[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39441-39442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13798]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO-160-1430-EU; COC-69635]


Notice of Realty Action: (Non-Competitive) Direct Sale of Public 
Lands, Hinsdale County, CO

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.

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SUMMARY: The following described 0.76-acre public land parcel near Lake 
City, Hinsdale County, Colorado, has been examined and found suitable 
for title transfer by (non-competitive) direct sale to Patsie and 
Michael DeHuff. The sale will be conducted under the authority of 
section 203(f)(2) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976, as amended, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. (FLPMA) and CFR 2711.3-3(a), 
and will take place according to procedures governing direct sale of 
public land.

DATES: On or before September 4, 2007, interested parties may submit 
comments concerning the proposed sale to the BLM Field Office Manager 
at the below address. Only written comments will be accepted.

ADDRESSES: Address all written comments concerning this notice to the 
Field Manager, BLM Gunnison Field Office, 216 N. Colorado St., 
Gunnison, Colorado 81230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marnie Medina, Realty Specialist, at 
the above address, or call: (970) 642-4457.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 0.76-acre parcel is approximately 5 
miles west of Lake City, in Hinsdale County, Colorado. It is offered on 
a non-competitive (direct) sale basis to Patsie and Michael DeHuff in 
accordance with Section 203(f)(2) of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) and 43 CFR 2711.3-3(a). The BLM Gunnison 
Field Manager has determined that a non-competitive (direct) sale will 
be in the best interest of the public. In accordance with 43 CFR 
2711.3-3(a)(5), this parcel is being offered by (non-competitive) 
direct sale to Patsie and Michael DeHuff at not less than the appraised 
fair market value (FMV) as determined by the authorized officer after 
appraisal. An appraisal report has been prepared by a State-certified 
appraiser for the purpose of establishing FMV. Direct sale is based on 
the DeHuff's inadvertent occupancy of the parcel and value of added 
improvements consisting of a log cabin residence, solar panels, a 
battery and generator shed, buried electric lines from the solar panels 
to the shed and to the cabin, a 165-foot deep domestic water well, a 
septic system, a buried 500-gallon propane tank, a parking pad, a 
driveway, and other personal property.
    The parcel is described as follows:

New Mexico Principal Meridian

Colorado

T. 44 N., R. 5 W.,
    Tract 37.

    The area described contains 0.76 acre, more or less, in Hinsdale 
County.

    The market value for this land, utilizing direct sale procedures, 
at not less than the current appraised fair market value, is determined 
to be $7,000.00.
    This 0.76-acre parcel is not required for any Federal purposes. It 
has been determined that this parcel is impractical to manage as part 
of the public lands. BLM has determined that resource values will not 
be adversely affected by title transfer of this 0.76-acre parcel to 
non-Federal ownership. Sale of the parcel conforms to criteria of the 
BLM Gunnison Resource Area Resource Management Plan (RMP) approved in 
February 1993. The patent, when issued, will contain the following 
reservations, covenants, terms and conditions:
    1. The parcel will be conveyed with a reservation of a right-of-way 
to the United States for ditches and canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States under the Act of August 30, 1890 (43 
U.S.C. 945).
    2. The patentee, by accepting the patent, agrees to indemnify, 
defend, and hold the United States harmless from any costs, damages, 
claims, causes of action, penalties, fines, liabilities, and judgments 
of any kind arising from the past, present, or future acts or omissions 
of the grantor, its employees, agents, contractor, or lessees, or a 
third party arising out of, or in connection with, the grantor's use 
and/or occupancy of the deeded real property resulting in: Violations 
of Federal, State and local laws and regulations that are now, or in 
the future become, applicable to the real property: (1) Judgments, 
claims, or demands of any kind assessed against the United States; (2) 
costs, expenses, or damages of any kind incurred by the United States; 
(3) releases or threatened releases of solid or hazardous waste(s) and/
or hazardous substance(s) as defined by Federal or State environmental 
laws, off, on, into, or under land, property, and other interests of 
the United States; (4) other activities by which solids or hazardous 
substances or wastes, as defined by Federal and State environmental 
laws are generated, released, stored, used, or otherwise disposed of on 
the deeded real property, and any cleanup response, remedial action, or 
other actions related in any manner to said solid or hazardous 
substances or wastes; or (5) natural resource damages as defined by 
Federal and State law. This covenant shall be construed as running with 
the deeded real property and may be enforced by the United States in a 
court of competent jurisdiction.
    Pursuant to the requirements established by Section 120(h) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 
(CERCLA), (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)), as amended by the Superfund Amendments 
and Reauthorization Act of 1988, (100 Stat. 1670), notice is hereby 
given that the above-described parcel has been examined and no evidence 
was found to indicate that any hazardous substances have been stored 
for one year or more, nor had any hazardous substances been disposed of 
or released on the subject property.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register the parcel 
will be segregated from appropriation under the public land laws, 
including the general mining laws, except the sale provisions of the 
Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976. The segregation will 
terminate upon issuance of the patent, upon publication in the Federal 
Register of a termination of the segregation, or on July 20, 2009, 
whichever occurs first unless extended by the BLM State Director, 
Colorado, in accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1-2(d) prior to the 
termination date.
    No warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, is given by the 
United States as to the title, the parcel's physical condition or 
potential uses. The conveyance will not be on a contingency basis. It 
is the buyer's responsibility to be aware of all applicable Federal, 
State, or local government laws, regulations, or policies that may 
affect the subject parcel or its future uses. It is also the buyer's 
responsibility to be aware of existing or prospective uses of nearby 
properties.
    The land will not be offered for sale until at least 60 days after 
the date of publication of this notice in the Federal

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Register. In the event of a sale, the unreserved mineral interests will 
be conveyed simultaneously with the sale of the land. These unreserved 
mineral interests have been determined to have no known mineral value 
pursuant to 43 CFR 2720.2(a). Acceptance of the sale offer will 
constitute an application for conveyance of those unreserved mineral 
interests. The purchaser will be required to pay a $50.00 non-
refundable filing fee for conveyance of the available mineral 
interests. The purchaser will have 30 days from date of receiving the 
sale offer to accept the offer and to submit a deposit of 20 percent of 
the purchase price, the $50.00 filing fee for conveyance of mineral 
interests, and for payment of publication costs. The purchaser must 
remit the remainder of the purchase price within 180 days from the date 
the sale offer is received. 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. Failure or refusal by Patsie and Michael DeHuff to submit 
the required fair market appraisal amount within 180 days of the sale 
of the parcel will constitute a waiver of this preference consideration 
and this parcel may be offered for sale on a competitive or modified 
competitive basis.

Public Comments

    For a period until September 4, 2007, interested parties and the 
general public may submit in writing any comments concerning the land 
being offered for sale, including notification of any encumbrances or 
other claims relating to the identified land, to the Field Manager, BLM 
Gunnison Field Office, at the above address. In order to ensure 
consideration in the environmental analysis of the proposed sale, 
comments must be in writing and postmarked or delivered within 45 days 
of the initial date of publication of this Notice. Comments sent via e-
mail will not be accepted. Comments, including names and street 
addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the 
BLM Gunnison Field Office during regular business hours, except 
holidays. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. Before 
including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal 
identifying information in your comment, be advised that your entire 
comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made 
publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to 
withhold from public review your personal identifying information, we 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the BLM Colorado State 
Director, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the 
absence of any objections or adverse comments, this proposed realty 
action will become the final determination of the Department of the 
Interior.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1-2)

Arden Anderson,
Acting Field Manager, Gunnison.
 [FR Doc. E7-13798 Filed 7-17-07; 8:45 am]
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