[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 17 (Thursday, January 25, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 2138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1087]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
43 CFR Public Land Order 7180
[CO-935-1430-01; COC-28254]
Withdrawal of Public Lands for the Horsethief Canyon State
Wildlife Area; Colorado
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Public land order.
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SUMMARY: This order withdraws 496.87 acres of public lands from surface
entry and mining for 50 years for the Bureau of Reclamation to protect
wildlife values and constructed facilities in the Horsethief Canyon
State Wildlife Area.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 25, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Chelius, BLM Colorado State
Office, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215-7076, 303-239-
3706.
By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior
by Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976,
43 U.S.C. 1714 (1988), it is ordered as follows:
1. Subject to valid existing rights, the following described public
lands are hereby withdrawn from settlement, sale, location, or entry
under the general land laws, including United States mining laws (30
U.S.C. Ch. 2 (1988)), for the Bureau of Reclamation to protect wildlife
values and constructed facilities and resources at the Horsethief
Canyon State Wildlife Area:
Ute Principal Meridian
T. 1 N., R. 2 W.,
Sec. 18, lots 7, 9, and 10.
T. 1 N., R. 3 W.,
Sec. 9, lots 11 and 12;
Sec. 10, lots 12 and 13;
Sec. 11, lots 7 and 8;
Sec. 13, lots 8, 9, and 10, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 14, lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, and a metes and bounds
parcel in the NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ of sec. 14, described as Parcel
GVU-(MIT) 5, and in sec. 15, parcels GVU-(MIT) 6 and 7. These three
parcels are described on Bureau of Reclamation Map Sheet 1 of 1,
Numbered 1295-417-2385 dated July 15, 1992. (These Maps can be seen
at the Colorado State Office as listed above or the Bureau of
Reclamation Offices in Grand Junction or in Lakewood, Colorado.)
The areas described aggregate 496.87 acres of public lands in
Mesa County.
2. The withdrawal made by this order does not alter the
applicability of those public land laws governing the use of the lands
under lease, license, or permit, or governing the disposal of their
mineral or vegetative resources other than under the mining laws.
3. This withdrawal will expire 50 years from the effective date of
this order unless, as a result of a review conducted before the
expiration date pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy
and management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f) (1988), the Secretary
determines that the withdrawal shall be extended.
Dated: December 18, 1995.
Bob Armstrong,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 96-1087 Filed 1-24-96; 8:45 am]
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