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closure through local media outlets by 

posting this notice with a map of the 

closed areas at key locations that 

provide access the closure area.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven W. Anderson, Field Manager, 

Bureau of Land Management, Redding 

Field Office, 355 Hemsted Drive, 

Redding, CA 96002 or Francis Berg, 

BLM, phone (530) 224–2100 or by email at wkuntz@ca.blm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

public lands affected by the French Fire 

and addressed in the BAER Plan are 

closed to travel by horseback, motorized 

and mechanized vehicle use (i.e.,

including trucks, sport utility vehicles, 

all-terrain vehicles, cars, motorcycles, 

mountain bikes) except for: Authorized 

access to private lands and mining 

claims, use by fire and law enforcement 

vehicles, emergency activities and other 

authorized uses. The authorities for this 

closure and restriction order are 43 CFR 

8364.1 and 9268.3(d). 

The following paragraphs explain the 

background for BLM’s management of 

the closed lands, and the reason for the 

closure and restriction. 

These lands and roads are temporarily 

closed to vehicles to protect public 

health and safety from rockslides, 

timber deadfall and slope failure due to 

loss of vegetation and falling trees in the 

areas affected by the fire, and to allow 

for post-fire road reconstruction and 

maintenance. The treat of increased 

vehicle use may increase due to the lack 

of vegetation and other physical barriers 

that previously blocked access. There is 

also the increased potential for the 

introduction of invasive/non-native 

plants in the burdened areas from 

motorized and mechanized vehicles, 

and the potential for collection or 

lotting of cultural and historical artifacts 

now revealed due to the loss of 

vegetation. This closure and restriction 

order applies to approximately 7,153 

acres of public lands affected by the 

French Fire of August 2004. 

Closure Order 

Section 1. Closed Lands 

This closure affects all of the public 

lands and roads, subject to the 

exceptions in Section 2, located within 

the French Fire perimeter. Public lands 

in the following described tracts are 

closed to travel by horseback, motorized 

and mechanized vehicles:

T. 33N., R6W, sections 18, and 19, M.D.M. 

T. 33N., R7W, sections 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 

14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 

28, and 32, M.D.M. 

T. 33N., R8W, sections 12, 13, and 24, 

M.D.M.

A total of approximately 7,153 acres 

Section 2. Exceptions to Closures and 

Restriction Orders 

These closures and restrictions do not 

apply to the following roads: Trinity 

Mountain Road, Hoadley Peak Road, 

North County Line Road, Highland 

Ridge Road, Tom Green Mine Road, 

Lewiston Turnpike and French Gulch 

Road. The closures and restrictions do 

not apply to authorized emergency 

vehicles, rescue vehicles, BLM 

operation and maintenance vehicles, 

resource management and recovery 

activities, use by fire and law 

enforcement vehicles. In addition, 

access to mining claims and private 

property by property owners may be 

authorized by the BLM Field Manager or 

the acting Field Manager. Nothing in 

this closure is intended to affect legal 

hunting as consistent with California 

Department of Fish and Game 

regulations. 

Section 3. Penalties 

Under section 303(a) of the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 

1976 (43 U.S.C. 1733(a) and 43 CFR 

8360–7, if you violate these closures or 

restrictions on public lands within the 

boundaries established, you may be 

tried before a United States Magistrate 

and fined no more than $1,000 or 

imprisoned for no more than 12 months, 

or both. Such violations may also be 

subject to the enhanced fines provided 

for by 18 U.S.C. 3571. 

Section 4. Conditions for Ending 

Closures and Restrictions 

Soil stabilization, revegetation, road 

repairs, and treatments to control 

invasive species will be considered 

successful, and the area may be returned 

to preclosure travel designations and 

opened sooner than December 31, 2005, 

if and when the following occur: 

a. All culverts, road safety signs, 

fencing, and gates have been replaced or 

repaired. 

b. Slopes and soils within the French 

Fire perimeter show signs of 

stabilization and have not experienced 

slope failure through at least one winter 

season and at least two major rain 

events. 

c. Regrowth of vegetation has 

sufficiently obscured cultural sites 

previously exposed by the fire. 

d. Seeding treatments on areas or 

natural revegetation (identified in BAER 

Plan for French Fire) have resulted in at 

least 30% regeneration of native species, 

or have been deemed unsuccessful after 

at least one full growing season.

