Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of Public Lands in Sublette County, Wyoming, 37259-37260 [E7-13166]

Agencies

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

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 130 (Monday, July 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37259-37260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13166]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY-040-1430-EU; WYW-128339]


Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of Public Lands in Sublette 
County, Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to sell a 40-acre 
parcel of public land in Sublette County, Wyoming, for the appraised 
fair market value to G&E Livestock to resolve an unintentional 
unauthorized use of public lands.

DATES: Comments regarding the proposed sale must be received by the BLM 
at the address below not later than August 23, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Send all written comments concerning this proposed sale to 
the Field Manager, BLM-Rock Springs Field Office, 280 Highway 191 
North, Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901. Comments received in electronic 
form, such as e-mail or facsimile, will not be considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Hamilton, Realty Specialist, 
at the above address or at 307-352-0334.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the provisions of 43

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CFR part 2710, the following described public land is proposed to be 
sold pursuant to the authority provided in Section 203 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended (43 U.S.C. 
1713):

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 29 N., R. 106 W.,
    sec. 34, SW1/4SE1/4.

    The area described contains 40 acres in Sublette County.

    The appraised market value for this parcel is $6,400. The proposed 
sale is consistent with the objectives, goals, and decision of the BLM 
Green River Resource Management Plan, dated August 8, 1997, and the 
land is not required for other Federal purposes. The direct sale of 
this land to G&E Livestock will resolve an unintentional, unauthorized 
occupancy of public land managed by the BLM. In accordance with 43 CFR 
2710.0-6(c)(3)(iii) and 43 CFR 2711.3-3(a), direct sale procedures are 
appropriate to resolve an inadvertent unauthorized occupancy of the 
land or to protect existing equities in the land. The unauthorized 
occupancy involves encroachment by an access road, two residences, and 
various ranch related structures such as a garage, grain silos and 
fence on the public land. In 1988, the BLM discovered the encroachment, 
and initiated formal procedures to authorize the existing ranch 
structures. An annual permit was approved to temporarily authorize the 
occupancy while a permanent resolution was sought. The sale, when 
completed, would add the public land to G&E Livestock's property, 
protect the improvements involved, and resolve the inadvertent 
encroachment. The parcel is the minimum size possible to ensure that 
all the improvements are included. G&E Livestock will be allowed 30 
days from the receipt of a written offer to submit a deposit of at 
least 20 percent of the appraised value of the parcel, and 180 days 
thereafter to submit the balance.
    On July 9, 2007 the above described land is segregated from 
appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws. 
The segregative effect of this notice shall terminate upon issuance of 
a patent, upon publication in the Federal Register of a termination of 
the segregation, or 2 years from the date of the publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register, whichever comes first.
    The following reservations, rights, and conditions will be included 
in the patent that may be issued for the above parcel of Federal land:
    1. A reservation of all minerals to the United States;
    2. A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States pursuant to the Act of August 30, 1890 
(43 U.S.C. 945);
    3. Those rights for road purposes granted to Sublette County, its 
successors or assigns by Right-of-Way Serial No. WYW160624, under Title 
V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 
1761-1771; and
    4. Those rights for electric power purposes granted to Pacific 
Power & Light, its successors or assigns by Right-of-Way Serial No. 
WYW137000, Under Title V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1761-1771.
    Detailed information concerning the proposed land sale, including 
sale procedures, appraisal, planning and environmental documents, and a 
mineral report is available for review at the BLM, Rock Springs Field 
Office at the above address. Normal business hours are 7:45 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For a period of 45 days from the date of publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register, the general public and interested parties may 
submit written comments to the BLM Field Manager at the above address. 
Comments received during this process, including respondent's name, 
address, and other contact information, will be available for public 
review. 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 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. 
Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to 
request that the BLM consider withholding your name, address, and other 
contact information (phone number, e-mail address, or fax number, 
etc.), from public review or disclosure under the Freedom of 
Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of 
your comment. The BLM will make available for public review, in their 
entirety, all comments submitted by businesses or organizations, 
including comments by an individual in his or her capacity as an 
official or representative of a business or organization.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the State Director, who 
may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence of 
timely filed objections, this realty action will become the final 
determination of the Department of the Interior.
    The land will not be offered for sale prior to September 7, 2007.

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

Michael R. Holbert,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. E7-13166 Filed 7-6-07; 8:45 am]
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