Show San Juan Juall Area Classification Responding to suggestions from the public the Bureau of Land Management has modified a proposed classification classification classification cation of acres in San Juan County ROBERT D. D Nielson state director for Utah said the modified class classification has been submitted for official publication in the Federal Persons may send comments comments comments com com- ments before Oct 22 to the Secretary of the Interior Washington D. D C. C If not modified bv by the Secretary of Interior for classification classification classification class class- will become final M Mr Nielson added AS A result of suggestions received by a scenic strip along Utah Highway 95 will not be segregated from mining or appropriation under public land laws However the historic Mormon Mormon Mormon Mor Mor- mon Trail from Colorado river to Bluff will be preserved preserved preserved pre pre- served by segregating a strip 50 feet wide on ea side of the center line that trail from all under public land laws including general mining laws but not mineral le leasing ing laws NONE OF the lands in n n the classification proposal satisfy requirements of agricultural land laws and regulations as being chiefly valuable for farming farming farming farm farm- ing and able to support a tarm family Mr Nielson said However acres on Cedar Mesa and acres northeast of Bluff have been identified as having potential for agricultural use and will willbe willbe willbe be made available for sale under provisions of the Public Public Public Pub Pub- lic Land Sale Act of Sept 9 1964 BECAUSE OF suggestions by San Juan County commissioners commission commission- ers acres adjacent to Mexican Mexican Mexican Mex Mex- ican Hat have been classified for industrial and commercial development and community expansion I I These lands also will be made available for sale under Public Land Sale Act pro pro- visions BUI OFFICIALS decided that mineral values in the Grand Gulch Natural Area are minimal for the foreseeable foreseeable foreseeable foresee foresee- able future and are of less importance than the historic scenic and recreation recreation recreation values of the area Therefore mining will not be allowed in the Grand Gulch Natural Area although mineral leasing will be al allowed allowed allowed al- al lowed in the entire classification classification classification cation area Mr l Nielson said THE TIlE state director added that all comments received received received re re- re- re were carefully considered considered considered consid consid- ered and expressed appreciation appreciation appreciation for public response |