Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification and Conveyance of Public Land, Hinsdale County, Colorado, 29543-29545 [2019-13385]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Land Management

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29543-29545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13385]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCOF07000.L14400000.FR0000-18X; COC-15671]


Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification and Conveyance of Public Land, Hinsdale County, Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined

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certain public lands in Hinsdale County, Colorado totaling 43.09 acres, 
and found them suitable for classification for conveyance to the Town 
of Lake City (Lake City) under the provisions of the Recreation and 
Public Purposes Act (R&PP), as amended.

DATES: The BLM must receive written comments on or before August 8, 
2019. Comments may be mailed or hand delivered to the BLM office 
address below, faxed to 970-642-4990 or emailed to 
[email protected]. The BLM will not consider comments 
received via telephone calls.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to Stuart Schneider, Associate Field 
Manager, BLM Gunnison Field Office, 210 W Spencer Ave., Suite A, 
Gunnison, CO 81230. 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 during business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
(Mountain Time), Monday through Friday, except during Federal holidays, 
at the BLM Gunnison Field Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marnie Medina, Realty Specialist, BLM 
Gunnison Field Office, at 970-642-4954 or by email at [email protected]. 
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call 
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to leave a message or 
question with the above individual. The FRS is available 24 hours a 
day, 7 days a week. You will receive a reply during normal business 
hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands examined and identified as 
suitable for lease or conveyance under the R&PP Act (43 U.S.C. 869 et 
seq.); Sec. 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315(f)); and 
Executive Order No. 6910 are legally described as:

New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado

T. 43 N, R. 4 W,
    Sec. 4, lots 40, 42, 45, and 46.

    The area described contains 43.09 acres.

    The Lake City Ski Hill is located on public lands approximately one 
mile south of Lake City. Lake City has developed recreational resources 
in the area under various BLM authorizations since 1966. The BLM 
classified and withdrew approximately 25 acres of public lands under 
the R&PP Act in October 1972. The BLM did not include all of the ski 
area and associated developments such as the parking lot, access roads 
and some of the ski runs.
    The proposed action is to convey an additional 18.24 acres for an 
approximate 43.09 acres of public lands to Lake City. Also in October 
1972, the BLM further segregated those lands from location and entry 
under the United States mining laws, but the lands remained open to the 
operation of the mineral leasing. The BLM most recently reauthorized 
the lease in 2014.
    Lake City proposes to use the land for the continued use and 
operation of the Lake City Ski Hill and for other recreation purposes, 
such as mountain biking, hiking and other compatible summer 
recreational activities. This proposal aligns with the Administration's 
priority to restore trust and be a good neighbor. In this case, the BLM 
would collaborate with local government to provide increased recreation 
access and opportunities. Lake City would continue to use the lands 
proposed for conveyance for established and further defined proposed 
uses. The acreage of the proposed conveyance is no more than is 
reasonably necessary for the established and proposed uses. The 
proposed conveyance is consistent with the 1993 BLM Gunnison Resource 
Area Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan. The 
Federal government does not need the lands for any Federal purposes, 
and the conveyance would be in the public interest.
    The Town of Lake City has applied for not more than the 6,400-acre 
limitation for recreation uses in a year (or 640 acres for nonprofit 
corporations and associations), nor more than 640 acres for each of the 
programs involving public resources other than recreation. The Town of 
Lake City submitted a statement in compliance with the regulations at 
43 CFR 2741.4(b).
    In conformance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the BLM 
prepared a parcel-specific Environmental Assessment (EA) document (DOI-
BLM-CO-S060-2016-0005-EA) for this Notice of Realty Action. A copy of 
the EA is available online at https://go.usa.gov/xn6H7. 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 March 21, 2017.
    All interested parties will receive a copy of this Notice after 
publication in the Federal Register. The BLM will submit for 
publication a copy of the Federal Register Notice with information 
about the proposal in the newspaper with 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.
    Publication of this Notice in the Federal Register segregates the 
lands from all other forms of appropriation under the public land laws, 
including locations under the mining laws, except for lease or 
conveyance under the R&PP Act and leasing under the mineral leasing 
laws.
    The 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 United States Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 391; 43 
U.S.C. 945).
    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, and 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. June 10, 1920 (16 U.S.C. 791a) Federal Power Act. The right to 
itself, its permittees or licensees, to enter upon, occupy, and use any 
part or all of said lands necessary, in the judgment of the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, for the purposes of Part 1 of the Federal 
Power Act of August 26, 1935, as amended (16 U.S.C. 818); and no claim 
or right to compensation shall accrue from the occupation or use of any 
of said lands for said purposes. The United States or any licensee for 
any such lands hereunder may enter thereupon for the purposes of Part 1 
of the Federal Power Act upon payment of any damages to crops, 
buildings, or other improvements caused thereby to the owner thereof, 
or upon giving a good and sufficient bond to the United States for the 
use and benefit of the owner to secure the payment of such damages as 
may be determined and fixed in an action brought upon the bond in a 
court of competent jurisdiction, said bond to be in the form prescribed 
by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    5. Valid existing rights.
    6. 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.

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    7. A right-of-way across the above-described lands for a road 
granted to Lake City Family Trust, its successors or assigns, by right-
of-way COC-65717 pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 
2776, 43 U.S.C. 1761).
    8. A right-of-way across the above-described lands for a road 
granted to Vickers Enterprises, its successors or assigns, by right-of-
way COC-66348 pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 2776, 
43 U.S.C. 1761).
    9. 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 
that the above-described parcel was examined and no evidence was found 
to indicate that any hazardous substances were stored for 1 year or 
more, nor had any hazardous substances been disposed of or released on 
the subject property.
    Interested persons may submit comments involving the suitability of 
the land for the continued use and operation of the Lake City Ski Hill 
and for other recreation purposes. 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.
    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 the 
suitability of the lands for the continued use and operation of the 
Lake City Ski Hill and for other recreation purposes.
    The BLM State Director or other authorized official of the 
Department of the Interior who may sustain, vacate, or modify this 
realty action will review any adverse comments. In the absence of any 
adverse comments, the classification will become effective on August 
23, 2019. The lands will not be available for conveyance until after 
the classification becomes effective.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personally-identifying information in any comment, be aware that 
your entire comment including your personally-identifying information 
may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in 
your comment to withhold your personally-identifying information from 
public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5)

Jamie Connell,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2019-13385 Filed 6-21-19; 8:45 am]
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