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[Federal Register: September 14, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 178)]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ-110-1492 ES; AZA-30975]

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Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act=20
Classification; Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The following public lands in Mohave County, Arizona, have=20
been examined by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and found suitable=20
for classification for lease or conveyance to Littlefield Unified=20
School District 9 and under the provisions of the Recreation=20
and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq., =
and=20
under Sec. 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act, 43 U.S.C. 315(f), and Executive=20
Order No. 6910.

Gila and Salt River Meridian

T. 39 N., R. 16 W.,
    Sec. 10, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\W\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\,=20
E\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and=20
E\1/2\E\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
    The area described contains 35 acres, more or less, in Mohave=20
County.

    The Littlefield Unified School District 9 has not applied=20
for more than the 6,400 acre limitation for recreation uses in a year.
    The Littlefield Unified School District 9 has submitted a=20
statement in compliance with the regulations at 43 CFR 2741.4(b). The=20
Littlefield Unified School District 9 proposes to use the land=20
as a site for public school building(s). The first phase of development=20
would be to relocate one or more portable classrooms from the old=20
elementary school campus in Littlefield. Later phases would include=20
constructing permanent facilities for upper-level grades K-12.

DATES: Submit comments on or before October 29, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Detailed information including but not limited to, a=20
proposed development plan and documentation relating to compliance with=20
applicable environmental and cultural resource laws, is available for=20
review at the BLM, Arizona Strip Field Office, 345 E. Riverside Dr.,=20
St. George, Utah 84790.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurie Ford, Team Lead, 435-688-3271.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands are not needed for Federal=20
purposes. Lease or conveyance of the lands for recreational or public=20
purposes use is in conformance with the BLM Arizona Strip District=20
Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement,=20
dated January 1992, as amended, and would be in the public interest.
    All interested parties will receive a copy of this notice once it=20
is published in the Federal Register. The notice will be published in=20
the newspaper of local circulation for three consecutive weeks. The=20
regulations do not require a public meeting.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the lands=20
will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the=20
public land laws, including the general mining laws, except for lease=20
or conveyance under the R&PP Act and leasing under the mineral =
leasing=20
laws.
    The lease or conveyance of the land, when issued, will be subject=20
to the following terms, conditions, and reservations:
    1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by the=20
authority of the United States Act of August 30, 1890, 26 Stat. 391 (43=20
U.S.C. 945).
    2. Provisions of the R&PP Act and to all applicable regulations =
of=20
the Secretary of the Interior.
    3. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together=20
with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals,=20
including all necessary access and exit.
    4. All valid existing rights, documented on the official public=20
land records at the time of lease or patent issuance.
    5. CERCLA Term: ``Pursuant to the requirements established by=20
section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,=20
Compensation and Liability Act (43 U.S.C. 9620(h)) (CERCLA), as amended=20
by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1988 (100 Stat.=20
1670), notice is hereby given that the above-described land has been=20
examined and no evidence was found to indicate that any hazardous=20
substances had been stored for one year or more,

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nor had any hazardous substances been disposed of or released on the=20
subject property.''
    6. Indemnification Term: ``All lessees, purchasers, or patentees,=20
by accepting a lease or patent, covenant and agree to indemnify,=20
defend, and hold the United States harmless from any costs, damages,=20
claims, causes of action, penalties, fines, liabilities, and judgments=20
of any kind or nature arising from the past, present, and future acts=20
or omissions of the patentees or their employees, agents, contractors,=20
or lessees, or any third-party, arising out of or in connection with=20
the patentees' use, occupancy, or operations on the patented real=20
property. This indemnification and hold harmless agreement includes,=20
but is not limited to, acts and omissions of the patentees and their=20
employees, agents, contractors, or lessees, or any third party, arising=20
out of or in connection with the use and/or occupancy of the patented=20
real property which has already resulted or does hereafter result in:=20
(1) Violations of Federal, State, and local laws and regulations that=20
are now or may in the future become, applicable to the real property;=20
(2) Judgments, claims, or demands of any kind assessed against the=20
United States; (3) Costs, expenses, or damages of any kind incurred by=20
the United States; (4) Releases or threatened releases of solid or=20
hazardous waste(s) and/or hazardous substances(s), as defined by=20
Federal or State environmental laws, off, on, into or under land,=20
property and other interests of the United States; (5) Activities by=20
which solids or hazardous substances or wastes, as defined by Federal=20
and State environmental laws are generated, released, stored, used or=20
otherwise disposed of on the patented real property, and any cleanup=20
response, remedial action or other actions related in any manner to=20
said solid or hazardous substances or wastes; or (6) Natural resource=20
damages as defined by Federal and State law. Patentee shall stipulate=20
that it will be solely responsible for compliance with all applicable=20
Federal, State and local environmental and regulatory provisions,=20
throughout the life of the facility, including any closure or post-
closure requirements that may be imposed with respect to any physical=20
plant or facility upon the real property under any Federal, State or=20
local environmental laws or regulatory provisions. This covenant shall=20
be construed as running with the above described parcel of land=20
patented or otherwise conveyed by the United States, and may be=20
enforced by the United States in a court of competent jurisdiction.
    7. Terms and conditions identified through the site-specific=20
environmental analysis.
    Classification Comments: Interested persons may submit comments=20
involving the suitability of the land for development of public school=20
building(s). Comments on the classification are restricted to whether=20
the land is physically suited for the proposal, whether the use will=20
maximize the future use or uses of the land, whether the use is=20
consistent with local planning and zoning, or if the use is consistent=20
with State and Federal programs.
    Application Comments: Interested persons may submit comments=20
regarding the specific use proposed in the application and Plan of=20
Development, whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures=20
in reaching the decision, or any other factor not directly related to=20
the suitability of the lands for public school building(s). Any adverse=20
comments will be reviewed by the BLM State Director. In the absence of=20
any adverse comments, the classification will become effective on=20
November 13, 2007. The lands will not be offered for conveyance until=20
after the classification becomes effective.
    Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or=20
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be=20
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying=20
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can=20
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying=20
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be=20
able to do so.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5)

Becky J. Hammond,
Field Manager.
 [FR Doc. E7-18190 Filed 9-13-07; 8:45 am]

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