[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 250 (Friday, December 29, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78457-78458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-22331]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO-140-1430-ES; COC-63586, COC-40272]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found 
suitable for classification for conveyance under the provisions of the 
Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, 25 acres of public land in 
Eagle County, Colorado. The Eagle River Water and Sanitation District 
proposes to use the land for a biosolids treatment and storage 
facility.

DATES: Comments should be received by February 12, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the BLM, Grand Junction Field 
Office, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, Colorado, ATTN: Alan Kraus. 
Detailed information concerning this action, including appropriate 
environmental documentation, is available for review at the above 
address or at the BLM Glenwood Springs Field Office, 50629 Highway 6 
and 24, Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81602.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Kraus at the above address or by 
telephone at (970) 244-3078.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In response to an application from the Eagle 
River Water and Sanitation District (ERWSD), Colorado, the following 
public lands have been examined and found suitable for classification 
for conveyance under the provisions of the Recreation and Public 
Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq. and 43 CFR Subpart 
2743). The lands are currently used by the ERSWD under the terms of 
Bureau of Land Management Right-of-Way COC-40272 and would continue to 
be used to treat and store municipal wastewater treatment plant 
sludges. Additional adjacent land would also be used for this purpose.

Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado

T 4 S., R 83 W.,
    sec. 11; E\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\.

    The area described contains 25 acres, more or less, in Eagle 
County.
    The lands are not needed for Federal purposes. Conveyance is 
consistent with current Bureau land-use planning and would be in the 
public interest. The patent, if issued, will be subject to the 
following reservations, terms, and conditions:
    (1) Provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and all 
applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior.
    (2) The patentee shall comply with all Federal and State laws 
applicable to the disposal, placement, or release of hazardous 
substances (hazardous substance as defined in 40 CFR Part 302.)
    (3) A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by 
authority of the United States, pursuant to the Act of August 30, 1890 
(43 U.S.C. 945).
    (4) Those rights for electric transmission line purposes granted by 
right-of-way COC-31358.
    (5) Those rights for telephone line purposes granted by right-of-
way COC-50820.
    (6) Any other valid and existing rights of record.
    (7) Eagle River Water and Sanitation District, its successors or 
assigns, shall defend, indemnify, and save harmless the United States 
and its officers, agents, representatives, and employees (hereinafter 
referred to in this clause as the United States) from all claims, loss, 
damage, actions, causes of action, expense, and liability (hereinafter 
referred to in this clause as claims) resulting from, brought for, or 
on account of, any personal injury, threat of personal injury, or 
property damage received or sustained by any person or persons 
(including the patentee's employees) or property growing out of, 
occurring, or attributable directly or indirectly, to the disposal of 
solid waste on, or the release of hazardous substances from: Sixth 
Principal Meridian, Colorado, Sec.11: E\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/
2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, regardless of whether such claims shall be 
attributable to: (1) The concurrent, contributory, or partial fault, 
failure, or negligence of the United States, or (2) the sole fault, 
failure, or negligence of the United States. In the event of payment, 
loss, or expense under this agreement, the patentee shall be subrogated 
to the extent of the amount of such payment to all rights, powers, 
privileges, and remedies of the United States against any person 
regarding such payment, loss, or expense.
    (8) Such other provisions as may be required by law.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the lands 
will be segregated from all forms of appropriation under the public 
land laws, including the general mining laws, except for conveyance 
under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. The segregative effect 
shall terminate upon issuance of a patent or upon publication in the 
Federal Register of an opening order, whichever occurs first.
    Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the land to treat and store municipal 
wastewater treatment plant sludge. Comments on the classification are 
restricted to whether the land is physically suited for the proposed 
use, 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 BLM followed proper administrative procedures 
in reaching the decision, or any other factor not directly related to 
the suitability of the land for the proposed use.
    All submissions from organizations or businesses will be made 
available for public inspection in their entirety. Individuals may 
request confidentiality with respect to their name, address, and phone 
number. If you wish to have your name or street address withheld from 
public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 
the first line of the comment should start with the words 
``CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST'' in uppercase letters in order for BLM to 
comply with your request. Such requests will be honored to the extent 
allowed by law. Comment contents will not be kept confidential. Any 
objections will be evaluated by the State Director, who may sustain, 
vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence of any adverse 
comments, this

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realty action will become the final determination of the Department of 
the Interior.
    Comments must be received by February 12, 2007. In the absence of 
any adverse comments, the classification will become effective February 
27, 2007.
    (Authority: 43 CFR part 2741.5)

Steve Bennett,
Associate Field Manager, Glenwood Springs Field Office.
[FR Doc. E6-22331 Filed 12-28-06; 8:45 am]
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