[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17196-17197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7806]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[COC-64303; CO-200-1430-EU]


Notice of Intent To Prepare the Wellsville Land Sale and Amend 
the Royal Gorge Resource Management Plan; and Notice of Realty Action, 
Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an amendment to the Royal Gorge 
Resource Management Plan and prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA); 
and Notice of Realty Action, Direct Sale of Public Land in Fremont 
County, Colorado.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Royal Gorge Field Office 
(RGFO) announces the initiation of a Resource Management Plan (RMP) 
amendment for the Wellsville land sale, pursuant to the BLM planning 
regulations in 43 CFR part 1600. The amendment would allow disposal of 
public land in RGFO's retention zone. This would make public land 
available to resolve an occupancy pursuant to section 203 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713), as 
amended.
    The following land would be sold at no less than the appraised fair 
market value:

New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado

T. 49 N., R. 10 E.,
    Section 18: Lot 19, 20, Tram Mining Claim (MS6370)
    Section 19: Lot 12, 13, 14, and a parcel in SW\1/4\SW\1/4\ of 
Lot 11; containing approximately 45 acres. Final acreage and 
description will be determined following survey.

    The parcel will be offered by direct sale, without mineral rights, 
to William A. Tezak. The land described is hereby segregated from 
appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, 
until the land is sold or 2 years from publication of this notice, 
whichever occurs first. Detailed information concerning this sale, 
including dates, price, patent reservations, sale procedures, etc. will 
be available upon request.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments to the Field 
Office Manager at the address listed below. Comments will be accepted 
until May 11, 2001.

ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment, request additional information or 
request to be put on the mailing list, you may do so by any of several 
methods. You may mail or hand deliver your comments or requests to: 
Field Officer Manager, Bureau of Land Management, Royal Gorge Field 
Office, 3170 East Main Street, Canon City, Co 81212; 719-269-8500. You 
may also comment via email to: [email protected]. Please submit email 
comments as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and 
any form of encryption. Please also include your name and address in 
your email message.
    Comments, including names and addresses of respondents, will be 
available for public review at the Bureau

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of Land Management Royal Gorge Field Office, 3170 East Main Street, 
Canon City, CO during regular business hours. Individual respondents 
may request confidentially. If you wish to withhold your name and/or 
address from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of 
Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of 
your written comment. Such requests will be honored to the extent 
allowed by law. We will not, however, consider anonymous comments. All 
submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals 
identifying themselves as representatives or officials or organizations 
or businesses, are available for public inspection in their entirety.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Levi D. Deike, Field Office Manager, 
Lindell Greer, Realty Specialist, or Pete Zwaneveld, Land Use Planner 
at the address and phone number listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RMP provides for three land ownership 
adjustment zones--disposal, retention, and exchange. Of these three 
zones, sale of public land is limited to those lands identified in the 
disposal zone. The proposed amendment would make public land located 
within the retention zone available for direct sale to resolve an 
occupancy occurring under the mining laws.
    A legal notice describing the proposed planning action will be 
placed in the local newspaper. This notice will also be sent to the 
Governor of Colorado, Fremont County Commissioners, adjacent 
landowners, and potentially affected members of the public.
    The analysis of this action will be done by an interdisciplinary 
team. The analysis and plan amendment are scheduled for completion in 
September 2001. The Proposed BLM Plan Amendment will be published 
during the EA process and will include a 30 day protest period.

Levi D. Deike,
Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. 01-7806 Filed 3-28-01; 8:45 am]
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