66662 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 244 / Friday, December 19, 1997 / Notices

Lot No. Size in

acres

Minimum acceptable bid30 percent deposit required

W/2 NE/4 NW/4 ................................................................................................................................ 20.00 10,000 3,000.00

Total .......................................................................................................................................... 100.31 51,123 15,336.90

Bidder Qualifications

To become a qualified bidder, eligible

to compete during the oral auction, the

following applicable criteria must be

met:

(1) You must provide proof that you

are a citizen of the United States who

is at least 18 years of age; or (2) you

must provide proof that you are a

corporation subject to the laws of the

State of California or of the United

States; or (3) you must provide proof

that you are a State or State

instrumentality or political subdivision

authorized to hold property; or (4) you

must provide proof that you are an

entity legally capable of conveying and

holding lands or interests therein under

the laws of the State of California; and

(5) you must provide a sealed bid and

deposit of no less than 30% of the

minimum fair market value shown in

the above table, or 30% of the amount

of your bid greater than the minimum

fair market value.

This information must be provided to

the Bureau of Land Management,

Ridgecrest Resource Area, 300 S.

Richmond Road, Ridgecrest, CA 93555

by 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on or

before March 2, 1998. Failure to timely

provide the appropriate proof of

qualification and the deposit for the

proper value will result in immediate

disqualification. No exceptions will be

permitted. The Bureau of Land

Management will return all disqualified

bids and deposits.

Payments for the 30% deposit may be

in the form of certified or cashiers

check, money order, visa, mastercard,

personal check or any combination

thereof.

Bids must include the bidder’s name,

as it would appear on the patent,

address, telephone number and social

security number.

Bids must be submitted in a sealed

legal-size envelope and marked on the

front with the Lot Number and the

printed name of the bidder. Sealed bids

shall be considered only if received in

accordance with the instructions of this

Notice.

Procedures

Public Notice is provided that a

competitive bid will be conducted on

March 20, 1998, beginning at 1:30 p.m.

Pacific Daylight Time at the Bureau of

Land Management Conference Room

located at 300 S. Richmond Road,

Ridgecrest, CA 93555. Bidder

registration will open at 12:45 p.m. and

close at 1:25 p.m. Any qualified bidder

who fails to register timely for the oral

auction will be disqualified. All

deposits from disqualified bidders will

be returned.

Oral bids will only be conducted for

those lots where two or more bids have

been received. Bidding will begin at the

highest bid greater than the minimum

fair market value. Bidding will be in

$50.00 increments. Bidding will be

restricted to only qualified bidders

identified by the Bureau of Land

Management.

Upon the conclusion of bidding for

each lot, the successful bidder will be

declared. That bidder will be required to

immediately submit a minimum

payment of not less than 20% of the

final bid for the lot. Payment must be

made in the form described above. The

successful bidder has 180 days from the

date of the sale to submit full payment

for the lot. Failure to submit the full

payment by the 180th day shall result in

cancellation of the sale of the specific

lot and all deposits made, to date, shall

be forfeited and disposed of as other

receipts of sale.

The United States reserves the right to

reject the highest qualified bid and

release the bidder from his/her

obligation and withdraw the lot from

competitive sale if the Authorized

Officer (AO) determines that

consummation of the bidding process

would be inconsistent with the

provisions of any existing law, or

collusive or other activities have

hindered, or restrained free and open

bidding. Bidders are WARNED that any

violations of this statute, Title 18 U.S.C.

1860, could result in fine or

imprisonment, or both. No harassing,

intimidating, vulgar, or other abusive

behavior will be tolerated. Any bidder

or other person who engages in such

activity will be disqualified and

expelled from the oral auction.

Terms and Conditions Applicable to the

Sale Are

1. The subsurface estate and all

minerals are reserved to the United

States, together with the right to

prospect for, mine and remove the

minerals.

2. A reservation for road rights-of-way

will be incorporated into each affected

patent in conjunction with the Kern

County road network.

3. A right-of-way is reserved for

ditches and canals constructed by the

authority of the United States under the

authority of the Act of August 30, 1890,

43 U.S.C. 945.

4. The patent will be subject to any

rights-of-way for the purposes of

utilities (Electric, Telephone, Water and

Cable) as they affect the lots.

5. The purchaser, by accepting the

land patent, will indemnify the United

States against any current or future

liability pertaining to Hazardous

Materials and underlying mine shafts,

tunnels or adits, known or unknown.

Grazing Issues

This land sale involves lands inside

the Cantil Common Allotment. These

lands are withdrawn under Section 3 of

the Taylor Grazing Act. It has been

determined that the lands contribute no

forage for the Cantil Common Allotment

and their sale will not result in the loss

of grazing preference for any of the

permittees.

Detailed information concerning the

sale, including the reservations, sale

procedures and conditions, and

planning and environmental

documents, is available at the Bureau of

Land Management, Ridgecrest Resource

Area office, 300 S. Richmond Road,

Ridgecrest, CA 93555.

For a period of 45 days from the date

of this Notice in the Federal Register,

interested parties may submit comments

to the Area Manager, at the above

address. In the absence of timely

objections, this proposal shall become

the final determination of the

Department of the Interior.

