[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 77 (Thursday, April 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 21037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9248]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LVCLB09B3380; CACA 50543]


Notice of Realty Action; Application for Conveyance of Federally-
Owned Mineral Interests, California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: An application has been filed on December 16, 2008, by the 
surface owner, for the conveyance of the federally-owned mineral 
interests in the 2292.12-acre tract of land described in this notice. 
Publication of this notice temporarily segregates the mineral interests 
in the land covered by the application from appropriation under the 
public land laws, including the mining laws, while the application is 
being processed.

DATES: Interested persons may submit written comments to the Bureau of 
Land Management (BLM) at the address listed below. Comments must be 
received no later than June 7, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land Management, California State Office, 2800 
Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liz Easley, BLM, at the above address 
or at (916) 978-4673. Detailed information concerning this action is 
available for review at the BLM address above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The tract of land referred to in this notice 
consists of 2,292.12 acres of land, situated in Humboldt County, and is 
described as follows:

Humboldt Meridian, California

T. 1 S, R. 4 E
    Sec. 12, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ and NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and NE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 1 S, R. 5 E
    Sec. 5, Lot 1, S\1/2\SW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, Lots 1-4 inclusive, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/
4\ and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, W\1/
2\SW\1/4\ and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 17, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\ and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 18, Lot 1, NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\NW\1/4\.

    The area described contains approximately 2292.12 acres in 
Humboldt County.

    Under certain conditions, Section 209(b) of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of October 21, 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1719 (FLPMA) 
authorizes the sale and conveyance of the federally-owned mineral 
interests in land to the surface owner or prospective surface owner 
when the non-mineral (or so-called surface interest in land) is not 
federally-owned. The objective is to allow consolidation of the surface 
and mineral interests when either one of the following conditions 
exist: (1) There are no known mineral values in the land; or (2) where 
continued Federal ownership of the mineral interests interferes with or 
precludes appropriate non-mineral development and such development is a 
more beneficial use of the land than mineral development.
    An application was filed for the sale and conveyance of the 
federally-owned mineral interests in the above-described tract of land. 
Subject to valid existing rights, on April 22, 2010 the federally-owned 
mineral interests in the lands described above are hereby segregated 
from appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining 
laws, while the application is being processed to determine if either 
one of the two specified conditions exists and, if so, to otherwise 
comply with the procedural requirements of 43 CFR part 2720 and Section 
2A of FLPMA. The segregative effect shall terminate upon: (1) Issuance 
of a patent or other document of conveyance as to such mineral 
interests; (2) final rejection of the application; or (3) December 15, 
2010, whichever occurs first.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2720.1-1(b))

    Comments: Your comments are invited. Please submit all comments in 
writing to Liz Easley at the address listed above. 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.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2720.1-1(b))

Thomas F. Zale,
Chief, Branch of Lands Management.
[FR Doc. 2010-9248 Filed 4-21-10; 8:45 am]
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