Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 245 / Thursday, December 21, 1995 / Notices 66317

Wapato-Satus Unit

Charges

(A) The basic operation and

maintenance rates on assessable lands

under the Wapato-Satus Unit are fixed

for the Calendar Year 1996 and

subsequent years until further notice as

follows:

(1) Minimum charge for all tracts .. $40.00

(2) Basic rate upon all farm units

or tracts for each assessable acre

except Additional Works lands .. $40.00

(3) Rate per assessable acre for all

lands with a storage water rights,

known as ‘‘b’’ lands, in addition

to other charges per acre ............. $8.00

(4) Basic rate upon all farm units

or tracts for each assessable acre

of Additional Works lands .......... $44.00

(5) Basic rate for each assessable

acre of Water Rental Agreement

Lands ............................................ $49.00

(B) In addition to the foregoing

charges there shall be collected a billing

charge of $5.00 for each tract of land for

which operation and maintenance bills

are prepared. The bill issued for any

tract will, therefore, be the basic rate per

acre times the number of acres plus

$5.00. A one acre charge shall be levied

against all tracts of less than one acre.

Payments

The water charge become due on

April 1 of each year and are payable on

or before that date. No water shall be

delivered to any of these lands until all

irrigation charges have been paid.

Interest and Penalty Fees

Interest and penalty fees will be

assessed, where required by law, on all

delinquent operation and maintenance

assessment charges as prescribed in the

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 4,

Part 102, Federal Claims Collection

Standards; and 42 BIAM Supplement 3,

part 3.8 Debt Collection Procedures.

Dated: December 13, 1995.

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 95–31043 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ–054–06–7122–14–X218: AZ–054–96–03]

Arizona, Temporary Closure of

Selected Public Lands in La Paz

County, Arizona.

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Temporary Closure of Selected

Public Lands in La Paz County, Arizona,

during the Operation of the 1996 SCORE

Parker 400 Desert Race.

SUMMARY: The Area Manager of the

Havasu Resource Area announces the

temporary closure of selected public

lands under its administration. This

action is being taken to help ensure

public safety and prevent unnecessary

environmental degradation during the

official permitted running of the 1996

SCORE Parker 400 Desert Race.

DATES: January 18, 1996, through

January 21, 1996.

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS: Specific

restrictions and closure periods are as

follows:

Designated Course

1. The portion of the course

comprised of BLM lands, roads and

ways south of the Bill Williams River.

East and north of AZ Highway 72 and

west of Wenden Road is closed to public

vehicle use from 6:00 p.m. Thursday,

January 18, 1996, to 12:00 noon Sunday,

January 21, 1996 (Mountain Standard

Time).

2. Vehicles are prohibited from the

following four Wilderness Areas and

one Wilderness Study Area (WSA):

a. AZ–054–12 (Gibraltar Mountain)

b. AZ–054–15A (Swansea)

c. AZ–054–71 (Buckskin Mountains)

d. AZ–054–17 (East Cactus Plain)

e. AZ–054–14A/B (Cactus Plain WSA)

3. The entire area encompassed by the

designated course and all areas within

1 mile outside the designated course are

closed to all vehicles except authorized

and emergency vehicles. Access routes

leading to the course are closed to

vehicles.

4. Vehicle parking or stopping along

Bouse Road, Shea Road, and Swansea

Road is prohibited except for the

designated spectator areas.

5. Spectator viewing is limited to two

designated spectator areas located at:

a. South and north of Shea Road,

approximately 7 miles east of Parker,

Arizona.

b. Bouse Road, also known as

Swansea Road, approximately 2 miles

north of Bouse, Arizona).

6. The following regulations will be in

effect for the duration of the closure:

Unless otherwise authorized, no person

shall:

a. Camp in any area outside of the

designated spectator areas.

b. Enter any portion of the race course

or any wash located within the race

course, including all portions of

Osborne Wash.

c. Spectate or otherwise be located

outside of the designated spectator

areas.

d. Cut or collect firewood of any kind,

including dead and down wood or other

vegetative material.

e. Be in possession of any alcoholic

beverage unless that person has reached

the age of 21 years.

f. Possess, discharge, or use firearms,

other weapons, or fireworks.

g. Park, stop, or stand any vehicle

outside of the designated spectator

areas.

h. Operate any vehicle, including an

off-highway vehicle (OHV), which is not

legally registered for street and highway

operation, including operation of such a

vehicle in spectator viewing areas, along

the race course, and in designated pit

areas.

i. Park any vehicle in violation of

posted restrictions, or in such a manner

as to obstruct or impede normal or

emergency traffic movement or the

parking of other vehicles, create a safety

hazard, or endanger any person,

property or feature. Vehicles so parked

are subject to citation, removal and

impoundment at the owner’s expense.

j. Take any vehicle through, around or

beyond a restrictive sign, recognizable

barricade, fence or traffic control barrier.

k. Fail to keep their site free of trash

and litter during the period of

occupancy or fail to remove all personal

equipment, trash, and litter upon

departure.

l. Violate quiet hours by causing an

unreasonable noise as determined by

the authorized officer between the hours

of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Arizona time.

m. Allow any pet or other animal in

their care to be unrestrained at any time.

