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contractors, or lessees, or any third 

party, arising out of or in connection 

with the use and/or occupancy of the 

leased/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 

substances, 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 solids or hazardous 

substances or wastes, 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 substances or wastes; 

or (6) natural resource damages as 

defined by Federal and State law. 

Lessee/patentee shall stipulate that it 

will be solely responsible for 

compliance with all applicable Federal, 

State, and local environmental and 

regulatory provisions, throughout the 

life of the facility, including any closure 

or post-closure requirements that may 

be imposed with respect to any physical 

plant or facility upon the real property 

under any Federal, State, or local 

environmental laws or regulatory 

provisions. This covenant shall be 

construed as running with the above 

described parcel of land patented or 

otherwise conveyed by the United 

States, and may be enforced by the 

United States in a court of competent 

jurisdiction.’’ 

Classification Comments: Interested 

persons may submit comments 

involving the suitability of the land for 

development of open space and 

recreational park 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 

local planning and zoning, or if the use 

is consistent with State and Federal 

programs. 

Application Comments: Interested 

persons may submit comments 

regarding the specific use proposed in 

the application 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 lands for open 

space and recreational park purposes. 

Any adverse comments will be reviewed 

by the BLM State Director. In the 

absence of any adverse comments, the 

classification will become effective on 

September 8, 2009. The lands will not 

be offered for conveyance until after the 

classification becomes effective. 

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. 

Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5. 

Teresa A. Raml, 

District Manager. 

[FR Doc. E9–16129 Filed 7–7–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLES002000.L1430000.ES0000; FLES 

051657] 

Notice of Realty Action: Recreation 

and Public Purposes Act (R&PP) Act 

Classification and Conveyance; Lee 

County, FL 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of realty action. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) has examined and 

found suitable for lease and/or 

conveyance to the City of Sanibel Island 

under the provisions of the Recreation 

and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act of 

1926, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et 

seq.), approximately 44.77 acres of 

public land in Sanibel Island, Lee 

County, Florida. The City of Sanibel 

Island proposes to use the land for a 

park. 

DATES: Interested parties may submit 

written comments regarding this 

proposed classification or lease/ 

conveyance of public land until August 

24, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit your written 

comments to the Field Manager, Bureau 

of Land Management—Eastern States 

(BLM–ES), Jackson Field Office, 411 

Briarwood Drive, Suite 404, Jackson, 

Mississippi 39206. Comments received 

in electronic form, such as e-mail or 

facsimile, will not be considered. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vicky Craft, BLM–ES Jackson Field 

Office at (601) 977–5435 or at the 

address above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with Section 7 of the Act of 

June 28, 1943, as amended, (43 U.S.C 

315f), and Executive Order (EO) 6964, 

the following described public land in 

Lee County, Florida has been examined 

and found suitable for classification for 

lease and/or conveyance under the 

provisions of the R&PP Act, as 

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

accordingly, opened for only that 

purpose. 

Tallahassee Meridian 

T. 46 S., R.23 E., 

Sec. 21, lots 1 and 4. 

The area described contains 44.77 acres, 

more or less, in Lee County, Florida. 

The parcel contains the Sanibel Island 

Lighthouse and is located on the eastern 

point of the island. The land had been 

withdrawn to the United States Coast 

Guard (USCG) for lighthouse purposes 

by Executive Order on December 19, 

1883. The withdrawal was revoked by 

Public Land Order (PLO) No. 7711, 

which made the land available for lease 

and/or conveyance under the R&PP Act. 

Conveyance of the land to the City of 

Sanibel Island is consistent with the 

Florida Resource Management Plan, 

dated June 21, 1995, and would be in 

the public interest. Additional detailed 

information pertaining to this 

application, including a plan of 

development, and map depicting the 

public land is available for review at the 

BLM–ES Jackson Field Office. 

The City of Sanibel Island has not 

applied for more than the 640 acre 

limitation for recreation uses in a year 

and has submitted a statement in 

compliance with the regulations at 43 

CFR 2741.4(b). The City of Sanibel 

Island proposes to use the land as a 

park. 

The City of Sanibel Island has applied 

for patent to the land under the R&PP 

Act of 1926. The patent or a lease, if 

issued, would be subject to the 

following terms, conditions and 

reservations to the United States: 

1. Provisions of the R&PP Act of 1926, 

as amended, and all applicable 

regulations of the Secretary of the 

Interior, including, but not limited to, 

those terms required by 43 CFR 2741.9. 

2. Valid existing rights. 

3. Reserved right of the USCG to 

maintain the light and have ingress and 

egress rights to the light. 

4. All minerals are reserved to the 

United States, together with the right to 

prospect, mine and remove the 

minerals. 

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5. Terms and conditions identified 

through the site specific environmental 

analysis. 

6. Any other rights or reservations 

that the authorized officer deems 

appropriate to ensure public access and 

proper management of Federal land and 

interest therein. 

