[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 178 (Monday, September 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56627-56628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20114]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCON01000.L14400000.EU0000.20X]


Notice of Realty Action: Segregation of Public Land for Proposed 
Non-Competitive (Direct) Sale in Moffat County, CO

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 2.13 acres of public land in Moffat County 
to the Moffat County Board of County Commissioners to resolve an 
inadvertent, unauthorized use of public lands. The sale will be subject 
to the applicable provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (FLMPA), as amended, and BLM land sale regulations. The 
sale will be for no less than the appraised fair market value (FMV).

DATES: Interested parties must submit written comments no later than 
October 29, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to Bruce Sillitoe, Field Manager, BLM 
Little Snake River Field Office, 455 Emerson Street, Craig, CO 81625.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janell Corey, Realty Specialist, BLM 
Little Snake Field Office, at the previous address, or by telephone at 
970-826-5053, or by email at [email protected]. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay 
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact Ms. Corey during normal 
business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to 
leave a message or questions. You will receive a reply during normal 
business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Moffat County Board of County 
Commissioners formally requested to purchase the subject parcel to 
resolve its inadvertent, unauthorized use.
    The following described public lands in Moffat County are 
segregated from all forms of appropriation under public laws, including 
the mining laws, upon publication of this notice:

Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado

T. 9 N., R. 102 W.,
    sec. 2, lot 36;
    sec. 3, lot 24.
    The area described contains 2.13 acres.

    The BLM is no longer accepting applications affecting the subject 
parcel, except those to amend previously filed right-of-way 
applications or the existing authorization to increase grant terms in 
accordance with 43 CFR 2807.15 and 2886.15.
    During the segregation period, the BLM will conduct a parcel-
specific environmental analysis and review in accordance with the 
Secretarial Order 3373--Evaluating Public Access in Bureau of Land 
Management Public Land Disposals and Exchanges, to determine any 
adverse effects before offering the subject parcel for sale.
    The segregation will terminate upon issuance of a patent, 
publication in the Federal Register for termination of the segregation, 
or September 14, 2022, unless extended prior to the termination date by 
the BLM Colorado State Director in accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1-2(d).
    The proposed sale is in conformance with the BLM Little Snake 
Resource Management Plan (RMP), approved in October 2011, on page RMP-
52 and Management Action: Allowable Uses and Actions. The Authorized 
Officer has determined this sale to be in the best interest of the 
public in accordance with the provisions of the RMP.
    Existing historical structures make the subject parcel difficult 
for the BLM to manage. Under FLPMA Section 203, disposal of the subject 
parcel is allowed because existing characteristics are difficult and 
uneconomic to manage and the parcel is not suitable for management by 
another Federal department or agency.
    In accordance with 43 CFR 2710-0-6 and 43 CFR 2711.3-3(a), ``Direct 
sales (without competition) may be utilized, when in the opinion of the 
authorized officer, a competitive sale is not appropriate and the 
public interest would best be served by a direct sale.'' In this case, 
a direct sale is appropriate because the subject parcel contains 
previously and inadvertently built, unauthorized historical structures 
significant to the history of public schools in Moffat County. The 
county intends to use the property for public education and to enhance 
tourism in the area.

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    The BLM considered the minimal acreage to create a manageable 
boundary to include lands needed to protect existing improvements and 
to resolve the inadvertent, unauthorized use. The BLM may serve the 
public's interest through resolution and receiving payment at FMV for 
the subject parcel.
    If issued, the conveyance document will be subject to valid 
existing rights and encumbrances of record, including, but not limited 
to, rights-of-way for roads and public utilities, and reservations for 
ditches and canals and all mineral deposits.
    In addition to this Notice of Realty Action, a sale notice will be 
published once a week for 3 weeks in the Craig Daily Press. Only 
written comments submitted by mail will be considered as properly 
filed. Electronic mail, facsimile, or verbal comments will not be 
considered.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information (PII) in your comment, you 
should be aware that your comment, including your PII, may be made 
publicly available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to 
withhold your PII from public review, the BLM cannot guarantee that it 
will be able to do so.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the BLM Colorado 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.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2091.2-1(b))

Jamie E. Connell,
Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2020-20114 Filed 9-11-20; 8:45 am]
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