[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8311-8312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4315]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO-110-1430-ER; COC-61966, COC-64359, COC-61963, COC-61964, COC-61965, 
COC-65274, COC-61962-1 thru 6]


Notice of Realty Action: Noncompetitive/Modified Competitive Sale 
of Public Lands; Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The following lands have been found suitable for direct or 
modified competitive sale under section 203 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2750, 43 U.S.C. 1713), at not less 
than the estimated fair market value (FMV) indicated. The land will not 
be offered for sale until at least April 23, 2002. All legal 
descriptions are Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado.

Parcel 1 (COC61966); contains 10.47 acres m/l; FMV of $40,000; 
direct sale to Chris Halandras
    T. 1 N., R. 95 W.,
    Sec. 29, lot 15.
Parcel 2 (COC64359); contains 2.52 acres m/l; FMV of $10,000; direct 
sale to Victor Parker
    T. 1 N., R. 95 W.,
    Sec. 32, lot 46
Parcel 3 (COC61963); contains 3.35 acres m/l; FMV of $2,500; direct 
sale to Walter Powell
    T. 2 N., R. 99 W.,
    Sec. 6, lot 22.
Parcel 4 (COC61964); contains 7.85 acres m/l; FMV of $11,775; direct 
sale to Gary Staley
    T. 2 N., R. 100 W.,
    Sec. 8, lot 13.
Parcel 5 (COC61965); contains 7.5 acres m/l; FMV of $4,500; direct 
sale to Mark Slawson
    T. 3 S., R. 101 W.,
    Sec. 8, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/
4\.
Parcel 6 (COC65274); contains 80 acres m/l; FMV of $160,000; direct 
sale to James Goff
    T. 3 S., R. 93 W.,
    Sec. 29, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
    T. 3 S., R. 94 W.,
    Sec. 14, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
Parcel 7 (COC61962-2); contains 2.49 acres m/l; FMV of $25,750; 
direct sale to Taylor Temples
    T. 1 N., R. 91 W.,
    Sec. 36, lot 38
Parcel 8 (COC61962-1 ); contains 4.24 acres m/l; FMV of $63,600; 
modified competitive sale, offered to adjacent landowners
    T. 1 N., R. 91 W.,
    Sec. 25, lot 15.
Parcel 9 (COC 61962-4); contains 5.02 acres m/l; FMV of $68,150; 
modified competitive sale offered to adjacent landowners
    T. 1 N., R. 91 W.,
    Sec. 36, lots 59 and 60.
Parcel 10 (COC61962-3 ); contains 5.01 acres m/l; FMV of $68,000; 
modified competitive sale offered to adjacent landowners
    T. 1 N., R. 91 W.,
    Sec. 36, lots 19 and 39.
Parcel 11 (COC61962-5,6); contains 9.75 acres m/l; FMV of $132,350; 
direct sale to Howard Cooper
    T. 1 N., R. 91 W.,
    Sec. 36, lots 27, and 52.

    In accordance with section 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act, 43 U.S.C. 
315 f, and Executive Order 6910, the described lands are hereby 
classified for disposal by sale. The described lands are classified for 
disposal, and this proposed sale is in conformance with the White River 
Resource Management Plan dated July 1, 1997.
    These lands were identified for disposal in an approved land use 
plan in effect on July 25, 2000. The proceeds from sale will be 
deposited in the Federal Land Disposal Account established with the 
Federal Lands Transaction Facilitation Act, Public Law 106-248.
    The land described is hereby segregated from appropriation under 
the public land laws, including the mining laws, pending disposition of 
this action, or 270 days from the date of publication of this notice, 
whichever occurs first.
    Parcels 8, 9, and 10, will be offered for sale at auction beginning 
at 10 AM MST on April 8, 2002, at 73544 highway 64, Meeker, Colorado. 
Only owners of adjacent parcels of land will be qualified to bid. The 
purpose of the sale is to implement land tenure adjustment decisions 
made in the White River Resource Management Plan of 1997.
    Sealed bids for parcels 8, 9, and 10, must be submitted to the BLM 
White River Field Office at 73544 Highway 64, Meeker, Colorado 81641, 
not later than 4:00 PM MST, April 8, 2002. Bid envelopes must be marked 
on the left front corner with the file and parcel numbers, and the sale 
date. Bids must be for not less than the appraised FMV as stated in 
this notice. Each sealed bid shall be accompanied by a certified check, 
postal money order, bank draft, or cashiers check made payable to the 
Department of Interior, BLM, for not less than 10 percent of the bid 
amount. The remainder of the full bid price must be paid within 180 
calendar days of the date of sale. Failure to pay the full price within 
180 days will disqualify the apparent high bidder and cause the bid 
deposit to be forfeited to the BLM.
    The patents, when issued, will contain certain reservations to the 
United States and will be subject to existing easements as follows:
    1. In all patents, all mineral deposits are reserved to the United 
States together with the right to explore for and extract the same 
under applicable regulations;
    2. In all patents, a right-of-way is reserved for ditches and 
canals constructed by authority of the United States under the Act of 
August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
    3. In the patent for parcel 3, the United States will reserve an 
exclusive right of access across the existing Boise Creek Road where it 
crosses the subject parcel.
    ``Patents for the lands in the following parcels will be subject to 
existing rights-of-way'':

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            Parcel #                  Serial #            Width             Purpose         Current R/W holder
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1 & 2..........................  COD-057420.......  Variable.........  State Hwy 64.....  Colo. Dept'
                                                                                           Transportation.
                                 COC-25262........  16 ft............  Telephone Line...  Qwest Corporation.
                                 COC-64007........  8 ft.............  Fiber Optics       Uintah Basin Telecom
                                                                        Cable.             Assoc.
3..............................  COC-39399........  40 ft............  Elec Power Line..  Moon Lake Electric
                                                                                           Assoc.
4..............................  COC-48525........  20 ft............  Elec Power Line..  Moon Lake Electric
                                                                                           Assoc.
                                 COC-49119........  30 ft............  Access Road......  Gary Staley.
                                                    10 ft............  Water Pipeline...  Gary Staley.
7..............................  COC-59836........  10 ft............  Water Pipelines..  Taylor & Norma
                                                                                           Temples.
7 & 8..........................  COC-39375........  20 ft............  Elec Power Line..  White River Electric
                                                                                           Assoc.
9 & 10.........................  COC-52068........  10 ft............  Telephone Line...  Qwest Corporation.
11.............................  COC-0120824......  25 ft............  Elec Power Line..  White River Electric
                                                                                           Assoc.
                                 COC-62356........  20 ft............  Access Road......  Howard Cooper.
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    ``Patents for the lands in Parcels 7, 9, 10, and 11 will be issued 
subject to the provisions, reservations, conditions, and limitations of 
section 24 of the Federal Power Act of June 10, 1920 (41 Stat. 1075) as 
amended by the Act of August 26, 1935 (49 Stat. 846; 16 U.S.C. Sec. 
818)''.
    Detailed information concerning the sale, including the 
reservations, procedures for and specific conditions of the sale, and 
planning and environmental documents, are available for review at the 
White River Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 73544 Highway 64, 
Meeker, Colorado 81641, during regular office hours of 7:45 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m.
    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, White River Field Office, at the above address. Adverse 
comments will be reviewed by the Colorado State Director, who may 
sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence of timely 
adverse comments, this proposal shall become the final determination of 
the Department of the Interior. The BLM may accept or reject any or all 
offers, or withdraw any land or interest in land from sale.

    Dated: January 29, 2002.
Kent E. Walter,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 02-4315 Filed 2-21-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 1430-JB-P