[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 83 (Tuesday, April 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25301-25302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10086]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCON020000 L14300000.FR0000; COC-73927]


Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification and Conveyance of Public Land; Jackson County, CO

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found 
suitable for classification and conveyance to Jackson County, under the 
provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act (R&PP), as 
amended, and the Taylor Grazing Act, approximately 127.63 acres of 
public land in Jackson County, Colorado. The Jackson County 
Commissioners propose to use the land for a public shooting range.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
proposed classification for conveyance until June 14, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Please submit your written comments to the Field Manager, 
BLM Kremmling Field Office, P.O. Box 68, Kremmling, CO 80459. Comments 
received in electronic form such as email or facsimile will not be 
considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Annie Sperandio, Realty Specialist, by 
telephone 970-724-3062, or at the address above. Persons who use a

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telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above 
individual during normal business hours. 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: In accordance with Section 7 of the Taylor 
Grazing Act, (43 U.S.C. 315(f)) and Executive Order No. 6910, the 
following described public land in Jackson County, Colorado, has been 
examined and found suitable for classification and conveyance under the 
provisions of the R&PP Act, as amended, (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.):

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 9 N., R. 78 W.,
    Sec. 19, lots 22, 26, 27, 29, and 31.
T. 9 N., R. 79 W.,
    Sec. 24, lots 1 and 6.
    The area described contains 127.63 acres in Jackson County, 
Colorado. A cadastral dependent resurvey was approved and accepted 
on July 15, 2011.

    In accordance with the R&PP Act, the Jackson County Commissioners 
filed an R&PP application to develop the above-described land as a 
public shooting range. The BLM conducted a Phase I Environmental Site 
Assessment on December 10, 2012. No hazardous substances, petroleum 
products, or recognized environmental conditions were identified on the 
parcel; no further inquiry is needed to assess Recognized Environmental 
Conditions. The land is not needed for any Federal purpose. The 
classification is consistent with the BLM Kremmling Record of Decision 
and Approved Resource Management Plan dated December 19, 1984, and is 
in the public interest. The BLM has prepared an environmental 
assessment analyzing the Jackson County application and the proposed 
development and management plans.
    Conveyance of the land would complement Jackson County's plans to 
have a public shooting range for its citizens and out-of-county, out-
of-state visitors who come seasonally to North Park to hunt water fowl, 
upland small game and birds, or big game. A conveyance will be subject 
to the provisions of the R&PP Act, applicable regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of the Interior, and the following reservations to the 
United States:
    1. A reservation to the United States 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).
    2. All minerals, together with the right to prospect for, mine and 
remove such deposits from the same under applicable law and such 
regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, along with 
all necessary access rights and exit rights.
    A conveyance will be subject to the following terms and conditions:
    1. All valid existing rights documented on the official public land 
records at the time of patent issuance.
    2. A right-of-way across the above-described lands for a road 
granted to the BLM, its successors or assigns, by right-of-way COC-
57865 pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 2776, 43 U.S.C. 
1761).
    3. Any other valid rights-of-way that may exist at the time of 
conveyance.
    4. A limited reversionary provision that states title shall revert 
to the United States upon a finding, after notice and opportunity for a 
hearing, that the patentee has not substantially developed the land in 
accordance with the approved plan of development 5 years after the date 
of patent. No portion of the land shall under any circumstances revert 
to the United States if any such portion had been used for solid waste 
disposal or for any other purpose that may result in disposal, 
placement, or release of any hazardous substances.
    5. An indemnification clause protecting the United States from 
claims arising out of the patentee's use, occupancy, or operations on 
the land.
    6. Pursuant to the requirements established by Section 120(h) of 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and 
Reauthorization Act of 1988 (100 Stat. 1670), a notice that states the 
land has been examined and found to have in the past received 
potentially hazardous materials in the form of lead from target 
shooting; however, the material has been removed and a Phase I 
Environmental Site Assessment performed indicates that no hazardous 
substances remain on the subject property.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the parcel 
will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the 
public land laws, including the general mining laws, except for 
conveyance under the R&PP Act. This notice will serve as the two-year 
notification to the grazing permittees in grazing allotment 07023.
    Classification Comments: Interested persons may submit comments on 
the application of the lands as suitable for development/management as 
a public shooting range. 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 persons may also submit comments 
on the application, including the notification of the BLM of any 
encumbrances or other claim relating to the parcel, and regarding the 
specific use proposed in the application and plan of development; 
whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures in reaching 
the decision to convey the land under the R&PP Act; or any other 
factors not directly related to the suitability of the land for a 
public shooting range.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or any 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your 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 review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the BLM Colorado State 
Director. In the absence of any adverse comments, this realty action 
will become effective on July 1, 2013.
    The land will not be available for conveyance until after the 
classification becomes effective.

    Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5.

Helen M. Hankins,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-10086 Filed 4-29-13; 8:45 am]
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