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purposes. This action opens the lands to
the operation of the public land laws.
The lands have been and will remain
open to mining and mineral leasing.
DATES:
Effective Date: February 14,
2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Bingham, Bureau of Land
Management, Idaho State Office, 1387
South Vinnell Way, Boise, Idaho 83709,
208–373–3866.
Copies of
the expired orders describing the lands
involved are available at the Bureau of
Land Management Idaho State Office
(address above). All of the lands have
been and will remain open to mining
and mineral leasing.
1. The withdrawal established by the
Secretarial Order of May 17, 1918, and
Public Land Order No. 3398, (29 FR
6686 (May 22, 1964)), as modified by
Public Land Order No. 6436 (48 FR
33711 (July 25, 1983)), which withdrew
60,744.74 acres public lands from the
operation of the public land laws for a
period of 20 years for stock driveway
purposes, expired on July 24, 2003.
2. The withdrawal established by the
Secretarial Order of July 17, 1918, as
modified by Public Land Order No.
6518 (49 FR 5924 (February 16, 1984)),
which withdrew 1,280.68 acres public
lands from the operation of the public
land laws for a period of 20 years for
stock driveway purposes, expired on
March 16, 2004.
3. In accordance with 43 CFR 2091.6,
at 8:30 a.m. on February 14, 2011, the
lands withdrawn by the orders listed in
Paragraphs 1 and 2 above will be
opened to the operation of the public
land laws generally, subject to valid
existing rights, the provisions of existing
withdrawals, other segregations of
record, and the requirements of
applicable law. All valid applications
received at or prior to 8:30 a.m. on
February 14, 2011, shall be considered
as simultaneously filed at that time.
Those received thereafter shall be
considered in the order of filing.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Authority: 43 CFR 2091.6.
Jerry L. Taylor,
Chief, Branch of Lands, Minerals and Water
Rights, Resource Services Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Intent To Amend the Grand
Junction Resource Management Plan,
Prepare an Environmental
Assessment, and Notice of Realty
Action, Colorado
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent and Notice of
Realty Action.
AGENCY:
The Grand Junction,
Colorado, Regional Airport Authority
has requested the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Grand Junction
Field Office (GJFO) to consider the
transfer of title to approximately 720
acres of public land for airport
improvements, including relocation and
construction of the main runway for the
Grand Junction Regional Airport. Public
Land Order No. 7027 (59 FR 3000
January 20, 1994) withdrew these lands
from mining claim location in
anticipation of a need for future airport
expansion. The BLM’s consideration of
the Grand Junction Regional Airport
Authority’s (Airport Authority) request
initiates a BLM Notice of Intent to
initiate a public scoping process to
amend the BLM GJFO 1987 Resource
Management Plan (RMP) and prepare an
Environmental Analysis (EA). The
request also initiates a Notice of Realty
Action (NORA) to assist the BLM in
determining whether granting the
requested title conveyance is consistent
with the needs of the Department of the
Interior. This notice initiates the public
scoping process and concurrent
opportunity for submission of public
comments for the EA, RMP
Amendment, and NORA.
DATES: Comments on this project, the
NORA, or the proposed transfer of title
to the Airport Authority may be
submitted in writing until February 28,
2011. The date(s) and location(s) of
scoping meetings will be announced at
least 15 days in advance through local
media, newspapers and the BLM Web
site at: https://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/
gjfo.html. In order to be included in the
EA, all comments must be received
prior to the close of the scoping period
or 45 days after the last public meeting,
whichever is later.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent to the Grand Junction Field
Office, Bureau of Land Management,
2815 H. Road, Grand Junction, Colorado
81506, or via fax at (970) 244–3083.
E-mail comments may be sent to
SUMMARY:
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GJFO_mail@blm.gov. Comments,
including names and addresses of
respondents, will be available for public
review at the BLM GJFO, during regular
business hours 7:30 a.m. through 4:30
p.m., Monday–Friday, except holidays.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail 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 us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information and/or to have your
name added to our mailing list contact
Robin Lacy, Project Manager, telephone
(970) 244–3028. Project documents may
be reviewed on the BLM GJFO Web site
at https://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/gjfo.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the public scoping process is
to identify those issues that should be
considered in the EA and to initiate
public participation in the planning
process. BLM and Airport Authority
personnel will be present at scoping
meetings to explain the proposed action
and other requirements for preparing
the EA. Interested parties can request
notification of any encumbrances or
other claims relating to the land.
