[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39765-39767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15844]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCO923000.L14300000.FR0000]


Notice of Proposed Classification of Public Lands/Minerals for 
State Indemnity Selection, Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Classification.

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SUMMARY: The Colorado State Board of Land Commissioners (State) has 
filed a petition for classification and application to obtain public 
lands and mineral estate in lieu of lands to which the State was 
entitled but did not receive under its Statehood Act. The State did not 
receive title because the lands had previously been appropriated in an 
Indian Reservation or National Forests. Under Section 7 of the Taylor 
Grazing Act of 1934, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing 
to classify sufficient public lands/minerals in Colorado for title 
transfer to the State to satisfy this obligation to the State.

DATES: Comments must be received by September 3, 2013.
    The BLM will not consider or include comments received after the 
close of the comment period or comments delivered to an address other 
than that listed below.
    Persons asserting a claim to or interest in the lands or mineral 
estate described in this notice will find the requirements for filing 
such claims in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

ADDRESSES: The public may submit comments by mail or hand delivery to: 
State Director, Colorado State Office, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. 
Department of the Interior, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, CO 80215-
7093.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections 2275 and 2276 of the Revised 
Statutes, as amended (43 U.S.C. 851 and 852), provide authority for 
Colorado to receive title to public lands in lieu of lands to which it 
was entitled under Section 7 of its statehood act of March 3, 1875, 
where it did not receive title because the land had previously been 
appropriated for an Indian reservation or National Forests.
    Section 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act of June 8, 1934 requires that 
such public lands/minerals identified for proposed transfers out of 
Federal ownership must first be classified. The BLM is proposing to 
classify these lands/minerals pursuant to 43 CFR Part 2400 and Section 
7 of the Act of June 8, 1934 (48 Stat. 1272, as amended), 43 U.S.C. 
315(f). For a period until September 3, 2013, all persons who wish to 
submit comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with this 
proposed classification may present their views by any means shown 
under the ADDRESSES section above.
    Any adverse comments will be evaluated by the BLM Colorado State 
Director, who will issue a notice of determination to proceed with, 
modify, or cancel the proposed action. In the absence of any action by 
the BLM State Director, this proposed classification action will become 
the final determination of the Department of the Interior.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents and 
records relating to this proposed classification will be available for 
public review at the BLM Colorado State Office at the address cited in 
the ADDRESSES section above during regular business hours. Individual 
respondents may request confidentiality. Before including your address, 
phone number, email address, or 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 in your comment to withhold 
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    As provided by 43 CFR 2450.4(c), a public hearing may be scheduled 
by the BLM Colorado State Director if it is determined that sufficient 
public interest exists to warrant a hearing.
    The lands/minerals included within this proposed classification are 
in Chaffee, Custer, Dolores, Eagle, El Paso, Garfield, Grand, Huerfano, 
Jackson, Kiowa, La Plata, Moffat, Montezuma, Ouray, Park, Pueblo, Routt 
and San Miguel counties, Colorado, and are described as follows:

New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado

T. 44 N., R. 8 W.,
    Sec. 11, lots 12, thru 14;
    Sec. 13, lots 17, 28, 30 and 31;

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    Sec. 14, E\1/2\SE\1/4\.
T. 42 N., R. 13 W.,
    Sec. 30, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
T. 40 N., R. 14 W.,
    Sec. 6, lot 13 and NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 41 N., R. 14 W.,
    Sec. 28, S\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 29, SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 30, N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 31, N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 32, N\1/2\NW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 43 N., R. 14 W.,
    Sec. 2, lots 1 and 2 and S\1/2\NE\1/4\.
T. 40 N., R. 15 W.,
    Sec. 1, lots 1 thru 4;
    Sec. 3, lots 3 and 4;
    Sec. 4, lots 1 thru 4;
    Sec. 10, N\1/2\NE\1/4\ and E\1/2\NW\1/4\;
    Sec.11, N\1/2\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 50 N., R. 8 E.,
    Sec.7, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\.

Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado

T. 19 S., R. 45 W.,
    Sec. 10, S\1/2\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 11, SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 15, NE\1/4\.
T. 20 S., R. 47 W.,
    Sec. 4, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\ and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 5, lots 1 thru 4, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, 
and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, 
NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and 
SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 10, SW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 15, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 22, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, S\1/2\NW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 26, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\;
    Sec. 27, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
T. 20 S., R. 48 W.,
    Sec. 10, W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 15, W\1/2\NW\1/4\ and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 22, E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 23;
    Sec. 24, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/
4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 26, NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, E\1/2\NE\1/4\.
T. 18 S., R. 61 W.,
    Sec. 8, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 19, lots 3 and 4, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 30, lots 2, 3, and 4, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and 
W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 32.
T. 19 S., R. 61 W.,
    Sec. 6, lots 1 thru 7, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/
2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, E\1/2\NE\1/4\ and E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, W\1/2\NW\1/4\ and W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 18, lots 1 thru 4, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, 
and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 19, lots 1 thru 4, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, and E\1/2\SW\1/
4\;
    Sec. 20;
    Sec. 28, E\1/2\;
    Sec. 29, W\1/2\;
    Sec. 32, E\1/2\;
    Sec. 33.
T. 20 S., R. 61 W.,
    Sec. 4, lots 1 thru 4, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, 
and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 5, lots 1 and 2, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec.7, lots 2 and 3, and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, E\1/2\;
    Sec. 18, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 16 S., R. 62 W.,
    Sec. 24, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 17 S., R. 62 W.,
    Sec. 1, lot 1 and SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 29 S., R. 69 W.,
    Sec. 31, lots 3 and 4, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/
2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 32, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and 
SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 29 S., R. 70 W.,
    Sec. 35, lot 1.
T. 22 S., R. 71 W.,
    Sec. 5, lots 20, 21, 22, and 23;
    Sec. 6, lot 13;
    Sec. 8, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 17, lot 24;
T. 22 S., R. 72 W.,
    Sec. 4, lots 41, 42, and 47, and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 4, Remaining public lands in SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, 
SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 5, Remaining public lands in S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, Remaining public lands in SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, Remaining public lands in W\1/2\;
    Sec. 12, lot 3 and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 16, lots 20, 23 thru 36, and lot 38;
    Sec. 17, Remaining public lands in NW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 22, N\1/2\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 26, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 28, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\.
T. 11 S., R. 74 W.,
    Sec. 20, NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 21, W\1/2\.
T. 12 S., R. 75 W.
    Sec. 17, SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 18, lots 1 thru 4, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\;
    Sec. 19, lots 1 and 2, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and E\1/
2\NW\1/4\.
T. 12 S., R. 76 W.,
    Sec. 13, E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 24, NE\1/4\.
T. 13 S., R. 76 W.,
    Sec. 4, lots 2 thru 4, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 5, lots 1 thru 4, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, 
and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 6, lots 6 and 7, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\.
T. 12 S., R. 77 W.,
    Sec. 23, N\1/2\SW\1/4\ and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 25, S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 15 S., R. 78 W.,
    Sec. 17, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ (geothermal steam);
    Sec. 18, N\1/2\SE\1/4\ and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\ (geothermal steam).
T. 4 S., R. 83 W.,
    Sec. 17, lots 2 and 5, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 22, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, lots 6 and 7, and W\1/2\SW\1/4\.
T. 7 S., R. 88 W.,
    Sec. 7, lots 12 and 13;
    Sec. 8, lot 7, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 17, lots 3 and 4.
T. 7 S., R. 89 W.,
    Sec. 3, lot 1, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\W\1/
2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 12, lot 22 and W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, NW\1/4\.
T. 5 S., R. 92 W.,
    Sec. 30, W\1/2\SE\1/4\.
T. 5 S., R. 93 W.,
    Sec. 36, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, and NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 1 N., R. 76\1/2\ W.,
    Sec. 1, lots 15 and 16;
    Sec. 12, lots 1 thru 6, and lots 11 and 12.
T. 1 N., R. 77 W.,
    Sec. 12, E\1/2\NE\1/4\ and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 3 N., R. 77 W.,
    Sec. 25, S\1/2\SW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 4 N., R. 81 W.,
    Sec. 34, W\1/2\NW\1/4\ and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 6 N., R. 81 W.,
    Sec. 18, lot 5.
T. 3 N., R. 82 W.,
    Sec. 26, lot 1.
T. 6 N., R. 82 W.,
    Sec. 13, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, N\1/2\NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
T. 6 N., R. 84 W.,
    Sec. 27, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 7 N., R. 85 W.,
    Sec. 17, W\1/2\NE\1/4\.
T. 8 N, R. 85 W.,
    Sec. 16, lots 4 and 5.
T. 6 N., R. 86 W.,
    Sec. 33, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 7 N., R. 88 W.,
    Sec. 2, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 8 N., R. 88 W.,
    Sec. 34, lots 12 thru 15.
T. 7 N., R. 93 W.,
    Sec. 36.

