Notice2022-14103
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Public Meeting, Upper Colorado River Special Recreation Management Area; Colorado
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July 1, 2022
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Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
The Secretary of the Interior proposes to withdraw 12,437 acres of public lands and 939.56 acres of reserved Federal mineral interest from location and entry under the United States mining laws, subject to valid existing rights, but not from leasing under the mineral or geothermal leasing laws, for a period of 20 years to protect scenic and recreation values in the Upper Colorado River Special Recreation Management Area. Publication of this proposal segregates the land for 2 years from location and entry under the United States mining laws, subject to valid existing rights, but not from leasing under the mineral or geothermal leasing laws and initiates a 90-day public comment period.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 126 (Friday, July 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39547-39548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14103]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCO-930-L1440000-ET0000; COC-63081-01]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Public Meeting, Upper Colorado
River Special Recreation Management Area; Colorado
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed withdrawal and public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior proposes to withdraw 12,437
acres of public lands and 939.56 acres of reserved Federal mineral
interest from location and entry under the United States mining laws,
subject to valid existing rights, but not from leasing under the
mineral or geothermal leasing laws, for a period of 20 years to protect
scenic and recreation values in the Upper Colorado River Special
Recreation Management Area. Publication of this proposal segregates the
land for 2 years from location and entry under the United States mining
laws, subject to valid existing rights, but not from leasing under the
mineral or geothermal leasing laws and initiates a 90-day public
comment period.
DATES: Comments must be received by September 29, 2022.
A virtual public meeting is scheduled for August 17, 2022, at 6
p.m. and can be attended using the following link: <a href="https://blm.zoomgov.com/j/1611421807?pwd=UVhRd3JZTkhOaXU3WXRvMnViSjIyUT09">https://blm.zoomgov.com/j/1611421807?pwd=UVhRd3JZTkhOaXU3WXRvMnViSjIyUT09</a>.
ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to State
Director, Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office, 2850
Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215-7093. The BLM is preparing
an environmental assessment under the National Environmental Policy Act
to evaluate the proposed withdrawal and anticipates reaching a finding
of no significant impact. Information regarding the proposed
withdrawal, including environmental and other reviews will be available
at the Colorado State Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Jardine, Senior Realty
Specialist, BLM Colorado State Office, telephone: (970) 385-1224;
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f05050e1d0b06010a2f0d030241080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a20202b382e23242f0a282627642d253c">[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
for contacting Ms. Jardine. 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 applicant is the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) at the address listed previously. The petition/
application requests the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw, for a
period of 20 years, subject to valid existing rights, the following
described public lands from location or entry under the United States
mining laws but not from leasing under the mineral or geothermal
leasing laws: Colorado River Special Recreation Management Area:
Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado
T. 1 N., R. 79 W.,
sec. 8, Parcels A, B, C, and D;
sec. 17, Parcels A and B, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and
N\1/2\SW\1/4\;
sec. 18, lot 3.
T. 1 N., R. 80 W.,
sec. 13, lots 1 to 4;
sec. 14, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\ and that portion of the S\1/2\SW\1/4\
lying southerly from the northern right-of-way fence of Grand County
Road No. 33, described in the Warranty Deed Document No. 99004513,
filed April 23, 1999, and depicted on the survey plat No. LS400,
filed on July 13, 1995, in the official records of Grand County,
Colorado;
sec. 15, lots 9 and 11, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\, and a
metes and bounds parcel located in the N\1/2\SW\1/4\ described in
the Warranty Deed Document No. 99004513, filed April 23, 1999, and
depicted on the survey plat No. LS398, filed on July 13, 1995, in
the official records of Grand County, Colorado;
sec. 16, a metes and bounds parcel located in the S\1/2\SW\1/4\
and S\1/2\SE\1/4\, described in the Warranty Deed Document No.
99004513, filed April 23, 1999, in the deed filed under Reception
Number 89020, February 5, 1959, in the deed filed under Reception
Number 88584, November 12, 1958, and depicted on the survey plats
No. 398 and No. LS399, filed on July 13, 1995, in the official
records of Grand County, Colorado;
sec. 19, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and a metes and bounds parcel located
in the N\1/2\NE\1/4\ described in the Warranty Deed Document No.
99004513, filed April 23, 1999, in the official records of Grand
County, Colorado;
sec. 20, lots 2 and 3, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\;
sec. 21, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and that portion of the
N\1/2\NW\1/4\ lying northerly from the centerline of Grand County
Road 33 described in the Warranty Deed Document No. 99004513, filed
April 23, 1999, in the deed filed under Reception Number 89020,
February 5, 1959, and depicted on the survey plat No. LS399, filed
on July 13, 1995, in the official records of Grand County, Colorado;
sec. 22, lots 1 thru 4.
T. 1 N., R. 81 W.,
sec. 13, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
sec. 23, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
sec. 24, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
sec. 27, lots 1 thru 15;
sec. 28, SE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
sec. 32, E\1/2\ and SW\1/4\;
sec. 33, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and W\1/2\.
