Notice2024-24198
Public Land Order No. 7950; Withdrawal for Upper Colorado River Special Recreation Management Area; Colorado
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Published
October 21, 2024
Effective
October 21, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
This Public Land Order (PLO) withdraws 12,121 acres of public lands from settlement, sale, location, and entry under the general land laws, including from location and entry under the United States mining laws, and 939.56 acres of reserved Federal mineral interest from location and entry under the United States mining laws, for a period of 20 years to protect scenic and recreation values in the Upper Colorado River Special Recreation Management Area, subject to valid existing rights.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 203 (Monday, October 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84189-84191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24198]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_CO_FRN_MO4500180361; COC-63081-01]
Public Land Order No. 7950; Withdrawal for Upper Colorado River
Special Recreation Management Area; Colorado
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Public land order.
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SUMMARY: This Public Land Order (PLO) withdraws 12,121 acres of public
lands from settlement, sale, location, and entry under the general land
laws, including from location and entry under the United States mining
laws, and 939.56 acres of reserved Federal mineral interest from
location and entry under the United States mining laws, for a period of
20 years to protect scenic and recreation values in the Upper Colorado
River Special Recreation Management Area, subject to valid existing
rights.
DATES: This PLO takes effect on October 21, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Information regarding the withdrawal, including
environmental and other reviews, is available at the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Colorado State Office, Denver Federal Center Building
40, Lakewood, Colorado 80215.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Jardine, Realty Specialist,
BLM Colorado State Office, telephone: 970-385-1224, email:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this withdrawal is to
maintain the current condition of the lands identified to protect the
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recreational sites, settings, and opportunities within the withdrawal
area, and to protect the important resource values including riparian,
ecological, cultural, paleontological, historic, and elk and deer
critical winter habitat. Both the public lands and the Federal mineral
interest lands remain open to leasing under the mineral or geothermal
leasing laws. The Upper Colorado River Special Recreation Management
Area was previously withdrawn by PLO No. 7466 (65 FR 61182), which
expired on October 15, 2020. A Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Public
Meeting was published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2022 (87 FR
39547).
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 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, but not from leasing under the mineral or
geothermal leasing laws, to protect scenic and recreation values in the
Upper Colorado River Special Recreation Management Area, Colorado, for
a period of 20 years.
Public Lands
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 thru 4;
Sec. 14, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\ and that portion of the S\1/2\SW\1/4\
lying southerly of the northerly right-of-way fence of Grand County
Road No. 33, described in the warranty deed recorded April 23, 1999,
with Reception No. 99004513, and depicted on Survey Plat 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\ and described
in the warranty deed recorded April 23, 1999, with Reception No.
99004513, and depicted on Survey Plat LS398, filed July 13, 1995, in
the official records of Grand County, Colorado;
Sec. 16, those portions of the metes-and-bounds parcels located
in the S\1/2\SW\1/4\ and S\1/2\SE\1/4\ and described in the warranty
deed recorded April 23, 1999, with Reception No. 99004513, and
depicted on Survey Plats LS398 and LS399, filed July 13, 1995, in
the official records of Grand County, Colorado, and that portion of
the metes-and-bounds parcel located in the S\1/2\SW\1/4\ and
described in the deed in Book 127, page 567, recorded November 12,
1958, with Reception No. 88584, and the deed in Book 128, page 235,
recorded February 10, 1959, with Reception No. 89020, 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\ and described in the warranty deed recorded April
23, 1999, with Reception No. 99004513, 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 of the centerline of Grand County Road
No. 33 and described in the warranty deed recorded April 23, 1999,
with Reception No. 99004513, and depicted on Survey Plat LS399,
filed July 13, 1995, in the official records of Grand County,
Colorado, and that portion of the metes-and-bounds parcel located in
the N\1/2\NW\1/4\ and described in the deed in Book 127, page 567,
recorded November 12, 1958, with Reception No. 88584, and in the
deed in Book 128, page 235, recorded February 10, 1959, with
Reception No. 89020, 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\SW\1/4\ and SE\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 and 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, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\, and 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\ and described in the warranty
deed in Book 420, pages 660-662, recorded June 26, 1987, with
Reception No. 258382, in the official records of Grand County,
Colorado, and a metes-and-bounds parcel located in the N\1/2\NW\1/4\
and described in the deed in Book 695, pages 988-999C, recorded
September 29, 1986, with Reception No. 374902, in the official
records of Grand County, Colorado;
Sec. 28, lots 4, 5, and 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 M.S. No. 13963 and tract
82 located in the E\1/2\, excepting M.S. Nos. 18347 A and 18670;
Sec. 33, lot 1, lots 3 thru 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\, 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\, SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\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\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and
N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 24, lot 1, W\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 12,121 acres.
Reserved Federal Mineral Interests
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 located in sec. 33.
T. 2 S., R. 82 W.,
Sec. 4, lot 22;
Sec. 7, that portion of tract 41 located in sec. 7.
The areas described aggregate 939.56 acres.
2. The withdrawal made by this order does not alter the
applicability of those public land laws governing the use of the land
other than under the general land laws and the United States mining
laws. The public lands described in this order will remain open to such
other forms of disposition as may be allowed by law on the public
lands. Licenses, permits, and cooperative agreements for discretionary
land use authorizations of a temporary nature that would not
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significantly impact the values to be protected may be allowed with the
approval of the authorized officer.
3. This withdrawal will expire 20 years from the effective date of
this Order, unless, as a result of a review conducted prior to 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 should be extended.
(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714)
Robert T. Anderson,
Solicitor.
[FR Doc. 2024-24198 Filed 10-18-24; 8:45 am]
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