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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_AZ_FRN_MO4500178910]
Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification;
Arizona
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of realty action.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Hassayampa Field Office,
examined two parcels consisting of approximately 640 acres of public land and
determined that the parcels are suitable for classification for lease and/or conveyance
under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purpose Act, as amended (R&PP). The
R&PP allows local governments to lease, develop, and subsequently acquire public lands
for recreational uses when the proposed use complies with local government and BLM
land use planning. The City of Buckeye (Applicant) filed an application to develop the
land as a local park that will help meet future expanding recreational needs in Buckeye,
Arizona. The BLM is seeking public comments as to the suitability of the lands for lease
and/or conveyance under the R&PP Act.
DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding this proposed
classification for lease and/or conveyance on or before [INSERT DATE 45 DAYS
AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].
ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to the BLM Hassayampa Field Office, Ryan
Randell, Land Law Examiner, 2020 East Bell Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Randell, Land Law Examiner,
at the above address, by telephone at 602-867-5400, or by email at rrandell@blm.gov.
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 R&PP project is consistent with the BLM
Bradshaw-Harquahala Resource Management Plan dated April 22, 2010. The two
parcels are 320 acres each, which would add a total of 640 acres to the adjacent 8,675acre Skyline Regional Park. The subject parcels are located within the White Tank
Mountains, within the city of Buckeye, north of Interstate 10, and are legally described
as:
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 2 N. R. 3 W.,
sec. 14, E1/2;
sec. 26, N1/2.
The areas described aggregate 640 acres, more or less, according to the official plat of the
survey of the said land on file with the BLM.
Plans for the R&PP project consist of trails connecting to the existing and planned
Skyline Regional Park trail network with trailhead parking, rest nodes with restrooms,
shade structures, seating and site furnishings, signage, and access roads from the future
Verrado road network. The trails are anticipated to be single-track, shared-use, nonmotorized trails for hiking, mountain biking, and equestrian use. Long term future
improvements could include a bike skills area that would utilize the varied terrain of the
White Tank Mountains foothills to offer a variety of bike recreation opportunities, such
as pump track style courses, BMX challenge courses, flow trails, mountain bike trails
ranging in difficulty, and training areas for beginners.

The conveyance document, if and when issued, would be subject to the provisions
of the R&PP Act, to all applicable regulations of the Secretary of Interior, and the
following terms and conditions:
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. All mineral deposits in the land, and to it, or persons authorized by it, the right to
prospect for, mine, and remove such deposits from the same under applicable law
and regulations to be established by the Secretary of the Interior.
3. Subject to valid existing rights.
4. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United States from claims
arising out of the use, occupancy, or occupations on the lands.
Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the land described above
will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the public land laws,
including the general mining laws, except for lease/conveyance under the R&PP Act, and
leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws.
Interested parties may submit comments to this Notice of Realty Action (NORA)
involving the classification of lands as being suitable for further development of Skyline
Regional Park, 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.
Comments to this NORA must be submitted in writing and sent to the BLM Hassayampa
Field Office on or before the date listed under the DATES section above.
All comments received from publication of this notice will then be considered for
analysis in the Environmental Assessment (EA) for this project. Once the EA is
completed, it will be made available on the BLM National NEPA Register (eplanning
website) at https://eplanning.blm.gov. Interested parties on file with the BLM, including

anyone that submitted a comment to the NORA, will be sent a notice that the EA is
available for review. Beginning the day that the EA is published on the eplanning
website, the public will be given an additional 30 days to submit comments.
Comments during the 30-day EA comment period may include concerns over the
specific use proposed in the application, the Plan of Development (POD), and whether
the BLM followed proper administrative procedures. All comments during the NEPA
comment period must be submitted directly onto the eplanning website. Comments
received during the EA comment period will be considered in reaching a decision
regarding leasing and/or conveying the lands under the R&PP Act. Other pertinent
information related to the project such as the POD and maps will also be made available
for review on the eplanning website.
Any adverse comments received will be considered protests and 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 to the NORA, the classification of lands
will become effective 60 days from the date of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. In the absence of any adverse comments to the EA, a decision will be made in
response to the R&PP application and will be posted on the eplanning website.
Before including your address, phone number, email, address, or other personal
identifying information in any of your comments, 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.
James Holden,
Acting Field Manager, BLM Hassayampa Field Office.

[FR Doc. 2024-14943 Filed: 7/8/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 7/9/2024]