Notice2026-08548
Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of Public Land in Emery County, Utah
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Published
May 1, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes a direct sale of a 157.31-acre parcel of public land in Emery County, Utah, to Ferron City (City). This parcel is currently leased to the City under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act (RPPA), and it contains a municipal golf course constructed and operated by the City pursuant to an authorized Plan of Development. The purpose of the sale would be to enable future golf course management that is not limited by the requirements of the RPPA. The parcel would be offered for sale pursuant to the John D. Dingell Jr., Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. The sale would be subject to the applicable provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, and the BLM land sale regulations. The surface estate would be sold for no less than the appraised fair market value of $173,000, and it would not contain a reversionary clause.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 84 (Friday, May 1, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23452-23453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08548]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[A2407-014-004-065516, #O2509-014-004-125222; LLUTG02000]
Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of Public Land in Emery
County, Utah
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.
ACTION: Notice of realty action.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes a direct sale of
a 157.31-acre parcel of public land in Emery County, Utah, to Ferron
City (City). This parcel is currently leased to the City under the
Recreation and Public Purposes Act (RPPA), and it contains a municipal
golf course constructed and operated by the City pursuant to an
authorized Plan of Development. The purpose of the sale would be to
enable future golf course management that is not limited by the
requirements of the RPPA. The parcel would be offered for sale pursuant
to the John D. Dingell Jr., Conservation, Management, and Recreation
Act. The sale would be subject to the applicable provisions of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, and
the BLM land sale regulations. The surface estate would be sold for no
less than the appraised fair market value of $173,000, and it would not
contain a reversionary clause.
DATES: Interested parties must submit written comments, postmarked, or
delivered no later than June 15, 2026. The land will not be offered for
sale until after June 30, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to the BLM Price Field Office, Field
Manager, 125 South 600 West, Price, UT 84501. Comments may also be
emailed to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7c09080c0e111d15103c1e1011521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="06737276746b676f6a46646a6b28616970">[email protected]</span></a> with Millsite Land Sale in the subject line
or hand delivered to the BLM office during business hours, 8:00 a.m.-
4:30 p.m. Mountain Time, Monday through Friday, except during Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle Beagley, Assistant Field Manager,
BLM Price Field Office, phone: 435-636-3608, or email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#254e4740444249405c654749480b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="177c757276707b726e57757b7a39707861">[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: On June 4, 2009, a Federal Register notice
(74 FR 26887) classified the lands for lease under the RPPA and
segregated the described land from all forms of appropriation under the
public land laws, including the mining laws, except applications under
the RPPA and leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act subject to no
surface occupancy.
The BLM Price Field Office originally issued the City an RPPA lease
for the 9-hole Millsite Golf Course in 1985. In 2009, the BLM amended
the lease for an additional 9-hole expansion. The golf course has since
been developed in accordance with the approved Plan of Development and
currently operates as an 18-hole municipal course. In January 2020, the
City requested to purchase the land associated with their golf course
lease without a reversionary clause so it is not limited in future golf
course management by the requirements of the RPPA. For example, the
City has shown potential interest in co-managing the
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golf course with a private commercial entity to alleviate management
obligations and costs to the City.
The following described public land in Emery County, Utah, located
approximately three miles west of Ferron City has been examined and
found suitable for sale in accordance with section 203 of FLPMA (43
U.S.C. 1713):
Millsite Golf Course, UTUT106385751
Salt Lake Meridian, Utah
T. 20 S., R. 6 E.,
Sec. 12, lots 9 and 17.
T. 20 S., R. 7 E.,
Sec. 7, lots 4 and 5, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 18, lot 10.
The area described contains 157.31 acres, according to the
official plats of surveys of the said land, on file with the BLM.
The parcel proposed for direct sale would include the conveyance of
the surface interest of the United States in accordance with section
203 of FLPMA. All mineral interest will be reserved to the United
States in accordance with FLPMA section 209 (43 U.S.C. 1719).
