[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-6093]


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[Federal Register: March 16, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[CO-010-4210-05; COC14445, COC24135; 4210-C010]

 

Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes (R & PP) Act 
Classification in Grand County, CO

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: In response to an application from Grand County, Colorado, the 
following public lands have been examined and found suitable for 
classification for conveyance to Grand County, Colorado, under the 
provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended (43 
U.S.C. 869 et seq.). The lands are currently leased to Grand County for 
landfill purposes under Recreation and Public Purposes Lease C-14445, 
Kremmling Landfill, and Lease C-24135, Granby Landfill, and would 
continue to be used for landfill purposes. The mineral interests will 
be included in the conveyance of the property to Grand County, with the 
exception of the Oil and Gas estate for the Granby Landfill.

Affected Public Lands

Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado

T. 1 N., R. 80 W.,
Sec. 9, N\1/2\N\1/2\NW\1/4\

    The lands described above are contained in Lease C-14445 for the 
Kremmling Landfill and contain 40 acres.

Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado

T. 2 N., R. 77 W.,
Sec. 23, Lot 7

    The lands described above are contained in Lease C-24135 for the 
Granby Landfill and contain 40.36 acres.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The environmental assessments, 
Landfill Transfer Audits and other information concerning this proposed 
conveyance is available for review by contacting Madeline Dzielak at 
the Kremmling Resource Area Office at 1116 Park Avenue, Kremmling, 
Colorado 80459, (303) 724-3437.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register segregates the public land from the operation of the public 
land laws, including the mining laws, except for conveyance under the 
Recreation and Public Purposes Act and conveyance of the mineral estate 
under section 209 of the Federal land Policy and Management Act, for a 
period of two years from the date of publication of this notice. The 
segregative effect shall terminate upon issuance of a patent, upon 
rejection of the application, or two years from the date of publication 
of this notice.
    The following reservations, terms and conditions will be made in a 
patent issued for the public lands:
    1. A reservation to the United States of a right-of-way for ditches 
and canals constructed by the authority of the United States, pursuant 
to the Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
    2. Those rights for buried telephone line purposes as have been 
granted to US West Communications, Inc., its successors and assigns, by 
right-of-way Colorado 22642 under the Act of February 15, 1901, as 
amended (43 U.S.C. 959 (1988)). (This applies to the Kremmling Landfill 
only.)
    3. The provisions of the Recreation and Public Purpose Act amended 
and to all applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior.
    4. The patentee shall comply with all Federal and State laws 
applicable to the disposal, placement or release of hazardous 
substances (substance as defined in 40 CFR part 302).
    5. The lands have been utilized for solid waste disposal and that 
any proposed future uses of the land should take into account that a 
solid waste disposal facility was located on the lands.
    6. No portion of the land covered by such patent shall under any 
circumstance revert to the United States.
    7. Grand County, its assigns, assumes all liability for and shall 
defend, indemnify, and save harmless the United States, its officers, 
agents, representatives and employees (hereinafter referred to in this 
clause as the United States), from all claims, loss, damage, actions, 
causes of action, expense, and liability (hereinafter referred to in 
this clause as claims) resulting from, brought for, or on account of, 
and personal injury, threat of personal injury, or property damage 
received or sustained by any person or persons (including the 
patentee's employees) or property growing out of, occurring, or 
attributable directly or indirectly, to the disposal of solid waste on, 
or the release of hazardous substances from the N\1/2\N\1/2\NW\1/4\ of 
section 9, T. 1 N., R. 80 W., Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, and 
Lot 7 of section 23, T. 2 N., R. 77 W., Sixth Principal Meridian, 
Colorado, regardless of whether such claims shall be attributable to: 
(1) The concurrent, contributory, or partial fault, failure, or 
negligence of the United States, or (2) the sole fault, failure, or 
negligence of the United States.
    For a period of 45 days from the date of publication of this 
notice, interested parties may submit comments to the District Manager, 
Craig District Office, Bureau of Land Management, 455 Emerson Street, 
Craig, Colorado 81625. Interested parties should indicate which 
landfill they are commenting on. Any adverse comments will be evaluated 
by the State Director, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty 
action. In the absence of any adverse comments, this realty action will 
become the final determination of the Department of the Interior.

    Dated: March 3, 1994.
William J. Pulford,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-6093 Filed 3-15-94; 8:45 am]
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