50116 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 168 / Thursday, August 30, 2007 / Notices 

Dated: August 14, 2007. 

Bill Baker, 

Twin Falls District Manager. 

[FR Doc. E7–17181 Filed 8–29–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CO–200–1430–EU; COC–70516] 

Notice of Realty Action: Proposed 

Competitive Sale of Public Land, 

Boulder County, CO 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of realty action. 

SUMMARY: A single 6.54-acre parcel of 

Federal public land near Ward, in 

Boulder County, Colorado, has been 

examined and found suitable for sale 

using the competitive sale procedures of 

Title 43 Code of Federal Regulations, 

Sub Part 2711. The authority for the sale 

is Section 203 of the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act of 1976 

(FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1701 and 1713). 

DATES: The parcel will be segregated on 

the date of publication of this notice in 

the Federal Register. Comments 

regarding the proposed sale must be 

received by the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) at the address listed 

below by October 15, 2007. BLM will 

accept sealed bids for the parcel from 

qualified bidders up to February 27, 

2008, and accept oral bids at a public 

auction scheduled for February 29, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding the proposed sale may be sent 

to the BLM at the following address: 

Field Manager, Royal Gorge Field 

Office, Bureau of Land Management, 

3170 East Main Street, Canon City, 

Colorado 81212. 

The address for oral bidding 

registration and the location of the 

public auction is: Bureau of Land 

Management, Colorado State Office, 

2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, 

Colorado 80215. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information regarding the competitive 

sale instructions, procedures, 

documents, map, and materials to 

submit a bid can be obtained at the 

public reception area at the BLM Royal 

Gorge Field Office, or by contacting 

Debbie Bellew at (719) 269–8514 or 

dbellew@co.blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following described parcel of public 

land is proposed for sale: 

Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado 

T. 1 N., R. 73 W., 

Section 12, Proposed Lot 67. 

The area described contains 6.54 acres, in 

Boulder County. 

The parcel is approximately 1 mile south 

of the town of Ward, Colorado. 

The parcel described in this notice 

was identified for disposal in an 

approved land use plan in effect on July 

25, 2000. Proceeds from this sale will be 

deposited into the Federal Land 

Disposal Account authorized under 

Section 206 of the Federal Land 

Transaction Facilitation Act, Public Law 

106–248. The parcel is not required for 

Federal purposes and was identified for 

disposal in the BLM Northeast Colorado 

Resource Management Plan approved in 

September 1986, and therefore meets 

the qualifications for disposal from 

Federal ownership. The disposal (sale) 

of the parcel would serve the public 

interest for private economic 

development. 

On August 30, 2007, the parcel will be 

segregated from appropriation under the 

public land laws, including the mining 

laws, except as to competitive sale as 

herein proposed. The segregative effect 

will terminate upon issuance of a 

patent, publication in the Federal 

Register of a termination of the 

segregation, or August 31, 2009 unless 

extended by the BLM State Director, 

Colorado, in accordance with 43 CFR 

2711.1–2(d) prior to the termination 

date. The parcel will be offered for sale 

using both sealed and oral bid 

procedures on February 29, 2008 at an 

oral auction, for not less than the 

appraised fair market value (FMV). 

Federal law requires that bidders must 

be citizens of the United States, 18 years 

of age or older, or in the case of a 

corporation, be subject to the laws of 

any State of the United States. Proof of 

citizenship shall accompany the bid. 

The appraised FMV of the parcel will be 

determined approximately 30 days in 

advance of the auction date. In addition 

to the appraised FMV minimum bid and 

any bid addition, the successful bidder/ 

purchaser shall reimburse the BLM for 

its costs of $7,411.00 incurred for 

surveying the boundaries of the parcel. 

Sealed bids under 43 CFR 2711.3–1(c) 

must be received at the BLM Royal 

Gorge Field Office no later than 4:30 

p.m., MST, February 27, 2008. The 

outside of bid envelopes must be clearly 

marked on the front lower left-hand 

corner with ‘‘SEALED BID’’ ‘‘BLM Land 

Sale CO, COC–70516’’ and the bid 

opening date of February 29, 2008. 

