[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 150 (Monday, August 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43661-43662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15223]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES-030-1430-EU; WIES-054896]


Notice of Realty Action: Competitive Sale of Public Land in 
Langlade County, WI

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: A 1.18 acre parcel of public land located in Langlade County, 
Wisconsin, is being considered for sale under the provisions of the 
Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA). The Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) proposes to sell the land utilizing competitive sale 
procedures at no less than the appraised fair market value.

DATES: Comments regarding the proposed sale must be received by the 
Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States (BLM-ES) on or before 
September 20, 2007. The BLM-ES will accept sealed bids for the offered 
land from qualified bidders not later than 4:30 p.m. CDT on October 5, 
2007.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the proposed sale, as well as sealed 
bids, should be addressed to Timothy O'Brien, Acting Field Manager, 
Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States, Milwaukee Field Office, 626 
East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 200, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-4617.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding the competitive 
sale instructions, procedures, documents, maps, and materials to submit 
a bid can be obtained by contacting Carol Grundman, Realty Specialist, 
at the above address, by phone at 414-297-4447, or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land has been 
examined and found suitable for sale under the provisions of Sections 
203 and 209 of the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 
2750, 43 U.S.C. 1713 and 1719) and implementing regulations at 43 CFR 
2710 and 2720:

Fourth Principal Meridian

T. 33 N., R. 10 E.; Sec. 25, lot 17.

    The area described contains 1.18 acres in Langlade County.

    The BLM Wisconsin Resource Management Plan Amendment dated 2001 
identified this parcel of land as suitable for disposal. The purpose of 
the sale is to dispose of land which is difficult and uneconomic to 
manage as part of the public lands. The parcel has no legal access via 
a public road. There are no encumbrances reported on the records 
maintained by the BLM-ES, Milwaukee Field Office.
    The land is being offered for sale using competitive bidding 
procedures pursuant to 43 CFR 2711.3-1. Interested bidders must submit 
sealed bids to the BLM-ES, Milwaukee Field Office (address stated 
above), not later than 4:30 p.m. CDT, on October 5, 2007. Sealed bid 
envelopes must be clearly marked on the front lower left-hand corner 
with ``SEALED BID BLM LAND SALE WI, WIES-054896, October 5, 2007. The 
bid envelope must also contain a signed statement showing the total 
amount of the bid and the name, mailing address, and phone number of 
the entity making the bid.
    Sealed bids will be opened to determine the high bid at 10 a.m. 
CDT, October 9, 2007 at the BLM-ES, Milwaukee Field Office (address 
stated above). The highest qualifying bid will be declared the high bid 
and the high bidder will receive written notice. Bidders submitting 
matching high bid amounts for the parcel will be provided an 
opportunity to submit a supplemental sealed bid. The BLM will return 
checks submitted by unsuccessful bidders by U.S. mail.
    Bids must be for not less than the federally appraised fair market 
value determination of the land. The appraised fair market value will 
be made available 30 days prior to the sealed bid closing date at the 
BLM-ES, Milwaukee Field Office (address stated above). Each sealed bid 
must be accompanied by a certified check, postal money order, bank 
draft, or cashier's check made payable to the Bureau of Land Management 
for an amount not less than 20 percent of the total amount of the bid. 
Personal checks will not be accepted.
    The successful bidder will be allowed 180 days from the date of 
sale to submit the remainder of the full bid price in the form of a 
certified check, money order, bank draft, or cashier's check made