Customary Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) conditions, in
draft, that are proposed to be included
in a land patent from the United States
to the Airport Authority will also be
available for review. The public lands
requested for title transfer are within the
jurisdiction of the BLM GJFO adjacent
to the Grand Junction Regional Airport
in the North Desert and are described as
follows:
Ute Principal Meridian
T. 1 N., R. 1 W.,
Sec. 23, S1⁄2NE1⁄4;
Sec. 24, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4, and SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;
T. 1 N., R. 1 E.,
Sec. 19, lots 3 and 4, and E1⁄2SW1⁄4;
Sec. 29, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4;
Sec. 30, lot 1, NE1⁄4, and NE1⁄4NW1⁄4.
The areas described contain
approximately 720 acres in Mesa
County.
These are public lands administered
by the BLM GJFO and do not include
any private, State, tribal trust or Federal
lands not administered by the BLM, the
lands proposed for the title transfer to
the Airport Authority are currently
withdrawn from the United States
mining laws by Public Land Order No.
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7027 (59 FR 3000 (1994)), and are not
intended for further segregation.
The EA will fulfill the needs and
obligations set forth by the National
Environmental Policy Act and
associated Council of Environmental
Quality Regulations (40 CFR 1500). The
EA will also fulfill requirements of the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (FLPMA), 43 U.S.C. 1701,
Section 516 of the Airport and Airway
Improvement Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C.
2215), Airport Grant regulations at 43
CFR 2640, applicable planning
regulations at 43 CFR 1600, and BLM
management policies.
The purpose of the proposed land title
transfer from the United States to the
Airport Authority is to fulfill the BLM’s
intent to make such lands available to
the Airport Authority for a beneficial
public use as described in the 1991
Memorandum of Understanding
between the BLM and the Airport
Authority. As authorized through the
FLPMA, these lands will also be
considered for title transfer to the
Airport Authority in an amendment to
the Grand Junction RMP. The BLM will
determine whether or not to transfer
title to the lands based on the EA, and
the assessed environmental impacts of
transferring title to the lands.
The purpose of the runway relocation
is to comply with the FAA design
standards by correcting deficiencies
related to runway and taxiway gradients
and to eliminate intersecting runways at
the airport. The need for the proposed
runway relocation is to increase safety
at the Grand Junction Regional Airport,
which is one of the few commercial
service airports in the State of Colorado
that still has a geometric runway layout
consisting of an intersecting crosswind
runway. The runway intersection
increases the potential for runway
incursions, which are defined by the
FAA as ‘‘any occurrence at an
aerodrome involving the incorrect
presence of an aircraft, vehicle or person
on the protected area of a surface
designated for the landing and takeoff of
aircraft.’’ Increasing runway safety has
been made a high priority in recent
years and the FAA has published
guidance on improving runway safety
through airfield configuration. Also,
several design components of the
runway at Grand Junction Regional
Airport do not meet the FAA design
standards, including the following:
Runway 11/29 Transverse Gradient.
Portions of the runway exceed the maximum
recommended design standard of 1.5 percent;
Runway 11/29 Longitudinal Gradient. A
portion of the runway near the approach end
of Runway 29 exceeds the maximum
recommended design standard of 0.8 percent;
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Runway 11/29 Connecting Taxiway
Gradient. A number of the connecting
taxiways between Runway 11/29 and parallel
Taxiway ‘‘A’’ exceed the maximum
recommended design standard of 1.5 percent;
and
Runway 11/29 and Runway 4/22 Runway
Visibility Zone (RVZ). Numerous structures
obstruct line of sight between runway midpoints.
U.S.C. 4761, 49 U.S.C. 47101 et seq., 3 CFR
2640 et seq.).
The BLM seeks resource information
and data for other public land values
[i.e., air quality, cultural and historic
resources, fire and fuels, fisheries,
forestry, lands and realty, non-energy
minerals and geology, oil and gas
(including coalbed methane),
paleontology, rangeland management,
recreation, soil, water, and wildlife] in
the BLM GJFO planning area. The
purpose of this request is to assure that
the planning effort has sufficient
information to consider a reasonable
range of resource uses, management
options, and alternatives for the public
lands involved.
Proprietary data marked as
confidential may be submitted in
response to this call for coal, oil and gas,
and other resource information. Please
submit all proprietary information
submissions to the address listed above.
The BLM will treat submissions marked
as ‘‘Confidential’’ in accordance with the
laws and regulations governing the
confidentiality of such information.
The BLM GJFO will work
collaboratively with interested parties to
identify the management actions and
decisions that are best suited to local,
regional, and national needs. Potential
issues that have been identified to date
include, but are not limited to the
following general categories: Wildlife
(including birds); vegetation (including
weeds and invasive plant species);
threatened, endangered, and sensitive
species; public access; visual concerns;
cultural resources; tribal concerns;
rangeland resources; geology and soils;
hydrology; recreation resources;
hazardous materials; air quality; noise;
and socio-economics. The BLM has
established a 45-day scoping period
during which affected tribes,
landowners, concerned citizens, special
interest groups, local governments, and
any other interested parties are invited
to comment on the scope of the EA.