7. The lessee/patentee, its successors 

or assigns, by accepting a lease/patent, 

agrees to indemnify, defend, or hold the 

United States, its officers, agents, 

representatives, and employees 

(hereinafter ‘‘United States’’) harmless 

from any costs, damages, claims, causes 

of action, penalties, fines, liabilities, and 

judgments of any kind or nature arising 

out of, or in connection with the 

lessee’s/patentee’s use, occupancy, or 

operations on the leased/patented real 

property. This indemnification and hold 

harmless agreement includes, but is not 

limited to, acts or omissions of the 

patentee and its employees, agents, 

contractors, lessees, or any third party, 

arising out of or in connection with the 

lessee’s/patentee’s use, occupancy or 

operations on the patented real property 

which cause or give rise to, in whole or 

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

and local laws and regulations that are 

now, or may in future become, 

applicable to the real property and/or 

applicable to the use, occupancy, and/ 

or operations thereon; (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), pollutant(s) or 

contaminant(s), and/or petroleum 

product or derivative of a petroleum 

product, as defined by Federal and state 

environmental laws; off, on, into or 

under land, property and other interests 

of the United States; (5) Other activities 

by which solid or hazardous 

substances(s) or waste(s), pollutant(s) or 

contaminant(s), or petroleum product or 

derivative of a petroleum product as 

defined by Federal and State 

environmental laws are generated, 

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 

the said solid or hazardous substance(s) 

or waste(s), pollutant(s) or 

contaminant(s), or petroleum product or 

derivative of a petroleum product; (6) 

Natural resource damages as defined by 

Federal and State laws. Lessee/Patentee 

shall stipulate that it will be solely 

responsible for compliance with all 

applicable Federal, State and local 

environmental laws and regulatory 

provisions, throughout the life of the 

facility, including and closure and/or 

post-closure requirements that may be 

imposed with respect to any physical 

plant and/or facility upon the real 

property under any Federal, State or 

local environmental laws or regulatory 

provisions. In the case of a patent being 

issued, this covenant shall be construed 

as running with the patented real 

property and may be enforced by the 

United States in a court of competent 

jurisdiction. 

Upon publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register, the land described 

above will be segregated from all other 

forms of disposal or appropriation 

under the public land laws, including 

the general mining laws, except for lease 

and/or conveyance under the R&PP Act 

and leasing under the mineral leasing 

laws. 

Classification Comments: Interested 

persons may submit comments 

involving the suitability of the land for 

a park. 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 local planning 

and zoning, or if the use is consistent 

with State and Federal programs. 

Application Comments: Interested 

persons may submit comments 

regarding the specific use proposed in 

the application and plan of 

development and the management plan, 

whether the BLM followed proper 

administrative procedures in reaching 

the decision to lease or convey under 

the R&PP Act, or any other factor not 

directly related to the suitability of the 

land for R&PP use. 

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 in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Any adverse comments will be 

reviewed by the State Director of the 

BLM–ES. In the absence of any adverse 

comments, the classification of the land 

described in the notice will become 

effective 60 days after publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register. The 

land will not be conveyed until after the 

classification becomes effective. 

Corey Grant, 

Acting State Director. 

[FR Doc. E9–16133 Filed 7–7–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNVC02000.L57000000.BX0000; 9–08807; 

TAS: 14X5017] 

Temporary Closure of Public Lands in 

Washoe County, NV 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Closure. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 43 CFR 8364.1 

certain public lands near Stead, Nevada, 

will be temporarily closed to all public 

use. This action is being taken to 

provide for public safety during the 

2009 Reno National Championship Air 

Races. 

DATES: Effective Dates: Closure to all 

public use September 12 through 

September 20, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Linda Kelly, Sierra Front Field Office 

Manager at (775) 885–6118. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

closure is authorized under the 

provisions of the Federal Land Policy 

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

1701 et. seq. This closure applies to all 

public use, including pedestrian use 

and vehicles. The public lands affected 

by this closure are described as follows: 

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada 

T. 21 N., R. 19 E., 

Sec. 8, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, E1⁄2SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 16, N1⁄2, SE1⁄4. 

The area described contains 680 acres, 

more or less. 

Exceptions: Closure restrictions do 

not apply to event officials, medical/ 

rescue, law enforcement, and agency 

personnel monitoring the events. 

Penalties: Any person who fails to 

comply with this closure order is 

subject to arrest and, upon conviction, 

may be fined not more than $1,000 and/ 

or imprisonment for not more than 12 

months. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 8360.0–7 and 8364.1) 

Bryant Smith, 

Associate Manager, Carson City District. 

[FR Doc. E9–16138 Filed 7–7–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE 

UNITED STATES 

Meeting of the Judicial Conference 

Advisory Committee on Rules of 

Bankruptcy Procedure 

AGENCY: Judicial Conference of the 

United States Advisory Committee on 

Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. 

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