83 FR 19093 - Public Land Order No. 7866; Partial Withdrawal Revocation, Power Site Classification Nos. 56 and 351; Colorado

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 84 (May 1, 2018)

Page Range		19093-19094
FR Document		2018-09184

This Order partially revokes a withdrawal created by Secretarial Orders dated June 30, 1923 and March 14, 1944, which established Power Site Classification Nos. 56 and 351, insofar as they affect 49.18 acres of National Forest System lands. This Order opens the lands to such uses as may be made of National Forest System lands subject to valid existing rights, the provisions of existing withdrawals, other segregations of record, and the requirements of applicable law.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCO-923000.L1440000.ET0000; COC 028643 & COC 28623]


Public Land Order No. 7866; Partial Withdrawal Revocation, Power 
Site Classification Nos. 56 and 351; Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

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SUMMARY: This Order partially revokes a withdrawal created by 
Secretarial Orders dated June 30, 1923 and March 14, 1944, which 
established Power Site Classification Nos. 56 and 351, insofar as they 
affect 49.18 acres of National Forest System lands. This Order opens 
the lands to such uses as may be made of National Forest System lands 
subject to valid existing rights, the provisions of existing 
withdrawals, other segregations of record, and the requirements of 
applicable law.

DATES: This Public Land Order is effective on May 1, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John D. Beck, Bureau of Land 
Management, Colorado State Office, (303) 239-3882, or write: Branch of 
Lands and Realty, BLM Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield Street, 
Lakewood, Colorado 80215-7093. Persons who use a telecommunications 
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 
1-800-877-8339 to contact 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 United States Forest Service requested 
partial revocation affecting portions of withdrawn lands classified for 
potential power site development. The Bureau of Land Management, in 
consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), 
determined that the interests of the United States would not be injured 
by conveyance of the land out of Federal ownership. This Order opens 
the lands within PSC No. 56 to such uses as may be made of National 
Forest System lands subject to a Section 24 Federal Power Act 
reservation, and opens the lands within PSC No. 351 to such uses as may 
be made of National Forest System lands.

Order

    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, and pursuant to the determination by the FERC, it is 
ordered as follows:
    1. The withdrawal created by Secretarial Order dated June 30, 1923, 
which established Power Site Classification No. 56, is hereby revoked 
in part subject to the provisions of Section 24 of the Federal Power 
Act, as to the following described land:

6th Principal Meridian, Colorado

T. 9 S., R. 70 W.,
    Sec. 10, Parcel A.

    The area described contains 5.39 acres in the Pike National 
Forest, Douglas County.

    2. The withdrawal created by Secretarial Order dated March 14, 
1944, which established Power Site Classification No. 351, is hereby 
revoked in-part as to the following described land:

6th Principal Meridian, Colorado

T. 7 S., R. 73 W.,
    Sec. 7, lots 5 and 7.

    The area described contains 43.79 acres in the Pike National 
Forest, Park County.

    3. At 9 a.m. on May 1, 2018 the lands described in Paragraph 1 and 
2 are opened to such forms of disposition as may be made of National 
Forest System

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land, subject to valid existing rights, the provisions of existing 
withdrawals, other segregations of record, and the requirements of 
applicable law.

