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7027 (59 FR 3000 (1994)), and are not 

intended for further segregation. 

The EA will fulfill the needs and 

obligations set forth by the National 

Environmental Policy Act and 

associated Council of Environmental 

Quality Regulations (40 CFR 1500). The 

EA will also fulfill requirements of the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (FLPMA), 43 U.S.C. 1701, 

Section 516 of the Airport and Airway 

Improvement Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. 

2215), Airport Grant regulations at 43 

CFR 2640, applicable planning 

regulations at 43 CFR 1600, and BLM 

management policies. 

The purpose of the proposed land title 

transfer from the United States to the 

Airport Authority is to fulfill the BLM’s 

intent to make such lands available to 

the Airport Authority for a beneficial 

public use as described in the 1991 

Memorandum of Understanding 

between the BLM and the Airport 

Authority. As authorized through the 

FLPMA, these lands will also be 

considered for title transfer to the 

Airport Authority in an amendment to 

the Grand Junction RMP. The BLM will 

determine whether or not to transfer 

title to the lands based on the EA, and 

the assessed environmental impacts of 

transferring title to the lands. 

The purpose of the runway relocation 

is to comply with the FAA design 

standards by correcting deficiencies 

related to runway and taxiway gradients 

and to eliminate intersecting runways at 

the airport. The need for the proposed 

runway relocation is to increase safety 

at the Grand Junction Regional Airport, 

which is one of the few commercial 

service airports in the State of Colorado 

that still has a geometric runway layout 

consisting of an intersecting crosswind 

runway. The runway intersection 

increases the potential for runway 

incursions, which are defined by the 

FAA as ‘‘any occurrence at an 

aerodrome involving the incorrect 

presence of an aircraft, vehicle or person 

on the protected area of a surface 

designated for the landing and takeoff of 

aircraft.’’ Increasing runway safety has 

been made a high priority in recent 

years and the FAA has published 

guidance on improving runway safety 

through airfield configuration. Also, 

several design components of the 

runway at Grand Junction Regional 

Airport do not meet the FAA design 

standards, including the following: 

Runway 11/29 Transverse Gradient. 

Portions of the runway exceed the maximum 

recommended design standard of 1.5 percent; 

Runway 11/29 Longitudinal Gradient. A 

portion of the runway near the approach end 

of Runway 29 exceeds the maximum 

recommended design standard of 0.8 percent; 

Runway 11/29 Connecting Taxiway 

Gradient. A number of the connecting 

taxiways between Runway 11/29 and parallel 

Taxiway ‘‘A’’ exceed the maximum 

recommended design standard of 1.5 percent; 

and 

Runway 11/29 and Runway 4/22 Runway 

Visibility Zone (RVZ). Numerous structures 

obstruct line of sight between runway midpoints. 

The BLM seeks resource information 

and data for other public land values 

[i.e., air quality, cultural and historic 

resources, fire and fuels, fisheries, 

forestry, lands and realty, non-energy 

minerals and geology, oil and gas 

(including coalbed methane), 

paleontology, rangeland management, 

recreation, soil, water, and wildlife] in 

the BLM GJFO planning area. The 

purpose of this request is to assure that 

the planning effort has sufficient 

information to consider a reasonable 

range of resource uses, management 

options, and alternatives for the public 

lands involved. 

Proprietary data marked as 

confidential may be submitted in 

response to this call for coal, oil and gas, 

and other resource information. Please 

submit all proprietary information 

submissions to the address listed above. 

The BLM will treat submissions marked 

as ‘‘Confidential’’ in accordance with the 

laws and regulations governing the 

confidentiality of such information. 

The BLM GJFO will work 

collaboratively with interested parties to 

identify the management actions and 

decisions that are best suited to local, 

regional, and national needs. Potential 

issues that have been identified to date 

include, but are not limited to the 

following general categories: Wildlife 

(including birds); vegetation (including 

weeds and invasive plant species); 

threatened, endangered, and sensitive 

species; public access; visual concerns; 

cultural resources; tribal concerns; 

rangeland resources; geology and soils; 

hydrology; recreation resources; 

hazardous materials; air quality; noise; 

and socio-economics. The BLM has 

established a 45-day scoping period 

during which affected tribes, 

landowners, concerned citizens, special 

interest groups, local governments, and 

any other interested parties are invited 

to comment on the scope of the EA. 

Scoping will help the BLM identify the 

full range of issues that should be 

addressed in the EA. 

Authority: Airport and Airway 

Improvement Act of September 3, 1982 (49 

U.S.C. 4761, 49 U.S.C. 47101 et seq., 3 CFR 

2640 et seq.). 

Helen M. Hankins, 

State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2011–556 Filed 1–12–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLMTC0400.L14300000.

EU0000;SDM101126] 

Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of 

Public Land in Lawrence County, SD 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), South Dakota Field 

Office, proposes to sell a parcel of 

public land consisting of 0.03 acres in 

Lawrence County, South Dakota, to 

Keith Sauls for the appraised fair market 

value of $183. 

DATES: Comments regarding the 

proposed sale must be received by the 

BLM on or before February 28, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

concerning the proposed sale should be 

sent to the Field Manager, BLM, South 

Dakota Field Office, 310 Roundup 

Street, Belle Fourche, South Dakota 

57717. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Berdan, Realty Specialist, BLM, 

South Dakota Field Office, 310 Roundup 

Street, Belle Fourche, South Dakota 

57717 or phone (605) 892–7000. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following described public land is being 

proposed for direct sale to Keith Sauls 

in accordance with Sections 203 and 

209 of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as 

amended (43 U.S.C. 1713 and 1719); 

Black Hills Meridian 

T. 5 N., R. 3 E., 

Sec. 26, Lot 16. 

The area described contains 0.03 acres, 

more or less, in Lawrence County. 

