[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 444-445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-31237]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCAN06000.L58740000.EU0000.LXSS007B0000; CACA 49825]


Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of Public Lands in Tehama 
County, CA

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 70.72-
acre parcel of public land in Tehama County, California, to the owners 
of the surrounding private land for the appraised fair market value of 
$28,000. The private land surrounding the public land is owned by W. 
James Edwards, trustee of the James Edwards Revocable Trust, Nancy E. 
Weber, trustee of the Nancy E. Weber Revocable Trust, and Dale E. 
Smith, trustee of the Lorraine W. Edwards Generation Skipping Trust, 
collectively the Trustees.

DATES: Comments regarding the proposed sale must be received by the BLM 
on or before February 19, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning the proposed sale should be sent 
to Steve Anderson, BLM Redding Field Manager, 355 Hemsted Drive, 
Redding, California 96002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ilene Emry, Realty Specialist, BLM, 
Redding Field Office, 355 Hemsted Dr., Redding, California 96002 or 
phone (530) 224-2100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land is being 
proposed for direct sale to the Trustees in accordance with Sections 
203 and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as 
amended (43 U.S.C. 1713), at not less than the appraised fair market 
value: Mount Diablo Meridian, T. 27 N., R. 2 W., Sec. 8, lots 3, 4, and 
5.
    The area described contains 70.72 acres in Tehama County and its 
appraised fair market value is $28,000. The public land is identified 
as suitable for disposal in the BLM Redding Resource Management Plan 
(RMP) approved July 27, 1993, and is not needed for any other Federal 
purpose.
    The BLM is proposing a direct sale because the public lands lack 
legal access and are completely surrounded by private lands owned by 
the Trustees. A competitive sale is therefore not appropriate and the 
public interest would be best served by a direct sale. The lands 
identified for sale are considered to have no known mineral

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value except for oil and gas, which the BLM proposes to reserve to the 
United States. The BLM proposes that conveyance of the Federal mineral 
interests, with the exception of oil and gas, would occur 
simultaneously with the sale of the land.
    On December 15, 2008, the above described land was segregated from 
appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws. 
The segregation terminates upon issuance of a patent, publication in 
the Federal Register of a termination of the segregation, or 2 years 
from the date of segregation, whichever occurs first. The lands will 
not be sold until at least 60 days after the date of publication of 
this notice in the Federal Register. The Trustees would be required to 
pay a $50 nonrefundable filing fee for conveyance of the available 
mineral interests. Any patent issued will contain the following terms, 
conditions, and reservations:
    a. A reservation of a right-of-way to the United States for ditches 
and canals constructed by authority of the United States under the Act 
of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945);
    b. A reservation of all oil and gas to the United States, together 
with the right of the United States, its permittees, licensees, and 
lessees to use the surface of the land to prospect for, mine, and 
remove the oil and gas under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
the Interior;
    c. A condition that the conveyance be subject to all valid existing 
rights of record;
    d. A notice and indemnification statement under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 
9620(W), indemnifying, and holding the United States harmless from any 
release of hazardous materials that may have occurred; and
    e. Additional terms and conditions that the authorized officer 
deems appropriate. Detailed information concerning the proposed land 
sale including the appraisal, planning and environmental documents, and 
a mineral report are available for review at the location identified in 
ADDRESSES above.
    Public comments regarding the proposed sale may be submitted in 
writing to the attention of the BLM Redding Field Manager (see 
ADDRESSES above) on or before February 19, 2010. Comments received in 
electronic form, such as e-mail or facsimile, will not be considered. 
Any adverse comments regarding the proposed sale will be reviewed by 
the State Director or other authorized official of the Department, who 
may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action in whole or in part. 
In the absence of timely filed objections, this realty action will 
become the final determination of the Department of the Interior. 
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.

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

Tom Pogacnik,
Deputy State Director for Natural Resources.
[FR Doc. E9-31237 Filed 1-4-10; 8:45 am]
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