Sealed bid opening will begin at 9 

a.m., MST, February 29, 2008, and the 

highest acceptable bid will be 

determined. All oral bidders are 

required to register, which will begin at 

8 a.m. and end at 9 a.m. MST, on 

February 29, 2008. Prospective oral 

bidders are encouraged to pre-register 

by mail or fax (719–269–8599) by 

completing the form in the sale packet 

available for this sale. The highest 

qualifying sealed bid will become the 

starting bid at the oral auction. If no 

sealed bids are received, oral bidding 

will begin at the FMV, as determined by 

the authorized officer and will be 

accepted in $100 increments only. If no 

oral bids are received, the highest 

acceptable sealed bid will be considered 

the purchaser. The apparent high bidder 

must submit a deposit of not less than 

30 percent of the successful bid at the 

end of the auction along with $7,411.00 

to cover the survey costs. The remainder 

of the full bid price must be paid within 

180 calendar days from the date of the 

sale. Failure to pay the full price within 

the 180 days will disqualify the 

apparent high bidder and shall result in 

forfeiture of the entire 30 percent 

deposit to the BLM. The BLM cannot 

accept the full price at any time 

following the 180th day after the sale. 

Payments must be in the form of a 

certified check, postal money order, 

bank draft, or cashier’s check made 

payable in U.S. dollars to the order of 

the U.S. Department of the Interior—

BLM. Personal checks will not be 

accepted. 

Following the auction, all monies 

submitted with sealed bids will be 

returned to the unsuccessful bidders. 

Terms and Conditions of Sale 

The following reservations, rights, 

and conditions will be included in the 

patent that may be issued for the above 

parcel of Federal land: A reservation to 

the United States for ditches and canals 

constructed by the authority of the 

United States, Act of August 30, 1890 

(43 U.S.C. 945). 

The parcel will be subject to valid 

existing rights and to the following: (1) 

A right-of-way for access purposes as 

granted to Iddo and Kathleen Pittman by 

COC–38793; (2) a right-of-way for 

telephone line purposes granted to 

Qwest by COC–49796; and (3) those 

rights for highway purposes as granted 

to the Colorado Department of 

Transportation by COC–051676. 

Conveyance of any mineral interests 

pursuant to Section 209 of the FLPMA 

will be analyzed during processing of 

the proposed sale. The purchaser/ 

grantee, accepting the patent, agrees to 

indemnify, defend, and hold the United 

States harmless from any costs, 

damages, claims, causes of action, 

penalties, fines, liabilities, and 


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judgment of any kind arising from the 

past, present, or future acts of omissions 

of the grantor, its employees, agents, 

contractor, or lessees, or a third party 

arising out of, or in connection with, 

grantor’s use and/or occupancy of the 

deeded real property resulting in: 

Violations of Federal, State, and local 

laws and regulations that are now, or in 

the future, become applicable to the real 

property; (2) judgments, claims, or 

demands of any kind assessed against 

the United States; (3) costs, expenses, or 

damages of any kind incurred by the 

United States; (4) releases or threatened 

release of solid or hazardous waste(s) 

and/or hazardous substance(s) as 

defined by the Federal or State 

environmental laws, off, on, into, or 

under land, property, and other interest 

of the United States; (5) other activities 

by which solid or hazardous substances 

or wastes, as defined by Federal and 

State environmental laws are generated, 

released, restored, used, or otherwise 

disposed of on the deeded real property, 

and any cleanup response rendered 

remedial action, or other actions related 

in any manner to said solid or 

hazardous substances or wastes; or (6) 

natural resource damages as defined by 

Federal and State law. This covenant 

shall be construed as running with the 

deeded real property and may be 

enforced by the United States in a court 

of competent jurisdiction. 

Pursuant to the requirements 

established by section 120(h) of the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act (CERCLA), (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)), as 

amended by the Superfund 

Amendments and Reauthorization Act 

of 1988, (100 Stat. 1670), notice is 

hereby given that the above-described 

parcel has been examined and no 

evidence was found to indicate that any 

hazardous substances have been stored 

for one year or more, nor has any 

hazardous substances been disposed of 

or released on the subject property. 

