[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 2903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1379]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-092-02-1430-EU: GP2-0026; OR 55981 and OR 55502]


Realty Action; Direct Sale of Public Lands; Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action--Direct Sale of Public Lands in Lane 
County, Oregon.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of two small parcels of 
public land in Lane County, Oregon, for sale using direct sale 
procedures.
DATES: 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 Field Manager, South Valley Resource Area, Bureau of Land 
Management, at the address below. Objections will be reviewed by the 
Eugene District Manager who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty 
action. In absence of any objections, this realty action will become 
the final determination of the Department of the Interior.

ADDRESSES: Detailed information concerning the sale, including the 
reservations, sale procedures and conditions, rehabilitation plan, 
planning and environmental documents, is available at the Eugene 
District Office, PO Box 10226 (2890 Chad Drive), Eugene, Oregon 97440.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Madsen, Realty Specialist, 
Eugene District Office, at (541) 683-6948.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following land is suitable for direct 
sale under Sections 203 and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976, (43 U.S.C. 1713 and 1719), at no less than the 
appraised fair market value. The land will not be offered for sale 
until at least 60 days after publication of this notice:

Willamette Meridian, Oregon

Parcel OR 55981, appraised fair market value: $1,100.00
    T. 21 S., R. 1 W.
    Sec. 31: Lot 38
    Containing 0.16 acre.

Parcel OR 55502, appraised fair market value: $8,000.00
    T. 21 S., R. 2 W.
    Sec. 1:Lot 9
    Containing 0.45 acre.

    The above described lands are hereby segregated from appropriation 
under the public land laws, including the mining laws, but not from 
sale under the above cited statute, for 270 days from the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register or until title 
transfer is completed or the segregation is terminated by publication 
in the Federal Register, whichever occurs first.
    These lands are difficult and uneconomic to manage as part of the 
public lands and are 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.
    Parcel OR 55981 is being offered to Tony and Sonya Bratton and 
Parcel OR 55502 is being offered to James L. Bean using the direct sale 
procedures authorized under 43 CFR 2711.3-3. Direct sale is appropriate 
since the land, in both cases, has been inadvertently occupied and 
utilized for many years as portions of residential yards, including 
buildings. Direct sale will resolve the unauthorized use while 
preserving the occupants' equity in the property.
    The terms, conditions, and reservations applicable to the sale of 
both parcels are as follows:
    1. A right-of-way for ditches and canals will be reserved to the 
United States under 43 U.S.C. 945.
    2. The mineral interests being offered for conveyance have no known 
mineral value. The acceptance of a direct sale offer will constitute an 
application for conveyance of the mineral estate in accordance with 
section 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. Direct 
purchasers must submit a non-refundable $50.00 filing fee for the 
conveyance of the mineral estate upon request by the Bureau of Land 
Management.
    3. Patent will be issued subject to all valid existing rights and 
reservations of record.
    4. Parcel OR 55502 will not be offered for sale until the purchaser 
has completed and the Authorized Officer has accepted and approved the 
restoration of riparian vegetation on public land adjacent to the sale 
parcel. Restoration of the lands damaged without authorization will be 
at the expense of the purchaser and in accordance with the 
rehabilitation plan developed by the Bureau of Land Management.

    Dated: December 26, 2001.
Steven Calish,
Field Manager, South Valley Resource Area.
[FR Doc. 02-1379 Filed 1-18-02; 8:45 am]
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