[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 187 (Thursday, September 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 60697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24477]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO-120-1430-ES; COC-65444, COC-65445, COC-65446]


Notice of Realty Action: Proposed Classification of Public Lands 
for Recreation and Public Purposes Lease/Conveyance in Jackson County, 
CO

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The following public land in Jackson County, Colorado has been 
examined and found suitable for classification for lease or conveyance 
to the Colorado Division of Wildlife, under the provisions of the 
Recreation and Public Purposes act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 
The Colorado Division of Wildlife proposes to use the land for 
recreation purposes at Lake John, Seymour Reservoir and Cowdrey Lake. 
Publication of this notice will initiate public review, consultation 
and collaboration for this classification action.

Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado

Township 10 North, Range 81 West (Lake John--COC-65444)
    Section 34, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\ (portion within excluded area 
of allotments 7148 and 7186).
    Section 35, W\1/2\SW\1/4\ (portion within excluded area of 
allotments 7148 and 7186).

    Containing 105 acres.

Township 6 North, Range 80 West (Seymour Reservoir--COC-65445)
    Section 20, E\1/2\NE\1/4\.

    Containing 80 acres.

Township 10 North, Range 79 West (Cowdrey Lake--COC-65446)
    Section 18, lots 3 and 4, E\1/2\SW\1/4\ (portion west of 
abandoned railroad grade).
    Containing 105.25 acres.

    The total amount of public land affected by this classification 
comprises approximately 290.25 acres.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the above-
described land will be segregated from all other 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 
and leasing under the mineral leasing laws, for a period of 18 months.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Colorado Division of Wildlife proposes 
to use the land to construct, operate and maintain recreation areas at 
the above locations, including boating and fishing access and picnic 
facilities. The land is not needed for Federal purposes. Leasing or 
conveyance of title to the affected public land is consistent with the 
Kremmling Resource Area Resource Management Plan (December 1984) and 
would be in the public interest.
    The lease/conveyance, when issued, would be subject to the 
following terms, conditions and reservations:
    1. Provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and 
applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior;
    2. A reservation to the United States of a right-of-way for ditches 
and canals constructed by the authority of the United States, pursuant 
to the Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945);
    3. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove such deposits from the 
same under applicable law and regulations;
    4. Those rights for reservoir purposes as have been granted to 
Meyring Livestock Company, its successors and assigns, by right-of-way 
CO-662, under the Act of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat.1101);
    5. A right-of-way existing or of record for Jackson County Road 
11A, located in the NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ of Section 20, Township 6 North, 
Range 80 West; Jackson County Road 39, located in the SW\1/4\ of 
Section 18, Township 10 North, Range 79 West; Jackson County Road 7A, 
located in the SE\1/4\ of Section 34 and the W\1/2\SW\1/4\ of Section 
35, Township 10 North, Range 81 West.
    6. Title to the lands will revert to the United States if the 
Colorado Division of Wildlife attempts to transfer title to or control 
over the lands to a non-qualified person; the lands are substantially 
devoted to any use other than recreation; or the lands have not been 
used substantially for recreation for a 5-year period.
    Detailed information concerning this action is available for review 
at the Kremmling Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 2103 E. Park 
Avenue, Kremmling, Colorado 80459 or by calling Madeline Dzielak (970) 
724-3003.
    Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the land for recreation 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 whether 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 Bureau of Land Management followed proper 
administrative procedures in reaching the decision, or any other factor 
not directly related to the suitability of the land for recreation 
purposes. For a period of 45 days from the date of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register, interested parties may submit comments 
regarding the proposed lease/conveyance or classification of the land 
to the Field Manager, Kremmling Field Office, Bureau of Land 
Management, 2103 E. Park Avenue, Kremmling, Colorado 80459. Any adverse 
comments will be evaluated by the State Director, who may sustain, 
vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence of any adverse 
comments, this realty action will become the final determination of the 
Department of the Interior.

    Dated: August 13, 2002.
Linda Anania Gross,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 02-24477 Filed 9-25-02; 8:45 am]
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