Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification and Conveyance of Public Land; Jackson County, CO, 25301-25302 [2013-10086]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for the Ruby Pipeline
Project, NV
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As directed by the United
States Court of Appeals for the Ninth
Circuit, the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) is preparing a Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the Ruby Pipeline
Project to respond to the court’s
direction and provide a revised
cumulative-effects analysis under the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA).
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Mackiewicz, Project Manager, at
435–636–3616, Bureau of Land
Management Price Field Office, 125
South 600 West, Price, Utah 84501;
email mmackiew@blm.gov.
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 during
normal business hours. The FIRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 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
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC) is responsible for authorizing
construction and operation of interstate
natural gas pipelines. The FERC issues
Certificates of Public Convenience and
Necessity (Certificate) for natural gas
pipelines under Section 7 of the Natural
Gas Act of 1938 (NGA), as amended,
and authorizes construction and siting
of facilities for the import or export of
natural gas under Section 3 of the NGA.
The FERC also authorizes construction
and operation of natural gas pipelines
per the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978
(15 U.S.C. 3341–3348).
Accordingly, the FERC served as the
Lead Agency for Ruby Pipeline, LLC.’s
(Ruby) application for the Ruby Pipeline
Project. The FERC used the Final EIS it
prepared according to the NEPA
(January 28, 2010) to issue its Certificate
for the Ruby Pipeline Project on April
5, 2010. The Certificate authorized Ruby
to construct an approximately 678 mile,
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42-inch interstate natural gas pipeline
that crosses 368 miles of Federal land
beginning near Opal, Wyoming,
extending through northern Utah and
northern Nevada, and terminating near
Malin, Oregon.
The BLM has primary responsibility
for issuing right-of-way (ROW) grants
and temporary use permits for natural
gas pipelines across most Federal lands
pursuant to Section 28 of the Mineral
Leasing Act of 1920 (MLA), as amended
(30 U.S.C. 185 et seq.). Ruby applied to
the BLM for a ROW grant for the Ruby
Pipeline Project on December 3, 2007.
The Federal lands crossed or used as
access for the project include lands
managed by the BLM; Bureau of
Reclamation (Reclamation); and the
United States Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service (USFS),
specifically the Fremont-Winema
National Forests, the Uinta-WasatchCache National Forest, and the Modoc
National Forest; and the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service, specifically
the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge.
Based on the Final EIS issued by the
FERC, the BLM issued a Ruby Pipeline
Project Record of Decision (ROD) and
ROW grant for the use of lands under
the administration of the BLM,
Reclamation and the USFS on July 7,
2010.
The project has been constructed and
is currently in operation. However, the
BLM Ruby Pipeline Project ROD was
challenged, and on January 4, 2013, the
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found
that the Ruby Pipeline Final EIS does
not provide sufficient quantified or
detailed data about the cumulative loss
of sagebrush steppe vegetation and
habitat. The court remanded the 2010
ROD to the BLM to undertake a revised
cumulative effects analysis (Center for
Biological Diversity, et al. v. U.S. Bureau
of Land Mgmt, et al.).
The BLM is preparing a Draft
Supplemental EIS to correct the
deficiencies identified by the court. The
Draft Supplemental EIS will include
supplemental information about the
original and present condition of the
sagebrush steppe habitat and analyze
the cumulative impacts of the project
based on the supplemental information.
The BLM will follow the process
generally described in 40 CFR 1502.9,
which requires preparation of a draft
and final Supplemental EIS with the
exception of a formal scoping period. A
45-day public comment period will be
provided and will be announced in a
Notice of Availability for the Draft
Supplemental EIS.
If appropriate, the BLM will utilize
and coordinate the NEPA commenting
process to satisfy the public
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involvement process for Section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act
(16 U.S.C. 470f) as provided for in 36
CFR 800.2(d)(3) and Secretarial Order
3317. Native American tribal
consultations will be conducted in
accordance with policy, and tribal
concerns will be given due
consideration, including impacts on
Indian trust assets. In accordance with
40 CFR 1502.9(c)(4) formal scoping will
not be conducted.
Federal, State, and local agencies with
expertise regarding the sagebrush-steppe
ecosystem or ROW concurrence
authority may request cooperating
agency status.
Authority: 40 CFR 1502.9, 43 CFR part
2880.
Amy Lueders,
Nevada State Director.
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Notice of Realty Action: Recreation
and Public Purposes Act Classification
and Conveyance of Public Land;
Jackson County, CO
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has examined and
found suitable for classification and
conveyance to Jackson County, under
the provisions of the Recreation and
Public Purposes Act (R&PP), as
amended, and the Taylor Grazing Act,
approximately 127.63 acres of public
land in Jackson County, Colorado. The
Jackson County Commissioners propose
to use the land for a public shooting
range.
