[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 29, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 44763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21318]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

43 CFR Public Land Order 7155

[CO-935-1430-01; COC-55885]


Withdrawal of National Forest System Land for Steamboat Ski Area; 
Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

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SUMMARY: This order withdraws approximately 3,462 acres of National 
Forest System land from mining for 50 years to protect recreational 
resources and facilities at the Steamboat Ski Area. This land has been 
and will remain open to such forms of disposition as may by law be made 
of National Forest System land and to mineral leasing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 29, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris E. Chelius, BLM Colorado State 
Office, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215-7076, 303-239-
3706.
    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 (1988), it is ordered as follows:
    1. Subject to valid existing rights, the following described 
National Forest System land is hereby withdrawn from location and entry 
under the United States mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2 (1988)), for 
protection of facilities and resources at the Steamboat Ski Area:

Routt National Forest

    A tract of land located in T. 5 N., R. 83 W., T. 5 N., R. 84 W., 
T. 6 N., R. 83 W., and T. 6 N., R. 84 W., all of the Sixth Principal 
Meridian, County of Routt, State of Colorado, described as follows:
    Commencing at the Northwest Corner of Section 27, T. 6 N., R. 84 
W., from which the W\1/4\ Corner of said Section 27 bears S. 
1 deg.47'53'' W., thence N. 61 deg.57'38'' E., 6089.67 ft. to the 
W\1/4\ Corner of Section 23, T. 6 N., R. 84 W., and the

TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING;

    Thence N. 89 deg.59# E., 1014.00 ft.; N. 60 deg.45' E., 277.00 
ft.; N. 44 deg.20' E., 550.00 ft.; N. 49 deg.57' E., 159.00 ft.; N. 
66 deg.00' E., 1290.00 ft.; N. 38 deg.41'24'' E., 331.44 ft.; N. 
24 deg.46'28'' E., 1031.96 ft.;
    Thence Northeasterly, 1973.55 ft. along the arc of a curve 
concave to the Southeast to a point of compound curve, said arc 
having a radius of 3800.00 ft., a central angle of 29 deg.45'25'' 
and being subtended by a chord that bears N. 69 deg.07'18'' E., 
1951.45 ft.;
    Thence Easterly, 1393.30 ft. along the arc of said compound 
curve to a point of reverse curve, said arc having a radius of 
3100.00 ft. a central angle of 25 deg.45'06'' and being subtended by 
a chord that bears S. 83 deg.07'27'' E., 1381.60 ft.;
    Thence Southeasterly, 1085.30 ft. along the arc of said reverse 
curve to a second point of reverse curve, said arc having a radius 
of 7150.00 ft., a central angle of 8 deg.41'49'' and being subtended 
by a chord that bears S. 74 deg.35'49'' E., 1084.26 ft.;
    Thence Southeasterly, 662.60 ft. along the arc of said second 
reverse curve, said arc having a radius of 2600.00 ft., a central 
angle of 14 deg.36#06## and being subtended by a chord that bears S. 
71 deg.38'40'' E., 660.81 ft.;
    Thence S. 43 deg.43' E., 1205.00 ft.; Thence S. 55 deg.56' E., 
2630.00 ft.;
    Thence S. 35 deg.36' E., 1365.00 ft. to a point of curve to the 
right;
    Thence Southeasterly, 1094.33 ft. along the arc of said curve, 
said arc having a radius of 4000.00 ft. a central angle of 
15 deg.40'30'' and being subtended by a chord that bears S. 
27 deg.45'45'' E., 1090.92 ft.;
    Thence Southeasterly, 78.88 ft. along the arc of a curve concave 
to the Northeast, said arc having a radius of 720.00 feet, a central 
angle of 6 deg.16'38'' and being subtended by a chord that bears S. 
75 deg.16'25'' E., 78.84 ft.;
    Thence S. 65 deg.04'29'' E., 1558.99 ft.;
    Thence Southwesterly, 1666.96 ft. along the arc of a curve 
concave to the Southeast, said arc having a radius of 7540.00 ft., a 
central angle of 12 deg.40'01'' and being subtended by a chord that 
bears S. 13 deg.29'32'' W.,
    1663.57 ft.;
    Thence S. 00 deg.39'36'' E., 3042.39 ft.;
S. 21 deg.07' W., 3426.85 ft.;
S. 05 deg.14' W., 237.64 ft.;
S. 16 deg.08' W., 179.00 ft.;
S. 36 deg.34' W., 316.00 ft.;
S. 38 deg.55' W., 1431.00 ft.;
S. 43 deg.22' W., 897.00 ft.;
S. 47 deg.53' W., 892.00 ft.;
N. 48 deg.57' W., 1082.00 ft.;
N. 65 deg.35' W., 462.00 ft.;
N. 74 deg.21' W., 347.00 ft.;
N. 62 deg.14' W., 631.00 ft.;
N. 54 deg.58' W., 102.31 ft.;
N. 76 deg.27' W., 2825.00 ft.;
N. 10 deg.18' W., 3487.67 ft.;
N. 32 deg.08' W., 620.24 ft.;
N. 27 deg.15' W., 441.00 ft.;
N. 20 deg.44' W., 616.00 ft.;
N. 10 deg.26' W., 816.00 ft.;
N. 15 deg.35' W., 217.69 ft.;
N. 84 deg.53' W., 444.72 ft.;
N. 74 deg.48' W., 350.00 ft.;
N. 77 deg.28' W., 1055.00 ft.;
N. 68 deg.25' W., 380.00 ft.;
N. 86 deg.12' W., 485.00 ft.;
S. 81 deg.32' W., 1035.00 ft.;
S. 70 deg.51' W., 172.08 ft.;

    Thence N. 01 deg.45' E., 52.17 ft.; along the West line of the 
SW\1/4\ of said sec. 26 to the W\1/4\ Corner of said sec. 26;

    Thence N. 01 deg.43' E., 2694.12 ft. along the West line of the 
NW\1/4\ of said sec. 26 to the Northwest Corner thereof;

    Thence N. 01 deg.24' E., 2578.62 feet along the West line of the 
SW\1/4\ of said sec. 23 to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. The area 
described contains approximately 3,462 acres of National Forest 
System Land in Routt County.


    2. The withdrawal made by this order does not alter the 
applicability of those public land laws governing the use of National 
Forest System lands under lease, license, or permit, or governing the 
disposal of their mineral or vegetative resources other than under the 
mining laws.

    3. This withdrawal will expire 50 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) (1988), the Secretary 
determines that the withdrawal shall be extended.

    Dated: August 17, 1995.

Bob Armstrong,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 95-21318 Filed 8-28-95; 8:45 am]

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