[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30733-30734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10804]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCOS05000.L14400000.FR0000.20X; COC-78200]


Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification and Conveyance, Montrose 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 certain 
public lands in Montrose County, Colorado, and has found them suitable 
for classification for lease and subsequent conveyance to Montrose 
County (County) under the provisions of the Recreation and Public 
Purposes Act (R&PP), as amended, and Executive Order No. 6910. The 
lands consist of approximately 44 acres, must conform to the official 
plat of survey, and are legally described below.

DATES: The BLM must receive written comments on or before July 6, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be mailed or hand delivered to Jana 
Moe, Realty Specialist, Uncompahgre Field Office, 2465 South Townsend 
Avenue, Montrose, Colorado 81401. They may also be faxed to 970-240-
5368 or emailed to [email protected]. The BLM will not consider comments 
received via telephone calls.
    Detailed information including, but not limited to, a proposed 
development and management plan and documentation relating to 
compliance with applicable environmental and cultural resource laws, is 
available for review by appointment, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mountain 
Time, Monday through Friday, except during Federal holidays, at the BLM 
Uncompahgre Field Office Visitor Center or online at https://eplanning.blm.gov/shavano.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jana Moe, Realty Specialist, BLM 
Uncompahgre Field Office, at 970-240-5324 or by email at [email protected]. 
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf may call the 
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to leave a message or 
question for Ms. Moe. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a 
week. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Montrose County has not applied for more 
than the 6,400-acre limitation for recreation uses in a year, nor more 
than 640 acres for each of the programs involving public resources 
other than recreation. Montrose County has submitted a statement in 
compliance with the regulations at 43 CFR 2741.4(b).
    Montrose County proposes to use the land to develop the Shavano 
Gateway Recreation Area. The recreation area will provide parking 
spaces for vehicles and trailers, trailhead facilities such as 
restrooms and picnic tables, informational signage and an off-highway 
vehicle training area. This proposal aligns with Secretarial Order 
3366's focus on increasing recreational opportunities on lands managed 
by the Department of the Interior.
    The lands examined and identified as suitable for lease and 
subsequent conveyance under the R&PP Act are legally described as:

New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado

T. 48 N., R. 10 W.,
    Sec. 8, SE1/4NE1/4 and 
NE1/4SE1/4, that portion lying southeasterly 
of the southeasterly right-of-way line of Montrose County 90 Road 
and easterly of the easterly edge of Shavano Loop trail.

    The area described contains 44 acres.
    The lands are not needed for any Federal purposes. Leasing or 
conveying these lands for recreational or public purposes is in public 
and national interest.
    In conformance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the BLM 
prepared a parcel-specific Environmental Assessment (EA) document (DOI-
BLM-CO-S050-2019-0019-EA) for this Notice of Realty Action. A copy of 
the EA is available online at https://eplanning.blm.gov/shavano. Based 
on the EA, the BLM approved a Finding of No Significant Impact and a 
Decision Record to implement the classification and conveyance of the 
lands described above on September 12, 2019.
    The BLM completed the EA and issued the Decision Record under the 
1989 BLM Uncompahgre Basin Resource Management Plan, as amended in 
September 1994. The EA, lease, and conveyance are in conformance with 
the recently approved April 2020 Uncompahgre Resource Management Plan.
    All interested parties will receive a copy of this notice once it 
is published in the Federal Register. The Federal Register notice with 
information about this proposed realty action will be published in the 
newspaper of local circulation once a week for three consecutive weeks. 
The regulations at 43 CFR subpart 2741 addressing requirements and 
procedures for conveyances under the R&PP Act do not require a public 
meeting.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the lands 
will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the 
public land laws, including the locations under the mining laws, except 
for lease or conveyance under the R&PP Act and leasing under the 
mineral leasing laws.
    The lease or conveyance of the land, when issued, will be subject 
to the following terms, conditions, and reservations:
    1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by the 
authority of the Act of August 30, 1890, 26 Stat. 391 (43 U.S.C. 945), 
commonly referred to as the Canal Act.
    2. Provisions of the R&PP Act and to all applicable regulations of 
the Secretary of the Interior.
    3. All mineral deposits in the land so patented, the right to 
prospect for, mine, and remove such deposits from the same under 
applicable law and regulations as established by the Secretary of the 
Interior are reserved to the United States, together with all necessary 
access and exit rights.
    4. Lease or conveyance of the parcel is subject to valid existing 
rights.
    5. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United 
States from claims arising out of the lessee's/patentee's use, 
occupancy, or occupations on the leased/patented lands.
    6. Any other reservations that the authorized officer determines 
appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of Federal 
lands and interests therein.
    Classification Comments: Interested persons may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the land for development of the Shavano 
Gateway Recreation Area. 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 if the use is 
consistent with state and Federal programs.
    Application Comments: Interested persons may submit comments 
regarding the specific use proposed in the application and plan of 
development and management, whether the BLM followed proper 
administrative procedures in reaching the decision, or any other factor 
not directly related to

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the suitability of the lands for the Shavano Gateway Recreation Area.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the BLM State Director or 
other authorized official of the Department of the Interior, who may 
sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence of any 
adverse comments, the classification will become effective on July 20, 
2020. The lands will not be offered for conveyance until after the 
classification becomes effective.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in any comment, 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.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5)

Jamie E. Connell,
Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2020-10804 Filed 5-19-20; 8:45 am]
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