No warranty of any kind, express or implied, is given by the United
States as to the title, whether or to what extent the land may be
developed, its physical condition, future uses, or any other
circumstance or condition. The conveyance of any parcel would not be on
a contingency basis. However, to the extent required by law, the parcel
is subject to the requirements of section 120(h) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) (42
U.S.C. 9620(h)).
The proposed sale conforms with the BLM Price Field Office Resource
Management Plan (RMP), approved in October 2008. The land is identified
for disposal in the Price Field Office RMP (RMP Appendix R-11), and
sale of the parcel does not conflict with other decisions in the RMP. A
parcel-specific environmental assessment (EA), document number DOI-BLM-
UT-G020-2025-0035-EA, was prepared in connection with this realty
action and may be viewed at <a href="https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2040110/510">https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2040110/510</a>. Opportunity for public comment on the EA will
occur concurrently with the 45-day comment period for the Federal
Register Notice.
The parcel proposed for sale has been found appropriate for
conveyance under section 203 of FLPMA, and sale is consistent with the
following criteria: 43 CFR 2710.0-3(a)(2), ``disposal of such tract
shall serve important public objectives . . .''; and 43 CFR 2710.0-
3(a)(3), ``such tract, because of its location or other characteristics
is difficult and uneconomic to manage as part of the public lands and
is not suitable for management by another Federal department or
agency.'' The parcel has been developed by Ferron City as a municipal
golf course, which serves an important public objective by providing a
unique recreation opportunity in the local community. The parcel is
expected to continue to be used as a golf course for the immediate
future. The existing use of the land does, however, make the parcel
difficult to manage by the BLM, and it is not appropriate for
management by another Federal department or agency.
The land is suitable specifically for direct sale under FLPMA,
without competition, consistent with 43 CFR 2711.3-3(a)(3), as direct
sales 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[,]'' including when ``there is a need to
recognize an authorized use . . . which could suffer a substantial
economic loss if the tract were purchased by other than the authorized
user[.]'' The parcel has been developed for decades as a municipal golf
course. Development of the parcel has been completed by Ferron City at
considerable cost, and sale of the land to another party could result
in substantial economic loss to the City.
Upon publication of this notice the portion of the RPPA
classification identified above and any associated segregations will be
terminated, and the land described above shall be open to direct sale
to the City in accordance with the RMP.
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 the
public land. The effect of this segregation will terminate upon
issuance of a patent, publication in the Federal Register of a
termination of the segregation, or two years after the date of
publication in the Federal Register, unless extended by the BLM Utah
State Director in accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1-2(d) prior to the
termination date.
In addition to publication in the Federal Register, the BLM will
also publish this notice with ETV news, once a week, for three
consecutive weeks.
The patent, if issued, will be subject to the following terms,
covenants, conditions, and reservations:
1. A mineral reservation to the United States for all minerals;
2. A reservation to the United States for ditches and canals
constructed by authority of the United States under the Act of August
30, 1890;
3. Valid existing rights issued prior to conveyance;
4. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United
States from claims arising out of the patentee's use, occupancy, or
operations on the patented lands;
5. Additional terms and conditions that the authorized officer
deems appropriate.
The EA, maps, appraisal report, and other associated documents are
available for review at the location listed in the ADDRESSES section.
Interested parties and the public may submit in writing any
comments concerning the land being considered for sale, including
notification of any encumbrances or other claims relating to the
identified land, to Millsite Land Sale, BLM Price Field Office, at the
address listed in the ADDRESSES section by the deadline listed in the
DATES section.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, be aware that
your entire comment, including your personal identifying information,
may be made publicly available at any time. The BLM will not consider
comments received via telephone calls.
The BLM Utah State Director will review adverse comments regarding
the parcel and may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action, in
whole or in part. In the absence of timely adverse comments, this
realty action will become the final determination of the Department of
the Interior.
(Authority: 43 CFR part 2710 and Pub. L. 116-9, sec. 1253.)
Thomas A. Heinlein
State Director, Acting.
[FR Doc. 2026-08548 Filed 4-30-26; 8:45 am]
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