[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 50458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19578]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO-2002-1430-EU]


COC 65896; Notice of Realty Action

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action, Direct sale of public land in San Juan 
County, Colorado.

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SUMMARY: The following lands have been found suitable for 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 appraised fair market 
value. The single parcel is described as: Public land within the NE\1/
4\ of Section 31, T.42 N., R.7 W., New Mexico Principal Meridian, 
identified as Tract 73, and containing 3.88 acres, more or less.
    These lands are classified for disposal pursuant to section 7 of 
the Taylor Grazing Act and were identified for disposal in a land use 
plan which was in effect on September 5, 1985. The lands are 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.
    Publication of this notice will initiate public review, 
consultation, and collaboration for this proposed sale. Copies of the 
notice will be provided to the Congressional delegation, the Governor, 
local government officials, and other interested parties for review and 
comment. Preliminary consultation with local governmental officials and 
other adjacent landowners indicates that there will be no opposition to 
the proposed sale.
    The parcel is difficult and uneconomic to manage as part of the 
public lands and is not suitable for management by another Federal 
department or agency. The sale is consistent with the San Juan/San 
Miguel Resource Management Plan, and no significant resource values 
will be affected by this transfer. Disposal of this small parcel to 
resolve an inadvertent occupancy trespass outweighs retaining the land 
in federal ownership. The public interest, therefore, will be well 
served by offering this parcel for direct sale.
    The parcel is being offered only to Daren Hillery, fee owner of the 
adjoining property (Munzer Claim, MS 18619). The subject parcel 
contains a cabin that is owned by Mr. Hillery. Use of the direct sale 
procedures authored under 43 CFR 2711.3-3, will resolve an inadvertent 
occupancy trespass situation. The mineral estate will be reserved to 
the United States. Payment of purchase price will be deposited in the 
Federal Land Disposal Account authorized under Section 206 of the 
Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-248).
    Terms, conditions, and reservations applicable to the sale are as 
follows:
    1. The public land will be conveyed for not less than fair market 
value.
    2. All mineral deposits in the land, and the right to prospect for, 
mine and remove such deposits from the same under applicable law and 
regulations shall be reserved to the United States.
    3. A right-of-way for ditches and canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States under the Act of August 30, 1890 (43 
U.S.C. 945) shall be reserved to the United States.
    4. The conveyance shall be subject to an existing 25-foot wide 
right-of-way grant for a power distribution line.
    The lands will not be offered for sale until at least 60 days after 
this notice is published in the Federal Register. This notice is also 
being published in a newspaper of general circulation in the vicinity 
of the public lands being proposed for sale.

DATES: Interested parties may submit comments to the Columbine Field 
Office Manager within 45 days of publication of this notice. Please 
reference the applicable serial number in all correspondence. 
Objections will be reviewed and this realty action may be sustained, 
vacated, or modified.
    Unless vacated or modified, this realty action will become the 
final determination of the Department of the Interior.
    Address for Comments: Bureau of Land Management, Columbine Field 
Office Manager, 15 Burnett Court, Durango, Colorado 81301.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charlie Higby, BLM Realty Specialist, 
(970) 385-1374; San Juan Public Land Center, 15 Burnett Court, Durango, 
Colorado 81301.

Mark Stiles,
Center Manager, San Juan Public Lands Center.
[FR Doc. 02-19578 Filed 8-1-02; 8:45 am]
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