[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41044-41045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11449]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-125-06-1430-EU; GP6-0124]


Direct Sale of Public Land, OR 60470

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Coos Bay District.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: A 33.85 parcel in Coos County, Oregon, is being considered for 
direct sale to the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay (the Port). 
The parcel proposed for sale is identified as suitable for disposal in 
the Coos Bay District Resource Management Plan & Environmental Impact 
Statement and Record of Decision, dated May 1995, as supplemented and 
amended.

DATES: All comments must be received in writing by the BLM on or before 
September 5, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Address all written comments concerning this notice to 
Elaine Raper, Umpqua Field Manager, Bureau of Land Management, 1300 
Airport Lane, North Bend, Oregon 97459. Electronic format submittals 
will not be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Petterson, Realty Specialist, at 
the above address or phone (541) 756-0100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land in Coos 
County, Oregon, is suitable for sale under Section 203 and Section 209 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2750, 
43 U.S.C. 1713 and 1719):

Willamette Meridian, Oregon

T. 25 S., R. 13 W.,
    Sec. 4, lot 7.

    The area described contains 33.85 acres, more or less. This 
parcel will be sold at no less than the appraised market value, 
which has been determined to be $350,000. The land will not be 
offered for sale until at least 60 days after publication of this 
notice.

    In accordance with 43 CFR 2711.3-3, public lands may be offered for 
direct sale when the tract is identified for transfer to a State or 
local government. The Port plans to market the site for economic 
development that will benefit the Coos County area. No significant 
resource values will be affected by this disposal. The sale is 
consistent with the BLM's planning for the land involved and the public 
interest will be served by the sale.
    The Port is an instrumentality of the State of Oregon, and is 
authorized to hold property in the State of Oregon.
    The Port will be allowed 30 days from receipt of a written offer to 
submit a

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deposit of at least 20 percent of the appraised value of the parcel, 
and within 180 days thereafter submit the balance. Payment must be made 
in U.S. currency. If the balance of the purchase price is not received 
within the 180 days, the deposit shall be forfeited to the United 
States and the parcel will be declared unsold and reoffered on a 
continuing basis in accordance with the competitive sale procedures 
described in 43 CFR 2711.3-1.
    The purchaser will be required to reimburse the BLM for the cost of 
publishing this Notice in the Federal Register and the newspaper 
notification. Payment for reimbursement of all publishing costs will be 
due along with the final payment of the sale parcel. Payments must be 
by certified check, postal money order, bank draft, or cashier's check 
payable to the ``U.S. Department of the Interior, BLM''. Failure to 
meet conditions established for this sale will void the sale and any 
monies received will be forfeited.
    Acceptance of the direct sale offer constitutes an application for 
conveyance of the mineral estate in accordance with Section 209 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1719). A 
nonrefundable fee of $50.00 will be required from the purchaser for 
purchase of the mineral interests. Those mineral interests, to be 
conveyed simultaneously with the sale of the land, have been determined 
to have no known mineral value.
    The following rights, reservations, and conditions will be included 
in the patent conveying the land:
    1. 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).
    2. The sale is for surface and subsurface estate with the following 
reservations: The patent will contain a reservation to the United 
States for all leasable minerals, together with the right to prospect 
for, mine and remove the same.
    3. A covenant running with the land for that the portion of the 
land lying within the southeast corner of the property containing 
wetland-riparian habitat must be managed to protect and maintain the 
wetland-riparian habitat on a continuing basis.
    4. The patent will be issued subject to all valid existing rights 
and reservations of record.
    5. The patent would also include a notice and indemnification 
statement under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation 
and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9620) holding the United States harmless 
from any release of hazardous materials that may have occurred as a 
result of the unauthorized use of the property by other parties.
    6. Reservation OR 36509 to the United States Army Corps of 
Engineers for roads and dredging range structures.
    7. Right-of-way OR 37075 to Coos County for a road, utilities and 
slope easement.
    The above described land is 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 in the Federal Register, whichever occurs first.

Public Comments

    Detailed information concerning the sale, including the 
reservations, sale procedures and conditions, and planning and 
environmental documents, is available at the Coos Bay District Office, 
1300 Airport Lane, North Bend, OR 97459.
    Objections will be reviewed by the Coos Bay District Manager who 
may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In absence of any 
objections, this realty action will become the final determination of 
the Department of the Interior.
    Comments, including names, street addresses, and other contact 
information of respondents, will be available for public review. 
Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to 
request that the BLM consider withholding your name, street address, 
and other contact information (such as: Internet address, FAX or phone 
number) from public review or from 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. Anonymous comments 
will not be accepted. The BLM will make available for public inspection 
in their entirety all submissions from organizations or businesses, and 
from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials 
of organizations or businesses.

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

    Dated: May 11, 2006.
M. Elaine Raper,
Umpqua Field Manager.
[FR Doc. E6-11449 Filed 7-18-06; 8:45 am]
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