[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 188 (Monday, September 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58376-58377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23068]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Realty Action: Proposed Non-Competitive (Direct) Sale 
of Public Lands in Washington County, UT

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing a non-
competitive (direct) sale of .44-acres in Washington County, Utah, at 
not less than the appraised value of $16,720 to the Ridgepointe 
Homeowners Association South, Inc., whose members own homes on the 
adjoining private land. The sale parcel will be offered pursuant to 
Section 203 and Section 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 and the applicable BLM land-sale regulations.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
proposed sale of public land until November 13, 2014. The public sale 
would not occur prior to November 28, 2014. Comments may be mailed, 
hand delivered, or faxed to 435-688-3252. Telephone calls and email 
will not be accepted.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the BLM, St. George Field Office, 
Field Manager, 345 E. Riverside Drive, St. George, UT 84790.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teresa Burke by email: 
[email protected], or by telephone: 435-688-3326. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to leave a message 
or question for the above individual. The FIRS is available 24 hours a 
day, 7 days a week. You will receive a reply during normal business 
hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM proposes to offer for direct sale 
the following described public land:

Salt Lake Meridian, Utah

T. 42 S., R. 15 W.,
    Sec. 13, lots 6 and 7.
    The area described aggregate .44-acres.

    This direct sale is in conformance with the St. George Resource 
Management Plan (RMP), approved in March 1999. The parcel is identified 
for disposal in the RMP Record of Decision (decision LD-06), and is not 
needed for any other Federal purpose. The sale parcel was analyzed in a 
site-specific Environmental Analysis numbered DOI-BLM-UT-C030-2011-
0005-EA. The parcel is being offered as a direct sale to Ridgepointe 
Homeowners Association South, Inc., in order to resolve inadvertent 
development by multiple homeowners on a 20-foot strip of public land 
that adjoins the Ridgepointe Subdivision. The BLM found the 
unauthorized use when preparing the adjoining BLM acreage for a 
competitive sale. The .44-acre parcel is the smallest legal subdivision 
that would wholly encompass the unauthorized improvements. 43 CFR 
2711.3-3(a) provides for a direct sale to protect the existing equities 
or where there is a need to resolve an inadvertent unauthorized use or 
occupancy of the land. A mineral potential report concluded the parcel 
contains no known mineral values; therefore, the mineral interest would 
be conveyed with the surface. Revenue from the sale would be deposited 
in the Washington County Land Acquisition Account, pursuant to the 
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Subtitle O.
    The conveyance documents for the parcel identified above will 
contain the following reservations, terms, and conditions:
    1. A right-of-way reservation for ditches or canals constructed by 
authority of the United States under the Act of August 30, 1890 (43 
U.S.C. 945).
    2. The conveyance will 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 
occupations on the patented land.
    On publication of this notice and until completion of the sale, the 
BLM is no longer accepting land use applications affecting the parcel 
identified for sale. The parcel was segregated for a 2-year period from 
appropriation under the public land and mining laws on August 7, 2012 
(77 FR 47090). Publication of this notice serves to extend the 
segregation period for an additional 2 years pursuant to 43 CFR 2711.1-
2(d). On July 1, 2014, the State Director determined in writing that 
this extension is necessary in order to provide adequate time to 
complete the land sale process.
    Information concerning the sale, including the appraisal, planning 
and environmental documents, and mineral report are available for 
review during business hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mountain Time, 
Monday through Friday, at the BLM, St. George Field Office, except 
during Federal holidays.
    Before including an address, phone number, email address, or other 
personal identifying information in any comment, be aware that your 
entire comment, including any personal identifying information may be 
made publicly available at any time. Requests to withhold personal 
identifying information from public review can be submitted, but the 
BLM cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.
    Any adverse comments regarding the proposed sale will be reviewed 
by the BLM Utah State Director or other authorized official of the 
Department of the Interior, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this 
realty action. In the absence of any adverse comments, this realty 
action will become the final determination of the Department of the 
Interior.

    Authority:  43 CFR 2710, 43 CFR 2711, and 43 CFR 2720.

Jenna Whitlock,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-23068 Filed 9-26-14; 8:45 am]
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