[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 26 (Monday, February 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7031-7032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02568]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCO923000 L14300000.ET0000; COC-28675]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Modification of Public Land Order 
No. 184 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 Land and Minerals 
Management proposes to modify, on behalf of the Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM), Public Land Order (PLO) No. 184 by opening the public 
land to all forms of appropriation and entry under the public land laws 
to provide for the disposal of small, fragmented, isolated parcels that 
are largely intermingled within residential areas. The public lands 
will remain closed to location and entry under the United States mining 
and mineral leasing laws. This notice 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 May 11, 2015.

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, 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: The BLM filed an application requesting the 
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management to modify PLO No. 
184, by opening the following described public lands to all forms of 
appropriation and entry under the public land laws, but not to the 
United States mining and mineral leasing laws, subject to valid 
existing rights, other segregations of record, and the requirements of 
applicable law:

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 9 S., R. 79 W.,
    secs. 18, 19, and 30, all public land.
T. 9 S., R. 80 W.,
    sec. 12, all public land;
    sec. 13, lots 30 and 31, and all remaining public land;
    sec. 24, lot 13, and all remaining public land.
    The areas described aggregate approximately 219 acres in Lake 
County.

    The Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management approved 
the BLM's petition/application; therefore, the petition constitutes a 
withdrawal modification proposal of the Secretary of the Interior (43 
CFR 2310.1-3(e)).
    The purpose of the withdrawal modification is to allow the BLM the 
ability to dispose of small, fragmented, isolated parcels that are 
largely intermingled within residential areas. The lands will remain 
closed to location and entry under the United States mining and mineral 
leasing laws.
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency or cooperative management 
agreement would not allow for title transfer in cases where it is 
determined to be in the public interest to dispose of highly-
fragmented, isolated parcels.
    There are no suitable alternative sites available.

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    Water will not be needed to fulfill the purpose of the requested 
withdrawal modification.
    Records relating to the application may be examined by contacting 
Andy Senti, BLM Colorado State Office at the above address or by 
telephone at 303-239-3713.
    For the period until May 11, 2015, all persons who wish to submit 
comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the proposed 
withdrawal modification 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, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    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 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.
    Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is 
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal modification. All 
interested persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being 
heard on the proposed withdrawal modification must submit a written 
request to the BLM Colorado State Director no later than May 11, 2015. 
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 Colorado Web 
site at: www.blm.gov/co, at least 30 days before the scheduled date of 
the meeting.
    Licenses, permits, cooperative agreements or discretionary land use 
authorizations of a temporary nature or the disposal of the mineral or 
vegetative resources other than under the mining and mineral leasing 
laws may be permitted if the use is consistent with the management 
objectives for the area.
    This withdrawal modification application will be processed in 
accordance with the regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.3, et seq.

Ruth Welch,
Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-02568 Filed 2-6-15; 8:45 am]
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