[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 58 (Monday, March 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 15786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7446]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NM-017-1430-01; NMNM 88815]


Sale of Public Land in Bernalillo County, NM

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The following public land has been found suitable for sale 
utilizing modified competitive sale procedures under Section 203 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976 (90 Stat. 2750; 
43 U.S.C. 1713) at not less than the appraised fair market value (FMV) 
of $4,200. The land will not be offered for sale for at least 60 days 
after publication of this notice

New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 11 N., R. 6 E.,
    Sec. 34; lot 2.

    Containing 2.12 acres.

    This land is isolated, difficult and uneconomical to manage as part 
of the public lands and is not suitable for management by another 
Federal department or agency. No significant resource values will be 
affected by this disposal. The sale is consistent with BLM's planning 
efforts and the public interest will be served by offering this land 
for sale.
    Bidders must be United States citizens, 18 years of age or older, a 
state or state instrumentality authorized to hold property, and 
corporations authorized to own real estate in the state in which the 
land is located. The apparent high bidder must submit proof of these 
requirements within 15 days after the sale date.
    The land will be offered for sale at public auction using modified 
bidding procedures authorized under 43 CFR 2711.3-2. Bidding for this 
parcel is open to the following adjacent land owners (designated 
bidders): George T. Glacken, Jr. and Lucille Glacken, Wayne D. 
Francisco, Gary D. Maple and Steven M. Jackson, Gilbert B. Libby Jr., 
and Charles Kennington.
    The land will be offered for sale at public auction beginning at 10 
a.m. on June 26, 1995, at 435 Montano Rd. NE., Albuquerque, NM 87107. 
The sale will be by sealed bids only. All sealed bids must be received 
by the BLM's Rio Puerco Resource Area Office at 435 Montano Rd. NE., 
Albuquerque, NM 87107, prior to 10 a.m. on the date of the sale, June 
26, 1995.
    Bids must be for not less than the appraised FMV specified in the 
notice. Each sealed bid shall be accompanied by a certified check, 
postal money order, bank draft, or cashier's check made payable to the 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management for not less than 
10 percent of the amount bid. The sealed bid envelopes must be marked 
on the lower left hand corner: Public Sale Bid NMNM 88815.
    Under modified competitive sale procedures, the written sealed bids 
will be opened and an apparent high bid will be declared at the sale. 
The apparent high bidder and the other designated bidders will be 
notified. In case of a tie of bids submitted by the designated bidders, 
the interested bidders would be given an opportunity to submit a 
written agreement as to the division of the lands, or an additional 
sealed bid, within 30 days of notification of eligibility. At that 
time, the high bidder would be awarded the property. The total purchase 
price for the land shall be paid within 180 days of the date of this 
sale.
    The purchaser of this parcel acquires the property realizing that 
public access to the property is lacking.

Terms and Conditions

    The patent, when and if issued, will contain the following 
reservations to the United States:
    1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the 
United States pursuant to the Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
    2. All minerals will be reserved to the United States together with 
the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals. A more 
detailed description of this reservation, which will be incorporated in 
the patent document, is available for review at this office.
    3. The patent will be issued subject to valid existing rights-of-
way and easements.

DATES: Interested parties may submit comments regarding the proposed 
action to the Rio Puerco Area Manager by May 11, 1995. Comments must 
reference the specific parcel number. Objections will be reviewed by 
the State Director who may sustain, vacate or modify this realty 
action. In the absence of any objections, this realty action will 
become the final determination of the Department of Interior.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Bureau of Land Management, 
Rio Puerco Resource Area Office, 435 Montano Road NE., Albuquerque, NM 
87107.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information concerning the 
land, terms and conditions of sale, and bidding instructions may be 
obtained from the Rio Puerco Resource Area Office at the above address. 
Telephone calls may be directed to Joseph Jaramillo at (505) 761-8779.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Upon publication in the Federal Register, 
the land described above will be segregated from appropriation under 
the public land laws, including the mining laws. The segregative effect 
of this Notice of Realty Action shall terminate upon issuance of patent 
or other document of conveyance to such land, upon publication in the 
Federal Register of a termination of the segregation, or 270 days from 
the date of publication, whichever occurs first.
    The BLM may accept or reject any offer to purchase or withdraw this 
tract from sale if the Authorized Officer determines that consummation 
of the sale would not be fully consistent with FLPMA or another 
applicable law.

    Dated: March 21, 1995.
Michael R. Ford,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 95-7446 Filed 3-24-95; 8:45 am]
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