[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7877-7878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02944]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLAZP02000.L54100000.FR0000.LVCLA12A5210.241A; AZA-35780]


Notice of Realty Action: Application for Conveyance of Federally 
Owned Mineral Interests in Pima County, Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is processing an 
application under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of October 
21, 1976 (FLPMA), to convey the federally owned mineral interests of 80 
acres located in Pima County, Arizona, to the surface owner, Sahuarita 
Holdings, LLC. Upon publication of this notice, the BLM is temporarily 
segregating the federally owned mineral interests in the land covered 
by the application from all forms of appropriation under the public 
land laws, including the mining laws for up to 2 years while the BLM 
processes the application.

DATES: Interested persons may submit written comments to the BLM at the 
address listed below. Comments must be received no later than March 30, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix District Office, 21605 
North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85027. Detailed information concerning 
this action is available for review at this address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benedict Parsons, Realty Specialist, 
at 623-580-5637. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the 
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business 
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a 
message or question for the above individual. You will receive a reply 
during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The location of the federally owned mineral 
interest segregated by this notice is identical to that of the 
privately owned surface estate of the applicant. The tract of land 
referred to in this notice consists of several miscellaneously shaped 
parcels of land aggregating 80 acres, situated in Pima County, Arizona, 
and is described as follows:
    Parcel 3, as described in the Warranty Deed to Sahuarita Holdings, 
LLC, dated, March 29, 2011.

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

T. 17 S., R. 13 E.,
    Sec. 21, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, Except any portion lying within the 
following described lands:
    COMMENCING at the center section corner of the said Section 21;
    THENCE, South 01 degrees 19 minutes 24 seconds East, along the 
center section line, 290.97 feet to a point on the south boundary 
line of Sahuarita Road as shown on Pima County road map #346, said 
point also being the true point of beginning;
    THENCE, North 68 degrees 12 minutes 00 second East, 112.29 feet 
to an angle point;
    THENCE, North 74 degrees 21 minutes 27 second East, 517.24 feet 
to an angle point;
    THENCE, North 74 degrees 49 minutes 59 second East, 193.67 feet 
to an angle point;
    THENCE, North 86 degrees 54 minutes 28 second East, 144.57 feet 
to an angle point;
    THENCE, South 78 degrees 06 minutes 23 second East, 369.53 feet 
to an angle point;
    THENCE, South 74 degrees 54 minutes 09 second East, 205.29 feet 
to an angle point;
    THENCE, South 79 degrees 31 minutes 15 second East, 186.72 feet 
to an angle point;
    THENCE, North 82 degrees 33 minutes 02 second East, 340.08 feet 
to an angle point;
    THENCE, South 87 degrees 36 minutes 56 second East, 145.62, feet 
to an angle point;
    THENCE, South 82 degrees 16 minutes 49 second East, 259.50 feet 
to an angle point;
    THENCE, South 84 degrees 48 minutes 55 second East, 219.07 feet 
to a point on the East line of said Section 21;
    THENCE, South 01 degree 19 minutes 11 second East, along the 
East section line, 402.94 feet to a point;
    THENCE, South 01 degree 18 minutes 20 seconds east, along said 
East line, 655.77 feet to a point;
    THENCE, South 89 degrees 31 minutes 09 seconds West, 2635.11 
feet to a point on the center section line of said section;
    THENCE, North 01 degree 22 minutes 54 seconds West, along the 
center section line, 657.16 feet to a point;
    THENCE, North 01 degree 19 minutes 24 seconds West, along the 
center section line, 364.19 feet to the true point of beginning.

    Parcel 4, as described in the Warranty Deed to Sahuarita Holdings, 
LLC, dated March 29, 2011.

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

T. 17 S., R. 13 E,
    Sec. 21, Portions of E\1/2\NW\1/4\ and NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, more 
specifically described as,
    BEGINNING at the center section corner of said Section 21;
    THENCE, South 01 degree 19 minutes 24 seconds East, along said 
center section line, 290.97 feet to a point lying on the South 
boundary line of Sahuarita Road as shown on Pima County road map 
#346;
    THENCE, South 68 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds West, along a 
fence line, 533.23 feet to an angle point;
    THENCE, South 59 degrees 08 minutes 52 seconds West, 316.13 feet 
to an angle point;
    THENCE, South 82 degrees 45 minutes 20 seconds West, 153.38 feet 
to an angle point;
    THENCE, North 89 degrees 51 minutes 16 seconds West, 31.73 feet 
to a point;
    THENCE, North 89 degrees 25 minutes 53 seconds West, 3297.38 
feet to a point on the North line of Section 21;
    THENCE, North 89 degrees 25 minutes 53 seconds East, along said 
North line, 959.80 feet to the North Quarter corner of Section 21;
    THENCE, South 01 degree 20 minutes 28 seconds East, along the 
center section line, 2638.10 feet to the true point of beginning.


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    The areas described aggregate approximately 80 acres.
    Under certain conditions, Section 209(b) of the FLPMA authorizes 
the conveyance of the federally owned mineral interests in land to the 
current or prospective surface owner, upon payment of administrative 
costs and the fair market value of the interest being conveyed. The 
objective of Section 209 is to allow consolidation of the surface and 
mineral interests when either one of the following conditions exist: 
(1) There are no known mineral values in the land; or (2) Where 
continued Federal ownership of the mineral interests interferes with or 
precludes appropriate non-mineral development and such development is a 
more beneficial use of the land than mineral development.
    Sahuarita Holdings, LLC, the surface owner filed an application for 
the conveyance of the federally owned mineral interests in the above-
described tracts of land. The applicant has deposited, as required 
under Section 209(b)(3)(i), a sum of money determined sufficient to 
cover administrative costs, but not limited to, the cost for the 
completed Mineral Potential Report. Subject to valid existing rights, 
on February 12, 2015 the federally owned mineral interests in the land 
described above are hereby segregated from all forms of appropriation 
under the public land laws, including the mining laws while the 
application is being processed to determine if either one of the two 
specified conditions exists and, if so, to otherwise comply with the 
procedural requirements of 43 CFR part 2720. The segregative effect 
shall terminate upon: (1) Issuance of a patent or other document of 
conveyance as to such mineral interests; (2) Final rejection of the 
application; or (3) February 13, 2017, whichever occurs first.
    Please submit all comments in writing to Benedict Parsons at the 
address listed above. Before including your address, phone number, 
email 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 available to the public 
at any time. While you can ask in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Authority: 43 CFR 2720.1-1(b)

Rem Hawes,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2015-02944 Filed 2-11-15; 8:45 am]
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