    The areas described total approximately 23,074 acres.
    The State's application requests conveyance of title to Federal 
mineral estate under surface owned by the State, described as follows:

Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado

T. 9 N., R. 56 W.,
    Sec. 24, SW\1/4\.
T. 12 N., R. 56 W.,
    Sec. 28, E\1/2\.
T. 11 N., R. 59 W.,
    Sec. 15, NE\1/4\.
T. 5 N., R. 61 W.,
    Sec. 33, SW\1/4\.
T. 3 N., R. 62 W.,
    Sec. 1, SE\1/4\.
T. 17 S., R. 48 W.,
    Sec. 18, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\.
T. 21 S., R. 51 W.,
    Sec. 35, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ (oil & gas only).
T. 22 S., R. 52 W.,
    Sec. 15, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\ (oil 
and gas only).
T. 28 S., R. 69 W.,
    Sec. 17, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, NE\1/4\ and NE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 21, NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 22, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\ and NE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 6 N., R. 79 W.,
    Sec. 3, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 4, lots 3 and 4, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, 
and SE\1/4\;

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    Sec. 5, lots 1 and 2, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, and E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9;
    Sec.10, W\1/2\NW\1/4\ and W\1/2\SW\1/4\.
T. 7 N., R. 79 W.,
    Sec. 32, SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 33, W\1/2\SW\1/4\.
T. 5 N., R. 88 W.,
    Sec. 12, NW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\.
T. 7 N, R. 88 W.,
    Sec. 1, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 1, Those portions of SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\ that lie west of Routt County Road 
80A;
    Sec. 2, S\1/2\NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 10, NE\1/4\ and NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 11, N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 12, Those portions of NW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\ that lie west of 
Routt County Road 80.

    The areas described total approximately 6,354 acres.
    Rights-of-way granted by the BLM will either transfer with any of 
the above described land if transferred to the State or may be reserved 
by the United States. Oil and gas, geothermal, or other leases issued 
under the authority of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 181 
et seq.) will remain in effect under the terms and conditions of the 
leases.
    Colorado state law and the State's procedures provide for the 
offering to holders of BLM grazing permits, licenses, or leases the 
first right to lease lands that may be transferred to the State. This 
notice of proposed classification constitutes the required two-year 
official notice to present holders of grazing use authorizations from 
the BLM that such authorizations will be terminated upon transfer of 
any of the land described above to the State of Colorado (43 CFR 
4110.4-2(b)).
    For a period until August 16, 2013, persons asserting a claim to, 
or interest in, the above-described lands or mineral estate, other than 
holders of leases, permits, or rights-of-way, may file such claim with 
the BLM Colorado State Director at the address cited in the ADDRESSES 
section above. You must also provide evidence that a copy thereof has 
been served on the Board of Land Commissioners, State of Colorado, 1127 
Sherman Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203-2206.
    Pursuant to 43 CFR 2462.1, publication of this notice of proposed 
classification in the Federal Register segregates the above described 
lands from all forms of disposal under the public land laws, including 
the mining laws, except for the form of land disposal specified in this 
notice of proposed classification. However, this publication does not 
alter the applicability of the public land laws governing the use of 
the lands under lease, license, or permit, or governing the disposal of 
their mineral and vegetative resources, other than under the mining 
laws.
    The segregative effect of this proposed classification will 
terminate in one of the following ways:
    (1) Classification of the lands within two years of publication of 
this notice of proposed classification in the Federal Register;
    (2) Publication of a notice of termination of the proposed 
classification in the Federal Register;
    (3) An Act of Congress;
    (4) Expiration of a two-year period from the date of publication of 
this notice of proposed classification, or expiration of an additional 
period, not exceeding two years, if the required notice of an extension 
for the proposed classification is given.

    Authority:  43 CFR part 2400.

Helen M. Hankins,
BLM Colorado State Director.
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