J. Anthony Danna, 

Deputy State Director, Natural Resources, 

California State Office.

[FR Doc. 04–23031 Filed 10–13–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–40–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[NM–070–1430–ES; NMNM–108598] 

Notice of Realty Action: NonCompetitive Direct Sale of Public 

Lands in San Juan County, NM

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

SUMMARY: Lands in San Juan County, 

New Mexico are being considered for 

direct sale to San Juan County utilizing 

non-competitive procedures at the 

appraised fair market value.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority 

for the sale is Section 203 of the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 

1976 (FLPMA). 

The lands are described as follows:

New Mexico Principal Meridian 

T. 29 N., R. 12 W., 

Sec. 28: E1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4:

The lands contain 1.26 acres, more or 

less, located south of the San Juan 

County Fair grounds. This parcel of 

land, situated in San Juan County, is 

being considered for a direct sale to San 

Juan County, the adjacent property 

owner. The sale price will not be less 

than the fair market value of $30,000.00. 

This land is not required for any federal 

purposes. The sale is consistent with 

current Bureau planning for this area, 

and a direct sale to the County would 

be in the public interest. A sale will 

settle a trespass and allow expansion of 

existing rodeo grounds. In the event of 

a sale, the conveyance will be of surface 

interests only. Any patent, when issued, 

will contain the following reservations 

to the United States: 

1. Patent Reservations: 

A. All valid existing rights (including 

rights-of-ways). 

B. Reserve a right for the Federal 

Government to construct ditches and 

canals. 

C. Reserve all minerals to the Federal 

Government. 

On October 14, 2004, the public lands 

described above are segregated from all 

forms of appropriation under the public 

land laws, including the mining laws 

until July 11, 2005. The segregative 

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effect shall terminate as provided by 43 

CFR 2711.1–2(d). 

Interested parties may submit 

comments on the proposed sale to the 

Field Manager, Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) Farmington Field 

Office, 1235 La Plata Highway, Suite A, 

Farmington, New Mexico 87401 until 

November 29, 2004. Any Adverse 

comments will be reviewed by the State 

Director who may sustain, vacate, or 

modify this notice of realty action. The 

BLM may withdraw any land or interest 

in the land from sale if, in the opinion 

of the authorized officer, consummation 

of the sale would not be fully consistent 

with FLPMA or other applicable laws. 

The lands will not be sold before 

December 13, 2004.

Dave Mankiewicz, 

Assistant Field Manager, Farmington, New 

Mexico.

[FR Doc. 04–23127 Filed 10–8–04; 4:19 pm] 

BILLING CODE 1430–VB–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[OR–014–01–1430–EU; GP–04–0239] 

Competitive Sale of 520 Acres of 

Public Lands, OR 53188; Modified 

Competitive Sale of 40 Acres of Public 

Lands, OR 59445

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is considering for 

sale two parcels of land in Klamath 

County, Oregon, at not less than their 

respective appraised fair market value. 

A 520-acre parcel is proposed to be sold 

through competitive bidding. An 

adjoining 40-acre parcel is proposed to 

be sold through modified competitive 

bidding, whereby the adjacent land 

owner, will be given the opportunity to 

meet the highest bid.

DATES: All comments must be received 

in writing by BLM on or before bid 

dates, and are stated below in this 

notice.

ADDRESSES: Send all written comments 

concerning the proposed sales to Jon 

Raby, BLM, Klamath Falls Resource 

Area Field Manager, Klamath Falls Field 

Office, 2795 Anderson Ave., Building 

25, Klamath Falls, Oregon 97603. 

Electronic format submittals will not be 

accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda Younger, Realty Specialist, at 

(541) 883–6916.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the applicable 

provisions of 43 CFR part 2710, the 

following described public lands in 

Klamath County, Oregon, are proposed 

to be sold pursuant to sections 203 and 

209 of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976, (43 U.S.C. 

1713 and 1719). Both of the parcels 

described herein are difficult and 

uneconomic to manage as a part of the 

public lands and are not suitable for 

management by another Federal agency. 

