proper
administrative procedures in reaching the decision, or nay other factor
not directly related to the suitability of the land for correctional
facility purposes.
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 of this notice.
Dated: July 17, 1996.
James D. Crisp,
Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-18991 Filed 7-30-96; 8:45 am]
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