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The parcel has an appraised fair market 

value of $180,000. 

The public lands were first identified 

as suitable for disposal in the 1984 BLM 

Hollister Resource Management Plan 

(RMP) and remain available for sale 

under the 2007 Hollister RMP revision. 

The lands are not needed for any other 

Federal purpose, and their disposal 

would be in the public interest. The 

lands are difficult and uneconomic to 

manage as part of the public lands 

because they lack legal access, and are 

small parcels, isolated from other public 

lands. The BLM is proposing a direct 

sale to the Authority because the lands 

lack legal access and the Authority 

wishes to purchase the lands to preserve 

them as open space. The BLM has 

concluded the public interest would be 

best served by a direct sale. The BLM 

has completed a mineral potential 

report which concluded there are no 

known mineral values in the lands 

proposed for sale. The BLM proposes 

that conveyance of the Federal mineral 

interests would occur simultaneously 

with the sale of the lands. 

On March 25, 2011, the above 

described lands will be segregated from 

appropriation under the public land 

laws, including the mining laws, except 

for the sale provisions of the FLPMA. 

Until completion of the sale, the BLM 

will no longer accept land use 

applications affecting the identified 

public lands, except application for the 

amendment of previously filed right-ofway applications or existing 

authorizations to increase the term of 

the grants in accordance with 43 CFR 

2802.15 and 2886.15. The segregation 

will terminate upon issuance of a 

patent, publication in the Federal 

Register of a termination of the 

segregation, or on March 25, 2013, 

unless extended by the BLM State 

Director in accordance with 43 CFR 

2711.1–2(d) prior to the termination 

date. The lands would not be sold until 

at least May 24, 2011. The Authority 

would be required to pay a $50 

nonrefundable filing fee for conveyance 

of the mineral interests and the 

associated administrative costs. Any 

patent issued would contain the 

following terms, conditions, and 

reservations: 

1. A reservation of a right-of-way to 

the United States for ditches and canals 

constructed by authority of the United 

States under the Act of August 30, 1890 

(43 U.S.C 945); 

2. A condition that the conveyance be 

subject to all valid existing rights of 

record; 

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; 

4. Additional terms and conditions 

that the authorized officer deems 

appropriate. 

Detailed information concerning the 

proposed sale including the appraisal, 

planning and environmental 

documents, and mineral report 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 

Hollister Field Manager (see ADDRESSES

above) on or before May 9, 2011. 

Comments received in electronic form, 

such as e-mail, will not be considered. 

Any adverse 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, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, be advised 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 from public review your 

personal identifying information, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1–2(a) and (c). 

Tom Pogacnik, 

Deputy State Director for Natural Resources. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

[LLCAC09000.L58790000.EU0000. CACA 

50168 02] 

Notice of Realty Action: Modified 

Competitive Bid Sale of Public Land in 

Santa Clara County, CA 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of realty action. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), Hollister Field 

Office, proposes to sell a parcel of 

public land consisting of approximately 

9.27 acres in Santa Clara County, 

California, for not less than the 

appraised fair market value of $41,000. 

The sale will be conducted as a 

modified competitive bid auction, 

whereby only the adjoining landowners 

would have the opportunity to submit 

written sealed bids to purchase the 

public land. 

DATES: Written comments regarding this 

proposed sale must be received by the 

BLM on or before May 9, 2011. The 

adjoining landowners have until 3 p.m. 

Pacific Standard Time May 30, 2011 to 

submit sealed bids to the BLM Hollister 

Field Office at the address listed below. 

Sealed bids will be opened May 31, 

2011, which will be the sale date. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

concerning the proposed sale should be 

sent to the Field Manager, BLM, 

Hollister Field Office, 20 Hamilton 

Court, Hollister, California 95023. 

Sealed bids must also be submitted to 

this address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 

Byrne, Realty Specialist, BLM, Hollister 

Field Office, 20 Hamilton Court, 

Hollister, California 95023, or phone 

(831) 630–5021. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following public land is proposed for 

sale in accordance with Sections 203 

and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as 

amended (43 U.S.C. 1713): 

Mount Diablo Meridian 

T. 9 S., R. 1E., 

Sec. 34, lot 3. 

The area described contains approximately 

9.27 acres, more or less, in Santa Clara 

County. 

The public land was originally 

identified as suitable for disposal in the 

1984 BLM Hollister Resource 

Management Plan (RMP) and remains 

available for sale under the 2007 

Hollister RMP revision. The land is not 

needed for any other Federal purpose, 

and its disposal would be in the public 

interest. The public land proposed for 

sale lacks legal access and is isolated 

from other public lands. The BLM’s 

purpose in selling the land is to dispose 

of land that is difficult and uneconomic 

to manage as part of the public lands. 

The BLM proposes to limit bidding to 

the adjoining landowners because the 

land lacks legal access and because the 

appraisal concluded the land could not 

be developed as an independent parcel. 

The BLM’s objective in limiting 

bidding to the adjoining landowners is 

to encourage the assemblage of the 

public land with the adjoining private 

land to achieve the highest and best use 

of the public land. Under 43 CFR 

2711.3–2, BLM may limit bidding to 

certain persons when the authorized 

officer determines it is necessary in 

order to recognize equitable 

considerations or public policies. In this 


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case, BLM believes that it is good public 

policy to promote the assemblage of the 

public land with adjoining private land, 

because that is the highest and best use 

of the public land and because it is 

equitable to provide each adjoining 

landowner an opportunity to purchase 

the public land. There are three 

landowners adjoining the public land; 

Mr. and Mrs. David Billingsley, 

Midpeninsula Regional Open Space 

District, and American Tower. The BLM 

has completed a mineral potential 

report which concluded there are no 

known mineral values in the land 

proposed for sale. The proposed sale 

would include the conveyance of both 

the surface and mineral interests of the 

United States. 

