[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6093-6094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1572]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO-800-1430-EU, COC 67637]


Notice of Realty Action: Proposed Noncompetitive Sale of Public 
Land, Archuleta County, CO

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hereby provides notice 
that it will offer a 40-acre parcel of public land located in Archuleta 
County, Colorado, for sale at not less than the appraised fair market 
value to Thomas H. and Margie E. Smith, the sale proponents. The BLM 
Pagosa Field Manager has determined that because the parcel is 
completely surrounded by private lands owned by the sale proponents and 
has no legal access via any public road, it will be offered to the sale 
proponents under noncompetitive (direct) sale procedures.

DATES: Comments regarding the proposed sale must be in writing and 
received by BLM not later than March 23, 2006.

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ADDRESSES: Address all written comments regarding the proposed sale to 
Field Manager, BLM, Pagosa Field Office, Box 310, Pagosa Springs, 
Colorado 81147. Comments received in electronic form such as e-mail or 
facsimile will not be considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charlie Higby, Realty Specialist, at 
(970) 385-1374.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the provisions of 43 CFR 
parts 2710 and 2720, the following described land in Archuleta County, 
Colorado, is proposed to be sold pursuant to authority provided in 
sections 203 and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (FLPMA), as amended (43 U.S.C. 1713, 1719). The parcel to be sold 
is identified as suitable for disposal in the San Juan/San Miguel 
Resource Area Management Plan (1985). Proceeds from the sale of the 
public land will be deposited in the Federal Land Disposal Account 
under section 206 of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (43 
U.S.C. 2305).
    Publication of this notice in the Federal Register shall segregate 
the land described below from appropriation under the public land laws, 
including the mining laws. The segregative effect of this notice shall 
terminate upon issuance of patent or upon expiration of 270 days from 
the date of publication in the Federal Register, whichever occurs 
first.

Noncompetitive Sale

New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado

T. 36 N., R. 2 W.,
    sec. 28, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\.

    The area described contains 40.00 acres.

    The appraised fair market value of the parcel is $170,000. This 
parcel cannot be legally accessed by any public road. It is completely 
surrounded by the private property of the sale proponent (Thomas and 
Margie Smith) and is isolated from other public lands. There are no 
encumbrances of record.
    The following reservation, right, and condition will be included in 
the patent that may be issued for the above parcel of federal land: A 
reservation to the United States for a right-of-way for ditches and 
canals constructed by the authority of the United States. Act of August 
30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
    No warranty of any kind, express or implied, is given by the United 
States as to the title, physical condition, or potential uses of the 
parcel proposed for sale.
    The Federal mineral interest underlying the parcel has minimal 
mineral value and will be conveyed with the parcel. Acceptance in 
writing of the offer to purchase the above described parcel will 
constitute an application for conveyance of the mineral interest for 
the parcel. In addition to the full purchase price, the purchaser must 
pay a separate nonrefundable filing fee of $50 for the mineral interest 
to be conveyed simultaneously with the sale of the land.
    Failure to timely submit full payment for the parcel within 180 
days of the sale will constitute a withdrawal of the request for 
noncompetitive sale of the public land.

Public Comments

    Detailed information concerning the proposed land sale, including 
reservations, sale procedures, appraisals, planning and environmental 
documents, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and 
Liability Act (CERCLA) 120(h) findings, and mineral report, is 
available for review at the BLM, Pagosa Field Office, 180 Second 
Street, Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Normal business hours are 7:45 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m. MST, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    The general public and interested parties may submit written 
comments regarding the proposed sale to the Field Manager, BLM, Pagosa 
Field Office, not later than March 23, 2006. Comments received during 
this process, including respondent's name, address, and other contact 
information, will be available for public review. Individual 
respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to request that 
BLM consider withholding your name, address, and other contact 
information from public review or disclosure under the Freedom of 
Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of 
your comment. The BLM will honor requests for confidentiality on a 
case-by-case basis to the extent allowed by law. The BLM will make 
available for public review, in their entirety, all comments submitted 
by businesses or organizations, including comments by individuals in 
their capacity as an official or representative of a business or 
organization.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the BLM State Director, 
Colorado, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action in 
whole or in part. In the absence of any adverse comments, this realty 
action will become the final determination of the Department of the 
Interior.

    Authority:  43 CFR 2711.1-2(a).

Steven A. Hartvigsen,
Acting Field Manager, Pagosa Field Office.
[FR Doc. E6-1572 Filed 2-3-06; 8:45 am]
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