Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Transfer of Jurisdiction; Colorado, 62138 [05-21568]
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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 208 / Friday, October 28, 2005 / Notices
Dated: August 19, 2005.
Martin C. Ott,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 05–21569 Filed 10–27–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO–923; COC–69155]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and
Transfer of Jurisdiction; Colorado
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Energy has filed an application
requesting the Secretary of the Interior
to withdraw from surface entry and
mining and transfer jurisdiction of 160
acres of public land in Moffat County,
Colorado, to be utilized as a uranium
mill tailings disposal site. This notice
segregates the land for a period of 2
years from surface entry and mining.
DATES: Comments and requests for a
public meeting must be received
January 26, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Correspondence should be
addressed to the State Director, BLM
Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield
Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doris E. Chelius, BLM Colorado State
Office, 303–239–3706.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Department of Energy has filed an
application with the Bureau of Land
Management to withdraw from surface
entry and mining and transfer to them,
subject to valid existing rights, the
jurisdiction of the following described
public land:
Sixth Principal Meridian
T. 7 N., R. 95 W.,
sec. 24, S1⁄2NW1⁄4 and N1⁄2SW1⁄4.
The area described contains 160 acres in
Moffat County.
The purpose of the proposed
withdrawal is to transfer jurisdiction of
the land to the U.S. Department of
Energy for perpetual administration as a
hazardous material site under authority
of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation
Control Act of 1978, 42 U.S.C. 7901, et
seq.
For a period of 90 days from the date
of publication of this notice, all persons
who wish to submit comments,
suggestions, or objections in connection
with the proposed action may present
their views in writing to the Colorado
State Director, BLM, at the above
address.
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Comments, including names and
street addresses of respondents, and
records relating to the proposed
withdrawal will be available for public
review at BLM Colorado State Office,
during regular business hours.
Individual respondents may request
confidentiality. If you wish to withhold
your name or address from public
review or from disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act, you must
state this prominently at the beginning
of your comments. Such requests will be
honored to the extent allowed by law.
All submissions from organizations or
businesses and from representatives or
officials of organizations or businesses,
will be made available for public
inspection in their entirety.
This application will be processed in
accordance with the regulations set
forth in 43 CFR 2300.
Effective on the date of publication,
this land is segregated from all forms of
appropriation under the public land
laws, including the mining laws, and
the mineral leasing laws. The
segregative effect of this application will
terminate 2 years from the date of this
publication unless final withdrawal
action is taken or the application is
denied or cancelled prior to that date
(43 CFR 2310.2). Notice of any action
will be published in the Federal
Register.
Public meetings will be held in
connection with the proposed
withdrawal action during the
preparation of the Environmental
Impact Statement that will analyze
options for permanent disposal of the
uranium tailings. A notice of the time
and place will be published by the U.S.
Department of Energy in the Federal
Register at least 30 days prior to the
scheduled date of the meetings.
Dated: October 7, 2005.
John D. Beck,
Acting Chief, Branch of Lands and Realty.
[FR Doc. 05–21568 Filed 10–27–05; 8:45 am]
Secretary of the Interior to withdraw
approximately 14,919 acres of National
Forest System lands in Douglas, Teller,
Park, and Jefferson Counties, Colorado.
This notice segregates the lands from
location and entry under the U.S.
Mining Laws for up to 2 years. This
notice also establishes the time and
place of the public meeting.
DATES: Comments on this proposed
action must be received on or before
January 26, 2006.
The public meeting will be held at 7
p.m. on December 15, 2005 at the USDA
Forest Service Workcenter, State
Highway 126, Buffalo Creek, Colorado
80425.
Requests to be heard at the public
meeting should be received by close of
business on December 8, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments and/or requests
to be heard should be submitted to the
State Director, Colorado State Office,
Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood,
Colorado 80215, or David Crumley,
USDA, Forest Service, 2040 Kachina
Drive, Pueblo, Colorado 81008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doris E. Chelius, BLM, 303–239–3706,
in Denver, or David Crumley, USDA
Forest Service, 719–553–1591 in Pueblo.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
United States Department of
Agriculture, acting through the Forest
Service, filed an application with the
Bureau of Land Management to
withdraw the following identified lands
from location and entry under the
mining laws, subject to valid existing
rights. The outer limit of the area
requested is a line drawn in such a
manner that each point of it is 1⁄4-mile
(U.S. Foot) each side from the middle of
the main channels of the South Platte
and the North Fork of the South Platte
Rivers comprising a 1⁄2-mile wide
corridor aggregating a length of
approximately 71.4 miles. The lands
proposed to be withdrawn are described
in the following three segments:
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Sixth Principal Meridian
(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3–1)
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO–923; COC–68632]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal;
Scheduled Public Meeting; Colorado
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture
has filed an application requesting the
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Segment 1: Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir to
Cheesman Lake
Beginning at a point on the South Platte
River at the outlet in the Elevenmile
Reservoir Dam in sec. 20, T. 13 S., R. 72 W.,
thence northeasterly along the middle of the
main channel of the South Platte River
approximately 25.9 miles, ending at a point
where the South Platte River exits the east
boundary of sec. 22. T. 10 S., R. 71 W.
Segment 2: Cheesman Dam to the High Water
Line of the Strontia Springs Reservoir
Beginning on the South Platte River from
the stream gage below Cheesman Dam in sec.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO-923; COC-69155]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Transfer of Jurisdiction;
Colorado
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy has filed an application
requesting the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw from surface entry
and mining and transfer jurisdiction of 160 acres of public land in
Moffat County, Colorado, to be utilized as a uranium mill tailings
disposal site. This notice segregates the land for a period of 2 years
from surface entry and mining.
DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received
January 26, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Correspondence should be addressed to the State Director,
BLM Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado
80215.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris E. Chelius, BLM Colorado State
Office, 303-239-3706.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of Energy has filed an
application with the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw from surface
entry and mining and transfer to them, subject to valid existing
rights, the jurisdiction of the following described public land:
Sixth Principal Meridian
T. 7 N., R. 95 W.,
sec. 24, S\1/2\NW\1/4\ and N\1/2\SW\1/4\.
The area described contains 160 acres in Moffat County.
The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to transfer jurisdiction
of the land to the U.S. Department of Energy for perpetual
administration as a hazardous material site under authority of the
Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, 42 U.S.C. 7901, et
seq.
For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this
notice, all persons who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or
objections in connection with the proposed action may present their
views in writing to the Colorado State Director, BLM, at the above
address.
Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, and
records relating to the proposed withdrawal will be available for
public review at BLM Colorado State Office, during regular business
hours.
Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to
withhold your name or address from public review or from disclosure
under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently
at the beginning of your comments. Such requests will be honored to the
extent allowed by law. All submissions from organizations or businesses
and from representatives or officials of organizations or businesses,
will be made available for public inspection in their entirety.
This application will be processed in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2300.
Effective on the date of publication, this land is segregated from
all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the
mining laws, and the mineral leasing laws. The segregative effect of
this application will terminate 2 years from the date of this
publication unless final withdrawal action is taken or the application
is denied or cancelled prior to that date (43 CFR 2310.2). Notice of
any action will be published in the Federal Register.
Public meetings will be held in connection with the proposed
withdrawal action during the preparation of the Environmental Impact
Statement that will analyze options for permanent disposal of the
uranium tailings. A notice of the time and place will be published by
the U.S. Department of Energy in the Federal Register at least 30 days
prior to the scheduled date of the meetings.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1)
Dated: October 7, 2005.
John D. Beck,
Acting Chief, Branch of Lands and Realty.
[FR Doc. 05-21568 Filed 10-27-05; 8:45 am]
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