The BLM proposes to sell this land to 

Keith Sauls for the appraised fair market 

value of $183. The public land is 

identified as suitable for disposal in the 

BLM’s 1986 South Dakota Resource 

Area Management Plan, as amended, 

and is not needed for any other Federal 

purpose. 

The public land proposed for sale 

consists of a tiny lot on which a corner 

of a home was built. The BLM is 

proposing a direct sale to the 

homeowner, in accordance with 43 CFR 


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2711.3–3, to resolve inadvertent 

unauthorized use or occupancy of the 

land. A competitive sale is, therefore, 

not appropriate and the public interest 

would be best served by a direct sale. 

The public land proposed for sale 

adjoins a larger parcel of public land. 

The BLM proposes not to convey the 

Federal mineral interests. The BLM 

completed a leasable mineral and 

surface interference report which 

concluded disposal of the land would 

not interfere with operations under the 

Mineral Leasing Act. The land has been 

examined in accordance with the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act of 1980, 120(h), 40 CFR 373, and 

BLM policy. No evidence of hazardous 

substances, petroleum products, or 

recognized environmental conditions 

was found. 

On January 13, 2011, the above 

described land will be segregated from 

appropriation under the public land 

laws, including the mining laws, except 

for the sale provisions of FLPMA. Until 

completion of the sale, the BLM will no 

longer accept land use applications 

affecting the identified public land. The 

segregation terminates upon issuance of 

a patent, publication in the Federal 

Register of a termination of the 

segregation, or on January 14, 2013, 

unless extended by the BLM State 

Director in accordance with 43 CFR 

2711.1–2 prior to the termination date. 

The land would not be sold until at least 

March 14, 2011. Any patent issued 

would contain the following terms, 

conditions, and reservations: 

1. A reservation of a right-of-way to 

the United States for ditches and canals 

constructed by authority of the United 

States under the Act of August 30, 1890 

(43 U.S.C. 945); 

2. A reservation of all mineral rights 

to the United States; 

3. The parcel will be subject to all 

valid existing rights of record at the time 

of conveyance; and 

4. An appropriate indemnification 

clause protecting the United States from 

claims arising out of the patentee’s use, 

occupancy or operations on the 

patented lands. 

Detailed information concerning the 

proposed land sale, including the 

appraisal, planning and environmental 

documents, is available for review at the 

location identified in ADDRESSES above. 

Public comments regarding the 

proposed sale may be submitted in 

writing to the attention of the BLM 

South Dakota Field Manager (see 

ADDRESSES above) on or before February 

28, 2011. Comments received in 

electronic form, such as e-mail or fax, 

will not be considered. Any adverse 

comments regarding the proposed sale 

will be reviewed by the BLM State 

Director or other authorized official of 

the Department of the Interior, who may 

sustain, vacate, or modify this realty 

action in whole or in part. In the 

absence of timely filed objections, this 

realty action will become the final 

determination of the Department of the 

Interior. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, be advised 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 from public review your 

personal identifying information, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1–2(a) and (c). 

Theresa M. Hanley, 

Deputy State Director, Division of Resources. 

[FR Doc. 2011–550 Filed 1–12–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLCOS06000.L12200000.XG0000.

LKSIOVHD0000] 

Notice of Relocation of the Bureau of 

Land Management’s Gunnison Field 

Office in Gunnison, CO 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of relocation. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management’s (BLM) Gunnison Field 

Office moved from 216 North Colorado 

Street in Gunnison to a new location at 

650 South 11th Street in Gunnison, 

Colorado 81230. The BLM officially 

closed the office located on Colorado 

Street at 12 p.m., November 24, 2010, 

and reopened at the new office 

December 6, 2010. The new telephone 

number is (970) 642–4940. Directions to 

the new office: From State Highway 50, 

turn east on Rio Grande Boulevard, 

continue approximately 1⁄2 mile, then 

turn left on 11th Street. The new office 

is located on the northeast corner of Rio 

Grande Boulevard and 11th Street. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian St. George, BLM Gunnison Field 

Office, (970) 642–4940. 

Helen M. Hankins, 

State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2011–551 Filed 1–12–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–BJ–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNM932000 14300000.ES0000; OKNM 

68880] 

Termination of a Recreation and Public 

Purposes Classification and Opening 

Order in Comanche County, OK 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This order terminates a 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) 

Act classification and will open the 

public land to the operation of the 

public land laws generally. The 

classification termination and opening 

order will affect 8.45 acres of public 

land within Medicine Park, Oklahoma. 

DATES: The classification termination 

and opening order is effective February 

14, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gilda Fitzpatrick, Realty Specialist, at 

the above address or by phone at (505) 

954–2197, or Bureau of Land 

Management, New Mexico State Office, 

301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, New 

Mexico 87508. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By virtue 

of the authority vested in the Secretary 

of the Interior by the R&PP Act of June 

14, 1926, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et 

seq.), it is ordered as follows: 

1. Pursuant to the regulations in 43 

CFR 2091.7–1(b)(1) and the authority 

delegated by 43 CFR 2400.0–3(f), the 

classification decision of January 11, 

1989, which classified 8.45 acres of 

public land as suitable for R&PP under 

the Act of June 14, 1926, as amended 

(43 U.S.C. 896 et seq.), under Serial 

Number OKNM 68880, is hereby 

revoked as to the following described 

land: 

Indian Meridian 

T. 3 N., R. 12 W., 

Sec. 19, that portion of the N1⁄2NE1⁄4, in 

Comanche County, Oklahoma being more 

particularly described by metes bounds as 

follows: Beginning at a point being the 

intersection of the north boundary line of 

said Section 19 with the center line of 

Medicine Bluff Creek, said point being 1820 

feet west of the Northeast corner of said 


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