Notice2024-21136
Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification and Segregation for the City of Redmond's Wastewater Expansion Project
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Published
September 18, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Prineville District, Deschutes Field Office, is examining 541.5 acres of public lands in Deschutes County, Oregon for suitability of classification for conveyance to the City of Redmond under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act (RPPA), as amended. The City of Redmond proposes to use the land for the expansion of its municipal wastewater treatment facility.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76502-76503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21136]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_OR_FRN_MO4500177922]
Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act
Classification and Segregation for the City of Redmond's Wastewater
Expansion Project
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of realty action.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Prineville District,
Deschutes Field Office, is examining 541.5 acres of public lands in
Deschutes County, Oregon for suitability of classification for
conveyance to the City of Redmond under the provisions of the
Recreation and Public Purposes Act (RPPA), as amended. The City of
Redmond proposes to use the land for the expansion of its municipal
wastewater treatment facility.
DATES: Submit written comments regarding this classification and RPPA
application on or before November 4, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be mailed, or hand delivered to the
BLM, Prineville District Office, Deschutes Field Office, 3050 NE 3rd
Street, Prineville, Oregon 97754. Comments may also be submitted
electronically at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e88a8485b7879ab7989ab78489868c9ba88a8485c68f879e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="452729281a2a371a35371a29242b2136052729286b222a33">[email protected]</span></a>, via BLM's website at <a href="https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2022284/510">https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2022284/510</a>, and fax 541-416-
6782. Those interested in making a comment by phone can call 541-416-
6711.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ferris Couture, Planning and
Environmental Coordinator, telephone 541-416-6711; address 3050 NE
Third Street, Prineville, OR 97754; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2d0dedfedddc0edc2c0edded3dcd6c1f2d0dedf9cd5ddc4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abc9c7c6f4c4d9f4dbd9f4c7cac5cfd8ebc9c7c685ccc4dd">[email protected]</span></a>.
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, blind, hard of hearing,
or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to
access telecommunications relay services for contacting Mrs. Couture.
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands will be examined under an
environmental assessment (DOI-BLM-ORWA-P060-2023-0006-EA), and if they
are determined to be suitable for disposal through this planning
process, the lands will be found as suitable to classify for conveyance
under the provisions of the RPPA. The lands are legally described as:
Patent
Willamette Meridian, Oregon
T. 14 S., R. 12 E.,
sec. 24, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\.
T. 14 S., R. 13 E.,
sec. 19, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\.
The areas described aggregate 379.38 acres, more or less.
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Willamette Meridian, Oregon
T. 14 S., R. 13 E.,
sec. 19, lots 1 and 2, and E\1/2\NW\1/4\.
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The area described contains 162.12 acres, more or less.
The total area described contains 541.5 acres, more or less.
In accordance with the RPPA, the City of Redmond has filed an
application to purchase the above-described lands to expand its
wastewater treatment facility. The current facility is operating over
capacity, and it is necessary for the City to acquire these public
lands to expand its facilities to ensure that anticipated future
population growth can be accommodated.
If these public lands are conveyed to the City of Redmond under the
RPPA, the United States will retain a limited reversionary interest
dictating that the conveyed lands would revert back to the United
States unless substantially used in accordance with an approved plan
and schedule of development on or before five years after the
conveyance. Under no circumstances will any portion of these lands be
reconveyed back to the United States that have been used for solid
waste disposal or for any other purpose that the authorized officer
determines may have resulted in the disposal, placement, or release of
any hazardous substances. Prior to conveyance of the lands, a Phase I
Environmental Site Assessment would be conducted to ensure BLM
compliance with section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act. Under the provision of the
RPPA, government entities requesting the acquisition of BLM-
administered land for public health-related facilities qualify for
special pricing at $10 per acre, and the purchase price of the
requested 541.5 acres would therefore be $5,415.00.
A copy of this notice will be published in the newspaper of local
circulation once a week for three consecutive weeks and posted to the
BLM's National Environmental Policy Act register ePlanning: <a href="https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2018065/510">https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2018065/510</a>.
Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the lands
will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the
public land laws, including location under the mining laws, except for
conveyance under the RPPA and leasing under the mineral leasing laws.
The conveyance of the lands, if it occurs, will be subject to the
following terms, conditions, and reservations:
1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by the
authority of the United States pursuant to the Act of August 30, 1890
(43 U.S.C. 945).
2. Provisions of the RPPA and all applicable regulations of the
Secretary of the Interior.
3. All mineral deposits in the lands so conveyed, and the right to
prospect for, mine, and remove such deposits from the same under
applicable law and regulations as established by the Secretary of the
Interior are reserved to the United States, together with all necessary
access and exit rights.
4. Conveyance of the parcels is subject to valid existing rights.
5. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United
States from claims arising out of the acquiring entity's use,
occupancy, or occupation on the conveyed lands.
6. Any other reservations that the authorized officer determines
appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of Federal
lands and interests therein.
7. No portion of the land shall under any circumstances revert to
the United States if any such portion has been used for solid waste
disposal or for any other purpose which may result in the disposal,
placement, or release of any hazardous substance.
Classification Comments: Interested persons may submit comments
involving the suitability of the lands for development as a wastewater
treatment facility. Comments on the classification are restricted to
whether the lands are physically suited for the proposal, whether the
development will maximize the future use or uses of the lands, 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 RPPA application and plan of
development, whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures,
or any other factor not directly relating to the suitability of the
lands for use as a wastewater treatment facility.
Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the BLM Oregon/Washington
State Director or other authorized official of the Department of the
Interior, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the
absence of any adverse comments, the classification will become
effective on November 18, 2024. The lands will not be offered for
conveyance until after the classification becomes effective.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in any comment, 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)
Kevin K. Weldon,
Acting Field Manager, Prineville District, Deschutes Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2024-21136 Filed 9-17-24; 8:45 am]
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