T. 1 S., R. 81 W.,
sec. 5, lots 8 and 9;
sec. 6, lots 6, 7, and lots 9 thru 18;
sec. 7, lots 5 thru 19;
sec. 18, lots 1 and 2, and E\1/2\NW\1/4\.
T. 1 S., R. 82 W.,
sec. 12, lots 1 thru 5, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/
4\SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
sec. 13, lots 1 thru 9, W\1/2\SW\1/4\ and that portion of Tract
53 lying westerly of the medial line, an ambulatory line, of the
Colorado River;
sec. 14, E\1/2\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\, SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
sec. 22, SE\1/4\;
sec. 23, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
sec. 24, lots 1, 2, and 3, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\NW\1/4\;
sec. 27, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, a metes and bounds parcel located in
the W\1/2\NE\1/4\ and E\1/2\NW\1/4\ described in the Warranty
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Deed with Reception No. 258382, filed June 26, 1987, in the official
records of Grand County, Colorado, and a metes and bounds parcel
located in the N\1/2\NW\1/4\ described in the Warranty Deed with
Reception Number 374902, filed September 29, 1986, in the official
records of Grand County;
sec. 28, lots 4 thru 6, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
sec. 32, those portions of unpatented Mineral Survey No. 13963
lying within the E\1/2\ of sec. 32, and that portion of Tract 82
within the E\1/2\ of sec. 32;
sec. 33, lots 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6, lots 8 thru 11, NE\1/4\, E\1/
2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and that portion of the Bona Dea Placer
located in sec. 33;
sec. 34, lot 1 and NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 2 S., R. 82 W.,
sec. 4, lots 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, and 19, lots 26 thru 30, S\1/
2\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and that portion of the Bona Dea Placer
located in sec. 4;
sec. 5, lots 5, 6, and 11, lots 14 thru 22, lots 25 and 26, S\1/
2\NE\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\ and that portion of the Bona Dea Placer
located in sec. 5;
sec. 6, lots 20, 30, 31, 32, 37, and 38, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/
2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
sec. 7, lots 5, thru 7, lots 11 thru 21, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
sec. 18, lots 5 thru 12, and lots 14 thru 17.
T. 2 S., R. 83 W.,
sec. 12, lot 4;
sec. 13, lots 1 thru 4, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and W\1/
2\SE\1/4\;
sec. 23, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and N\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\,
N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
sec. 24, lot 1, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
sec. 25, NW\1/4\;
sec. 26, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/
2\NE\1/4\, and NW\1/4\.
The areas described aggregate approximately 12,437 acres in Grand
and Eagle Counties.
The petition/application requests the Secretary of the Interior to
withdraw, for a period of 20 years, subject to valid existing rights,
the following described reserved minerals from location or entry under
the United States mining laws but not from leasing under the mineral or
geothermal leasing laws:
Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado
T. 1 N., R. 80 W.,
sec. 20, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 1 N., R. 81 W.,
sec. 28, N\1/2\SW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
sec. 29, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 1 S., R. 82 W.,
sec. 14, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
sec. 22, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\;
sec. 23, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
sec. 26, lot 1 and SW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
sec. 27, lots 1 and 2, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
sec. 33, that portion of Tract 70 lying within the NW\1/4\NW\1/
4\.
T. 2 S., R. 82 W.,
sec. 4, lot 22;
sec. 7, that portion of Tract 41 lying in sec. 7.
The areas described aggregate approximately 939.56 acres in Grand
and Eagle Counties.
The BLM petition/application has been approved by the Secretary of
the Interior, and therefore it constitutes a withdrawal proposal of the
Secretary of the Interior (43 CFR 2310.1-3(e)).
The use of a rights-of-way, interagency agreement or cooperative
agreement, or surface management under 43 CFR subpart 3809 regulations
would not adequately constrain non-discretionary uses and would not
provide adequate protection of cultural, recreational, and biological
resources, nor the financial investments in public campgrounds and
other improvements on these lands.
There are no suitable alternative sites, as the described land
contains the resource values that need protection.
Water rights will not be needed to fulfill the purpose of the
proposed withdrawal.
For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this
notice, all persons who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or
objections in connection with the proposed withdrawal may present their
views in writing to the BLM Colorado State Director at the address
listed earlier (see ADDRESSES).
Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will
be available for public review at the BLM Colorado State Office during
regular business hours, 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. Before including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal identifying information in your
comment, 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. All submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as
representatives of officials of organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public inspection in their entirety.
For a period until July 1, 2024, subject to valid existing rights,
the lands and mineral interests in this notice will be segregated from
location and entry under the United States mining laws, unless the
application is denied or canceled, or the withdrawal is approved prior
to that date.
This withdrawal application will be processed in accordance with
the regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.
Licenses, permits, cooperative agreements, or discretionary land
use authorizations of a temporary nature that will not significantly
impact the values to be protected by this withdrawal may be allowed
with the approval of the authorized officer of the BLM during the
segregative period.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1(a).)
Brian Achziger,
Acting BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2022-14103 Filed 6-30-22; 8:45 am]
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