On March 25, 2011, the above 

described land will be segregated from 

appropriation under the public land 

laws, including the mining laws, except 

for the sale provisions of the FLPMA. 

Until completion of the sale, the BLM 

will no longer accept land use 

applications affecting the identified 

public lands, except applications for the 

amendment of previously filed right-ofway applications or existing 

authorizations to increase the term of 

the grants in accordance with 43 CFR 

2802.15 and 2886.15. The segregation 

will terminate upon issuance of a 

patent, publication in the Federal 

Register of a termination of the 

segregation, or on March 25, 2013, 

unless extended by the BLM State 

Director in accordance with 43 CFR 

2711.1–2(d) prior to the termination 

date. The land would not be sold until 

at least May 24, 2011. Any conveyance 

document issued would contain the 

following terms, conditions, and 

reservations: 

1. A reservation of a right-of-way to 

the United States for ditches and canals 

constructed by authority of the United 

States under the Act of August 30, 1890 

(43 U.S.C 945); 

2. A condition that the conveyance be 

subject to all valid existing rights of 

record; 

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; 

4. Additional terms and conditions 

that the authorized officer deems 

appropriate. Detailed information 

concerning the proposed land sale 

including the appraisal, planning and 

environmental documents, and a 

mineral report are available for review 

at the location identified in ADDRESSES

above. The BLM will send the adjoining 

landowners of record an Invitation for 

Bids (IFB). Adjoining landowners must 

follow the instructions in the IFB to 

participate in the bidding process. 

Sealed bids must be for not less than the 

federally approved fair market value of 

$41,000. Each sealed bid must include 

a certified check, money order, bank 

draft, or cashier’s check made payable 

in U.S. dollars to the Bureau of Land 

Management, for 10 percent of the 

amount of the bid. A bid to purchase the 

land will constitute an application for 

conveyance of the Federal mineral 

interest, and in conjunction with the 

final payment, the purchaser will be 

required to pay a $50 nonrefundable 

filing fee for the conveyance of the 

mineral interests. If more than one 

sealed bid is submitted for the same 

high bid amount, the high bidders will 

be notified and allowed to submit 

additional sealed bids. The highest 

qualifying bid will be declared the high 

bid and the high bidder will receive 

written notice. The BLM will return 

checks submitted by unsuccessful 

bidders by U.S. mail or in person on the 

day of the sale. The successful bidder 

must submit the remainder of the full 

bid price prior to the expiration of 180 

days from the date of the sale, in the 

form of a certified check, money order, 

bank draft, or cashier’s check made 

payable in U.S. dollars to the Bureau of 

Land Management. Personal checks will 

not be accepted. Failure to submit the 

full bid price prior to, but not including 

the 180th day following the day of the 

sale will disqualify the apparent high 

bidder and cause the entire bid deposit 

to be forfeited to the BLM. No 

exceptions will be made. The BLM may 

accept or reject any or all offers, or 

withdraw the land from sale, if, in the 

opinion of the BLM authorized officer, 

consummation of the sale would not be 

fully consistent with the FLPMA or 

other applicable law or is determined to 

not be in the public interest. Under 

Federal law, the public lands may only 

be conveyed to U.S. citizens 18 years of 

age or older; a corporation subject to the 

laws of any State of the United States; 

a State, State instrumentality, or 

political subdivision authorized to hold 

property, or an entity legally capable of 

conveying and holding lands under the 

laws of the State of California. If not 

sold, the land described in this Notice 

may be identified for sale later without 

further legal notice and may be offered 

for sale by sealed bid, internet auction, 

or oral auction. In order to determine 

the value, through appraisal, of the land 

proposed to be sold, certain 

extraordinary assumptions may have 

been made of the attributes and 

limitations of the lands and potential 

effects of local regulations and policies 

on potential future land uses. Through 

publication of this Notice, the BLM 

gives notice that these assumptions may 

not be endorsed or approved by units of 

local government. It is the buyer’s 

responsibility to be aware of all 

applicable local government policies, 

laws, and regulations that would affect 

the subject lands, including any 

required dedication of lands for public 

uses. It is also the buyer’s responsibility 

to be aware of existing or projected uses 

of nearby properties. When conveyed 

out of Federal ownership, the lands will 

be subject to any applicable reviews and 

approvals by the respective unit of local 

government for proposed future uses, 

and any such reviews and approvals 

will be the responsibility of the buyer. 

Public Comments regarding the 

proposed sale may be submitted in 

writing to the attention of the BLM 

Hollister Field Manager (see ADDRESSES

above) on or before, May 9, 2011. 

Comments received in electronic form, 

such as e-mail or facsimile, will not be 

considered. Any adverse 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, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, be advised 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 from public review your 

personal identifying information, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1–2(a) and (c). 

Karla Norris, 

Associate Deputy State Director, Natural 

Resources. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7001 Filed 3–24–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2256–672] 

Proposed Information Collection; OMB 

Control Number 1024–0038 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice, request for comments. 


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