[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 71947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34505]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[OR-014-09-1430-01; HAG99-0059]


Notice of Modified Competitive Sale of Public Lands in Klamath 
County, Oregon (OR 53189)

SUMMARY: The following land is classified as suitable for modified 
competitive sale under Section 203 and 209 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1713 and 43 U.S.C. 1719, and 
Section 7 of the Taylor Grazing (43 U.S.C. 315f). The land will be sold 
at no less than the fair market value of $11,600.00. The land will not 
be offered for sale until at least 60 days after this notice.

Willamette Meridian, T. 39 S., R. 12 E.
    Section 27 SE\1/4\SE\1/4\
T. 39 S., R. 12 E.
    Section 34 NE\1/4\NE\1/4\

The above described land is hereby segregated from appropriation under 
the public land laws, including the mining laws, but not from sale 
under the above cited statutes, for 270 days or until title transfer is 
completed or the segregation is terminated by publication in the 
Federal Register, which ever occurs first.
    This land is difficult and uneconomic to manage as part of the 
public lands and is not suitable for management by another Federal 
agency. No significant resource values will be affected by this 
disposal. The sale is consistent with BLM's planning for the land 
involved and the public interest will be served by the sale.
    Purchasers must be U.S. citizens, 18 years of age or older, a state 
or state instrumentality authorized to hold property, or a corporation 
authorized to own real estate in the state in which the land is 
located.
    Modified competitive procedures are being used pursuant to 43 CFR 
2711.3-2. Bidding for this parcel is open to all qualified bidders; 
however, Glenn Barrett, grazing lessee, adjacent land owner and sale 
proponent, will be given the right to meet the highest bid received and 
purchase the property. To exercise the right to meet the high bid, Mr. 
Barrett must submit an initial bid for at least the minimum appraised 
price. Mr. Barrett must follow the sealed bid procedures described 
below. If his bid is not the high bid, he will be offered an 
opportunity to match the high bid. If he does not submit an initial 
bid, he will lose his right to match the high bid.
    Sealed written bids, delivered or mailed must be received by the 
Bureau of Land Management Klamath Falls Field Office, 2795 Anderson 
Ave. Building 25 Klamath Falls, OR 97603 prior to 10:00 a.m. on 
Wednesday March 24, 1999. Each written sealed bid must be accompanied 
by a bid deposit in the form of a certified check, postal money order, 
bank draft, or cashier's check made payable to the Department of the 
Interior, BLM. The bid deposit must be for at least 10 percent of the 
amount bid and enclosed in a sealed envelope clearly marked, in the 
lower left hand corner, ``Bid for Public Land Sale OR 53189, Klamath 
County Oregon, March 24, 1999.'' Personal checks are not acceptable. 
The written sealed bids will be opened at 1:00 p.m. March 24, 1999 and 
an apparent high bidder declared. The balance of the purchase price 
must be paid within 180 days after the sale. If the balance is not paid 
by the required date, the deposit will be forfeited and the parcel may 
be re-offered to the public until sold or withdrawn from the market.
    The mineral rights, except oil, gas and geothermal, are also being 
offered with the land. The high bidder will be required to pay a $50.00 
non-refundable filing fee for the mineral rights when paying the 
balance of the purchase price.
    The terms, conditions, and reservations applicable to this sale are 
as follows:
    1. A right-of-way for ditches and canals will be reserved to the 
United States in under 43 U.S.C. 945.
    2. All oil and gas and geothermal resources in the land will be 
reserved to the United States in accordance with Section 209 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.
    3. The mineral interests being offered for conveyance have no known 
mineral value. A bid submitted will constitute an application for 
conveyance of the mineral estate, with the exception of the oil and gas 
and geothermal interests which will be reserved to the United States in 
accordance with Section 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976.
    4. Patents will be issued subject to all valid existing rights and 
reservations of record.
    5. The sale will be subject to such rights for public road purposes 
as Klamath County may have in Gale Road pursuant to R. S. 2477 (43 
U.S.C. 932).
    If land identified in this notice is not sold it will be offered 
competitively on a continuing basis until sold or until December 31, 
1999. Sealed bids will be accepted at the Klamath Falls Field Office 
during regular business hours. All bids received will be opened on the 
first Wednesday of each month, beginning April 7, 1999. To be 
considered, bids must be received by 10:00 a.m. on the day of bid 
opening.
    Detailed information concerning the sale, including the 
reservations, sale procedures and conditions, and planning and 
environmental documents, is available at the Klamath Falls Field Office 
2795 Anderson Ave. Building 25 Klamath Falls, OR 97603.
    For a period of 45 days from the date of publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register, interested parties may submit comments to the 
Area Manager, Klamath Falls Field Office at the above address. 
Objections will be reviewed by the District Manager who may sustain, 
vacate, or modify this realty action. In absence of any objections, 
this realty action will become the final action of the Department of 
the Interior. Questions should be directed to Tom Cottingham at the 
above address or by phone at 541/885-4135.

    Dated: December 16, 1998.
Larry E. Frazier,
Acting Field Manager, Klamath Falls Resource Area.
[FR Doc. 98-34505 Filed 12-29-98; 8:45 am]
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