[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16811-16812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7017]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCAC09000.L58790000.EU0000. CACA 50168]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Hollister Field Office, 
proposes to sell three separate parcels of public land totaling 
approximately 212.67 acres in Santa Clara County, California. The 
public lands would be sold to the Santa Clara County Open Space 
Authority for the appraised fair market value. The total appraised 
value of all three parcels is $395,000.

DATES: Comments regarding the proposed sale must be received by the BLM 
on or before May 9, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning the proposed sale should be sent 
to the Field Manager, BLM, Hollister Field Office, 20 Hamilton Court, 
Hollister, California 95023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Sloand, Realty Specialist, 
BLM, Hollister Field Office, 20 Hamilton Court, Hollister, California 
95023, or phone (831) 630-5022.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following 3 parcels of public land are 
proposed for direct sale to the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority 
(Authority) in accordance with Sections 203 and 209 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended (43 U.S.C. 1713 
and 1719).
    The parcels are described as follows:

Mount Diablo Meridian

Parcel No. 1,

T. 10S., R. 1E.,
    Sec. 3, lot 1.

    The area described contains 123.60 acres in Santa Clara County.
    The parcel has an appraised fair market value of $80,000.

Parcel No. 2,

T. 10S., R. 2E.,
    Sec. 5, lot 2.

    The area described contains 23.42 acres in Santa Clara County.
    The parcel has an appraised fair market value of $135,000.

Parcel No. 3,

T. 10S., R. 2E.,
    Sec. 6, lots 3, 4, and 6.

    The area described contains 65.65 acres in Santa Clara County.

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    The parcel has an appraised fair market value of $180,000.

    The public lands were first identified as suitable for disposal in 
the 1984 BLM Hollister Resource Management Plan (RMP) and remain 
available for sale under the 2007 Hollister RMP revision. The lands are 
not needed for any other Federal purpose, and their disposal would be 
in the public interest. The lands are difficult and uneconomic to 
manage as part of the public lands because they lack legal access, and 
are small parcels, isolated from other public lands. The BLM is 
proposing a direct sale to the Authority because the lands lack legal 
access and the Authority wishes to purchase the lands to preserve them 
as open space. The BLM has concluded the public interest would be best 
served by a direct sale. The BLM has completed a mineral potential 
report which concluded there are no known mineral values in the lands 
proposed for sale. The BLM proposes that conveyance of the Federal 
mineral interests would occur simultaneously with the sale of the 
lands.
    On March 25, 2011, the above described lands will be segregated 
from appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining 
laws, except for the sale provisions of the FLPMA. Until completion of 
the sale, the BLM will no longer accept land use applications affecting 
the identified public lands, except application for the amendment of 
previously filed right-of-way applications or existing authorizations 
to increase the term of the grants in accordance with 43 CFR 2802.15 
and 2886.15. The segregation will terminate upon issuance of a patent, 
publication in the Federal Register of a termination of the 
segregation, or on March 25, 2013, unless extended by the BLM State 
Director in accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1-2(d) prior to the termination 
date. The lands would not be sold until at least May 24, 2011. The 
Authority would be required to pay a $50 nonrefundable filing fee for 
conveyance of the mineral interests and the associated administrative 
costs. Any patent issued would contain the following terms, conditions, 
and reservations:
    1. 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);
    2. A condition that the conveyance be subject to all valid existing 
rights of record;
    3. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United 
States from claims arising out of the patentee's use, occupancy, or 
operations on the patented lands;
    4. Additional terms and conditions that the authorized officer 
deems appropriate.
    Detailed information concerning the proposed sale including the 
appraisal, planning and environmental documents, and 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 Hollister Field Manager (see 
ADDRESSES above) on or before May 9, 2011. Comments received in 
electronic form, such as e-mail, will not be considered. Any adverse 
comments regarding the proposed sale will be reviewed by the BLM State 
Director or other authorized official of the Department of the 
Interior, 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. 2011-7017 Filed 3-24-11; 8:45 am]
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