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recreation area; and the land is hereby 

classified accordingly. The land is 

located at: 

New Mexico Principal Meridian 

T. 20 N., R. 9 E., 

sec. 18, lots 17 and 18. 

The area described contains 12.03 acres, 

more or less, in Santa Fe County. 

Santa Fe County proposes to develop 

the lands to construct a recreational 

facility for the purpose of meeting a 

community need for an organized 

recreational site. The site would be 

leased for a period of 5 years with 

option to purchase after the site is 

developed according to the Santa Fe 

County Plan of Development. Conveying 

title to the affected public land is 

consistent with current BLM land use 

planning. 

The lease or conveyance, when 

issued, would be subject to the 

following terms, conditions, and 

reservations: 

1. Provisions of the R&PP Act and to 

all applicable regulations of the 

Secretary of the Interior. 

2. A right-of-way for ditches and 

canals constructed by the authority of 

the United States, Act of August 30, 

1890 (43 U.S.C. 945). 

3. The United States will reserve all 

minerals together with the right to 

prospect for, mine, and remove the 

minerals. 

4. Those rights for a road right-of-way 

granted to New Mexico Department of 

Transportation by permit No. NMNM 

0023278. 

Additional detailed information 

concerning this Notice of Realty Action, 

including environmental documents, 

are available for review at the address 

above. 

Upon publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register, the lands described 

above will be segregated from all other 

forms of appropriation under the public 

land laws, including the mining and 

mineral leasing laws, except for lease or 

conveyance under the R&PP Act. 

Comments may be submitted 

regarding the proposed classification, 

lease or conveyance of the land to the 

Field Office Manager, BLM Taos Field 

Office, for a period of 45 days from the 

date of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register. Only written 

comments will be accepted. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

e-mail 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. 

You may submit comments regarding 

the suitability of the lands for a 

recreation facility site. Comments on the 

classification are restricted to four 

subjects: 

(1) Whether the land is physically 

suited for the proposal; 

(2) Whether the use will maximize the 

future use or uses of the land; 

(3) Whether the use is consistent with 

local planning and zoning; and 

(4) If the use is consistent with State 

and Federal programs. 

Comments may be submitted 

regarding the specific use proposed in 

the application and plan of 

development, and whether the BLM 

followed proper administrative 

procedures in reaching the decision. 

The State Director will review any 

adverse comments. In the absence of 

adverse comment, the classification will 

become effective 60 days from the date 

of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register. The land will not be 

offered for lease or conveyance until 

after the classification becomes 

effective. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5) 

Sam DesGeorges, 

Field Office Manager. 

[FR Doc. E7–9528 Filed 5–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WY–090–1310–ES; WYW–48304] 

Notice of Realty Action: Recreation 

and Public Purposes Act (R&PP) 

Classification; Wyoming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of realty action. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) has examined and 

found suitable for classification for 

conveyance under the provisions of the 

R&PP Act, as amended, (43 U.S.C. 869 

et seq.), the following parcel of public 

lands located in the Bridger Valley area, 

in Uinta County, Wyoming. The land 

has been leased under the R&PP Act to 

Uinta County for use as a sanitary 

landfill since 1977. The lands are 

described as follows: 

Sixth Principal Meridian 

T. 16 N., R. 115 W., sec. 10, W1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4

and E1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4. 

The area described contains 39.3 acres in 

Uinta County. 

DATES: Interested persons may submit 

written comments to the BLM at the 

address stated below. Comments must 

be received no later than July 2, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land 

Management, Kemmerer Field Office, 

312 Highway 189 North, Kemmerer, WY 

83101. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kelly Lamborn, Realty Specialist, at the 

address above or at 307–828–4505. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The above 

described public land in Uinta County, 

Wyoming has been examined and found 

suitable for classification for 

conveyance under the provisions of the 

R&PP Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et 

seq.), and is hereby classified 

accordingly. In accordance with the 

R&PP Act and implementing 

regulations, at 43 CFR [art 2740, Uinta 

County has requested purchase of their 

existing R&PP lease for the continued 

operation of the Bridger Valley Landfill. 

The conveyance of these lands to Uinta 

County for sanitary landfill purposes is 

consistent with the BLM Kemmerer 

Resource Management Plan and would 

be in the public interest. The planning 

document and environmental 

assessment covering the proposed sale 

are available for review at the BLM, 

Kemmerer Field Office, Kemmerer, 

Wyoming. The conveyance, 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 regulations, including but 

not limited to the regulations stated in 

43 CFR part 2740, and policy and 

guidance of the Secretary of the Interior. 

2. Reservation of a right-of-way to the 

United States for ditches and canals 

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 

such minerals from the same under 

applicable law and such regulations as 

the Secretary of the Interior may 

prescribe, including all necessary access 

and exit rights. 

