Notice of Realty Action; Non-Competitive Sale of Public Land; Grand County, UT, 19957-19958 [E7-7531]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Land Management
• Land Management Bureau

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 76 (Friday, April 20, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19957-19958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7531]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT-060-5870-EU; UTU 79436]


Notice of Realty Action; Non-Competitive Sale of Public Land; 
Grand County, UT

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 
determined that 50 acres of public land (2 parcels) located in Grand 
County, Utah are suitable for disposal by direct (non-competitive) sale 
to the Palladium Foundation LLC, the adjacent landowner, at no less 
than the appraised fair market value, pursuant to Sections 203 and 209 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended. The 
parcels are isolated from other public lands by adjacent private land 
and topography and are difficult to manage as part of the public lands. 
It has been determined that resource values will not be affected by the 
disposal of the two parcels as mitigated in the patent. The non-
competitive sale is justified by lack of physical access to the lands 
by anyone other than the adjacent landowner. Disposal of the parcels 
will resolve historic use of the lands for livestock grazing and hay 
production which have been authorized by BLM under land use permit UTU-
64085 since 1989. The permit will be terminated at the time of sale.

DATES: Interested parties may submit comments to the BLM Moab Field 
Office Manager, at the address below. Comments must be received no 
later than June 4, 2007. Only written comments will be accepted.

ADDRESSES: Address all written comments concerning this notice to the 
BLM Moab Field Manager, 82 East Dogwood Avenue, Moab, Utah 84532.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary von Koch, Realty Specialist, at 
the above address or at (435) 259-2128.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described lands in Grand 
County, Utah have been determined to be suitable for sale. The lands 
will be sold at no less than the fair market value established by 
appraisal at $50,000 by a certified appraiser.

Salt Lake Meridian, Utah

T. 21 S., R. 24 E.,
    Sec. 27, E\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    sec. 35, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and 
SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.

    The areas described contain 50 acres, more or less, in Grand 
County.

    The sale meets the disposal criteria in Section 203 (a)(1) of FLPMA 
and 43 CFR 2710.0-3 (a)(3) because the location and topography of the 
parcels make them difficult and uneconomic to manage as part of the 
public lands and they are not suitable for management by another 
Federal department or agency. The sale meets the criteria for direct 
sale under 43 CFR 2711.3-3 (a)(3, 4, and 5) based on the fact that the 
public lands have been an integral part of agricultural use on the 
adjoining private land since the 1980s, they are isolated from other 
public lands by surrounding private ownership and topography, and the 
sale to the adjacent private owner would resolve a long-term occupancy 
of the public lands. The parcels were identified for disposal in the 
March 10, 1995, amendment to the BLM Grand Resource Area Resource 
Management Plan approved in July 1985, and therefore meet the disposal 
qualification of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act of July 
25, 2000 (FLTFA) (43 U.S.C. 2304). Proceeds from the sale will be 
deposited in the Federal Land Disposal Account for Utah pursuant to 
FLTFA.
    The land will not be offered for sale until at least 60 days after 
the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. This 
land is being offered as a direct non-competitive sale to the adjacent 
landowner. The parcels are not required for any Federal purpose or 
program. Sale of the parcels is consistent with current BLM land use 
planning and would be in the public interest.
    The terms and conditions applicable to the sale are:
    1. All valid existing rights of record, including those documented 
on the official public land records at the time of sale.
    2. A reservation to the United States for rights-of-way for ditches 
or canals under the Act of August 20, 1890 (26 Stat. 391; 43 U.S.C. 
945).

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    No warranty of any kind, express or implied, is given by the United 
States as to the title, physical condition or potential uses of the 
parcels of land proposed for sale, and the conveyance of any such 
parcels will not be on a contingency basis. It is the buyer's 
responsibility to be aware of all applicable local government policies 
and regulations that would affect the subject lands. It is also the 
buyer's responsibility to be aware of existing or prospective uses of 
nearby properties. Any land lacking access from a public road or 
highway will be conveyed as such, and future access acquisition will be 
the responsibility of the buyer.
    The mineral interests have been determined to have no known mineral 
value pursuant to 43 CFR 2720.2(a) and will be conveyed simultaneously 
with the sale of the land. Acceptance of a sale offer will constitute 
an application for conveyance of the mineral interests, and the 
purchaser will be required to pay a $50 non-refundable filing fee for 
conveyance of the mineral interests.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the land 
described above will be segregated from appropriation under the public 
land laws, including the general mining laws. The segregation will end 
upon issuance of patent or 2 years from the date of publication, 
whichever occurs first. This segregation supersedes segregation of the 
lands under exchange application UTU-80475 which will terminate on the 
subject lands upon publication of this Notice in the Federal Register.
    Detailed information concerning this land sale, including the 
reservations, sale procedures and conditions, appraisal, planning and 
environmental documents, and mineral report, is available for review at 
the BLM Moab Field Office.
    Written comments must be received by the Moab Field Manager, at the 
address stated above, on or before the date stated above. Facsimiles, 
telephone calls, and e-mails are unacceptable means of notification. 
Comments including names and street addresses of respondents will be 
available for public review at the BLM Moab Field Office during regular 
business hours, except holidays. Before including your address, phone 
number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in 
your comment, be advised 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 from public 
review your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that 
we will be able to do so. Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the 
BLM Utah State Director, who may sustain, vacate or modify this realty 
action. In the absence of any objections, or adverse comments, the 
proposed realty action will become the final determination of the 
Department of the Interior.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1-2(a))

    Dated: January 19, 2007.
Margaret Wyatt,
Moab Field Office Manager.
 [FR Doc. E7-7531 Filed 4-19-07; 8:45 am]
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