[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 197 (Friday, October 10, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 53019-53020] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-26969] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [OR-014-08-3110-00-H040 GP7-0315] Notice of Direct Sale of Public Lands in Klamath County, OR AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of direct sale of public lands in Klamath County, Oregon. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The following described lands have been determined to be suitable for disposal by direct sale under Section 203 of the Federal Land Policy Land Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1713, at not less the appraised fair market value of $645,000. Willamette Meridian T. 37 S., R. 9 E. Sec. 4-SW\1/4\SW\1/4\..................................... 40.00 Sec. 9-NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\..................... 80.00 Sec. 35-SE\1/4\NE\1/4\.................................... 40.00 T. 37 S., R. 10 E. Sec. 12-S\1/2\SE\1/4\..................................... 80.00 Sec. 13-NE\1/4\NW\1/4\.................................... 40.00 T. 37 S., R. 11\1/2\-E. Sec. 13-E\1/2\NW\1/4\..................................... 80.00 Sec. 14-SE\1/4\NE\1/4\.................................... 40.00 Sec. 17-SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.................................... 40.00 Sec. 20-NE\1/4\SE\1/4\.................................... 40.00 Sec. 21-W\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/ 4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\................. 360.00 Sec. 22-W\1/2\SW\1/4\..................................... 80.00 Sec. 26-NE\1/4\NW\1/4\.................................... 40.00 Sec. 27-NW\1/4\SW\1/4\.................................... 40.00 Sec. 28-SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\........................................... 200.00 Sec. 29-SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\...... 200.00 [[Page 53020]] T. 37 S., R. 11 E. Sec. 29-N\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\..................... 120.00 Sec. 30-N\1/2\SE\1/4\..................................... 80.00 ----------- Total................................................. 1,600.00 The above described land is hereby segregated from appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, but not from sale under the above cited statute, for 270 days or until the title transfer is completed or the segregation is terminated by publication in the Federal Register, which ever occurs first. These lands are difficult and uneconomic to manage as part of the public lands and are not suitable for management by another Federal agency. No significant resource values will be affected by this disposal. The sale is consistent with the Bureau of Land Management's planning for the lands involved and the public interest will be served by the sale. Sale of these lands will contribute to reducing the land sale commitment the Klamath Falls Resource Area incurred with the acquisition of the Wood River Ranch. Purchaser must be U.S. citizens, 18 years of age or older, a state or state instrumentality authorized to hold property, or a corporation authorized to own real estate in the state in which the land is located. The land is being offered by direct sale to the American Land Conservancy, a California public benefit corporation using the Direct sale procedures authorized under 43 CFR 2711.3-3. direct sale is appropriate because the American Land Conservancy assisted the Bureau of Land Management in acquiring the north half of the Wood River Ranch. The terms, conditions, and reservations, applicable to the sale are as follows: 1. A right-of-way for ditches and canals will be reserved to the United States under 43 U.S.C. 945. 2. The mineral interests being offered for conveyance have not known mineral value. The acceptance of a direct sale offer will constitute an application for conveyance of the mineral estate, with the exception of the Oil, Gas and Geothermal interests which will be reserved to the United States in accordance with Section 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. Direct purchasers must submit a non refundable $50.00 filing fee for the conveyance of the mineral estate upon request of the Bureau of Land Management. 3. Patents will be issued subject to all valid existing rights and reservations of record. If the lands identified in this notice are not sold, they will be offered competitively on a continuing basis until sold. Sealed bids will be accepted at the Klamath Falls Resource Area Office during regular business hours. All bids will be opened the first Wednesday of the month beginning on March 4, 1998. To be considered, bids must be received by 10:00 AM on the day of the bid opening. Detailed informational concerning the sale, including the reservations, sale procedures and conditions, and planning and environmental documents, is available at the Klamath Falls Resource Area Office 2795 Anderson Ave. Building 25, Klamath Falls, Oregon 97603 (541/883-6916). This notice is for information purposes only and is not appealable to the Interior Board of Land Appeals. The environmental assessment prepared for the disposal of these public lands evaluated disposal by sale or exchange. The decision of the Klamath Falls Area Manager, issued on May 13, 1994, was to dispose of the above, and other, public lands by exchange to the American Land Conservancy, with subsequent sale to the Thomas Lumber Company or direct sale to the American Land Conservancy. That decisions was protested and subsequently appealed to the Department of the Interior Board of Land Appeals. The appeal was resolved by the appellants and the Bureau of Land Management agreeing to a settlement which removed 560 acres of public land from the proposed disposal. A. Barron Bail, Area Manager, Klamath Falls Resource Area. [FR Doc. 97-26969 Filed 10-9-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-33-M