4. No portion of the lands patented 

shall revert back to the United States 

under any circumstance. In addition, 

the patentee shall comply with all 

Federal and State laws applicable to the 

disposal, placement, or release of 

hazardous substances (substance as 

defined in 40 CFR part 302) and 

indemnify the United States against any 

legal liability or future costs that may 

arise out of any violation of such laws. 


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5. The above-described land has been 

used for solid waste disposal. Solid 

waste commonly includes small 

quantities of commercial hazardous 

waste and household hazardous waste 

as determined in the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 

as amended (42 U.S.C. 6901), and 

defined in 40 CFR 261.4 and 261.5. 

Pursuant to the requirements 

established by section 120(h) of the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)) (CERCLA), as 

amended by the Superfund 

Amendments and Reauthorization Act 

of 1988 (100 Stat. 1670), notice is hereby 

given that the above-described lands 

have been examined and no evidence 

was found to indicate that any 

hazardous substances had been stored 

for one year or more, nor had any 

hazardous substances been disposed of 

or released on the subject property. 

6. The purchaser (patentee), by 

accepting a patent, covenants and 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 or nature arising 

from the past, present, and future acts 

or omissions of the patentees or their 

employees, agents, contractors, lessees, 

or any third party, arising out of or in 

connection with the patentee’s use, 

occupancy, or operations on the 

patented real property. This 

indemnification and hold harmless 

agreement includes, but is not limited 

to, acts and omissions of the patentee 

and their employees, agents, 

contractors, or lessees, or any third 

party, arising out of or in connection 

with the use and/or occupancy of the 

patented real property which has 

already resulted or does hereafter result 

in: (1) Violations of Federal, State, and 

local laws and regulations that are now 

or may 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) 

Activities by which solid waste or 

hazardous substance(s) or waste, 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 substance(s) or waste(s); or 

(6) Natural resource damages as defined 

by Federal and State law. This covenant 

shall be construed as running with the 

parcels of land patented or otherwise 

conveyed by the United States, and may 

be enforced by the United States in a 

court of competent jurisdiction. 

Conveyance of these lands to Uinta 

County is consistent with applicable 

Federal and county land use plans and 

will help meet the needs of Uinta 

County residents for solid waste 

disposal. Detailed information on this 

proposed action, including but not 

limited to documentation relating to 

compliance with applicable 

environmental and cultural resource 

laws, is available for review at the BLM, 

Kemmerer Field Office, 312 Highway 

189 North, Kemmerer, Wyoming 83101, 

(307) 828–4502. 

Until July 2, 2007, interested parties 

may submit comments regarding the 

proposed conveyance or classification of 

the land to the Field Manager, BLM, 312 

Highway 189 North, Kemmerer, 

Wyoming 83101, telephone : 307–828–

4505. 

On May 17, 2007, the above described 

lands will be segregated from all other 

forms of appropriation under the public 

land laws, including the general mining 

laws, except for lease or conveyance 

under the R&PP Act and leasing under 

the mineral leasing laws. Interested 

parties may submit written comments 

regarding the proposed conveyance or 

classification of the lands to the Field 

Manager, BLM, Kemmerer Field Office, 

at the address stated above in this notice 

for that purpose. Comments must be 

received no later than July 2, 2007. 

Classification Comments: Interested 

parties may submit comments involving 

the suitability of the lands for 

conveyance for the landfill. 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, and 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 for conveyance 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 a sanitary 

landfill. 

Any adverse comments will be 

reviewed by the BLM State Director, 

who may sustain, vacate, or modify this 

realty action. Before including your 

address, phone number, e-mail 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. 

In the absence of any adverse 

comments, the classification will 

become effective 60 days after May 17, 

2007. The land will not be offered for 

patent until after the classification 

becomes effective. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5) 

Dated: March 26, 2007. 

Mary Jo Rugwell, 

Field Manager. 

[FR Doc. E7–9527 Filed 5–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural 

Item: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Forest Service, Cibola National Forest, 

Albuquerque, NM 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Notice is here given in accordance 

with the Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent 

to repatriate a cultural item in the 

possession of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service, Cibola 

National Forest, Albuquerque, NM that 

meets the definition of ‘‘sacred object’’

under 25 U.S.C. 3001. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations 

in this notice are the sole responsibility 

of the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the cultural 

items. The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. 

In 1973, one pair of leggings was 

illegally removed from a site located on 

lands administered by the Cibola 

National Forest in west central New 

Mexico. In 2003, the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service Law 

Enforcement Officers recovered the 

leggings as a part of an Archeological 

Resources Protection Act investigation. 


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