[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20134-20135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07748]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCO923000 L14300000.ET0000; COC-2422401]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for a Public 
Meeting; Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Policy, Management 
and Budget proposes to withdraw, on behalf of the Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM), 2,214.31 acres of public lands in Chaffee County, 
Colorado, to protect the scenic, recreational, and other natural 
resource values along with the capital investments of developed 
recreational facilities found within the scenic Browns Canyon corridor 
along the Arkansas River. This notice segregates the public lands for 
up to 2 years from location and entry under the United States mining 
laws and gives the public an opportunity to comment on the application 
and to request a public meeting.

DATES: Comments and public meeting requests must be received on or 
before July 2, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the BLM 
Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, CO 80215-7093.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John D. Beck, Chief, Branch of Lands 
and Realty, 303-239-3882. Persons who use a telecommunication device 
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service 
(FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual. The FIRS is 
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question 
with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal 
business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM filed an application requesting the 
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget to withdraw, 
subject to valid existing rights, the following described public lands 
from location and entry under the United States mining laws, for a 
period of 20 years, to protect the scenic, recreational, and other 
natural resource values along with the capital investments of developed 
recreational facilities found within the scenic Browns Canyon corridor 
along the Arkansas River:

New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 51 N., R. 8 E.,
    Sec. 11, lots 1, 2, and 3, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\, NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 12, W\1/2\W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/
4\;
    Sec. 23, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and 
W\1/2\W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 26, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
E\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and W\1/
2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, N\1/2\NW\1/4\ and N\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\.

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 15 S., R. 77 W.,
    Sec. 30, lots 2, 3, and 4;
    Sec. 31, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, and W\1/2\E\1/2\W\1/2\.
T. 15 S., R. 78 W.,
    Sec. 12, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, E\1/2\SW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 24, W\1/2\NE\1/4\ and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 25, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and E\1/2\SE\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate 2,214.31 acres of public lands in 
Chaffee County.

    The Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget approved 
the BLM's petition/application; therefore, the petition constitutes a 
withdrawal proposal of the Secretary of the Interior (43 CFR 2310.1-
3(e)).
    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect scenic, 
recreational, and other natural resource values found within the scenic 
Browns Canyon corridor along the Arkansas River and the capital 
investments of developed recreational sites. The proposed withdrawal is 
within the boundaries of the Browns Canyon Area of Critical 
Environmental Concern (ACEC). The ACEC includes all of the

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Browns Canyon Wilderness Study Area to the east of the river and was 
established to protect the area's naturalness, water-related 
recreation, scenic, and visual qualities.
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency or cooperative management 
agreement would not adequately constrain non-discretionary uses that 
could irrevocably destroy the area's scenic and recreational values.
    There are no suitable alternative sites as the described lands 
contain the natural resource and recreation values in need of 
protection.
    No water rights would be needed to fulfill the purpose of the 
requested withdrawal.
    Records relating to the application may be examined by contacting 
Debbie Bellew, BLM Colorado State Office at the above address or by 
telephone at 303-239-3707.
    For the period until July 2, 2013, all persons who wish to submit 
comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the proposed 
withdrawal application may present their views in writing to the BLM 
Colorado State Office at the address noted above. Comments, including 
names and street addresses of respondents, will be available for public 
review at the BLM Colorado State Office, at the address above, during 
regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.
    Individual respondents may request confidentiality. Before 
including your address, phone number, email address, or any other 
personal identifying information in your comments, you should be aware 
that your entire comment--including personal identifying information--
may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in 
your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from 
public view, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. If you 
wish to withhold your name, street address, and/or email 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. 
All submissions from organizations or businesses will be available for 
public inspection in their entirety.
    Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is 
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal. All interested 
persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on 
the proposed withdrawal must submit a written request to the BLM 
Colorado State Director no later than July 2, 2013. If the authorized 
officer determines that a public meeting will be held, a notice of the 
time and place will be published in the Federal Register and through 
local media, newspapers, and the BLM Web site at: http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en.html, at least 30 days before the scheduled date of the 
meeting.
    For a period until April 3, 2015, the lands described in this 
notice will be segregated from location and entry under the United 
States mining laws unless the application is denied or cancelled or the 
withdrawal is approved prior to that date. Licenses, permits, 
cooperative agreements, or discretionary land use authorizations of a 
temporary nature which will not significantly impact the values to be 
protected by the withdrawal may be allowed with the approval of the 
authorized officer of the BLM during the temporary segregative period.
    This application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.3.

Helen M. Hankins,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-07748 Filed 4-2-13; 8:45 am]
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