[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 205 (Thursday, October 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55275-55276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28069]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ-024-5440-A015; AZA 25918; AZA 17969; AZA 18069.]


Public Land Orders: Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On August 29, 1991, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
determined the following-described public land is reasonably necessary 
for airport purposes and requested the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 
convey the land to the city of Phoenix (Phoenix) for addition to 
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport:

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

T. 1 N., R. 4 E.,
    Sec. 8, S\1/2\ SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.

    Containing 120 acres.

    The land is located immediately east of the clear zone of the north 
runway in a high-level noise area. Phoenix intends

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to control the land to maintain a clear runway approach and to provide 
proper land use compatible with the clear zone and high-level noise 
area. No development of the land is planned.
    The above-described land was classified suitable for state 
selection, exchange, and recreation and public purposes (R&PP) under 
Public Land Order 6468, dated September 26, 1983. Notices of realty 
action dated July 30, 1984 (AZA 17969), October 25, 1984 (AZA 17969), 
and June 26, 1989 (AZA 18069), also classified the land suitable for 
R&PP purposes. These classifications are no longer appropriate and are 
hereby terminated.
    Secretarial Order 118, which affects 15 acres in the S\1/2\SW\1/4\ 
of sec. 8 will be revoked before the transfer takes place.
    BLM has notified the FAA that conveyance of the land to Phoenix is 
not inconsistent with the needs of the Department of the Interior and 
that BLM proposes to convey title to Phoenix under section 516 of the 
Airport and Airway Improvement Act of September 3, 1982, 49 U.S.C. 2215 
(the Airport and Airway Improvement Act).
    Conveyance of the land will be subject to the following terms and 
conditions:
    1. A right-of-way for ditches or canals will be reserved to the 
United States;
    2. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States;
    3. Right-of-way AZA 29509 will be reserved to the United States for 
low-level windshear alert system and access road;
    4. Right-of-way AZA 8636 issued to city of Tempe for industrial 
sewer purposes;
    5. Right-of-way AZA 8887 issued to the Flood Control District of 
Maricopa County for flood control structure purposes;
    6. Right-of-way AZA 9271 issued to U.S. West Communications for 
telephone line purposes;
    7. Right-of-way AZA 23567 issued to Arizona Department of 
Transportation for highway and drainage easement purposes;
    8. Right-of-way AZAR 33748 issued to Phoenix for sewer pipeline 
purposes;
    9. Right-of-way AZAR 35921 issued to Southwest Gas Corp. for gas 
pipeline purposes.
    A complete list of the terms and covenants requested by the FAA 
Administrator and those required for the protection of the Department 
of the Interior is available for review by interested persons at the 
Arizona State Office at the address listed below.
    In accordance with the regulations at 43 CFR 2091.3-1, the filing 
of a request for airport conveyance under the Airport and Airway 
Improvement Act segregates that land from the date of filing to the 
extent that it will not be subject to appropriation under the public 
land laws, including the mining laws.

DATES: Comments regarding the proposed conveyance may be submitted on 
or before December 8, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to the State Director, Arizona 
State Office, Bureau of Land Management, 222 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, 
AZ 85004-2203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Kershaw, (601) 417-9235.

    Dated: October 10, 1997.
Dorie D. Morrison,
Acting Supervisor, Lands and Minerals Operations.
[FR Doc. 97-28069 Filed 10-22-97; 8:45 am]
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