Lee Delaney,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–33182 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–050–1430–00; GP8–0059]

Notice of Realty Action; Recreation

and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act

Classification

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Prineville District, Oregon.
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 244 / Friday, December 19, 1997 / Notices 66663

ACTION: Notice to authorize the

continued use of public lands for

recreation purposes.

SUMMARY: The following public lands in

Klamath County, Oregon have been

examined and found suitable for

classification for lease to the La Pine

Rodeo Association under the provisions

of the Recreation and Public Purposes

Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).

The La Pine Rodeo Association

proposes to use the lands for a

community rodeo grounds. This

proposal would allow for the continued

use that has been occurring for ten years

under a similar lease. The lands involve

about 20 acres and are described as:

Willamette Meridian, Oregon

T. 23 S., R. 10 E.,

Sec. 3, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4; (that portion lying north

of the county road),

The lands are not needed for Federal

purposes. The renewal of this lease is

consistent with current BLM land use

planning and would be in the public

interest.

The lease, when issued, will be

subject to the following:

1. The provisions of the Recreation

and Public Purposes Act and to all

applicable regulations of the Secretary

of the Interior.

2. State and local planning and zoning

ordinances.

3. The Management Plan approved by

BLM.

Detailed information concerning this

action is available for review at the

office of the Bureau of Land

Management, Prineville District, 3050

NE Third, Prineville, Oregon, 97754.

Upon publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the lands will be

segregated from all other forms of

appropriation under the public land

laws, including the general mining laws,

except for lease under the Recreation

and Public Purposes Act and leasing

under the mineral leasing laws. For a

period of 45 days from the date of

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register, interested persons may submit

comments regarding the proposed lease

or classification of the lands to the

District Manager, Prineville District

Office, P.O. Box 550, Prineville, Oregon

97754.

CLASSIFICATION COMMENTS: Interested

parties may submit comments involving

the suitability of the land for a

community rodeo grounds. Comments

on the classification are restricted to

whether the use will maximize the

future use of uses of the land, whether

the use is consistent with local planning

and zoning, or if the use is consistent

with State and Federal programs.

APPLICATION COMMENTS: Interested

parties my submit comments regarding

the specific use proposed in the

application and plan of development,

whether the BLM followed proper

administrative procedures in reaching

the decision, or any other factor not

directly related to the suitability of the

land for a community rodeo grounds.

Any adverse comments will be

reviewed by the State Director. In the

absence of any adverse comments, the

classification will become effective

February 17, 1998.

Dated: December 10, 1997.

Donald L. Smith,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–33139 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[Docket No. NM–952–07–1420–00]

Notice of Filing of Plat of Survey; New

Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The plats of survey described

below will be officially filed in the New

Mexico States Office, Bureau of Land

Management, Santa Fe, New Mexico, on

January 10, 1998.

New Mexico Principal Meridian, New

Mexico.

Tps. 30–31 N., R. 16 W., accepted October

30, 1997, for Group 922 NM; T. 31 N., R. 18

W., accepted October 30, 1997, for Group 922

NM; T. 23 N., Rs. 10 and 11 W., accepted

November 7, 1997, for Group 909 NM; T. 25

S., R. 3E., accepted November 7, 1997, for

Group 949 NM.

If a protest against a survey, as shown

on any of the above plats is received

prior to the date of official filing, the

filing will be stayed pending

consideration of the protest. A plat will

not be officially filed until the day after

all protests have been dismissed and

become final or appeals from the

dismissal affirmed.

A person or party who wishes to

protest against any of these surveys

must file a written protest with the NM

State Director, Bureau of Land

Management, stating that they wish to

protest.

A statement of reasons for a protest

may be filed with the notice of protest

to the State Director, or the statement of

reasons must be filed with the State

Director within thirty (30) days after the

protest is filled.

The above-listed plats represent

dependent resurveys, surveys, and

subdivisions.

These plats will be in the New Mexico

State Office, Bureau of Land

Management, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe,

New Mexico 87502-0115. Copies may be

obtained from this office upon payment

of $1.10 per sheet.

Dated: December 9, 1997.

John P. Bennett,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor, For New Mexico.

[FR Doc. 97–33137 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–930–4214–010; COC–61331]

Proposed Withdrawal: Opportunity for

Public Meeting; Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Forest Service, proposes to

withdraw approximately 450 acres of

National Forest System lands for 10

years to allow management alternatives

for the Forest Service. This notice closes

these lands to location and entry under

the mining laws for up to two years. The

lands remain open to mineral leasing.

DATES: Comments on this proposed

withdrawal or requests for public

meeting must be received on or before

March 19, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments and requests for

a meeting should be sent to the

Colorado State Director, BLM, 2850

Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado

80215–7076.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Doris E. Chelius, 303–239–3706.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

November 24, 1997, the Department of

Agriculture, Forest Service, filed an

application to withdraw the following

described National Forest System lands

from location and entry under the

United States mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch

2):

Uncompahgre National Forest New Mexico

Principal Meridian

T. 44 N, R. 7 W.,

Sec. 31, W1⁄2.

T. 44 N, R. 8 W.,

Sec. 35, E1⁄2.

The areas described exclude any

patented lands within the application

and contain approximately 450 acres of

National Forest System lands in Ouray

County.