Interested parties may submit
written comments regarding the
proposed classification for conveyance
until June 14, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Please submit your written
comments to the Field Manager, BLM
Kremmling Field Office, P.O. Box 68,
Kremmling, CO 80459. Comments
received in electronic form such as
email or facsimile will not be
considered.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Annie Sperandio, Realty Specialist, by
telephone 970–724–3062, or at the
address above. Persons who use a
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telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
to contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FIRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question with the
above individual. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with Section 7 of the Taylor
Grazing Act, (43 U.S.C. 315(f)) and
Executive Order No. 6910, the following
described public land in Jackson
County, Colorado, has been examined
and found suitable for classification and
conveyance under the provisions of the
R&PP Act, as amended, (43 U.S.C. 869
et seq.):
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Sixth Principal Meridian
T. 9 N., R. 78 W.,
Sec. 19, lots 22, 26, 27, 29, and 31.
T. 9 N., R. 79 W.,
Sec. 24, lots 1 and 6.
The area described contains 127.63 acres in
Jackson County, Colorado. A cadastral
dependent resurvey was approved and
accepted on July 15, 2011.
In accordance with the R&PP Act, the
Jackson County Commissioners filed an
R&PP application to develop the abovedescribed land as a public shooting
range. The BLM conducted a Phase I
Environmental Site Assessment on
December 10, 2012. No hazardous
substances, petroleum products, or
recognized environmental conditions
were identified on the parcel; no further
inquiry is needed to assess Recognized
Environmental Conditions. The land is
not needed for any Federal purpose. The
classification is consistent with the BLM
Kremmling Record of Decision and
Approved Resource Management Plan
dated December 19, 1984, and is in the
public interest. The BLM has prepared
an environmental assessment analyzing
the Jackson County application and the
proposed development and management
plans.
Conveyance of the land would
complement Jackson County’s plans to
have a public shooting range for its
citizens and out-of-county, out-of-state
visitors who come seasonally to North
Park to hunt water fowl, upland small
game and birds, or big game. A
conveyance will be subject to the
provisions of the R&PP Act, applicable
regulations prescribed by the Secretary
of the Interior, and the following
reservations to the United States:
1. A reservation to the United States
for ditches and canals constructed by
the authority of the United States
pursuant to the Act of August 30, 1890
(43 U.S.C. 945).
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2. All minerals, together with the right
to prospect for, mine and remove such
deposits from the same under applicable
law and such regulations as the
Secretary of the Interior may prescribe,
along with all necessary access rights
and exit rights.
A conveyance will be subject to the
following terms and conditions:
1. All valid existing rights
documented on the official public land
records at the time of patent issuance.
2. A right-of-way across the abovedescribed lands for a road granted to the
BLM, its successors or assigns, by rightof-way COC–57865 pursuant to the Act
of October 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 2776, 43
U.S.C. 1761).
3. Any other valid rights-of-way that
may exist at the time of conveyance.
4. A limited reversionary provision
that states title shall revert to the United
States upon a finding, after notice and
opportunity for a hearing, that the
patentee has not substantially
developed the land in accordance with
the approved plan of development 5
years after the date of patent. No portion
of the land shall under any
circumstances revert to the United
States if any such portion had been used
for solid waste disposal or for any other
purpose that may result in disposal,
placement, or release of any hazardous
substances.
5. An indemnification clause
protecting the United States from claims
arising out of the patentee’s use,
occupancy, or operations on the land.
6. Pursuant to the requirements
established by Section 120(h) of the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)), as amended by
the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1988 (100 Stat.
1670), a notice that states the land has
been examined and found to have in the
past received potentially hazardous
materials in the form of lead from target
shooting; however, the material has
been removed and a Phase I
Environmental Site Assessment
performed indicates that no hazardous
substances remain on the subject
property.
Upon publication of this notice in the
Federal Register, the parcel will be
segregated from all other forms of
appropriation under the public land
laws, including the general mining laws,
except for conveyance under the R&PP
Act. This notice will serve as the twoyear notification to the grazing
permittees in grazing allotment 07023.
Classification Comments: Interested
persons may submit comments on the
application of the lands as suitable for
development/management as a public
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shooting range. 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 whether
the use is consistent with State and
Federal programs.
Application Comments: Interested
persons may also submit comments on
the application, including the
notification of the BLM of any
encumbrances or other claim relating to
the parcel, and regarding the specific
use proposed in the application and
plan of development; whether the BLM
followed proper administrative
procedures in reaching the decision to
convey the land under the R&PP Act; or
any other factors not directly related to
the suitability of the land for a public
shooting range.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or any 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.
Any adverse comments will be
reviewed by the BLM Colorado State
Director. In the absence of any adverse
comments, this realty action will
become effective on July 1, 2013.
The land will not be available for
conveyance until after the classification
becomes effective.
Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5.
Helen M. Hankins,
BLM Colorado State Director.
