[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 96 (Thursday, May 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 28885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7523]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-936-5870-HN; HAG-06-0098]


Call for Public Nominations of Inholding Properties for Potential 
Purchase by the Federal Government in the States of Oregon and 
Washington

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 States of 
Oregon and Washington 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 Federal designated area: Bureau of Land Management, P.O. 
Box 2965, Portland, OR 97208, USDA Forest Service, P.O. Box 3623, 
Portland, OR 97208-3623; National Park Service, 1111 Jackson Street, 
Suite 700, Oakland, CA 94607-4807; and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Pacific Region, 911 NE 11th Ave., Portland, OR 97232.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Chappel, FLTFA Program Manager, 
BLM Oregon State Office, 503-808-6170; or e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the FLTFA, the four 
Federal agencies noted above are offering to the public an opportunity 
to nominate lands in the States of Oregon and Washington for possible 
Federal acquisition. Under the provisions of FLTFA, only the following 
non-Federal lands are eligible for nomination: (1) Inholdings within a 
federally-designated area; or (2) Inholdings 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 system managed by the National Park Service, national wildlife 
refuge system managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or 
national forest system managed by the USDA Forest Service, and national 
monuments, national conservation areas, national riparian conservation 
areas, national recreation areas, national scenic areas, research 
natural areas, national outstanding natural areas, national 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 
uncertain if a particular area meets the statutory definition in FLTFA 
of a federally-designated area, you should consult the statute or the 
BLM as provided above.
    Exceptional resource refers to a resource of scientific, natural, 
historic, cultural or recreational value which 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 uneconomical 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. Nominations may be made at any time following publication 
of this notice and will continue to be accepted for consideration 
during the life of the FLTFA, which ends on July 24, 2010, unless 
extended by Act of Congress.
    Nominations may be made on forms available from Pam Chappel at the 
address stated above. Requests for the forms may be made by phone, e-
mail, or U.S. Postal Service mail.
    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 and details of the Statewide Interagency 
Implementation Agreement, may be obtained by contacting Pam Chappel at 
the address noted above. The BLM will be developing a world wide Web 
site linked to the BLM Oregon site at http://www.or.blm.gov.

Elaine M. Brong,
State Director Oregon/Washington, USDI Bureau of Land Management.
 [FR Doc. E6-7523 Filed 5-17-06; 8:45 am]
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