<br />[)nlnll~
<br />
<br />classified for sale pUl'I.uant to the Pub-
<br />lic Land Sale Act IllS being required lor
<br />the orderly growth and development of
<br />a community. U m adequate zoning reg-
<br />ulations are In effect and Illl adequate
<br />local governmental comprehensIVe plans
<br />ha\'c been adopted.
<br />(3) Lands determined to be needed
<br />lor urban or suburban purposes may be
<br />classified lor di.<;.posal under any appro.
<br />priate law other Ulan the Public Land
<br />Sale Act. U dispooal under such other
<br />authority would be consistent with local
<br />comprehen~lve plans. or In the absence
<br />of such plans, with the \'Iews of local
<br />governmental authorltiffl.
<br />'4) Where mOfe than one form ofdis-
<br />posal is possible, the authorized olficer
<br />wUl Sf'lect that course of action which
<br />will best promote devt'lopmt'nt of the
<br />land for uJoon or suburban pU~s.
<br />lei Additional criteria /OT cllU$ifico-
<br />tion of lands valuable for public pW"-
<br />poses. (1) To be valuable for public
<br />purpose:;, lands must be sult."lble fOJ use
<br />b)' a State or local gov~rnmental entity
<br />or agency for some non-coIDfn('rcial and
<br />non-indmtrial ~v('mmellt-al program or
<br />suitable for transfer to a non-Fl'del'al
<br />interest in a transaction whlrh will ben-
<br />efit a Federal. state, or local gon'm-
<br />mental program.
<br />.21 Lands found to be valuable for
<br />public pUf'j')06e$ may be classified fOJ
<br />sale pursuant to the Public L..'uld Sale
<br />Act. as chieflY valuable for public uses or
<br />development or for transfer in satisfac-
<br />tion of a state land grant, or for trans-
<br />fer to a state or local Rovernmental
<br />agency In exchange for other property.
<br />or for transfcr to a go\'crnmental agency
<br />under any applicable act of Congress
<br />other than Ule Recreation and Public
<br />Purposes Act r44 Stat.14.l I, as amended
<br />143 U.S.C. 869-86~I, if 11.1 the pro-
<br />posed use lneludes profit activities or If
<br />the InteresU>d., qual1fled governmental
<br />agency and the authorized officer agree
<br />that there Is no need for t.be perpetual
<br />dedic.<1tion of th(' lands to publlc uses
<br />requln>d by the Recreation and Public
<br />Purpos.e:>Act, and (ill 1n the case of sales
<br />under the Publtc Land Sale Act. ade-
<br />quate zoning regulations exist in the
<br />area In whIch the lands are located,
<br />131 Lands found to Ix> valuable for
<br />public purposes will ordinarily be classi-
<br />fied for sale or lease under the Recrea-
<br />tion and PUblic PunXlSE'S Act (~ S\lb-
<br />part 223:! of I,hls chapten if thf' proposed
<br />u~ Involve5 non-profit activities and If
<br />It l'l detennlned by the authorl7.ed officer
<br />thnt tht' prods kills of that Act are re-
<br />qull't"d to insure the continued dediea.
<br />tlon of the lands to such uses, or otller-
<br />'A-1se to carry out the purposes of the
<br />ACt.
<br />(4l Lands mllY be c1a$SlfIed for ex-
<br />change under appropriate authorlt,y
<br />whrre they arc found to be chlefiy valu-
<br />able for public purpot;e'S because they
<br />have specIal valul's, arising from the in-
<br />tl'rcst of exchange proponents, for ex-
<br />change for other lands which are nl't"dl'd
<br />for the support of II Federal program.
<br />Idl Additional c1itena lor classifica-
<br />tion oj lands t;tlluable for residential,
<br />commercial. agricultural, or illdv.stTial
<br />
<br />RULES AND REGULATIONS
<br />
<br />purpose". (1) Lands which have value
<br />tor resIdentlal. eommercla.l, acricultural,
<br />or Industrial purposes, or tor more than
<br />one of such p\1J'P()5eS, will be considered
<br />ch1cfiy valuable for that purpose which
<br />represents the "hlghest and best use" of
<br />the lands, I.e.. their m06t profitable legal
<br />we in prlvaieownershlp.
<br />121 Lands may be clll.l!.'llfied for sale
<br />pursuant to the Public Land Sale Act as
<br />being chle8y valuable for residential.
<br />commercial. agricultural, or industrial
<br />uses or development tother !Juan grazing
<br />use or use for raislng native forage
<br />croPSl, II III adequat.e zoning reljU1a.tklns
<br />are in effect, and, where the lands also
<br />are needed for urban or suburban devel-
<br />opment, (ill adequale local govemmen-
<br />tal comprehensive plans ha\'e been
<br />adopted..
<br />(31 Land:! determined to be valuable
<br />for resldenUnl, comm("rdal. ag-rlcuItural,
<br />or Industrial puI'p06t'8 may be class1fled
<br />for dL..po&al uuder any appropr1a.te au-
<br />thority other than the PUblic Land Sale
<br />Act tf tit dil;.pmal under such other au.
<br />thorit.y would be consistent with local
<br />governmental comprehensIve plans, ,or
<br />HI) In tile absence of such plans, with
<br />the views of local govC'rrunental authori-
<br />ties.
<br />(4) Lands outside of Ahskll mar be
<br />classifif'd as suita.ble for homestead entry
<br />under Subpart 2211 of this chapter If
<br />thE'Y are tll chiefly valuable fOl' agricul-
<br />tural purpoll('l\, and fill suitable for de-
<br />velopment as a home and farm for a
<br />man and hi.l:i familY. and tUIl the an-
<br />tlcipated return from agricultural use
<br />of the land would support the residents.