No significant resource values will be 

affected by their disposal. The parcels 

proposed for sale are identified as 

suitable for disposal in the Klamath 

Falls Resource Area Resource 

Management Plan, dated June 2, 1995. 

The parcels described below are 

hereby segregated from appropriation 

under the public land laws including 

the mining laws until July 11, 2005. The 

segregative effect on these parcels 

imposed by publication of this notice 

will terminate on July 11, 2005, upon 

issuance of patents for the described 

properties, or publication of a notice in 

the Federal Register terminating the 

segregation, whichever occurs first. 

Parcel I (Competitive Sale)

Willamette Meridian, Oregon 

T. 40 S., R. 11 E., 

Sec. 27, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 33, E1⁄2NE1⁄4;

Sec. 34, N1⁄2.

The area described contains 520 acres, 

more or less. The appraised market value for 

Parcel I is $182,000.00.

Sealed bids for Parcel I will be opened 

to determine the high bidder at 10 a.m. 

PST, December 15, 2004, at the BLM 

Klamath Falls Field Office (address 

stated above). 

Offers to purchase Parcel I will be 

made only by sealed bids. All bids must 

be received at the BLM, Klamath Falls 

Field Office, 2795 Anderson Ave., 

Building 25, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 

97603, not later than 4:30 p.m. PST, 

December 14, 2004. 

The outside of bid envelopes for 

Parcel I must be clearly marked on the 

front lower left-hand corner with ‘‘BLM 

Land Sale OR 53188,’’ and the bid 

opening date. Bids must be for not less 

than the appraised market value of 

$182,000.00. Each sealed bid shall be 

accompanied by a certified check, postal 

money order, bank draft, or cashier’s 

check made payable in U.S. Currency to 

the order of the Bureau of Land 

Management, for not less than 20 

percent of the amount bid. 

The bid envelope must also contain a 

statement showing the total amount bid 

and the name, mailing address, and 

phone number of the entity making the 

bid. 

Parcel II (Modified Competitive Sale)

Willamette Meridian, Oregon 

T. 40 S., R. 11 E., 

Sec. 34, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4. 

The area described contains 40 acres, more 

or less. The appraised fair market value for 

this parcel is $5,000.00.

Offers to purchase Parcel II will be 

made only by sealed bid. All bids must 

be received at the BLM, Klamath Falls 

Field Office, 2795 Anderson Ave., 

Building 25, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 

97603, not later than 4:30 p.m. PST, on 

December 14, 2004. 

Sealed bids for Parcel II will be 

opened to determine the apparent high 

bidder at 9 a.m. PST, on December 15, 

2004, at the BLM, Klamath Falls Field 

Office (address stated above). 

The outside of the sealed bid 

envelopes for Parcel II, must be clearly 

marked on the front lower left-hand 

corner with ‘‘BLM Land Sale, OR 

59445’’ and the bid opening date. Bids 

must be for not less than the appraised 

market value of $5,000.00. Each sealed 

bid shall be accompanied by a certified 

check, money order, bank draft, or 

cashiers check made payable in U.S. 

currency to the order of the Bureau of 

Land Management, for not less that 20 

percent of the amount bid. 

The bid envelope must also contain a 

statement showing the total amount bid 

and the name, mailing address, and 

phone number of the entity making the 

bid. 

Under modified competitive sale 

procedures, the apparent high bidder 

and the designated bidder (Mr. Randall 

Turner) will be notified. Mr. Turner 

shall have 30 days from the bid opening 

date to exercise his right to meet the 

high bid. Refusal or failure for any 

reason to meet the highest bid shall 

constitute a waiver of Mr. Turner’s 

preferential consideration and the 

apparent high bidder shall be declared 

the high bidder. 

Additional Terms and Conditions of 

Sale 

Prospective purchasers will be 

allowed 180 days to submit the balance 

of the purchase price. Failure to meet 

this timeframe shall cause the deposit to 

be forfeited to the BLM. The parcel will 

then be offered to the next lowest 

qualified bidder, or if no other bids were 

received, the parcel will be declared 

unsold. 

Federal law requires that public land 

may be sold only to either (1) Citizens 

of the United States 18 years of age or 

older; (2) corporations subject to the 

laws of any State and of the United