Joseph R. Balash,
Assistant Secretary--Land and Minerals Management.
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Project’’ alternative, the applicant beetle and Zayante band-winged FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
would reduce the area of proposed grasshopper. We will make the final D. Beck, Bureau of Land Management,
improvements by approximately 50 permit decision no sooner than 30 days Colorado State Office, (303) 239–3882,
percent, through elimination of after the date of this notice. or write: Branch of Lands and Realty,
components of the planned outdoor BLM Colorado State Office, 2850
Public Comments
recreational facilities. Under this Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado
alternative, the applicant would not If you wish to comment on the permit 80215–7093. Persons who use a
achieve his desired goals and fewer applications, plans, and associated telecommunications device for the deaf
conservation credits would be documents, you may submit comments (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
purchased to effect recovery; therefore, by any one of the methods in Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
the ‘‘Redesign Project’’ alternative has ADDRESSES. contact the above individual. The FRS
also been rejected. is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a
Public Availability of Comments
week. You will receive a reply during
Our Preliminary Determination Before including your address, phone normal business hours.
The Service has made a preliminary number, email address, or other SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
determination that issuance of the personal identifying information in your United States Forest Service requested
incidental take permit is neither a major comment, you should be aware that partial revocation affecting portions of
Federal action that will significantly your entire comment—including your withdrawn lands classified for potential
affect the quality of the human personal identifying information—may power site development. The Bureau of
environment within the meaning of be made publicly available at any time. Land Management, in consultation with
section 102(2)(C) of NEPA (42 U.S.C. While you can ask us in your comment the Federal Energy Regulatory
4321 et seq.,) nor that it will, to withhold your personal identifying Commission (FERC), determined that
individually or cumulatively, have more information from public view, we the interests of the United States would
than a negligible effect on the Mount cannot guarantee that we will be able to not be injured by conveyance of the
Hermon June beetle, Zayante band- do so. land out of Federal ownership. This
winged grasshopper, and Ben Lomond Order opens the lands within PSC No.
spineflower. Therefore, the permit Authority
56 to such uses as may be made of
qualifies for a categorical exclusion We provide this notice under section National Forest System lands subject to
under NEPA. 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) a Section 24 Federal Power Act
Next Steps and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). reservation, and opens the lands within
We will evaluate the permit Dated: April 24, 2018. PSC No. 351 to such uses as may be
application, including the plan and Stephen P. Henry, made of National Forest System lands.
comments we receive, to determine Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife Order
whether the application meets the Office, Ventura, California.
[FR Doc. 2018–09190 Filed 4–30–18; 8:45 am]
By virtue of the authority vested in
requirements of section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Secretary of the Interior by Section
the Act. We will also evaluate whether BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
204 of the Federal Land Policy and
issuance of the ITP would comply with Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.
section 7(a)(2) of the Act by conducting 1714, and pursuant to the determination
an intra-Service Section 7 consultation. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
by the FERC, it is ordered as follows:
Public Review Bureau of Land Management 1. The withdrawal created by
We provide this notice under section Secretarial Order dated June 30, 1923,
10(c) of the Act and the National [LLCO–923000.L1440000.ET0000; COC which established Power Site
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
028643 & COC 28623] Classification No. 56, is hereby revoked
amended (NEPA), and NEPA’s public in part subject to the provisions of
Public Land Order No. 7866; Partial Section 24 of the Federal Power Act, as
involvement regulations (40 CFR Withdrawal Revocation, Power Site
1500.1(b), 1500.2(d), and 1506.6). We to the following described land:
Classification Nos. 56 and 351;
are requesting comments on our Colorado 6th Principal Meridian, Colorado
determination that the applicant’s T. 9 S., R. 70 W.,
proposal will have a minor or negligible AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Sec. 10, Parcel A.
effect on the Mount Hermon June beetle, Interior. The area described contains 5.39 acres in
Zayante band-winged grasshopper, and ACTION: Public land order. the Pike National Forest, Douglas County.
Ben Lomond spineflower, and that the 2. The withdrawal created by
plan qualifies as a low-effect HCP as SUMMARY: This Order partially revokes a
Secretarial Order dated March 14, 1944,
defined by our Habitat Conservation withdrawal created by Secretarial
which established Power Site
Planning Handbook. We will evaluate Orders dated June 30, 1923 and March
Classification No. 351, is hereby
the permit application, including the 14, 1944, which established Power Site
revoked in-part as to the following
plan and comments we receive, to Classification Nos. 56 and 351, insofar
described land:
determine whether the application as they affect 49.18 acres of National
meets the requirements of section Forest System lands. This Order opens 6th Principal Meridian, Colorado
10(a)(1)(B) of the Act. We will use the the lands to such uses as may be made T. 7 S., R. 73 W.,
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results of our internal Service of National Forest System lands subject Sec. 7, lots 5 and 7.
consultation, in combination with the to valid existing rights, the provisions of The area described contains 43.79 acres in
above findings, in our final analysis to existing withdrawals, other segregations the Pike National Forest, Park County.
determine whether to issue the permit. of record, and the requirements of 3. At 9 a.m. on May 1, 2018 the lands
If the requirements are met, we will applicable law. described in Paragraph 1 and 2 are
issue an ITP to the applicant for the DATES: This Public Land Order is opened to such forms of disposition as
incidental take of Mount Hermon June effective on May 1, 2018. may be made of National Forest System

