[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 105 (Wednesday, May 31, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 34729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13485]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO-150-1430-ES; COC-23561-02]


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

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The following public lands in Montrose County, Colorado have 
been examined and found suitable for classification for conveyance to 
Montrose County, Colorado under the provisions of the Recreation and 
Public Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). Montrose 
County proposes to continue to use the lands as a sanitary landfill.

New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado

T. 49 N., R. 8 W.,
    Sec. 7: lots 6, 8-10, 15 & 16
T. 49 N., R. 9 W.,
    Sec. 12: lots 1, 4 & 5

    Containing 178.95 acres more or less.

    A portion of the lands described, approximately 125 acres, was 
previously classified as suitable for lease in 1976, and R&PP lease 
COC-23561-01 was issued to Montrose County for a sanitary landfill. The 
County proposes to continue using the lands for a sanitary landfill. 
The proposed conveyance area would allow for future landfill expansion. 
In the event of the sale, the mineral interest shall be conveyed 
simultaneously with the surface interest. The mineral interest being 
offered for conveyance has no known mineral value.
    The lands are not needed for Federal purposes. Conveyance without 
reversionary interest is consistent with current BLM policy and land 
use planning and would be in the public interest. The patent 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. A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States.
    3. Those rights for road purposes as acknowledged under R.S. 2477 
for the Bostwick Park County Road, right-of-way COC-42672.
    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 mining laws, except for lease or 
conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. For a period 
of 45 days from the date of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, interested persons may submit comments to the Uncompahgre 
Field Office Manager regarding the proposed classification or the 
conveyance of the subject lands.

Classification Comments

    Interested parties may submit comments involving the suitability of 
the land for sanitary landfill purposes. 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 proposed 
conveyance, 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 sanitary landfill.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the State Director. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact the Bureau of Land Management, 
Uncompahgre Field Office, 2505 South Townsend, Montrose, Colorado 
81401, attention: Teresa Pfifer.

    Signed May 19, 2000.
Allan J. Belt,
Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. 00-13485 Filed 5-30-00; 8:45 am]
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