Signs and maps directing the public to

the designated spectator areas will be

provided by the Bureau of Land

Management and the event sponsor.

The above restrictions do not apply to

emergency vehicles and vehicles owned

by the United States, the State of

Arizona or to La Paz County. Vehicles

under permit for operation by event

participants must follow the race permit

stipulations. Operators of permitted

vehicles shall maintain a maximum

speed limit of 35 mph on all La Paz

County and BLM roads and ways.

Authority for closure of public lands is

found in 43 CFR 8340, Subpart 8341; 43

CFR 8360, Subpart 8364.1, and 43 CFR

8372. Persons who violate this closure

order are subject to arrest and, upon

conviction, may be fined not more than

$100,000 and/or imprisoned for not

more than 12 months.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Harris, BLM Ranger, or Myron

McCoy, Outdoor Recreation Planner,

Havasu Resource Area, 3189 Sweetwater

Avenue, Lake Havasu City, Arizona

86406, (520) 855–8017.
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Dated: December 15, 1995.

William J. Liebhauser,

Area Manager.

[FR Doc. 95–31067 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–32–P

[AZ–054–06–1430–00; AZA 29390]

Notice of Realty Action, Recreation

and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act

Classification, Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The following public lands in

La Paz County, Arizona, have been

examined and found suitable for

classification for lease under the

provisions of the Recreation and Public

Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.

869 et seq.). The classification is for the

following lands for recreational or

historical purposes.

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

T. 10 N., R. 15 W.,

Sec. 28, W1⁄2SW1⁄4;

Sec. 29, lots 1 to 6, inclusive, NW1⁄4SW1⁄4;

Sec. 32, lots 1 and 2;

Sec. 33, lots 1 and 2;

MS 2797.

The area described contains 1,010 acres.

The lands are not needed for Federal

purposes. Lease is consistent with the

current BLM land use planning 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 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.

3. All minerals shall be reserved to

the United States, together with the

right to prospect for, mine, and remove

materials.

4. All valid existing rights

documented on the official public land

records at the time of lease issuance.

5. Any other reservations that the

authorized officer determines

appropriate to ensure public access and

proper management of Federal lands

and interests therein.

Detailed information concerning this

action is available for review at the

office of the Bureau of Land

Management, Yuma District, Havasu

Resource Area, 3189 Sweetwater

Avenue, Lake Havasu City, Arizona.

Upon publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the lands will be

segregated from all forms of

appropriation under the public land

laws, including the general mining laws,

except for lease under the Recreation

and Public Purposes 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 lease

or classification of the lands to the Area

Manager, Havasu Resource Area Office,

3189 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu

City, AZ 86406.

Classification Comments

Interested parties may submit

comments involving the suitability of

the lands for recreational or historical

purposes. 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

the local planning and zoning, or if the

use is consistent with the State and

Federal programs.

Application Comments

Interested parties may submit

comments regarding the specific use

proposed, 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 recreational

purposes.

Any adverse comments will be

reviewed by the State Director. In the

absence of any adverse comments, the

classification will become effective

February 20, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen Montgomery, Bureau of Land

Management, Havasu Resource Area

Office, 3189 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake

Havasu City, Arizona, (520) 855–8017.

Dated: December 13, 1995.

Robert M. Henderson,

Acting Area Manager.

[FR Doc. 95–31063 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–32–P

[NM–932–1430–01; NMNM 69994–25, et al.]

Issuance of Exchange Conveyance

Document; New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The United States issued an

exchange conveyance document to The

Nature Conservancy (TNC) on

September 23, 1994, for the following

described land in Otero County, New

Mexico, pursuant to the Section 206 of

the Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C.

1716):

NMNM 69994–28

New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 16 S., R. 10 E.,

Sec. 5, lots 21 and 28.

Containing 39.26 acres.

In exchange the United States

acquired the surface estate in the

following described land located in Rio

Arriba County, New Mexico:

NMNM 69994–25

T. 27 N., R. 2 E.,

Sec. 28, S1⁄2NW1⁄4 and SW1⁄4.

Containing 240.00 acres.

NMNM 69994–26

T. 27 N., R. 2 E.,

Sec. 33, W1⁄2

Containing 320.00 acres.

The purpose of the exchange was to

acquire land for the Rio Chama National

Wild and Scenic River as part of an

ongoing TNC Exchange Pool.

Dated: December 14, 1995.

Richard A. Whitley,

Acting State Director.

[FR Doc. 95–31111 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–M

[NV–030–5700–77; N–59714]

Notice of Realty Action; Modification of

Recreation and Public Purposes

Classification and Designation of

Public Land for Sale; Lyon County,

Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Classification of the following

land pursuant to the Recreation and

Public Purposes Act of 1926, as

amended, (43 U.S.C. 869, et seq.), is

hereby modified to allow for disposal of

the land through sale under sections 203

and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.

1713 and 1719, at no less than fair

market value:

Mt. Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 20 N., R.25 E.,

Sec. 8, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4.

Containing 40 acres.

Fair market value has been determined to

be $68,000.00.

DATES: Comments on the proposed land

sale will be accepted until February 5,

1996. The land will not be offered for

sale until 60 days after publication of

this Notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo

Ann Hufnagle, Bureau of Land

Management, Carson City District