Notice of Realty Action; Sale Under the Recreation & Public Purposes (R&PP) Act; Wyoming

Wyoming State Parks & Historic Sites (WSPHS), currently holds Recreation and Public Purpose leases on the above described lands. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), proposes to convey these lands which are adjacent to Curt Gowdy State Park to WHPHS. Conveyance of these lands is consistent with the Great Divide Resource Management Plan and would serve important public objectives for outdoor education and recreation. The lands are not needed for Federal purposes. The conveyance will contain reservations to the United States for: 1. Provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and to all applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior. 2. All valid existing rights documented on the official public land records at the time of patent issuance. 3. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals. 4. A right-of-way for ditches and canals constructed by the authority of the United States. Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the land will be segregated from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the general mining laws, except for conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and leasing under the mineral leasing laws. For a period of forty-five (45) days from the date of issuance of this notice, interested parties may submit comments to the Field Manager, Bureau of Land Management, Rawlins Field Office, P.O. Box 2407, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301. Any adverse comments will be evaluated by the State Director who may sustain, vacate, or modify the realty action. In the absence of any objections, this proposed realty action will become final.

Dated: November 18, 1998. Dennis J. Carpenter, Acting Field Manager. [FR Doc. 98-31388 Filed 11-23-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-22-P