[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35691-35692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15049]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO530-1430-ES; COC-63839]


Notice of Realty Action: Proposed Classification of Public Lands 
for Recreation and Public Purposes Lease in Rio Grande County, CO

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

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The following public land in Rio Grande County, Colorado, has 
been examined and found suitable for classification for lease to the 
Town of South Fork, Colorado under the provisions of the Recreation and 
Public Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) The Town of 
South Fork proposes to use the land for recreation purposes. 
Publication of this notice will initiate public review, consultation 
and collaboration for this classification action.

New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado

T.40 N., R. 3 E.,
    Sec. 26, metes and bounds tract in lot 1 and the NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, metes and bounds tract in lot 9 and the NE\1/4\4NE\1/
4\.

    The total amount of public land affected by this classification 
comprises approximately 62 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 under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and leasing 
under the mineral leasing laws. If an application to lease the lands 
has not been filed within18 months following the publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register, this segregation will automatically 
expire, and the public lands classified in this notice will return to 
their former status without further action by the authorized officer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Town of South Fork proposes to 
construct, operate and maintain recreation facilities on the above-
described land. The land is not needed for Federal purposes. Leasing 
this public land parcel is consistent with the San Luis Resource 
Management Plan (December 1985) and would be in the public interest. 
The lease if issued, would be subject to the provisions of the 
Recreation and Public Purposes Act and applicable regulations of the 
Secretary of the Interior; detailed information concerning this action 
is available for review at the Del Norte Field Office, Bureau of Land 
Management, 13308 West Highway 160, Del Norte, Colorado, or by calling 
William Miller (719-852-6219).
    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.

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    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 or classification of the land to the Field 
Manager, Del Norte Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 13308 West 
Highway 160, Del Norte, Colorado 81132. 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: April 10, 2003.
Randall Burgess,
Del Norte Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 03-15049 Filed 6-13-03; 8:45 am]
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