[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 116 (Friday, June 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 34962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9433]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES-030-1430-EU; WIES-051607]


Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of Public Land in Vilas 
County, WI

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to sell a .21 
acre parcel of public land in Vilas County, Wisconsin at not less than 
the fair market value to Ernest Horinek to resolve an unauthorized use 
of public land.

DATES: Comments regarding the proposed sale must be received by the BLM 
at the address below not later than July 31, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Send all written comments concerning this proposed sale to 
the Field Manager, BLM-Eastern States, Milwaukee Field Office, 626 East 
Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 200, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. Comments 
received in electronic form such as e-mail or facsimile will not be 
considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcia Sieckman at 414-297-4402 or at 
the address above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the provisions of 43 CFR 
part 2710, the following described public land is proposed to be sold 
pursuant to the authority provided in section 203 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended (43 U.S.C. 1713):

Fourth Principal Meridian

T. 43 N., R. 5 E.,
    Sec. 4, lot 17 of Government lot 11.

    The area described contains 0.21 acres in Vilas County

    The appraised market value for this parcel is $20,000. The proposed 
sale is consistent with the objectives, goals, and decisions of the 
Wisconsin Resource Management Plan Amendment (2001) and the land is not 
required for Federal purposes. The direct sale of this land to Mr. 
Horinek would resolve an unintentional, unauthorized occupancy of 
public land managed by the BLM. In accordance with 43 CFR 2710.0-
6(c)(3)(iii) and 43 CFR 2711.3-3(a), direct sale procedures are 
appropriate to resolve an inadvertent unauthorized occupancy of the 
land and to protect existing equities in the land. The unauthorized 
occupancy involves encroachment of a cabin on the public land. Mr. 
Horinek owns the private land south of the subject BLM parcel. In 2002, 
Mr. Horinek notified this office that a private survey he had 
commissioned revealed a potential encroachment of his cabin on to the 
BLM parcel. The encroachment was verified by the Chief Cadastral 
Surveyor for Eastern States in July of 2002. The sale when completed 
would add the public land to the Horinek property, protect the 
improvements, and resolve an inadvertent encroachment. The parcel is 
the minimum size possible to ensure that all of the improvements are 
included. The proponent, Mr. Ernest Horinek, will be allowed 30 days 
from receipt of a written offer to submit a deposit of at least 20 
percent of the appraised market value of the parcel, and 180 days 
thereafter to submit the balance.
    On June 16, 2006 the above described land is segregated from 
appropriation under the public land laws. The segregative effect of 
this notice shall terminate upon issuance of a patent upon publication 
in the Federal Register of a termination of the segregation or on March 
13, 2007, which ever comes first.
    The following reservations, rights, and conditions will be included 
in the patent that may be issued for the above parcel of Federal land:
    1. A reservation of all minerals to the United States.
    2. All valid and existing rights of record.
    Detailed information concerning the proposed land sale, including 
sale procedures, appraisal, planning and environmental documents, and 
mineral report is available for review at the BLM-ES, Milwaukee Field 
Office, 626 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 200, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 
53202. Normal business hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    The general public and interested parties may submit written 
comments regarding the proposed sale to the Field Manager at the above 
address not later than July 31, 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 (phone number, e-mail address, or fax number, etc.) 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 an individual in their capacity as 
an official or representative of a business or organization.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the State Director, who 
may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence of 
timely filed objections, this realty action will become the final 
determination of the Department of the Interior.
    The land will not be offered for sale prior to August 15, 2006.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1-2(a)).

    Dated: May 4, 2006.
Michael D. Nedd,
State Director, Eastern States.
 [FR Doc. E6-9433 Filed 6-15-06; 8:45 am]
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