[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 11444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3141]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA-930-06-5870-HN]


Call for Public Nominations of Inholding Properties for Potential 
Purchase by the Federal Government in the State of California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation 
Act of 2000 (43 U.S.C. 2303) (FLTFA), this notice provides the public 
the opportunity to nominate inholding properties within the State of 
California for possible acquisition by the Federal agencies identified 
below.

DATES: Nominations may be submitted at any time following the 
publication of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be mailed to the attention of the FLTFA 
Program Manager for the agency listed below having jurisdiction over 
the adjacent Federally designated area.

Bureau of Land Management, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-1834, Sacramento, 
CA 95825.
National Park Service, PWR-LP, 1111 Jackson Street, Suite 700, Oakland, 
CA 94607-4807.
U.S. Forest Service, 1323 Club Drive, Vallejo, CA 94592.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California/Nevada Operations Office, 
2800 Cottage Way, W-2606, Sacramento, CA 95825.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy Wehking, FLTFA Program Manager, 
BLM California State Office, phone 916-978-4647; e-mail 
[email protected], or visit BLM's Web site at http://www.ca.blm.gov/pa/lands/fltfa.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the FLTFA, the four 
Federal agencies noted above are offering to the public at large the 
opportunity to nominate lands in the State of California for possible 
Federal acquisition. Under the provisions of FLTFA, only the following 
lands are eligible for nomination: (1) Inholdings within a Federally 
designated area; or (2) lands that are adjacent to Federally designated 
areas that contain exceptional resources.
    An inholding is any right, title, or interest held by a non-Federal 
entity, in or to a tract of land that lies within the boundary of a 
Federally designated area.
    A Federally designated area is an area, in existence on July 25, 
2000, set aside for special management, including units of the national 
park, national wildlife refuge, and national forest systems; national 
monuments, national conservation areas, national riparian conservation 
areas, national recreation areas, national scenic areas, research 
natural areas, national outstanding natural areas, national natural 
landmarks, and areas of critical environmental concern managed by the 
Bureau of Land Management; wilderness or wilderness study areas; and 
units of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System or National Trails System. 
If you are not sure of whether a particular area meets the statutory 
definition in FLTFA, of a Federally designated area, you should consult 
the statute or contact the BLM as provided above.
    Exceptional resource refers to a resource of scientific, natural, 
historic, cultural or recreational value that has been documented by a 
Federal, state, or local government authority, and for which there is a 
compelling need for conservation and protection under the jurisdiction 
of a Federal agency in order to maintain the resource for the benefit 
of the public.
    Nominations meeting the above criteria may be submitted by any 
individual, group or governmental body. If submitted by a party other 
than the landowner, the landowner must also sign the nomination to 
confirm their willingness to sell. Nominations will only be considered 
eligible by the agencies if: (1) The nomination package is complete; 
(2) acquisition of the nominated land or interest in land would be 
consistent with an agency approved land use plan; (3) the land does not 
contain a hazardous substance or is not otherwise contaminated and 
would not be difficult or uneconomic to manage as Federal lands; and 
(4) acceptable title can be conveyed in accordance with Federal title 
standards. Priority will be placed on nominations for inholdings in 
areas where there is no local or tribal government objection to Federal 
acquisition.
    The agencies will assess the nominations for public benefits and 
rank the nominations in accordance with a jointly prepared state level 
Interagency Implementation Agreement for FLTFA and a national level 
Interagency Memorandum of Understanding among the agencies. The 
nomination and identification of an inholding does not obligate the 
landowner to convey the property nor does it obligate the United States 
to acquire the property.
    All Federal land acquisitions must be made at fair market value 
established by applicable provisions of the Uniform Appraisal Standards 
for Federal Land Acquisitions.
    Further information, including the required contents for a 
nomination package, and details of the Statewide Interagency 
Implementation Agreement, may be obtained by contacting Joy Wehking 
with the Bureau of Land Management at the address noted above, or by 
visiting the California FLTFA Web site at http://www.ca.blm.gov/pa/lands/fltfa.

Mike Pool,
State Director, California.
 [FR Doc. E6-3141 Filed 3-6-06; 8:45 am]
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