<br />If it is determined that the Irrigation of
<br />land otherwIse suitable for homestelUt
<br />entry would endanger the supply of ade-
<br />quate water for exl.sUng users or cause
<br />!.he dissipation of water r~rves, :such
<br />land \!ItII not be classified for entry,
<br />Land may be classified for homl!'Stead
<br />("ntl'Y only If rainfall is adequate, or 11
<br />under State law, theJe la avallable to !.he
<br />land sumclent Irrigation wa.ter, to per-
<br />mit agricultural development of Its cul-
<br />tivable portions.
<br />(5) Lands may be c1~tfled as suitable
<br />for desert land entry under Subpart 2226
<br />of this chapter 1f (I I the landS are chieflY
<br />valuable for aa:rlcultural purpo:ses, and
<br />Ell) all provisions concerning Irrigation
<br />water :set forth In J 2410.1-3(dl (41 are
<br />met..
<br />161 Lands outsIde ot Alaska may be
<br />classlflf'd as suitable. for IndlaD allot-
<br />ment under Subpart 2212 of this c.hapter
<br />U III the lands are valuable for agricul-
<br />tural purpQ6e5, and {UI !.he lands are on
<br />the whole :suitable for a home for an
<br />Indian and his famUr, and (ill) the an-
<br />ticipated return from ft,jj:rteultural use
<br />of the land would SUPPOl't the rl!'Sident..'1,
<br />and tlVI the requirements for water sup-
<br />plies set. forth In J 2410.l-3(dl (4) are
<br />met.
<br />(7) Lands determined to be valuable
<br />for purposes other than public purpo.$Cll
<br />may be determined to be suitable for
<br />elCchange U the acquts.ltlon of the offered
<br />lands, the disposition or the public lands.
<br />and the anticipated costs of consum-
<br />mating the exchange wtll not disrupt
<br />governmental opt'rations.
<br />
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<br />
<br />(e) Additional criteria for lands val.
<br />uable fM other purp08e,. Lands may be
<br />clllMified for d15posal under any appli-
<br />cable authority where they are found
<br />to be chiefly valuable for PUfPOf>C5 other
<br />than those described In parallraplu (bl
<br />through <d, of thIs section and to be
<br />not suitable for retention for multiple
<br />use management.
<br />A 211/1.1_1 (:ril..ri.. r"r~";'''''ll-''Il..n.
<br />The followlug criterIa wUl go\'ern the
<br />determination of the extent to which
<br />clauificaUons and proposed claMUlca-
<br />tiOIlS will segregate the aft"ected lands
<br />from settlement, locaUon, sale, selC"Ction,
<br />entry, lell.Se. or other forms of dIsposal
<br />under tJ1e public land laws, including the
<br />mlnlng and mineral lea.s1ng laws. The
<br />segregative effect of each ela.ssifleAtlon
<br />or proposed classification \\1ll be gov-
<br />erned by appllcable laws and regulations.
<br />nnd will be stated In the c1RMificatlon
<br />notice or decision,
<br />(al General criterion. The publiC
<br />lands c1aASified or propo:sed to be c!as-
<br />silled und('r the regulations. of this part.
<br />will be kept open to (I.e., not segregated
<br />from) as many forms of disPOSal as pos-
<br />sible con..~istent with the purposes of the
<br />classificaUon and the r(>S()urce values of
<br />the lands.
<br />(bl Spedfic criteria for segreQalit'e
<br />effect or class-l/lCation for retention. (1)
<br />Public lands classified or proposed to bE'
<br />cl3ssifled tor retention for multiple use
<br />management 'Will be segregated from
<br />those Ionn:; of disposal whJch, if the
<br />lands remained open therf'to, could:
<br />(t I Interfere slsnl.flcantly 'With the
<br />management of the lands under princi-
<br />ples of multiple use and sustained yl('ld,
<br />"
<br />(jj) Impair or prevent. to an appre-
<br />C'lable extent, realization of publIc valul."$
<br />In the lands, 0:
<br />(ill> Impnir or prevent, to an appre-
<br />ciable, ext{'nt, realization of the objec.-
<br />th'e, of retention and management set
<br />forth In Part 2UO, or
<br />IIv) Lead to unneces..'I8.TY expenditures
<br />of public or prIvate funds arlslng out of
<br />Individual efforts to acquire public lands
<br />under laws, whIch are in fact not appli-
<br />cable. because of the nature of the rt!-
<br />:sourees of the lands.
<br />(2) In applying the criteria in subl>ar-
<br />agmph (1) of this paragraph, land sha.U
<br />not be closed to mIning location unless
<br />the nonmineral uses would be ineonsln-
<br />ent with and of grt'llter importance to
<br />the publIc Int('f(":\t than the continued
<br />search for a depo:slt of valuable mlneralll.
<br />Ic) Spedt!c. criteria for seoregative 1'1-
<br />fect oj elassi/fcatioll/or di.rposal. Public
<br />lands c1~fl.ed or proposed to be c1assI-
<br />fled for dispo.sal wUl be :segregated frolll
<br />those forms of disposal v.hleh, if the
<br />land.>; remaIned open U1l'reto, could inter-
<br />fere with the orderly d1spo'<;a! of the lands
<br />pursuant to appropriate law. Public
<br />lands c1asslfiedor propo'-~d to be clas.st-
<br />fled for saTe under the Publtc Land Sale
<br />Act ('18 Stat. 988, 43 U.s.C. 1411-18J will
<br />be segregated from all forms of disposal
<br />under the mining and mIneral lE'3:sing
<br />la.ws.
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<br />FtDUAl IlGISTER, VOl_ 30. NO. 196--SAJUROAT, OC10BEIl 9. 1965
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