No warranty of any kind, expressed or 

implied, is given by the United States as 

to the title, or the physical condition or 

potential uses of the parcel of land 

proposed for sale. Under Boulder 

County Land Use Code, newly created 

parcels of less than 35 acres are not legal 

building lots for which building permits 

may be issued. The conveyance will not 

be on a contingency basis. It is the 

buyer’s responsibility to be aware of: (1) 

All applicable Federal, State, or local 

government laws, regulation, or policies 

that may affect the subject parcel or its 

future uses, and (2) existing or 

prospective uses of nearby properties. 

When conveyed out of Federal 

ownership, the lands will be subject to 

any applicable laws, regulations, and 

policies of the applicable local 

government for proposed future uses. It 

will be the responsibility of the 

purchaser to be aware of those laws, 

regulations, and policies, and to seek 

any required local approvals for future 

uses. Buyers should also make 

themselves aware of any Federal or 

State law or regulation that may impact 

the future use of the property. If the 

parcel lacks access from a public road 

or highway it will be conveyed as such, 

and future access acquisition will be the 

responsibility of the buyer. 

Public Comments 

For a period until October 15, 2007, 

interested parties and the general public 

may submit in writing any comments 

concerning the parcel being considered 

for competitive sale, including 

notification of any encumbrances or 

other claims relating to the parcel, to the 

Royal Gorge Field Manager at the above 

address. In order to ensure 

consideration in the environmental 

analysis of the proposed sale, comments 

must be in writing and postmarked or 

delivered within 45 days of the initial 

date of publication of this notice. 

Comments, including names and street 

addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the BLM 

Royal Gorge Field Office during regular 

business hours. Individual respondents 

may request confidentiality. 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. If you wish to have your name or 

address withheld from public disclosure 

under the Freedom of Information Act, 

you must state it prominently at the 

beginning of your comments. Any 

determination by the BLM to release or 

withhold the names and/or addresses of 

those who comment will be made on a 

case-by-case basis. Such requests will be 

honored to the extent allowed by law. 

BLM will make available for public 

review, in their entirety, all comments 

submitted by businesses or 

organizations, including comments by 

individuals in their capacity as an 

official or representative of an 

organization or business. 

Any adverse comments will be 

reviewed by the BLM State Director, 

Colorado, who may sustain, vacate, or 

modify this realty action in whole or in 

part. In the absence of any adverse 

comments, this realty action will 

become the final determination of the 

Department of the Interior. 

Roy L. Masinton, 

Royal Gorge Field Manager. 

[FR Doc. 07–4266 Filed 8–29–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Augusta Museum of History, 

Augusta, GA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Notice is here given in accordance 

with the Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent 

to repatriate cultural items in the 

possession of the Augusta Museum of 

History, Augusta, GA that meet the 

definition of ‘‘unassociated funerary 

objects’’ under 25 U.S.C. 3001. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations 

in this notice are the sole responsibility 

of the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the cultural 

items. The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. 

At an unknown date, two cultural 

items were collected from ‘‘a grave near 

Walla Walla, Washington,’’ located in 

Walla Walla County, WA, by L.W. 

Stillwell of Deadwood, SD (Catalogue 

number K–17 and K–19). At an 

unknown date, the cultural items came 

into the possession of Chester E. Story 

of Augusta, GA, and were subsequently 

purchased by Jouett Davenport, also of 

Augusta, GA, in January 1932. In April 

1963, Mr. Davenport donated the 

cultural items to the Augusta Museum 

of History (then the Augusta–Richmond 

County Museum). The two unassociated 

funerary objects are one string of glass 

and shell disc beads, and one string of 

colored glass beads. 

The donor of the collection, Mr. 

Davenport, told the Augusta Museum 

that the beads came from a grave near 

Walla Walla. The two strings of beads 

are typical personal adornment items 

that were often buried with the 

deceased. The beads date to the historic 

period, placing the grave within the 

post–European contact era or after 

trading was established in the area 

around 1818. 


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