82 FR 16059 - Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification for Conveyance of Public Lands in Cibola County, New Mexico

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 61 (March 31, 2017)

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found suitable for classification for conveyance under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, 211.73 acres of public land in Cibola County, New Mexico. Cibola County proposes to use the land to develop a public shooting range complex.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 61 (Friday, March 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16059-16060]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06346]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNMA010000 L14400000.FR0000; NMNM 128706]


Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification for Conveyance of Public Lands in Cibola County, New 
Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found 
suitable for classification for conveyance under the provisions of the 
Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, 211.73 acres of 
public land in Cibola County, New Mexico. Cibola County proposes to use 
the land to develop a public shooting range complex.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
proposed classification of the land for conveyance to the Field 
Manager, Rio Puerco Field Office, at the address below on or before May 
15, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Bureau of Land 
Management, Field Manager, Rio Puerco Field Office, 100 Sun Avenue NE., 
Suite 330, Pan American Bldg., Albuquerque, NM 87109. Please reference 
``R&PP of Public Lands to Cibola County for Shooting Range'' on all 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlene Salazar, Realty Specialist, Rio 
Puerco Field Office, 505-761-8772, email: [email protected], or at the 
above address. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf 
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 to contact 
the above individual during normal business hours. The Service is 
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question 
for the above individual. Replies are provided during normal business 
hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land has been 
examined and found suitable for classification for conveyance to Cibola 
County under Section 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315f) and 
the provisions of the R&PP Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.):

New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 11 N., R. 10 W.,
    Sec. 6, lot 4 and lots 10 thru 12, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/
2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.

    The area described contains 211.73 acres, more or less, in 
Cibola County, New Mexico.

    The land is not needed for any Federal purpose and is not of 
national significance. Conveyance is consistent with the BLM Rio Puerco 
Resource Management Plan, October 1992, and would be in the public 
interest.
    The conveyance document, if issued, would be subject to the 
provisions of the R&PP Act and applicable regulations of the Secretary 
of the Interior and will contain the following reservations, terms, and 
conditions:
    1. Right-of-way NMNM 57859 issued to the U.S. Forest Service for a 
road to access Forest Service land adjacent to the subject parcel.
    2. A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by 
authority of the United States, pursuant to the Act of August 30, 1890, 
43 U.S.C. 945.
    3. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals under 
applicable laws and such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior 
may prescribe including all necessary access and exit rights.
    4. The purchaser, by accepting the patent, agrees to indemnify, 
defend, and hold the United States harmless from any costs, damages, 
claims, causes of action, penalties, fines, liabilities, and judgments 
of any kind arising from the past, present, or future acts or omissions 
of the patentee, its employees, agents, contractors, or lessees, or 
third party arising out of or in connection with the use and/or 
occupancy of the patented real property resulting in: (1) Violations of 
Federal, state, and local laws and regulations that are now, or in the 
future become, applicable to the real property; (2) Judgments, claims, 
or demands of any kind assessed against the United States; (3) Costs, 
expenses, or damages of any kind incurred by the United States; (4) 
Releases or threatened releases of solid or hazardous waste(s) and/or 
hazardous substance(s), as defined by Federal or state environmental 
laws, off, on, into, or under land, property, and other interests of 
the United States; (5) Other activities by which solid or hazardous 
substances or wastes, as defined by Federal and state environmental 
laws are generated, released, stored, used, or otherwise disposed of on 
the patented real property, and any cleanup response, remedial action, 
or other actions related in any manner to said solid or hazardous 
substances or wastes; or (6) Natural resource damages as defined by 
Federal and state law. This covenant will run with the patented real 
property and may be enforced by the United States in a court of 
competent jurisdiction.
    5. A limited reversionary provision stating that title shall revert 
to the United States upon a finding, after notice and opportunity for a 
hearing, that the patentee has not substantially developed the lands in 
accordance with the approved plan of development on or before the date 
five years after the date of conveyance. No portion of the land shall, 
under any circumstance, revert to the United States if any such portion 
has been used for solid waste disposal or for any other purpose which 
may result in the disposal, placement, or release of any hazardous 
substance.
    6. Any other terms or conditions that the Authorized Officer 
determines appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of 
the Federal land and interests therein. Subject to limitations 
prescribed by law and regulations, prior to conveyance, a holder of any 
right-of-way within the conveyed area may be given the opportunity to 
amend the right-of-way for conversion to a new term, including 
perpetuity, if applicable. Detailed information concerning this 
proposed project, including, but not limited to documentation relating 
to compliance with applicable environmental and cultural resource laws, 
is available for review at the BLM Rio Puerco Field Office at the 
address above.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the public 
land described above will be segregated from all forms of appropriation 
under the public land laws, including the general mining laws, except 
for conveyance under the R&PP Act, and leasing under the mineral 
leasing laws.
    Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
regarding the suitability of the land for the proposed 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 whether the use is consistent with 
Federal and state programs.
    Application Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
regarding the specific use proposed in the

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application and plan of development and management, and whether the BLM 
followed proper administrative procedures in reaching the decision to 
convey under the R&PP Act.
    The BLM New Mexico State Director will review any adverse comments 
and may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence 
of any adverse comments, the classification of the land described in 
this notice will become effective on May 30, 2017. The land will not be 
available for conveyance until after the classification becomes 
effective.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5)

Melanie Barnes,
Acting Deputy State Director, Lands and Resources.
[FR Doc. 2017-06346 Filed 3-30-17; 8:45 am]
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