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Notice of Realty Action: Termination of
Recreation and Public Purposes Act
Classifications and Opening of Lands
in Nye and Esmeralda Counties; NV
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice terminates the
existing classifications in their entirety
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCON020000 L14300000.FR0000; COC-73927]
Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act
Classification and Conveyance of Public Land; Jackson 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 and found
suitable for classification and conveyance to Jackson County, under the
provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act (R&PP), as
amended, and the Taylor Grazing Act, approximately 127.63 acres of
public land in Jackson County, Colorado. The Jackson County
Commissioners propose to use the land for a public shooting range.
DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the
proposed classification for conveyance until June 14, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Please submit your written comments to the Field Manager,
BLM Kremmling Field Office, P.O. Box 68, Kremmling, CO 80459. Comments
received in electronic form such as email or facsimile will not be
considered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Annie Sperandio, Realty Specialist, by
telephone 970-724-3062, or at the address above. Persons who use a
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telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the above
individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Section 7 of the Taylor
Grazing Act, (43 U.S.C. 315(f)) and Executive Order No. 6910, the
following described public land in Jackson County, Colorado, has been
examined and found suitable for classification and conveyance under the
provisions of the R&PP Act, as amended, (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.):
Sixth Principal Meridian
T. 9 N., R. 78 W.,
Sec. 19, lots 22, 26, 27, 29, and 31.
T. 9 N., R. 79 W.,
Sec. 24, lots 1 and 6.
The area described contains 127.63 acres in Jackson County,
Colorado. A cadastral dependent resurvey was approved and accepted
on July 15, 2011.
In accordance with the R&PP Act, the Jackson County Commissioners
filed an R&PP application to develop the above-described land as a
public shooting range. The BLM conducted a Phase I Environmental Site
Assessment on December 10, 2012. No hazardous substances, petroleum
products, or recognized environmental conditions were identified on the
parcel; no further inquiry is needed to assess Recognized Environmental
Conditions. The land is not needed for any Federal purpose. The
classification is consistent with the BLM Kremmling Record of Decision
and Approved Resource Management Plan dated December 19, 1984, and is
in the public interest. The BLM has prepared an environmental
assessment analyzing the Jackson County application and the proposed
development and management plans.
Conveyance of the land would complement Jackson County's plans to
have a public shooting range for its citizens and out-of-county, out-
of-state visitors who come seasonally to North Park to hunt water fowl,
upland small game and birds, or big game. A conveyance will be subject
to the provisions of the R&PP Act, applicable regulations prescribed by
the Secretary of the Interior, and the following reservations to the
United States:
1. A reservation to the United States for ditches and canals
constructed by the authority of the United States pursuant to the Act
of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
2. All minerals, together with the right to prospect for, mine and
remove such deposits from the same under applicable law and such
regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, along with
all necessary access rights and exit rights.
A conveyance will be subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. All valid existing rights documented on the official public land
records at the time of patent issuance.
2. A right-of-way across the above-described lands for a road
granted to the BLM, its successors or assigns, by right-of-way COC-
57865 pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 2776, 43 U.S.C.
1761).
3. Any other valid rights-of-way that may exist at the time of
conveyance.
4. A limited reversionary provision that states title shall revert
to the United States upon a finding, after notice and opportunity for a
hearing, that the patentee has not substantially developed the land in
accordance with the approved plan of development 5 years after the date
of patent. No portion of the land shall under any circumstances revert
to the United States if any such portion had been used for solid waste
disposal or for any other purpose that may result in disposal,
placement, or release of any hazardous substances.
5. An indemnification clause protecting the United States from
claims arising out of the patentee's use, occupancy, or operations on
the land.
6. Pursuant to the requirements established by Section 120(h) of
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1988 (100 Stat. 1670), a notice that states the
land has been examined and found to have in the past received
potentially hazardous materials in the form of lead from target
shooting; however, the material has been removed and a Phase I
Environmental Site Assessment performed indicates that no hazardous
substances remain on the subject property.
Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the parcel
will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the
public land laws, including the general mining laws, except for
conveyance under the R&PP Act. This notice will serve as the two-year
notification to the grazing permittees in grazing allotment 07023.
Classification Comments: Interested persons may submit comments on
the application of the lands as suitable for development/management as
a public shooting range. 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 whether the use is
consistent with State and Federal programs.
Application Comments: Interested persons may also submit comments
on the application, including the notification of the BLM of any
encumbrances or other claim relating to the parcel, and regarding the
specific use proposed in the application and plan of development;
whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures in reaching
the decision to convey the land under the R&PP Act; or any other
factors not directly related to the suitability of the land for a
public shooting range.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or any
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.
Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the BLM Colorado State
Director. In the absence of any adverse comments, this realty action
will become effective on July 1, 2013.
The land will not be available for conveyance until after the
classification becomes effective.
Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5.
Helen M. Hankins,
BLM Colorado State Director.
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