[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22448-22449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08810]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNMF01000.L71220000.EU0000.LVTFG18G460.18X; NMNM 134619]


Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of Public Land in San Juan 
County, New Mexico

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 
noncompetitive (direct) sale of 19.5 acres of public land in San Juan 
County, New Mexico, to Linn and Treciafaye Blancett, to resolve an 
unauthorized use of public lands. The Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 allows 
for the direct sale of approximately 19.5 acres of Federal surface 
estate to resolve this trespass. The sale will be subject to the 
applicable provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (FLPMA) and the BLM land sale regulations.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding this 
direct sale by June 14, 2021. Only written comments to the BLM 
Farmington Field Office, will be considered properly filed. Any adverse 
comments regarding the non-competitive direct sale will be reviewed by 
the BLM New Mexico 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.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to the BLM Farmington Field Office, 
Attn: Monica Tilden, 6251 College Blvd., Suite A, Farmington, New 
Mexico 87402.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  BLM Realty Specialist, Monica Tilden 
at (505) 564-7744 or [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 the above individual during 
normal business hours. The FRS 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 BLM proposes to conduct a direct sale, 
in accordance with Section 203 of FLPMA (43 U.S.C. 1713), of the 
following public lands located in San Juan County, New Mexico. The 
parcel of public land is legally described as:

New Mexico Principal Meridian, New Mexico

T. 32 N., R. 10 W.,
    Sec. 22, Lots 10 and 12.

    The area described contains 19.5 acres, in San Juan County, New 
Mexico. Upon publication of the Notice, these public lands will be 
segregated from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, 
including the mining laws, except for the sale provisions of FLPMA. 
Upon publication of this Notice, and until completion of the sale, the 
BLM will no longer accept land use

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applications affecting these public lands. The segregated effect will 
terminate upon issuance of a patent, publication in the Federal 
Register of a termination of the segregation, or on April 28, 2023, 
unless extended by the BLM New Mexico State Director in accordance with 
43 CFR 2711.1-2(d) prior to the termination date.
    A parcel-specific Environmental Assessment (EA), document number 
DOI-BLM-NM-F010-2020-0003-EA, was prepared in connection with this 
realty action. The land is suitable for direct sale without 
competition, consistent with 43 CFR 2711.3-3(a)(5), because there is a 
need to resolve an inadvertent unauthorized use of public lands, which 
are encumbered by privately owned improvements. In addition to 
publication in the Federal Register, the BLM will also publish this 
Notice in the Post Independent newspaper, once a week, for three 
consecutive weeks.
    The public land will not be offered for sale prior to 60 days from 
the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The 
conveyance document will include the following terms, conditions, and 
reservations:
    1. A reservation for any 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).
    2. The parcel is subject to all valid existing rights.
    3. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United 
States from claims arising out of the patentee's use, occupancy, or 
occupations on the patented lands.
    4. A mineral reservation to the United States for all minerals.
    5. Additional terms and conditions that the authorized officer 
deems appropriate.
    The BLM prepared a mineral potential report dated August 20, 2020, 
which concluded that all mineral rights would not be transferred.
    The purchaser will have 30 days from the date of receiving the sale 
offer to accept the offer and to submit a deposit of 20 percent of the 
purchase price. The purchaser must remit the remainder of the purchase 
price within 180 days from the date of the sale offer. Payments must be 
by certified check, U.S. postal money order, bank draft, or cashier's 
check, and made payable to the U.S. Department of the Interior-BLM. The 
purchaser may also conduct an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). The 
balance is due 2 weeks prior to the 180th day if the purchaser conducts 
an EFT. Failure to meet conditions established for this sale will void 
the sale and forfeit any payment(s) received. 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).

Steven R. Wells,
Acting State Director, New Mexico.
[FR Doc. 2021-08810 Filed 4-27-21; 8:45 am]
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