83 FR 37512 - Public Land Order No. 7871; Partial Withdrawal Revocation, Power Site Classification No. 361 and Modification of Public Land Order No. 7448; Colorado

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 148 (August 1, 2018)

This Order partially revokes a withdrawal created by Secretarial Order dated October 24, 1944, which established Power Site Classification (PSC) No. 361 insofar as it affects 41.42 acres, and modifies Public Land Order No. 7448 by releasing from the effect of the provisions of Section 24 of the Federal Power Act, approximately 81.88 (formerly 80) acres of National Forest System (NFS) lands. This Order opens the lands to such uses as may be made of NFS lands subject to valid existing rights, the provisions of existing withdrawals, other segregations of record, and the requirements of applicable law.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37512-37513]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16451]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCO-923000.L1440000.ET0000; COC 028647]


Public Land Order No. 7871; Partial Withdrawal Revocation, Power 
Site Classification No. 361 and Modification of Public Land Order No. 
7448; 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 Order dated October 24, 1944, which established Power Site 
Classification (PSC) No. 361 insofar as it affects 41.42 acres, and 
modifies Public Land Order No. 7448 by releasing from the effect of the 
provisions of Section 24 of the Federal Power Act, approximately 81.88 
(formerly 80) acres of National Forest System (NFS) lands. This Order 
opens the lands to such uses as may be made of NFS 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 (PLO) is effective on August 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 to leave a message or question for the above 
individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Forest Service (USFS) 
requested a partial revocation for PSC No. 361 created by a Secretarial 
Order dated October 24, 1944, which classified NFS lands for potential 
waterpower site

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development. The USFS also requests PLO No. 7448 be modified by 
removing the Federal Power Act Section 24 reservation provision noted 
in paragraph 1 of the Order. The Bureau of Land Management, in 
consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, determined 
that the interests of the United States will not be injured by 
conveyance of the land out of Federal ownership. This Order opens some 
lands within PSC No. 361 to such uses as may be made of NFS 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 Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (FERC) Determination No. DV17-3-000, it is ordered as 
follows:
    1. The withdrawal created by Secretarial Order dated October 24, 
1944, which established PSC No. 361, is hereby revoked insofar as it 
affects the following described lands:

6th Principal Meridian, Colorado

T. 6 N, R. 71 W,
    Sec. 31, lot 11, (formerly being the NE\1/4\SE\1/4\);
    Sec. 32, lots 1, 2, and 3, (formerly being the NW\1/4\SW\1/4\).

    The area described aggregates 41.42 acres in Larimer County.

    2. PLO No. 7448 (65 FR 35391) is modified by removing from 
paragraph 1 of the Order the limitation ``subject to provisions of 
Section 24 of the Federal Power Act as specified by the FERC 
determination DV17-3-000,'' affecting the following described lands:

6th Principal Meridian, Colorado

T. 6 N, R. 71 W,
    Sec. 31, lots 5, 6, 9, and 10, (formerly being the SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\).

    The area described contains 81.88 (formerly 80) acres in Larimer 
County.

    3. At 9 a.m. on August 1, 2018 the lands described in Paragraph 1 
and 2 are opened to such forms of disposition as may be made of NFS 
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.
[FR Doc. 2018-16451 Filed 7-31-18; 8:45 am]
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