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land, subject to valid existing rights, the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 43 CFR part 2310.3–1, the BLM is
provisions of existing withdrawals, Wendy Seley, Project Lead, Tonopah publishing the Notice that DOE has
other segregations of record, and the Field Office, Attn: DOE Withdrawal, requested the withdrawal of the
requirements of applicable law. 1553 South Main Street, P.O. Box 911, following described lands:
Tonopah, NV 89049; email: wseley@ Mount Diablo Meridian
Joseph R. Balash,
blm.gov. Persons who use a
Assistant Secretary—Land and Minerals telecommunications device for the deaf T. 9 N. R. 51 E., Unsurveyed,
Management. Sections 14, 15, 22, and 23. It is an
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay irregular bounded portion of land being
[FR Doc. 2018–09184 Filed 4–30–18; 8:45 am]
Service (FRS) at 1–775–861–6511 to described as follows:
BILLING CODE 3411–16–P contact the above individual during BEGINNING at a point which is north
normal business hours. The FRS is 35°15′30″ west, 14,986.1 feet from the
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, southeast corner of township 9 north, range
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 51 east.
to leave a message or question with the
above individual. You will receive a THENCE, north 89°43′10″ west, a distance
Bureau of Land Management of 6602.5 feet.
reply during normal business hours.
[LLNVB02000–L19200000–ET0000; N– THENCE, north 0°16′30″ east, a distance of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In order to 6602.6 feet.
94970; LR0RF1709500; MO# 4500111101]
fulfill its obligations under the Atomic THENCE, south 89°43′10″ east, a distance
Notice of Application for Withdrawal in Energy Act (AEA) of 1954 (42 U.S.C. of 6602.5 feet.
Nye County, Nevada 2201) regarding public health, safety, THENCE, south 0°17′20″ west, a distance
and national security in connection of 6602.6 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, with a past underground nuclear BASIS OF BEARING: Mean geodetic
Interior. detonation, the DOE requests that the bearings referenced to the true meridian.
361 acres of public lands be withdrawn EXCEPTING those portions withdrawn by
ACTION: Notice.
PLO No. 4338 (UC–1 withdrawal).
from all forms of appropriation or other The area encumbered by the existing
SUMMARY: The United States Department disposition under the public land laws, withdrawal contains approximately 640
of Energy Office of Legacy Management including the mining laws and mineral acres.
(DOE) has filed an application with the leasing laws, subject to valid existing The area encumbered by the new
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), rights. withdrawal is 361 acres in Nye County.
requesting that the Secretary of the The AEA requires the DOE to take
Interior withdraw 361 acres of public This proposed withdrawal would
necessary measures to protect human fully encompass the use-restriction and
lands to assist the DOE to carry out its health and the environment from
responsibilities regarding public health, compliance boundaries established by
nuclear contamination, and provides DOE. The objective of the compliance
safety, and national security in broad authority for the DOE to do so.
connection with a past underground boundary is to protect the public and
The AEA states, in part, that DOE may environment from exposure to
nuclear detonation in Hot Creek Valley, ‘‘establish by rule, regulation, or order,
Nye County, Nevada. Publication of this groundwater contamination by the
such standards and instructions to underground nuclear test. The objective
Notice temporarily segregates the lands, govern the possession and use of special
subject to valid existing rights, for up to of the use-restriction boundary is to
nuclear material, source material, and restrict access to subsurface materials,
two years from all forms of byproduct material as the Commission
appropriation or other disposition under including groundwater. The proposed
may deem necessary or desirable to withdrawal for 20 years would maintain
the public land laws, including the promote the common defense and
mining laws and the mineral-leasing the physical integrity of the subsurface
security or to protect health or to environment, and would ensure that
laws. The two-year segregation will minimize danger to life or property’’ (42
provide the BLM and the DOE sufficient DOE’s ongoing, long-term site
U.S.C. 2201(b)). characterization studies of the CNTA are
time to prepare an Environmental This application is to withdraw lands
Assessment (EA) which will analyze the not invalidated or otherwise adversely
adjacent to and surrounding land and affected.
environmental effects of the requested interests withdrawn under Public Land The use of a right-of-way, interagency
withdrawal and any alternatives in Order (PLO) No. 4338, published in the agreement, or cooperative agreement
order for the BLM to make a Federal Register Volume 32, No. 241, would not adequately constrain non-
recommendation to the Secretary of December 14, 1967. The PLO discretionary uses which could result in
Interior on the requested withdrawal. established the Central Nevada Test permanent loss of significant values and
DATES: Comments regarding this Area (CNTA) for an underground threaten public health, safety, and
withdrawal proposal must be received nuclear test. The test, which was Federal investment in the long-term
by July 30, 2018. The BLM welcomes conducted in 1968, resulted in a monitoring program established for the
comments regarding the environmental determination that the site was CNTA.
consequences of the proposed unsuitable for further nuclear tests. DOE There are no suitable alternative sites
withdrawal, for consideration in requests a new withdrawal of lands because the lands contain the specific
preparation of the EA. adjacent to and surrounding the 1967 area surrounding the underground
ADDRESSES: Comments pertaining to this withdrawal in order to prevent nuclear test site, and Federal
Notice should be submitted by any of disturbance to residual subsurface improvements described in the
the following methods: contamination. The BLM will hold a 90- application.
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• Email: BLM_NV_BMDO_Tonopah_ day scoping period to identify issues No water rights will be required for
Withdrawal@blm.gov. and begin preparing an EA to analyze this withdrawal.
• Fax: 775–482–7810. the impacts of the proposed withdrawal. The legal descriptions and the maps
• Mail: BLM Nevada State Director, As required by section 204(b)(1) of the depicting the lands are available for
Attn: NV 930 CNTA Withdrawal, Federal Land Policy and Management public inspection at the following
Bureau of Land Management, 1340 Act of 1976 (FLPMA), 43 U.S.C. offices: BLM Nevada State Office, 1340
Financial Boulevard, Reno, NV 89520. 1714(b)(1), and the BLM regulations at Financial Boulevard, Reno, Nevada

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Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Public land order.
Dates		This Public Land Order is effective on May 1, 2018.
Contact		John D. Beck, Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office, (303) 239-3882, or write: Branch of Lands and Realty, BLM Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215-7093. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
FR Citation		83 FR 19093

83 FR 19093 - Public Land Order No. 7866; Partial Withdrawal Revocation, Power Site Classification Nos. 56 and 351; Colorado

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