[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 203 (Friday, October 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54453-54454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26703]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NM-038-1430-00]


Sale of Public Land In Socorro County, NM

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The BLM announces the following described parcels of public 
land have been examined and identified as suitable for disposal by sale 
under section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) 
of 1976 (90 Stat. 2750; 43 U.S.C. 1713) at no less than the appraised 
fair market value shown. The parcels are isolated, difficult and 
uneconomical to manage as part of the public land system, and are not 
suitable for management by another Federal department or agency. The 
sale is consistent with the BLM's planning efforts, and the public 
interest will be served by offering this land for sale.

Sale Method

    Parcels 1 and 2 will be offered for sale using competitive bidding 
procedures (43 CFR 2711.3-1) as described below. Parcels 3, 4 and 5 
will be offered to the listed parties through direct sale procedures 
not less than 60 days from publication of this notice (43 CFR 2711.3-
3).

                                                                   Parcel Information                                                                   
                                                                [Legal description, NMPM]                                                               
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                                                                                                    Appraised                                           
            Parcel No.               Serial NMNM   Township      Rge.      Sec.     Lot    Acres      value                  Method of sale             
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1.................................         69950         4S  1E               18      21     5.78      $5,780  Competitive.                             
2.................................         69955         4S  1E               33      17    17.20       8,600  Competitive.                             
3.................................         66330         2S  1E               31      11     2.76       6,900  Direct to Connie Gonzales, et al.        
4.................................         75579         5S  1E                4      40    16.92       1,690  Direct to Cleto Vasquez.                 
5.................................         75580         5S  1E                4      41    16.93       1,690  Direct to Esquipula Vigil, Jr.           
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Competitive Bidding Procedures

    The sale of Parcels 1 and 2 will be by competitive sealed bids 
followed by oral bidding. Sealed bids will be accepted in the Socorro 
Resource Area Office, 198 Neel Avenue, NW, Socorro, New Mexico 87801, 
until 10 a.m. on January 15, 1997, the day of the sale. Oral bids will 
be accepted commencing at 10:15 a.m. following the opening of all 
sealed bids, at the same place on the same sale date. Sealed bids of 
less than the appraised fair market value will be rejected. The 
apparent highest qualified sealed bid will be publicly declared by the 
Authorized Officer. The apparent highest qualified sealed bid will then 
become the starting point for the oral bidding. If no apparent 
qualified sealed bids are received, the oral bidding will start at the 
appraised fair market value.
    In the absence of oral bids, the apparent highest qualified sealed 
bid will establish the sale price for that parcel. In the event that 
two or more sealed bids are received containing valid bids of the same 
amount for the same parcel, and no higher oral bid is received for that 
parcel, the determination of which is to be considered the highest 
designated bid will be by supplemental bidding. In such a case, the 
high bidders will be allowed to submit oral or sealed bids as 
designated by the Authorized Officer. After oral bids are received, the 
highest qualifying bid, whether sealed or oral, shall be declared by 
the Authorized Officer.
    Bidders must be 18 years of age or over and United States citizens, 
and corporations must be subject to the laws of any state or the United 
States. Apparent high bidders must submit proof of these requirements 
within 15 days after the sale date. Bids must be made by the principal 
or his duly qualified agent. Each sealed bid must be written or typed 
and accompanied by postal money order, bank draft, or cashier's check 
made payable to the Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 
for not less than 10 percent or more than 30 percent of the amount of 
the bid. The sealed bid envelope containing the bid and the required 
amount must be marked in the lower left-hand corner as follows:

Public Sale Bid Parcel No.---------------------------------------------

Serial No.-------------------------------------------------------------

Sale Date--------------------------------------------------------------

Date of Bid Submission-------------------------------------------------

    Each successful oral bidder will be required to pay not less than 
20 percent of the amount of the bid immediately following the sale. 
Payment must be by cash, personal check, bank draft, money order, or 
any combination of these. Successful bidders, whether such bid is oral 
or sealed, will be required to pay the remainder of the sale price 
prior to expiration of 180 days from the date of the sale. Failure to 
submit the full sale price within the above specified time limit will 
result in cancellation of the sale of the specific parcel and the 
deposit will be forfeited and disposed as other receipts of sale. All 
sealed bids will be either returned, accepted, or rejected within 30 
days of the sale date.
    In the event that the Authorized Officer rejects the highest 
qualified bid for any of the above parcels, or releases

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the bidder from it, the Authorized Officer shall determine whether the 
public land shall be withdrawn from the market or reoffered.

Unsold Parcels

    If parcels 1 or 2 are unsold on January 15, 1997, they will be 
reoffered by competitive bidding procedures in a second sale to be held 
February 20, 1997.
    If parcels 3, 4, or 5 are unsold to the listed parties by close of 
business February 7, 1997, they will be offered by competitive bidding 
on the second sale date of February 20, 1997.
    Competitive bidding procedures for unsold parcels will be as 
described above. Sealed bids for unsold parcels will be accepted until 
10:00 a.m. on February 20, 1997, followed by oral bidding commencing at 
10:15 a.m. after opening of all sealed bids.

Terms and Conditions

    Terms and conditions applicable to the sale are:
    1. The patents or conveyance documents, when and if issued, will 
contain a reservation to the United States for ditches and canals.
    2. All minerals will be reserved to the United States together with 
the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals.
    3. All patents or conveyance documents will be issued subject to 
existing access road rights-of-way and easements.
    4. On parcels 3, 4, and 5, the lands lie within a 100-year 
floodplain and the patents or conveyance documents will contain land 
use restrictions as required by Executive Order 11988.
    5. On parcels 4 and 5, the lands lie within a wetland area and the 
patent will contain wetland restrictions in accordance with Solicitor's 
opinion BLM SA 0057.
    6. On parcel 1, the patent will be issued subject to those rights 
for waterline, access road and water berm purposes as have been granted 
to Calvin and Liz Cryer and Joe and Laura Lopez by right-of-way NMNM 
83794.
    7. On parcels 2, 3, 4, and 5, the purchasers of the land will 
acquire the property realizing that legal access to the property is 
lacking.

DATES: Interested parties may submit comments regarding the proposed 
action to the Socorro Resource Area Manager by December 2, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the BLM, Socorro Resource Area 
Office, 198 Neel Avenue, NW, Socorro, NM 87801.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chella Herrera or Jon Hertz at (505) 
835-0412.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information concerning the land, 
terms and conditions of sale, and bidding instructions may be obtained 
from the Socorro Resource Area Office.
    Comments must reference specific parcel numbers. Adverse comments 
received on specific parcels will not affect the sale of any other 
parcel. In the absence of any objection, this realty action will become 
the final determination of the Department of the Interior.
    Upon publication in the Federal Register, the lands 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 any 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: October 10,1996.
Linda S.C. Rundell,
Las Cruces District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-26703 Filed 10-17-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-VC-P