[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 156 (Thursday, August 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43412-43413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21777]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[CO-050-1430-01] COC-61006, COC-61891


Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP)

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.

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SUMMARY: The following public lands in Boulder and Larimer Counties 
have been examined and found suitable for classification for lease or 
conveyance under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes 
Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.)
    COC-61006--The City of Boulder, Division of Parks and Recreation, 
proposes to include the following lands in their Boulder Mountain 
Parks:

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 1 N., R. 71 W.,
    Sec. 26 and 35, Mineral Survey No. 17257, consisting of the 
Chrysolite, Key West, Little Chief, and Little Pittsburg lode mining 
claims.

    Consisting of 19.714 acres in Boulder County.

    COC-61891--Larimer County, Parks and Open Land Department, proposes 
to include the following lands in their Roberts Ranch project.

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 10 N., R. 70 W.,
    Sec. 33, NE\1/4\,SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\

    Containing 80.0 acres in Larimer County.

    The lands are not needed for Federal purposes. Lease or conveyance 
for

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recreational use is consistent with current BLM land use planning and 
would be in the public interest.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the lands 
will be segregated from all forms of appropriation under the public 
land laws, including the general mining laws, except for lease or 
conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act.

DATES: Interested parties may submit comments regarding the proposed 
lease/conveyance or classification of the lands before September 30, 
1998. Reference the applicable serial number in all correspondence. In 
the absence of any adverse comments, the classification will become 
effective October 13, 1998.

ADDRESS: District Manager, Canon City District Office, or Area Manager, 
Royal Gorge Resource Area, 3170 East Main, Canon City, Colorado 81212.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan Fackrell, Realty Specialist at 
(719) 269-8525.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Classification comments--interested parties 
may submit comments involving the suitability of the land for the 
purposes stated. Comments on the classification are restricted to 
whether the land is physically suited for the proposal, whether the use 
will maximize 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 the proposals.
    This action is in response to applications by the city of Boulder 
and the County of Larimer. Lease of the lands will not be authorized 
until after the classification becomes effective. Lease or patent of 
the lands for recreational or public purpose use would be subject to 
the following terms, conditions, and reservations:
    1. Provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and to all 
applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior.
    2. All valid existing rights documented on the official public land 
records at the time of lease/patent issuance.
    3. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals.
    4. Any other reservations that the authorized officer determines 
appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of Federal 
lands and interests therein.
Donnie R. Sparks,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-21777 Filed 8-12-98; 8:45 am]
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