[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 111 (Friday, June 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 29129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14410]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[CA-017-1430-01; CACA 3511, CACA 3512, CAS 4427, CAS 5594]


Notice of Realty Action: Classification for Conveyance and Intent 
To Convey Lands for Landfill Purposes, Mono County, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Classification of Suitability for Conveyance and Intent to 
Convey Lands for Landfill Purposes.

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SUMMARY: The County of Mono has requested that the four landfills 
currently leased (total of 93.56 acres) from the Bureau of Land 
Management be patented to the County under the authority of the 
Recreation and Public Purposes Act of June 14, 1926, as amended. It is 
in the Public's interest to classify the lands as suitable for 
conveyance. Pending the completion of the Environmental Assessment and 
the Landfill Transfer Audit (LTA), it is the Intent of the Bureau of 
Land Management to Convey the lands to the County of Mono. The 
Classification and Intent to Convey involves the following lands 
located in the County of Mono, California:
    Federal Lands, to be Conveyed to the County of Mono:

Mount Diablo Meridian, California,

T. 8 N., R. 23 E.,
    Sec. 9, Lot 3; (Walker).
T. 5 N., R. 25 E.,
    Sec. 28, E\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\; 
(Bridgeport).
T. 1 S., R. 32 E.,
    Sec. 32, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\; (Benton).
T. 5 S., R., 33 E.,
    Sec. 9, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\; (Chalfant).

    containing 93.56 acres more or less.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The landfills known as Walker and Bridgeport 
were classified for lease for landfill purposes and have been leased 
since 1974. The Benton and Chalfant landfills and were classified for 
lease for landfill purposes and have been leased since 1983. The County 
of Mono is a qualified applicant for conveyance. The Classification of 
suitable for Conveyance stems from the Bishop Resource Management Plan 
Record of Decision dated March 25, 1993. The Decision identified the 
lands for disposal for landfill purposes. Final determination on the 
Intent to Convey will made using public comments, an environmental 
assessment and a Landfill Transfer Audit (LTA). The conveyance document 
(patent) for the Federal public lands will include the following terms, 
conditions or reservations to the United States:
    1. ``A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by 
the authority of the United States. Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 
945).''
    2. Provisions of the R&PP Act and applicable regulations of the 
Secretary of the Interior.
    3. All valid and existing rights documented on the official public 
land records at the time of patent issuance.
    4. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals. Upon 
publication of this Notice in the Federal Register, the public lands 
described above are segregated from all forms of appropriation under 
the public land laws, including the mineral laws for a period of five 
years from the date of publication. The segregative effect shall 
terminate as provided by 43 CFR 2201.1(c).
    Detailed information concerning the Classification or the Intent to 
Convey is available at the Bishop Resource Area Office, 785 N. Main St. 
Suite E, Bishop, CA 93514 or by contacting Larry Primosch at (619) 872-
4881. For a period of 45 days after the initial publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register, interested parties may submit comments 
to the Area Manager, Bishop Resource Area at the above address.

CLASSIFICATION COMMENTS: Interested parties may submit valid comments 
on the suitability of the landfills for Classification to Convey.

CONVEYANCE/ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT/LTA COMMENTS: Interested parties 
may submit valid comments on the Intent to Convey and the associated 
Environmental Assessment and Landfill Transfer Audit.

    Dated: May 31, 1996.
Douglas S. Dodge,
Acting Area Manager, Bishop Resource Area.
[FR Doc. 96-14410 Filed 6-6-96; 8:45 am]
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