Scoping will help the BLM identify the
full range of issues that should be
addressed in the EA.
Bureau of Land Management
Authority: Airport and Airway
Improvement Act of September 3, 1982 (49
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Helen M. Hankins,
State Director.
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Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of
Public Land in Lawrence County, SD
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), South Dakota Field
Office, proposes to sell a parcel of
public land consisting of 0.03 acres in
Lawrence County, South Dakota, to
Keith Sauls for the appraised fair market
value of $183.
DATES: Comments regarding the
proposed sale must be received by the
BLM on or before February 28, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
concerning the proposed sale should be
sent to the Field Manager, BLM, South
Dakota Field Office, 310 Roundup
Street, Belle Fourche, South Dakota
57717.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles Berdan, Realty Specialist, BLM,
South Dakota Field Office, 310 Roundup
Street, Belle Fourche, South Dakota
57717 or phone (605) 892–7000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following described public land is being
proposed for direct sale to Keith Sauls
in accordance with Sections 203 and
209 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as
amended (43 U.S.C. 1713 and 1719);
SUMMARY:
Black Hills Meridian
T. 5 N., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 26, Lot 16.
The area described contains 0.03 acres,
more or less, in Lawrence County.
The BLM proposes to sell this land to
Keith Sauls for the appraised fair market
value of $183. The public land is
identified as suitable for disposal in the
BLM’s 1986 South Dakota Resource
Area Management Plan, as amended,
and is not needed for any other Federal
purpose.
The public land proposed for sale
consists of a tiny lot on which a corner
of a home was built. The BLM is
proposing a direct sale to the
homeowner, in accordance with 43 CFR
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCONO3000.L1610000.DSO000]
Notice of Intent To Amend the Grand Junction Resource Management
Plan, Prepare an Environmental Assessment, and Notice of Realty Action,
Colorado
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent and Notice of Realty Action.
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SUMMARY: The Grand Junction, Colorado, Regional Airport Authority has
requested the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Grand Junction Field
Office (GJFO) to consider the transfer of title to approximately 720
acres of public land for airport improvements, including relocation and
construction of the main runway for the Grand Junction Regional
Airport. Public Land Order No. 7027 (59 FR 3000 January 20, 1994)
withdrew these lands from mining claim location in anticipation of a
need for future airport expansion. The BLM's consideration of the Grand
Junction Regional Airport Authority's (Airport Authority) request
initiates a BLM Notice of Intent to initiate a public scoping process
to amend the BLM GJFO 1987 Resource Management Plan (RMP) and prepare
an Environmental Analysis (EA). The request also initiates a Notice of
Realty Action (NORA) to assist the BLM in determining whether granting
the requested title conveyance is consistent with the needs of the
Department of the Interior. This notice initiates the public scoping
process and concurrent opportunity for submission of public comments
for the EA, RMP Amendment, and NORA.
DATES: Comments on this project, the NORA, or the proposed transfer of
title to the Airport Authority may be submitted in writing until
February 28, 2011. The date(s) and location(s) of scoping meetings will
be announced at least 15 days in advance through local media,
newspapers and the BLM Web site at: https://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/gjfo.html. In order to be included in the EA, all comments must be
received prior to the close of the scoping period or 45 days after the
last public meeting, whichever is later.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the Grand Junction Field
Office, Bureau of Land Management, 2815 H. Road, Grand Junction,
Colorado 81506, or via fax at (970) 244-3083. E-mail comments may be
sent to GJFO_mail@blm.gov. Comments, including names and addresses of
respondents, will be available for public review at the BLM GJFO,
during regular business hours 7:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., Monday-
Friday, except holidays.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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 us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or to have
your name added to our mailing list contact Robin Lacy, Project
Manager, telephone (970) 244-3028. Project documents may be reviewed on
the BLM GJFO Web site at https://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/gjfo.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the public scoping process is
to identify those issues that should be considered in the EA and to
initiate public participation in the planning process. BLM and Airport
Authority personnel will be present at scoping meetings to explain the
proposed action and other requirements for preparing the EA. Interested
parties can request notification of any encumbrances or other claims
relating to the land. Customary Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
conditions, in draft, that are proposed to be included in a land patent
from the United States to the Airport Authority will also be available
for review. The public lands requested for title transfer are within
the jurisdiction of the BLM GJFO adjacent to the Grand Junction
Regional Airport in the North Desert and are described as follows:
Ute Principal Meridian
T. 1 N., R. 1 W.,
Sec. 23, S\1/2\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 24, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
T. 1 N., R. 1 E.,
Sec. 19, lots 3 and 4, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 29, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 30, lot 1, NE\1/4\, and NE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
The areas described contain approximately 720 acres in Mesa County.
