[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11899-11900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03810]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCAC930000.L1430000.EU0000. CACA 053519]


Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of Public Land in San Mateo 
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 two separate parcels of public land totaling 
approximately 80 acres in San Mateo County, California. The public 
lands would be sold to the Sempervirens Fund, a California Nonprofit 
Corporation, for the appraised fair market value. The total appraised 
value of both parcels is $870,000.

DATES: Comments regarding the proposed sale must be received by the BLM 
on or before April 8, 2013.

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

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Sloand, Realty Specialist, 
BLM, Hollister Field Office, 20 Hamilton Court, Hollister, California 
95023, or phone (831) 630-5022. Persons who use a telecommunications 
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay 
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during 
normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a 
week, to leave a message or question for the above individual. You will 
receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following public lands are proposed for 
direct sale 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).

Mount Diablo Meridian

Parcel No. 1

T. 8 S., R. 3 W.,
    Sec. 23, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.

    The area described contains 40 acres in San Mateo County and is 
proposed for sale to the Sempervirens Fund for the appraised fair 
market value of $420,000.

Parcel No. 2

T. 8 S., R. 4 W.,
    Sec. 9, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.

    The area described 40 acres and is proposed for sale to the 
Sempervirens Fund for the appraised fair market value of $450,000.
    The areas described aggregate 80 acres, more or less, in Santa 
Mateo County, California.

    The public land was first identified as suitable for disposal in 
the 1984 BLM Hollister Resource Management Plan (RMP) and remains 
available for sale under the 2007 Hollister RMP revision and is not 
needed for any other Federal purpose. The purpose of the sale is to 
dispose of public lands which are difficult and uneconomic to manage as 
part of the public lands and are not suitable for management by another 
Federal department or agency. The lands proposed for sale are 
considered to be difficult and uneconomic to manage because they lack 
legal access and are isolated from other public lands in the region. 
The public lands proposed for sale contain old growth Redwood forest 
and have been designated as critical habitat for the California red-
legged frog. The BLM is proposing a direct sale to the Sempervirens 
Fund, whose mission is to protect and preserve redwood forests in 
California's Santa Cruz Mountains. The BLM has concluded that a 
competitive sale is not appropriate and that the public interest would 
best be served by a direct sale to the Sempervirens Fund. The BLM has 
completed a mineral potential report which concluded that, with the 
exception of oil and gas resources in parcel one, there are no known 
mineral values on the lands proposed for sale. The BLM proposes to 
reserve all mineral interests in parcel one and to convey all mineral 
interests in parcel two. The conveyance of all Federal mineral 
interests in parcel two would occur simultaneously with the sale of the 
land. The purchaser would be required to pay a $50 nonrefundable filing 
fee for processing the conveyance of the mineral interests.
    On February 20, 2013, the above described land will be segregated 
from all forms of 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 applications 
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 terminates 
upon issuance of a patent, publication in the Federal Register of a 
termination of the segregation, or on February 20, 2015, unless 
extended by the BLM State Director in accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1-
2(d) prior to the termination date. The land would not be sold until at 
least April 22, 2013. Any conveyance document 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 reservation of all mineral resources to the United States, 
together with the right by itself, its permittees, licensees and 
lessees to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals under applicable 
law and such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe 
(applies to parcel one only).
    3. A condition that the conveyance be subject to all valid existing 
rights of record.
    4. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United 
States from claims arising out of the patentee's use, occupancy, or 
operations on the patented lands.
    5. 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 April 8, 2013. Comments received in 
electronic form, such as email 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, email 
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)

Cynthia Staszak,
Associate Deputy State Director for Natural Resources.
[FR Doc. 2013-03810 Filed 2-19-13; 8:45 am]
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