Notice2024-05506
Public Land Order No. 7937; Withdrawal of Public Lands for McPhee Dam and Reservoir, Dolores Project, Colorado
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Published
March 15, 2024
Effective
March 15, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
This Public Land Order (PLO) withdraws 953.06 acres of public lands from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the general land laws, including from location and entry under the United States mining laws, and 309.56 acres of National Forest System lands from location and entry under the U.S. mining laws, and reserves them for use by the Bureau of Reclamation in connection with the McPhee Dam and Reservoir, for a period of 100 years, subject to valid existing rights.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 52 (Friday, March 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18967-18968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05506]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCO-923000.L1440000.ET0000; COC-25845-01]
Public Land Order No. 7937; Withdrawal of Public Lands for McPhee
Dam and Reservoir, Dolores Project, Colorado
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Public Land Order.
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SUMMARY: This Public Land Order (PLO) withdraws 953.06 acres of public
lands from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the general land
laws, including from location and entry under the United States mining
laws, and 309.56 acres of National Forest System lands from location
and entry under the U.S. mining laws, and reserves them for use by the
Bureau of Reclamation in connection with the McPhee Dam and Reservoir,
for a period of 100 years, subject to valid existing rights.
DATES: This public land order takes effect on March 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Information regarding the withdrawal, including
environmental and other reviews, is available at the Bureau of Land
Management Colorado State Office, Denver Federal Center Building 40,
Lakewood, Colorado 80215.
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#dfb5b5beadbbb6b1ba9fbdb3b2f1b8b0a9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8de7e7ecffe9e4e3e8cdefe1e0a3eae2fb">[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 McPhee Dam and Reservoir was previously
withdrawn by PLO No. 5811, effective January 22, 1981, as extended by
PLO No. 7473, which expired on January 21, 2021. A new notice of
withdrawal application was published in the Federal Register on August
2, 2021 (86 FR 41507). The purpose of this withdrawal is to reserve the
lands for the protection of the McPhee Dam and Reservoir, Dolores
Project, and associated capital investments.
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Order
By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior
by Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976,
43 U.S.C. 1714, it is ordered as follows:
1. Subject to valid existing rights, the following described public
lands are hereby withdrawn from settlement, sale, location and entry
under the general land laws, including from location and entry under
the United States mining laws, and 309.56 acres of National Forest
System lands from location and entry under the United States mining
laws, and reserved for use by the Bureau of Reclamation in connection
with the McPhee Dam and Reservoir, for a period of 100 years.
Public Lands
New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado
T. 38 N, R. 15 W,
Sec. 18, lots 2 and 3, and NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 19, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\ and NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 38 N, R. 16 W,
Sec. 2, lots 1 thru 4;
Sec. 11, S\1/2\NE\1/4\ and S\1/2\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 12, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/
4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 13, W\1/2\NW\1/4\.
The areas aggregate 953.06 acres.
San Juan National Forest
New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado
T. 38 N., R. 15 W.,
Sec. 3, lot 2, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and
SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 7, S\1/2\NE\1/4\ and E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 28, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
The areas aggregate 309.56 acres.
The total area contains 1,262.62 acres.
2. The withdrawal made by this order does not alter the
applicability of those laws governing the use of National Forest System
lands under lease, license, or permit, or governing the disposal of the
mineral or vegetative resources other than the United States mining
laws.
3. This withdrawal will expire 100 years from the effective date of
this order, unless, as a result of a review conducted before the
expiration date pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C 1714(f), the Secretary determines
that the withdrawal shall be extended.
(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714)
Robert T. Anderson,
Solicitor.
[FR Doc. 2024-05506 Filed 3-14-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4322-90-P
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