[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 95 (Friday, May 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28545-28546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11394]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCAN060000; L14300000; EU0000; CACA 54251]


Notice of Realty Action: Non-Competitive (Direct) Sale of 
Reversionary Interest, Butte County, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Redding Field Office, 
proposes to sell the Federal reversionary interest in 5 acres of land 
in Butte County, California, near Forbestown. The land was previously 
conveyed out of Federal ownership in 1971 subject to a Federal 
reversionary interest which is now proposed for sale under the 
authority of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(FLPMA). The Federal reversionary interest will be sold to the 
Forbestown Lodge No. 50, Free and Accepted Masons, a California non-
profit association, for $41,000, which represents the appraised fair 
market value of $50,000 today, less the $9,000 previously paid for the 
land in 1971.

DATES: Comments regarding the proposed sale must be received by the BLM 
on or before June 30, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments concerning the proposed sale to the 
Field Manager, BLM, Redding Field Office, 355 Hemsted Drive, Redding, 
CA 96002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ilene Emry, Realty Specialist, BLM 
Redding Field Office, telephone 530-224-2100; address 355 Hemsted 
Drive, Redding, CA 96002. 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

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above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business 
hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM will offer a direct sale for the 
reversionary interest in the following described land in Butte County, 
California. The reversionary interest is proposed for direct sale in 
accordance with Section 203 of the FLPMA.

Mount Diablo Meridian,

T. 19 N., R. 6 E.,
    Sec. 10, lot 27.

    The area described contains 5 acres.

    The BLM conveyed the surface estate to Forbestown Lodge No. 50 in 
1971 in patent 04-71-0165 under the authority of the Recreation and 
Public Purpose Act of June 14, 1926, (R&PP) for a lodge, playground, 
and parking area. Only the playground and parking area were developed. 
The United States (U.S.) retained a reversionary interest which could 
result in title reverting to the U.S. if the land is used for purposes 
not allowed under the R&PP Act or is transferred to another party 
without the BLM's approval. The BLM received a request from Forbestown 
Lodge No. 50 to purchase the Federal reversionary interest to allow 
possible commercial use of the land, allow use of the land as 
collateral for a construction loan, and to transfer the land to another 
party without the BLM's approval.
    The Federal reversionary interest here is difficult and uneconomic 
to manage as part of the public lands because it is surrounded by 
private land and is not contiguous to any public land administered by 
the BLM. The regulations at 43 CFR 2711.3-3(a) permit the BLM to make 
direct sale of public lands when a competitive sale is not appropriate. 
The BLM has determined that the public interest would best be served by 
a direct sale to Forbestown Lodge No. 50, which currently owns the land 
subject to the Federal reversionary interest and has constructed the 
facilities identified above. The Federal reversionary interest in the 
land described above was not identified for sale in the 1993 Redding 
Resource Management Plan, as amended. As a result, a plan amendment is 
required to sell the Federal reversionary interest. The BLM released a 
plan amendment and environmental assessment which identifies the 
Federal reversionary interest as suitable for sale. Information on the 
plan amendment is available at the location identified in ADDRESSES 
above.
    The Federal reversionary interest will not be sold until at least 
July 15, 2014. Any conveyance document issued will only convey the 
reversionary interest retained by the U.S. in patent 04-71-0165 and 
will contain the following terms, conditions, and reservations:
    1. A condition that the conveyance be subject to all valid existing 
rights of record.
    2. A condition that the conveyance will be subject to all 
reservations, conditions and restrictions in patent 04-71-0165, except 
the Federal reversionary interest which is being conveyed.
    3. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the U.S. 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 document 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 June 30, 2014. Comments received in 
electronic form, such as email will not be considered. Any 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, 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 2711.1-2(a) and (c).

Cynthia Staszak,
Associate Deputy State Director, Resources California.
[FR Doc. 2014-11394 Filed 5-15-14; 8:45 am]
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