Notice2026-08349
Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification in Graham County, AZ
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Published
April 30, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has determined that 280 acres of public land in Graham County, Arizona, are suitable for conveyance to the City of Safford under the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act. The city plans to use the land to expand its landfill for solid waste disposal.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 83 (Thursday, April 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 23304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08349]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[A2407-014-004-065516; #O2509-014-004-125222; LLAZG010000]
Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification
in Graham County, AZ
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of realty action.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has determined that 280
acres of public land in Graham County, Arizona, are suitable for
conveyance to the City of Safford under the Recreation and Public
Purposes (R&PP) Act. The city plans to use the land to expand its
landfill for solid waste disposal.
DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding this
proposed classification for patent on or before June 15, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be mailed, or hand delivered to the
BLM, Safford Field Office, 711 14th Ave., Safford, AZ 85546. Comments
may also be submitted electronically at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e1a3adacbea0bbbeb2a7aeb6a4a3a1838d8ccf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ac8c6c7d5cbd0d5d9ccc5ddcfc8cae8e6e7a4ede5fc">[email protected]</span></a>. The BLM
will not consider comments received by telephone.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clara Gauna, Realty Specialist,
telephone: (928) 348-4434, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#02616563776c6342606e6f2c656d74"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="90f3f7f1e5fef1d0f2fcfdbef7ffe6">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals in the
United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services. 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 subject lands have been examined in an
environmental assessment (DOI-BLM-AZ-G010-2025-0020-EA). Conveyance
would be in conformance with the BLM Safford District Resource
Management Plan (RMP) and environmental impact statement as approved in
the Partial Records of Decision dated September 1992 and July 1994, and
as amended by the Decision Record for the Land Tenure Amendment to the
Safford District RMP approved in September 1994. The lands are legally
described as:
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 6 S., R. 26 E.,
Sec. 30, S\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/
4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
The areas described contains 280 acres.
Records regarding the solid waste disposal on the land are
maintained by the city of Safford. Solid waste commonly includes small
quantities of commercial hazardous waste and household hazardous waste
as determined in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 6901), and defined in 40 CFR 261.4 and 261.5.
Although there is no indication that these materials pose any
significant risk to human health or the environment, future land uses
should be limited to those which do not penetrate the liner or final
cover of the landfill unless excavation is conducted subject to
applicable State and Federal requirements.
All interested parties will receive this notice after it is
published in the Federal Register. It will also appear in a local
newspaper once a week for 3 consecutive weeks.
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 United States general mining laws, except for
conveyance under the R&PP Act, leasing under the mineral leasing laws
and disposals under the mineral material disposal laws. The segregation
will terminate upon issuance of a patent, upon final rejection of the
application, or 18 months from the date of this notice, whichever
occurs first.
The patent of the land, when issued, will be subject to the
following terms, conditions, and reservations:
1. The reservation to the United States of a right-of-way thereon
for ditches and 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 all applicable regulations of the
Secretary of the Interior, including regulations at 43 CFR 2743.
3. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together
with the right to prospect for, mine and remove such deposits from the
same under applicable law and such regulations as the Secretary of the
Interior may prescribe; and subject to valid existing 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 patentee's use, occupancy, or
operations on the patented lands.
6. Any other reservations that the authorized officer determines
are appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of
Federal lands and interests therein.
7. Additional terms, conditions and reservations may be added as
the authorized officer deems appropriate.
Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments
involving the suitability of the land for solid waste disposal
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 parties may submit comments
regarding the 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 lands for the R&PP
patent.
Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the BLM Arizona State
Director, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the
absence of any adverse comments, the classification will become
effective on June 29, 2026. The land 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 2743.2)
Sharisse Flatt,
Field Manager, Safford Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2026-08349 Filed 4-29-26; 8:45 am]
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