These are public lands administered by the BLM GJFO and do not
include any private, State, tribal trust or Federal lands not
administered by the BLM, the lands proposed for the title transfer to
the Airport Authority are currently withdrawn from the United States
mining laws by Public Land Order No.
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7027 (59 FR 3000 (1994)), and are not intended for further segregation.
The EA will fulfill the needs and obligations set forth by the
National Environmental Policy Act and associated Council of
Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR 1500). The EA will also
fulfill requirements of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (FLPMA), 43 U.S.C. 1701, Section 516 of the Airport and Airway
Improvement Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. 2215), Airport Grant regulations at
43 CFR 2640, applicable planning regulations at 43 CFR 1600, and BLM
management policies.
The purpose of the proposed land title transfer from the United
States to the Airport Authority is to fulfill the BLM's intent to make
such lands available to the Airport Authority for a beneficial public
use as described in the 1991 Memorandum of Understanding between the
BLM and the Airport Authority. As authorized through the FLPMA, these
lands will also be considered for title transfer to the Airport
Authority in an amendment to the Grand Junction RMP. The BLM will
determine whether or not to transfer title to the lands based on the
EA, and the assessed environmental impacts of transferring title to the
lands.
The purpose of the runway relocation is to comply with the FAA
design standards by correcting deficiencies related to runway and
taxiway gradients and to eliminate intersecting runways at the airport.
The need for the proposed runway relocation is to increase safety at
the Grand Junction Regional Airport, which is one of the few commercial
service airports in the State of Colorado that still has a geometric
runway layout consisting of an intersecting crosswind runway. The
runway intersection increases the potential for runway incursions,
which are defined by the FAA as ``any occurrence at an aerodrome
involving the incorrect presence of an aircraft, vehicle or person on
the protected area of a surface designated for the landing and takeoff
of aircraft.'' Increasing runway safety has been made a high priority
in recent years and the FAA has published guidance on improving runway
safety through airfield configuration. Also, several design components
of the runway at Grand Junction Regional Airport do not meet the FAA
design standards, including the following:
Runway 11/29 Transverse Gradient. Portions of the runway exceed
the maximum recommended design standard of 1.5 percent;
Runway 11/29 Longitudinal Gradient. A portion of the runway near
the approach end of Runway 29 exceeds the maximum recommended design
standard of 0.8 percent;
Runway 11/29 Connecting Taxiway Gradient. A number of the
connecting taxiways between Runway 11/29 and parallel Taxiway ``A''
exceed the maximum recommended design standard of 1.5 percent; and
Runway 11/29 and Runway 4/22 Runway Visibility Zone (RVZ).
Numerous structures obstruct line of sight between runway mid-
points.
The BLM seeks resource information and data for other public land
values [i.e., air quality, cultural and historic resources, fire and
fuels, fisheries, forestry, lands and realty, non-energy minerals and
geology, oil and gas (including coalbed methane), paleontology,
rangeland management, recreation, soil, water, and wildlife] in the BLM
GJFO planning area. The purpose of this request is to assure that the
planning effort has sufficient information to consider a reasonable
range of resource uses, management options, and alternatives for the
public lands involved.
Proprietary data marked as confidential may be submitted in
response to this call for coal, oil and gas, and other resource
information. Please submit all proprietary information submissions to
the address listed above. The BLM will treat submissions marked as
``Confidential'' in accordance with the laws and regulations governing
the confidentiality of such information.
The BLM GJFO will work collaboratively with interested parties to
identify the management actions and decisions that are best suited to
local, regional, and national needs. Potential issues that have been
identified to date include, but are not limited to the following
general categories: Wildlife (including birds); vegetation (including
weeds and invasive plant species); threatened, endangered, and
sensitive species; public access; visual concerns; cultural resources;
tribal concerns; rangeland resources; geology and soils; hydrology;
recreation resources; hazardous materials; air quality; noise; and
socio-economics. The BLM has established a 45-day scoping period during
which affected tribes, landowners, concerned citizens, special interest
groups, local governments, and any other interested parties are invited
to comment on the scope of the EA. Scoping will help the BLM identify
the full range of issues that should be addressed in the EA.
Authority: Airport and Airway Improvement Act of September 3,
1982 (49 U.S.C. 4761, 49 U.S.C. 47101 et seq., 3 CFR 2640 et seq.).
Helen M. Hankins,
State Director.
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