Realty Action, Recreation and Public Purpose (R&PP) Act Classification, Idaho

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID-020-406A-02; IDI-28350]

Realty Action, Recreation and Public Purpose (R&PP) Act

Classification, Idaho

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.

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SUMMARY: The following public lands in Cassia County, Idaho, have been

examined and found suitable for classification for lease to the State

of Idaho, Department of Parks and Recreation under the provisions of

the Recreation and Public Purpose Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et

seq.). The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation proposes to use the

land as an administrative site for the City of Rocks National Reserve.

T. 15 S., R 24 E., Boise Meridian

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section 34: NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\

The area described contains 120 acres, more or less, in Cassia

County.

A visitor center/administrative office, parking lot, operations

buildings and yard complex, and an employee housing area is proposed to

be constructed on the above described public land.

The above described lands are not needed for Federal purposes. The

lease of these lands is consistent with the Cassia Resource Management

Plan and would be in the public interest.

The lease, when issued, will be subject to the following terms,

conditions, and reservations: 1. Provisions of the Recreation and

Public Purposes Act and to all applicable regulation of the Secretary

of the Interior.

2. Those rights for powerline purposes granted to Raft River

Electric by right-of-way I-30027.

3. Those rights for road use purposes reserved to the United States

by right-of-way reservation I-30770.

4. A right-of-way for ditches and canals construction by the

authority of the United States.

5. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together

with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals.

6. The BLM will review and approve the building design,

construction, materials, and landscaping plans to assure that the

facilities blend with the existing landscape character of the adjoining

lands. The BLM will also review and approve the design plans for other

facilities such as cattle guards and fences to assure that they meet

BLM specifications.

7. Sixty days prior to an abandonment of the City of Rocks

Administrative Site, the lessee shall contact the authorized officer to

arrange a joint inspection of the lease area. The inspection will be

held to agree to an acceptable termination (and rehabilitation) plan.

This plan shall include, but is not limited to, removal of facilities,

drainage structures, or surface material, recontouring, topsoiling, or

seeding. The authorized officer must approve the plan in writing prior

to the holder's commencement of any termination activities.

Detailed information concerning this action is available for review

at the office of the Bureau of Land Management, Burley District, 200

South 15 East, Burely, Idaho,

Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the lands

will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the

public lands laws, including the general mining laws, except for lease

under the Recreation and Public 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 or lease of the lands to District

Manager, Burely District Office, Route 3, Box 1, Burley, Idaho 83318.

Classification Comments

Interested parties may submit comments involving the suitability of

the land for an administrative facility for the City of Rocks National

Reserve. 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 application and plan of development, whether the BLM

followed proper administrative procedures in reaching the decision, or

any other factor not directly related to the suitability of the land

for an administrative facility.

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 in the

Federal Register.

Dated: July 6, 1994.

Marvin R. Bagley,

Associate District Manager.

[FR Doc. 94-17406 Filed 7-18-94; 8:45 am]

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