[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20134-20135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07748]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCO923000 L14300000.ET0000; COC-2422401]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for a Public
Meeting; Colorado
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Policy, Management
and Budget proposes to withdraw, on behalf of the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), 2,214.31 acres of public lands in Chaffee County,
Colorado, to protect the scenic, recreational, and other natural
resource values along with the capital investments of developed
recreational facilities found within the scenic Browns Canyon corridor
along the Arkansas River. This notice segregates the public lands for
up to 2 years from location and entry under the United States mining
laws and gives the public an opportunity to comment on the application
and to request a public meeting.
DATES: Comments and public meeting requests must be received on or
before July 2, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the BLM
Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, CO 80215-7093.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John D. Beck, Chief, Branch of Lands
and Realty, 303-239-3882. Persons who use a telecommunication device
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual. The FIRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question
with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM filed an application requesting the
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget to withdraw,
subject to valid existing rights, the following described public lands
from location and entry under the United States mining laws, for a
period of 20 years, to protect the scenic, recreational, and other
natural resource values along with the capital investments of developed
recreational facilities found within the scenic Browns Canyon corridor
along the Arkansas River:
New Mexico Principal Meridian
T. 51 N., R. 8 E.,
Sec. 11, lots 1, 2, and 3, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\, NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 12, W\1/2\W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 13, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 14, NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/
4\;
Sec. 23, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and
W\1/2\W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 26, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\,
E\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and W\1/
2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 34, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 35, N\1/2\NW\1/4\ and N\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
Sixth Principal Meridian
T. 15 S., R. 77 W.,
Sec. 30, lots 2, 3, and 4;
Sec. 31, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, and W\1/2\E\1/2\W\1/2\.
T. 15 S., R. 78 W.,
Sec. 12, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 13, E\1/2\SW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 24, W\1/2\NE\1/4\ and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 25, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and E\1/2\SE\1/4\.
The areas described aggregate 2,214.31 acres of public lands in
Chaffee County.
The Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget approved
the BLM's petition/application; therefore, the petition constitutes a
withdrawal proposal of the Secretary of the Interior (43 CFR 2310.1-
3(e)).
The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect scenic,
recreational, and other natural resource values found within the scenic
Browns Canyon corridor along the Arkansas River and the capital
investments of developed recreational sites. The proposed withdrawal is
within the boundaries of the Browns Canyon Area of Critical
Environmental Concern (ACEC). The ACEC includes all of the
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Browns Canyon Wilderness Study Area to the east of the river and was
established to protect the area's naturalness, water-related
recreation, scenic, and visual qualities.
The use of a right-of-way, interagency or cooperative management
agreement would not adequately constrain non-discretionary uses that
could irrevocably destroy the area's scenic and recreational values.
There are no suitable alternative sites as the described lands
contain the natural resource and recreation values in need of
protection.
No water rights would be needed to fulfill the purpose of the
requested withdrawal.
Records relating to the application may be examined by contacting
Debbie Bellew, BLM Colorado State Office at the above address or by
telephone at 303-239-3707.
For the period until July 2, 2013, all persons who wish to submit
comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the proposed
withdrawal application may present their views in writing to the BLM
Colorado State Office at the address noted above. Comments, including
names and street addresses of respondents, will be available for public
review at the BLM Colorado State Office, at the address above, during
regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
Individual respondents may request confidentiality. Before
including your address, phone number, email address, or any other
personal identifying information in your comments, you should be aware
that your entire comment--including 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 view, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. If you
wish to withhold your name, street address, and/or email address from
public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act,
you must state this prominently at the beginning of your written
comment. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law.
All submissions from organizations or businesses will be available for
public inspection in their entirety.
Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal. All interested
persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on
the proposed withdrawal must submit a written request to the BLM
Colorado State Director no later than July 2, 2013. If the authorized
officer determines that a public meeting will be held, a notice of the
time and place will be published in the Federal Register and through
local media, newspapers, and the BLM Web site at: http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en.html, at least 30 days before the scheduled date of the
meeting.
For a period until April 3, 2015, the lands described in this
notice will be segregated from location and entry under the United
States mining laws unless the application is denied or cancelled or the
withdrawal is approved prior to that date. Licenses, permits,
cooperative agreements, or discretionary land use authorizations of a
temporary nature which will not significantly impact the values to be
protected by the withdrawal may be allowed with the approval of the
authorized officer of the BLM during the temporary segregative period.
This application will be processed in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.3.
Helen M. Hankins,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-07748 Filed 4-2-13; 8:45 am]
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