[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 10, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46536-46537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15817]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO-930-1430-ET; COC-67064]


Public Land Order No. 7641; Transfer of Jurisdiction, Baca 
National Wildlife Refuge; CO

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Public land order.

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SUMMARY: This order transfers administrative jurisdiction of 1,178.57 
acres of surface and mineral estate and 3,991.40 acres of reserved 
Federal mineral estate from the Bureau of Land Management to the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service for addition to and administration as 
part of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge. The transfer of jurisdiction 
is authorized by Section 8(a) of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and 
Preserve Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-530).

DATES: Effective August 10, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Chelius, BLM Colorado State 
Office, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215-7093, 303-239-
3713.

Order

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior 
by Section 8 of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 
2000, Public Law 106-530, it is ordered as follows:

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    1. Subject to valid existing rights, administrative jurisdiction of 
the following described public lands, including the mineral estate, is 
hereby transferred to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for 
addition to and administration as part of the Baca National Wildlife 
Refuge:

New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 41 N., R. 10 E.,
    Sec. 12, lot 1.
T. 42 N., R. 10 E.,
    Sec. 12, lots 1 and 2;
    Sec. 13, lots 1 and 2;
    Sec. 24, lots 1 and 2;
    Sec. 25, lots 1 and 2.
T. 43 N., R. 10 E.,
    Sec. 34, W\1/2\SW\1/4\.
T. 41 N., R. 11 E.,
    Sec. 14, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, and S\1/2\;
    Sec. 23, N\1/2\ and SW\1/4\.
    The areas described aggregate 1,178.57 acres in Saguache County.

    2. Subject to valid existing rights, administrative jurisdiction of 
the reserved Federal mineral estate in the lands described below is 
hereby transferred to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for 
addition to and administration as part of the Baca National Wildlife 
Refuge:

New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 42 N., R. 10 E.,
    Sec. 2, lots 1, 2, and S\1/2\NE\1/4\.
T. 42 N., R. 10 E.,
    Sec. 13, SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 24, W\1/2\.
T. 43 N., R. 10 E.,
    Sec. 23, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, E\1/2\SE\1/4\.
T. 41 N., R. 11 E.,
    Sec. 15, fractional N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 21, W\1/2\ and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 22, E\1/2\ and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 26, N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, N\1/2\ and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, W\1/2\ and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, NE\1/4\ and SW\1/4\.
    The areas described aggregate 3,991.40 acres in Saguache County.

    3. In accordance Section 7(e) of Public Law 106-530, the lands and 
minerals described in Paragraphs 1 and 2 are hereby withdrawn from all 
forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; 
location, entry and patent under the mining laws; and disposition under 
all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing. Future use and 
disposition of the lands and minerals described in this order shall be 
in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 106-530.

    Dated: July 19, 2005.
Rebecca W. Watson,
Assistant Secretary--Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 05-15817 Filed 8-9-05; 8:45 am]
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