Notice2023-17086
Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of Public Lands in Montrose County, CO
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Published
August 9, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing the non- competitive (direct) sale of a parcel of public lands in Colorado to resolve the inadvertent and unauthorized use of that land. The parcel, located in Montrose County, contains approximately 0.70 acres, and would be sold to Ballantyne Family Limited Partnership.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 53916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17086]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_CO_FRN_MO4500170078]
Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of Public Lands in Montrose
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 the non-
competitive (direct) sale of a parcel of public lands in Colorado to
resolve the inadvertent and unauthorized use of that land. The parcel,
located in Montrose County, contains approximately 0.70 acres, and
would be sold to Ballantyne Family Limited Partnership.
DATES: Interested parties must submit written comments no later than
September 25, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to Suzanne Copping, Field Manager, BLM
Uncompahgre Field Office, 2465 South Townsend Avenue, Montrose, CO
81401, or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93e0f0fce3e3fafdf4d3f1fffebdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4231212d32322b2c2502202e2f6c252d34">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jana Moe, Realty Specialist at the BLM
Uncompahgre Field Office, telephone: (970) 240-5324, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#95ffe5f8faf0d5f7f9f8bbf2fae3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d1bba1bcbeb491b3bdbcffb6bea7">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals in the United States who are deaf,
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The sale will be subject to the applicable
provisions of sections 203 and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) and BLM land sale regulations. The
appraised fair market value for the parcel is $2,500. The BLM will
consider the direct sale, in accordance with sections 203 and 209 of
FLPMA, of the following public lands:
New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado
T. 49 N., R. 8 W.,
sec 11, lot 1.
The area described contains 0.70 acres, according to the official
plat of survey on file with the BLM.
There is no known mineral value in the parcel, therefore the
mineral estate would also be conveyed in accordance with section 209 of
FLPMA. The proposed sale is in conformance with the BLM Gunnison Gorge
National Conservation Area (GGNCA) Resource Management Plan approved in
November 2004, and plan maintenance action approved November 4, 2019.
The parcel is located within the GGNCA planning area but is not located
within the GGNCA boundary. The BLM prepared a parcel-specific
environmental assessment (EA), document number DOI-BLM-CO-S054-2020-
0006 EA, in connection with this realty action. It can be viewed online
at <a href="https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2000347/510">https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2000347/510</a>.
The land is suitable for direct sale under FLPMA without
competition, consistent with 43 CFR 2711.3-3(a)(5), because there is a
need to resolve an inadvertent and unauthorized use of public lands,
which are encumbered by privately owned improvements.
Pursuant to the requirements of 43 CFR 2711.1-2(d), publication of
this notice in the Federal Register will segregate the land from all
forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining
laws, except for the sale provisions of FLPMA. Until completion of the
sale, the BLM will no longer accept land use applications affecting
these public lands. The segregative effect will terminate upon issuance
of a patent, publication in the Federal Register of a termination of
the segregation, or on August 11, 2025, unless extended by the BLM
Colorado State Director in accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1-2(d) prior to
the termination date.
The patent, if issued, will include the following terms, covenants,
conditions, and reservations:
1. A reservation to the United States for ditches and canals
constructed by authority of the United States under the Act of August
30, 1890;
2. All valid existing rights issued prior to conveyance;
3. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United
States from claims arising out of the patentee's use, occupancy, or
operations on the patented lands; and
4. Additional terms and conditions that the authorized officer
deems appropriate.
The EA, appraisal, maps, and environmental site assessment are
available for review (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Interested
parties may submit, in writing, any comments concerning the sale,
including notifications of any encumbrances or other claims relating to
the parcel, to the address above (see ADDRESSES).
The BLM Colorado State Director will review adverse comments
regarding the proposed sale and may sustain, vacate, or modify this
realty action, in-whole or in-part. In the absence of timely
objections, this realty action will become the final determination of
the Department of the Interior.
In addition to publication in the Federal Register, the BLM will
also publish this notice in the Montrose Daily Press newspaper, once a
week, for 3 consecutive weeks.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comments, the BLM will
make your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--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.
Douglas Vilsack,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2023-17086 Filed 8-8-23; 8:45 am]
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