[Federal Register: May 25, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 101)]
[Notices]
[Page 29750-29751]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT 040-1150-CB, 1430-ES, 1220-BA]
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent and notice of realty action.
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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise the public that the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) is proposing to amend the Cedar/Beaver/Garfield/
Antimony (CBGA) Resource Management Plan (RMP) affecting public lands
located in the Three Peaks Area of Iron County, Utah, to create a
Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) comprising 4,966 acres. The
BLM also proposes to lease or convey under the provisions of the
Recreation & Public Purposes (R&PP) Act forty-five (45) acres of public
land described herein to Iron County, Utah, for recreational use
purposes.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed plan amendment and R&PP
classification/application will commence with publication of this
notice. Comments must be submitted on or before July 9, 2004.
ADDRESSES: All comments addressing the actions proposed in this notice
should be sent to Todd S. Christensen,
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Field Office Manager, Cedar City Field Office, 176 East DL Sargent
Drive, Cedar City, Utah, 84720.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd S. Christensen, Field Office
Manager, Cedar City Field Office, 176 East DL Sargent Drive, Cedar
City, Utah, 84720. Existing planning documents and information are
available at the above address or telephone (435) 586-2401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested parties may submit comments
concerning the following actions: proposed plan amendment to the Cedar/
Beaver/Garfield/Antimony RMP; specific proposed use in the R&PP
application and plans of development and management, anticipated
impacts of the proposal, and the BLM's administrative procedure used in
reaching a decision on the lease or conveyance of the public lands; and
suitability of the lands identified for R&PP lease or conveyance for
the stated recreational purposes. Comments on the classification of
lands are restricted to whether the lands are physically suited for the
use, whether the use will maximize the use or future uses, whether the
use is consistent with local planning and zoning, or whether the use is
consistent with State or Federal programs. All comments submitted from
organizations or businesses will be made available for public
inspection in their entirety. Individuals may request confidentiality
with respect to their name, address, and phone number. If you wish to
have your name or street address withheld from public review, or from
disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, the first line of the
comment should start with the words ``CONFIDENTIALITY REQUESTED'' in
uppercase letters in order for BLM to comply with your request. Such
requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. Comment contents
will not be kept confidential. BLM will not consider anonymous
comments.
The proposed amendment to the CBGA RMP would designate land about
nine miles northwest of Cedar City, Utah as the Greater Three Peaks
Special Recreation Management Area (GTPSRMA). The current land use plan
designates these lands for unstructured recreation, but increased use
of the area has resulted in user conflicts and public safety concerns.
The proposed recreation area would be designated and an associated
recreation management plan implemented to mitigate these concerns and
increase user satisfaction in the area. Actions being proposed which
are not in conformance with the CBGA RMP are: designating the GTPSRMA,
delineating certain trails in the GTPSRMA for non-motorized use only,
limiting mechanized and equestrian use to designated roads and trails,
and prohibiting of the use of firearms within the GTPSRMA, except in a
designated shooting range. The CBGA RMP would be amended to allow for
these changes.
The land being considered for inclusion in the GTPSRMA includes
public, state, county and any acquired private land within the
established boundaries of the GTPSRMA. The public land being considered
comprises 4,966 acres described as follows: Salt Lake Meridian, Utah,
Township 35 South, Range 12 West, Section 1, All except the SE\1/
4\NE\1/4\; Section 2, Lot 3, N\1/2\; Sections 3 and 10, All except
patented mining claims; Sections 4 and 9, All except the Iron County
Shooting Range; Sections 11 and 12, All; Section 14, NW\1/4\, N\1/
2\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\S\1/2\SW\1/4\; Section 15, All except the S\1/2\S\1/
2\SE\1/4\ and patented mining claims; and Section 16, Lots 2, 3, and 8
except for patented mining claims.
State and private lands located in the sections mentioned above
would be incorporated into the recreation area should they be acquired
in the future by the BLM or Iron County, in accordance with the SRMA
objectives. All existing federal land and any land acquired by the
federal government within the GTPSRMA would be retained in federal
ownership, except for the R&PP lease noted above and described below.
These lands would be managed in accordance with the SRMA goals and
objectives and the proposed management plan for the area.
This action also constitutes a Notice of Realty Action for the
Classification and Lease or Conveyance (Patent) of Public Lands for
Recreation Purposes (EA UT-040-04-24). BLM proposes to lease
or convey the following public lands in Iron County under the provision
of the R&PP Act, as amended, (43 U.S.C. 869 et. seq.) to Iron County
for public recreational purposes (UTU-54574). The R&PP area would be
used for a motocross track and supporting amenities and would support
the recreation objectives of the area. The land to be leased and or
conveyed is described as follows:
Salt Lake Meridian, Utah, Township 35 South, Range 12 West, Section
11, S\1/2\ SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SW\1/4\; and Section 14, NE\1/4\ NW\1/4\
NW\1/4\, S\1/2\ NW\1/4\ NW\1/4\, N\1/2\ N\1/2\ SW\1/4\ NW\1/4\,
containing 45 acres. Following completion of an environmental
assessment and upon signature of a decision record, the classification
of the public lands, if found suitable for lease or conveyance, will be
effective, and the process to lease or convey the public lands may be
completed. Iron County proposes to use the land for the development of
a motocross track, an ATV trail head, parking lots, and camping and
picnicking facilities. The patent, when issued, would be subject to the
following terms, conditions, and reservations: (1) Provisions of the
R&PP Act and 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. (3) All valid existing rights documented on the
official public land records at the time of patent issuance. (4) All
minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together with the
right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals. Upon publication
of this Notice in the Federal Register, the public lands described
above are segregated from all forms of appropriation under the public
land laws, including the mining laws, except for conveyance under the
R&PP Act and leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act.
Gene R. Terland,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 04-11719 Filed 5-24-04; 8:45 am]