[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 76854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30223]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWYP070000; L14300000.EU0000; WYW-168342]


Notice of Realty Action: Non-Competitive (Direct) Sale of Public 
Land in Sheridan County, WY

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management proposes to sell eight parcels 
of public land totaling 208.12 acres in Sheridan County, Wyoming, to 
Farmland Reserve, Inc. (FRI) under the direct sale provisions of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), for not less 
than the appraised fair market value of $88,450.

DATES: Interested parties may submit comments regarding the proposed 
sale of the lands until February 3, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments concerning this notice to Field 
Manager, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Buffalo Field Office, 1425 
Fort Street, Buffalo, WY 82834, or by email to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Claire Oliverius, Realty Specialist, 
BLM, Buffalo Field Office, at the above address or phone 307-684-1178. 
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 
with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal 
business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public lands have 
been examined and found suitable for direct sale under the authority of 
Section 203 of FLPMA, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1713):

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 56 N., R. 79 W.,
    Tract 51 B;
    Sec. 17, lot 1;
    Sec. 23, lot 1;
    Sec. 26, lots 1 and 2;
T. 55 N., R. 80 W.,
    Sec. 23, NE1/4SE1/4;
    Sec. 24, SW1/4SW1/4;
    Sec. 26, NE1/4SW1/4.

    The areas described aggregate 208.12 acres in Sheridan County, 
Wyoming, according to the official plat of the survey of the said 
land on file with the BLM.

    The proposed direct sale is in conformance with the BLM Buffalo 
Resource Management Plan (RMP) approved on October 4, 1985. The parcels 
are identified for disposal in the RMP Record of Decision, pages 13 and 
14 and Map 5. Additionally, Maintenance Plan Change 20120720 
was added to comply with guidelines of the Department of the Interior 
and the BLM. The Maintenance Plan Change updated the land disposal map 
and included a text version of all legal descriptions of parcels 
identified for consideration for disposal. The BLM is offering the 
parcels by direct sale pursuant to 43 CFR 2711.3-3(a)(4) due to the 
adjoining land ownership by FRI. All of the parcels are surrounded by 
FRI lands, lie within its fenced boundaries, and lack public access. 
The parcels are not needed for any other Federal purpose and have 
become difficult and uneconomical to manage. The regulations at 43 CFR 
2711.3-3(a) permit the BLM to make direct sales of public lands when a 
competitive sale is not appropriate and the public interest would be 
best served by a direct sale.
    Conveyance of the identified public lands will be subject to valid 
existing rights and encumbrances of record, including but not limited 
to, rights-of-way for roads and public utilities. All minerals will be 
reserved to the United States. In addition to this Notice of Realty 
Action (NORA), notice of this sale will also be published once a week 
for 3 weeks in the Sheridan Daily Press. Upon publication of this NORA, 
and until completion of the sale, the BLM is no longer accepting 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 2807.15 and 2886.15.
    The public lands will not be offered for sale until February 18, 
2014, at the appraised fair market value. The patent, if issued, will 
be subject to the following reservations:
    1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945); 
and
    2. All minerals, together with the right to prospect for, mine, and 
remove such deposits from the same under applicable law and such 
regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe.
    The patent will be subject to all valid existing rights documented 
on the official public land records at the time of patent issuance. 
Interested parties may submit written comments to the BLM, Buffalo 
Field Manager at the address above. Comments, including names and 
street addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at 
the BLM, Buffalo Field Office during regular business hours. Before 
including your address, phone number, email 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 may 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 comments will be reviewed by the Wyoming 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.

    Dated: September 26, 2013.
Mary Jo Rugwell,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-30223 Filed 12-18-13; 8:45 am]
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