[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15828-15829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8713]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[CO-070-7122-00-7408; COC 35148]


Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act 
Classification; Garfield County, Colorado Oil Shale Withdrawal; Partial 
Revocation

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In response to an application from Garfield County, Colorado, 
the following public lands have been examined and found suitable for 
classification for conveyance to Garfield County, under the provisions 
of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et 
seq.). The lands currently leased to Garfield County for landfill 
purposes (R&PP lease COC-35148) would continue to be used for landfill 
purposes. Additional contiguous land (a maximum of 154 acres) would 
also be used for landfill purposes.

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 6S., R. 94W.,

    Containing 394.64 acres, more or less.

    Pending a cadastral survey, certain lands within the above 
description will be deleted to avoid conflicts with other resources. 
The lands are not needed for Federal purposes. Conveyance is consistent 
with current BLM land use planning and would be in the public interest. 
For those lands currently leased to Garfield County for landfill 
purposes that are not conveyed to Garfield County, the R&PP lease and 
lease classification will be terminated.
    The lands are currently encumbered by Executive Order 5327 and 
Public Land Order 4522, which withdrew the lands for oil shale 
development. These orders will be partially revoked as to the lands 
proposed for sale.

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    A patent, if issued, will be subject to the following reservations, 
terms, and conditions:
    1. Provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and to all 
applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior.
    2. The United States will reserve the oil and gas, together with 
the right to prospect for, mine, and remove these reserves.
    3. 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.)
    4. A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by 
authority of the United States.
    5. Those rights for telephone line purposes granted by right-of-way 
COC-35197.
    6. Reservations for oil and gas leases COC-27867 and COC-27868.
    7. Garfield County, its successors or assigns, shall defend, 
indemnify, and save harmless the United States and 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, 
any 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: Sixth Principal Meridian, 
Colorado, Sec. 17: lots 9, 14, 15 and 16; Sec. 20; lots 1, 2, 3 and 4; 
Sec. 21; lots 1 and 2, 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. In the event of payment, 
loss, or expense under this agreement, the patentee shall be subrogated 
to the extent of the amount of such payment to all rights, powers, 
privileges, and remedies of the United States against any person 
regarding such payment, loss, or expense.
    Oil Shale Withdrawal Partial Revocation Comments: Interested 
parties may submit comments involving the proposed oil shale withdrawal 
partial revocation.
    Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the land for a landfill. Comments on the 
classification are restricted to whether the land is physically suited 
for the proposal, whether the use will maximize the future use or uses 
of the land, whether the use is consistent with local planning and 
zoning, or if the use is consistent with State and Federal programs.
    Application Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
regarding the specific use proposed in the application and plan of 
development, whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures 
in reaching the decision, or any other factor not directly related to 
the suitability of the land for a landfill.
    Comments received on the classification will be answered by the 
State Director with the right to further comment to the Secretary. 
Comments on the application will be answered by the State Director with 
the right of appeal to the Interior Board of Land Appeals.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the lands 
will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the 
public land laws, including the general mining laws, except for 
conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and leasing 
under the mineral leasing laws. The segregative effect shall terminate 
upon issuance of a patent, upon final rejection of the application, or 
two years from the date of filing of the application, whichever occurs 
first.
    For a period of 45 days from the date of publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register, interested persons may submit comments 
regarding the proposed classification or conveyance of the lands to the 
District Manager, Grand Junction District Office, 2815 H Road, Grand 
Junction, Colorado, 81506. In the absence of any adverse comments, the 
classification will become effective 60 days from the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Detailed 
information concerning this action is available for review at the 
office of the Bureau of Land Management, Grand Junction District, 2815 
H Road, Grand Junction, Colorado.

    Dated: March 27, 1996.
Mark Morse,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-8713 Filed 4-8-96; 8:45 am]
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