[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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