83 FR 32893 - Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of Public Land in Garfield County, Colorado

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 136 (July 16, 2018)

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing a non- competitive (direct) sale of 0.16 acres of public land in Garfield County, Colorado, to Ida Hoaglund, to resolve an inadvertent unauthorized use and occupancy of public land.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 136 (Monday, July 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32893-32894]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15060]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of Public Land in Garfield 
County, Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing a non-
competitive (direct) sale of 0.16 acres of public land in Garfield 
County, Colorado, to Ida Hoaglund, to resolve an inadvertent 
unauthorized use and occupancy of public land.

DATES: Written comments must be received no later than August 30, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to Gloria Tibbetts, Acting Field 
Manager, Colorado River Valley Field Office, 2300 River Frontage Road, 
Silt, CO 81652. Written comments may also be submitted electronically 
to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monte Senor, Realty Specialist, BLM 
Colorado River Valley Field Office, telephone: (970) 876-9053, email: 
[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 direct sale is a result of an IBLA-
sanctioned settlement agreement to resolve an appeal of a BLM trespass 
decision involving an unauthorized use of public land. In addition to 
cash compensation for the sale, the proponent will donate two public 
access easements to the United States to improve public access for 
hunting and other recreational opportunities. The donation will be 
processed, separately from the subject sale, under appropriate 
acquisition regulations and guidelines.
    The subject sale described in this notice will be processed 
pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (FLPMA) and BLM disposal regulations. The appraised fair market 
value of the sale parcel is $800. The proposed sale meets the criteria 
for direct sales established in FLPMA, Section 203(a)(3) and 43 CFR 
2711.3-3(a). Direct sales (without competition) may be used 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 accordance with BLM regulations, the BLM authorized officer 
finds the public interest would best be served by conducting a direct 
sale pursuant to 43 CFR 2711.3-3(a)(5). This regulation allows a direct 
sale when a need exists to resolve inadvertent unauthorized use or 
occupancy of the lands.
    The subject parcel, which is located near Rulison Parachute Road 
and Cottonwood Creek in Garfield County, Colorado, is legally described 
as:

[[Page 32894]]

Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado

T. 7 S, R. 95 W,
    Sec. 2, lot 7.
    The area described contains 0.16 acres.

    This sale is in conformance with the BLM Colorado River Valley 
Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan, 
approved in June 2015.
    A parcel-specific Environmental Assessment (EA) document numbered 
DOI-BLM-CO-N0400-2018-0008-EA was prepared in connection with this 
Notice of Realty Action. A copy of the EA is available online at: 
https://go.usa.gov/xQx6N.
    The proposed direct sale would be conducted in compliance with 
regulations contained in 43 CFR 2711.3-3, which allows the BLM to 
conduct direct sales of public lands when a competitive sale is not 
appropriate and the public interest is best served by a direct sale. 
Pursuant to 43 CFR 2711.1-2, the land would not be sold until after 
September 14, 2018, and this notice will be published once a week for 3 
weeks in the Glenwood Springs Post Independent.
    The patent, if issued, would be subject to the following terms, 
conditions, and reservations:
    1. Reservation of 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);
    2. A reservation of all mineral deposits in the land so patented, 
and to it, or persons authorized by it, 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 are reserved 
to the United States, together with all necessary access and exit 
rights;
    3. Valid existing rights and encumbrances of record including, but 
not limited to, rights-of-way for roads and public utilities; and
    4. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United 
States from claims arising out of the lessees/patentee's use, 
occupancy, or occupation on the leased/patented lands;
    Information concerning the sale, appraisal, reservations, 
procedures and conditions, and other environmental documents that may 
appear in the BLM public files for this proposed action are available 
for review during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, at the 
BLM Colorado River Valley Field Office, except during Federal holidays. 
Submit comments on this notice to the address in the ADDRESSES section 
of this notice.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personally identifiable information in your comments, be aware 
that your entire comment--including your personally identifiable 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask the BLM in your comment to withhold your personally identifiable 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.
    Any adverse comments regarding this sale 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 2711.

Gregory P. Shoop,
Acting BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2018-15060 Filed 7-13-18; 8:45 am]
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