[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 160 (Monday, August 20, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46509-46510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16353]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID-130-1430-EU; DB-G07-1009; IDI-33192]


Notice of Realty Action; Non-Competitive (Direct) Sale of Public 
Land in Owyhee County, ID

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: A 1,356.55 acre parcel of public land in Owyhee County, Idaho 
is being considered for non-competitive (direct) sale to Owyhee County 
under the provisions of the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976, 
at no less than the appraised fair market value.

DATES: Comments must be received by October 4, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to Kelley Moore, 
BLM, Owyhee Field Office, 20 1st Avenue West, Marsing, Idaho 83639.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Kelley Moore, Realty Specialist, at 
the above address or phone (208) 896-5917.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land in 
Owyhee County, Idaho, has been examined and found suitable for sale 
utilizing direct sale procedures under the authority of 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):

Boise Meridian, Idaho

T. 2 N., R. 4 W.,
    Sec. 20, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/
2\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 29, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 32, lots 1 to 12, inclusive, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, 
N\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.

    The area described contains 1,356.55 acres in Owyhee County.

    The 1999 BLM Owyhee Resource Management Plan identified this parcel 
of public land as suitable for disposal. On August 20, 2007, the above 
described land will be segregated from all forms of appropriation under 
the public land laws, including the mining laws, except the sale 
provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA). The 
segregative effect will terminate upon issuance of a patent, 
publication in the Federal Register of a termination of the 
segregation, or August 20, 2009, whichever comes first.
    The public land will not be offered for sale until October 19, 2007 
at the

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appraised fair market value of $203,500.00. A copy of the approved 
appraisal is available at the above address. The patent, if issued, 
will be subject to the following terms, conditions and reservations: 
(1) A reservation to the United States for ditches and canals; (2) a 
reservation to the United States of a 175' wide right-of-way to 
PacifiCorp Property Management for a 500 kV transmission line, IDI-
8875; (3) a reservation to the United States of a 40' wide right-of-way 
to Idaho Power Company for a 69 kV power line, IDBL-056088; (4) a 2 
year reservation for grazing; and (5) subject to a road right-of-way to 
Gem Highway District for Sommercamp Road, IDI-22579.
    This land is being offered by direct sale to Owyhee County pursuant 
to 43 CFR 2711.3-3 to construct, operate and maintain a municipal solid 
waste facility (landfill) to serve the residents of Owyhee County and 
accommodate community growth and expansion. To provide for future 
landfill space needs, Owyhee County contracted a study to locate a 
suitable site in the northwest part of the County. A site on public 
land south of Marsing, Idaho, was recommended. Owyhee County has 
purchased space in the regional depository and landfill site at the 
Pickle's Butte landfill in Canyon County, Idaho, but that site is 
filling up much more quickly than previously projected, resulting in a 
future landfill space issue for Owyhee County.
    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 the date of receiving 
the sale offer to accept the offer and to submit a deposit of 10 
percent of the purchase price and the $50.00 filing fee for conveyance 
of mineral interests. 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 cashiers 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.

Public Comments

    For a period until October 4, 2007, interested parties and the 
general public may submit written comments to the BLM Owyhee Field 
Office at the address above. Comments, including names and street 
addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the 
BLM Owyhee Field Office during regular business hours, except 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.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the BLM Idaho State 
Director, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action and 
issue a final determination. In the absence of any objections, this 
realty action will become the final determination of the Department of 
the Interior.


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

Mark A. Lane,
Owyhee Field Manager.
 [FR Doc. E7-16353 Filed 8-17-07; 8:45 am]
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