[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 17 (Thursday, January 25, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 2138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1087]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
43 CFR Public Land Order 7180

[CO-935-1430-01; COC-28254]


Withdrawal of Public Lands for the Horsethief Canyon State 
Wildlife Area; Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

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SUMMARY: This order withdraws 496.87 acres of public lands from surface 
entry and mining for 50 years for the Bureau of Reclamation to protect 
wildlife values and constructed facilities in the Horsethief Canyon 
State Wildlife Area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 25, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris 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 public 
lands are hereby withdrawn from settlement, sale, location, or entry 
under the general land laws, including United States mining laws (30 
U.S.C. Ch. 2 (1988)), for the Bureau of Reclamation to protect wildlife 
values and constructed facilities and resources at the Horsethief 
Canyon State Wildlife Area:

Ute Principal Meridian

T. 1 N., R. 2 W.,
    Sec. 18, lots 7, 9, and 10.
T. 1 N., R. 3 W.,
    Sec. 9, lots 11 and 12;
    Sec. 10, lots 12 and 13;
    Sec. 11, lots 7 and 8;
    Sec. 13, lots 8, 9, and 10, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, and a metes and bounds 
parcel in the NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ of sec. 14, described as Parcel 
GVU-(MIT) 5, and in sec. 15, parcels GVU-(MIT) 6 and 7. These three 
parcels are described on Bureau of Reclamation Map Sheet 1 of 1, 
Numbered 1295-417-2385 dated July 15, 1992. (These Maps can be seen 
at the Colorado State Office as listed above or the Bureau of 
Reclamation Offices in Grand Junction or in Lakewood, Colorado.)

    The areas described aggregate 496.87 acres of public lands in 
Mesa County.

    2. The withdrawal made by this order does not alter the 
applicability of those public land laws governing the use of the 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: December 18, 1995.
Bob Armstrong,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 96-1087 Filed 1-24-96; 8:45 am]
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