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payable to the Bureau of Land Management. Personal checks will not be 
accepted. Failure to submit the full bid price prior to but not 
including the 180th day following the day of the sale, will result in 
the forfeiture of the bid deposit to the BLM, and the parcel will be 
offered to the second highest qualifying bidder at their original bid. 
If there are no acceptable bids, the parcel may remain available for 
sale on a continuing basis in accordance with the competitive sale 
procedures described in 43 CFR 2711.3-1 without further legal notice. 
Bids submitted to the BLM will be opened on the first Friday of each 
month following the initial date of sale at 10 a.m. CDT, in the BLM-ES, 
Milwaukee Field Office, until the parcel is sold or the offer is 
cancelled.
    Federal law requires that bidders must be (1) United States 
citizens 18 years of age or older, (2) a corporation subject to the 
laws of any State or of the United States, (3) an entity including, but 
not limited to associations or partnerships capable of acquiring and 
owning real property, or interests therein, under the laws of the State 
of Wisconsin, or (4) a State, State instrumentality, or political 
subdivision authorized to hold real property.
    The Federal mineral interests underlying this parcel have no known 
mineral value and will be conveyed with the sale of the parcel. A 
sealed bid for the above described parcel constitutes an application 
for conveyance of those mineral interests. In addition to the full 
purchase price, a successful bidder must pay a separate nonrefundable 
filing fee of $50 for the mineral interests to be conveyed 
simultaneously with the sale of the land.
    Segregation: Publication of this Notice in the Federal Register 
segregates the subject land from appropriation under the pubic land 
laws, except sale under the provisions of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976. The segregation will terminate upon issuance of 
patent, upon publication in the Federal Register of a termination of 
the segregation, or on August 6, 2009 unless extended by the BLM State 
Director in accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1-2(d) prior to the termination 
date.
    Terms and Conditions of Sale: Upon successful completion of the 
sale, the patent issued would contain the following reservations, 
covenants, terms and conditions:
    1. The parcel is subject to valid existing rights.
    2. 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 lands have been examined and no evidence 
was found to indicate that any hazardous substances has been stored for 
one year or more, nor had any hazardous substances been disposed of or 
released on the subject property.
    3. The purchaser/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 or nature arising from the past, present, and 
future acts or omissions of the patentees, their employees, agents, 
contractors, or lessees, or any third-party, arising out of or in 
connection with the patentees use, occupancy, or operations on the 
patented real property. This indemnification and hold harmless 
agreement includes, but is not limited to, acts and omissions of the 
patentees and their employees, agents, contractors, or lessees, or any 
third party, arising out or in connection with the use and/or occupancy 
of the patented real property which has already resulted or does 
hereafter result in: (1) Violations of Federal, state, and local laws 
and regulations that are now, or may in the future become applicable to 
the real property; (2) Judgments, claims or demands of any kind 
assessed against the United States; (3) Costs, expenses, or damage of 
any kind incurred by the United States; (4) Releases or threatened 
releases of solid or hazardous waste(s) and/or hazardous substances, as 
defined by Federal or State environmental laws, off, on, into or under 
land, property and other interests of the United States; (5) Activities 
by which solids or hazardous substances or waste, as defined by Federal 
and State environmental laws are generated, released, stored, used or 
otherwise disposed of on the patented real property, and any cleanup 
response, remedial action or other actions related in any manner to 
said solid or hazardous substances or wastes; or (6) Natural resource 
damages as defined by Federal and state law. This covenant shall be 
construed as running with the parcel of land patented or otherwise 
conveyed by the United States, and may be enforced by the United States 
in a court of competent jurisdiction.
    No warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, is given by the 
United States as to the title, physical condition or potential uses of 
the land proposed for sale, and the conveyance will not be on a 
contingency basis. It is the buyer's responsibility to be aware of all 
applicable local government policies and regulations that may affect 
the subject land or its future uses. It is also the buyer's 
responsibility to be aware of existing or prospective uses of nearby 
properties. Any land lacking access from a public road or highway will 
be conveyed as such, and future access acquisition will be the 
responsibility of the buyer.
    For a period until September 20, 2007 interested parties and the 
general public may submit in writing any comments concerning the land 
being considered for sale, including notification of any encumbrances 
or other claims relating to the identified land, to Timothy O'Brien, 
Acting Field Manager, BLM-ES, Milwaukee Field Office (address stated 
above). Comments transmitted via e-mail or facsimile will not be 
considered. Comments will be available for public review at the BLM-ES, 
Milwaukee Field Office during regular business hours, except Federal 
holidays. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, 
or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should 
be aware 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 your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.
    Timely received adverse comments will be reviewed by the State 
Director, Eastern States, Bureau of Land Management who may sustain, 
vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence of timely adverse 
comments, this realty action will become the final determination of the 
Department of the Interior.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1-2)

Timothy P. O'Brien,
Acting Field Manager, Milwaukee Field Office.
 [FR Doc. E7-15223 Filed 8-3-07; 8:45 am]
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