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1800 Marquess St., Las Cruces, New 

Mexico. The public comment period is 

scheduled March 5, from 6–7 p.m. at the 

Las Cruces District Office. On Thursday, 

March 6, the meeting is scheduled from 

8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Friday, March 

7, the meeting is scheduled from 8 a.m. 

to 12 noon. The public may present 

written comments to the RAC. 

Depending on the number of 

individuals wishing to comment and 

time available, oral comments may be 

limited. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15- 

member RAC advises the Secretary of 

the Interior, through the Bureau of Land 

Management, on a variety of planning 

and management issues associated with 

public land management in New 

Mexico. All meetings are open to the 

public. At this meeting, topics include 

issues on renewable and nonrenewable 

resources. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Theresa Herrera, New Mexico State 

Office, Office of External Affairs, Bureau 

of Land Management, P.O. Box 27115, 

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502–0115, 

505.438.7517. 

Linda S.C. Rundell, 

State Director. 

[FR Doc. E8–1278 Filed 1–24–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WO–260–08–1060–XO–24 1A] 

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board; 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) announces that the 

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board 

will conduct a meeting on matters 

pertaining to management and 

protection of wild, free-roaming horses 

and burros on the Nation’s public lands. 

DATES: The Advisory Board will meet 

Monday February 25, 2008, from 8 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., local time. This will be a one 

day meeting. 

ADDRESSES: The Advisory Board will 

meet in Tucson, Arizona, at the 

Radisson Suites Tucson, 6555 E. 

Speedway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85710. 

The Radisson’s phone number is (520) 

721–7100. 

Written comments pertaining to the 

Advisory Board meeting should be sent 

to: Bureau of Land Management, 

National Wild Horse and Burro 

Program, WO–260, Attention: Ramona 

DeLorme, 1340 Financial Boulevard, 

Reno, Nevada, 89502–7147. Submit 

written comments pertaining to the 

Advisory Board meeting no later than 

close of business, February 15, 2008. 

See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for electronic access and filing 

address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ramona DeLorme, Wild Horse and 

Burro Administrative Assistant, at 775–

861–6582. Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may reach Ms. DeLorme at any 

time by calling the Federal Information 

Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Meeting 

Under the authority of 43 CFR part 

1784, the Wild Horse and Burro 

Advisory Board advises the Secretary of 

the Interior, the Director of the BLM, the 

Secretary of Agriculture, and the Chief 

of the Forest Service, on matters 

pertaining to management and 

protection of wild, free-roaming horses 

and burros on the Nation’s public lands. 

The tentative agenda for the meeting is: 

Monday February 25, 2008 (8 a.m.–5 

p.m.) 

8 a.m.—Call to Order and Introductions: 

8:15 a.m.—Old Business: 

Approval of November, 2007 Minutes 

Update Pending Litigation 

8:45 a.m.—Program Updates: 

Gathers 

Adoptions 

Facilities 

Forest Service Update 

Break—(9:30 a.m.–9:45 a.m.) 

9:45 a.m.—Program Updates 

(continued): 

Program Accomplishments 

BLM Response to Advisory Board 

Recommendations 

Lunch—(11:45 a.m.–1 p.m.) 

1 p.m.—New Business 

Break—(2:45–3 p.m.) 

3 p.m.—Public Comments 

4 p.m.—Board Recommendations 

4:45 p.m.—Recap/Summary/Next 

Meeting/Date/Site 

5 p.m.—Adjourn 

The meeting site is accessible to 

individuals with disabilities. An 

individual with a disability needing an 

auxiliary aid or service to participate in 

the meeting, such as an interpreting 

service, assistive listening device, or 

materials in an alternate format, must 

notify the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT two 

weeks before the scheduled meeting 

date. Although the BLM will attempt to 

meet a request received after that date, 

the requested auxiliary aid or service 

may not be available because of 

insufficient time to arrange it. 

The Federal Advisory Committee 

Management Regulations [41 CFR 101–

6.1015(b),] require BLM to publish in 

the Federal Register notice of a meeting 

15 days prior to the meeting date. 

II. Public Comment Procedures 

Members of the public may make oral 

statements to the Advisory Board on 

February 25, 2008, at the appropriate 

point of the agenda. This opportunity is 

anticipated to occur at 3 p.m., local 

time. Persons wishing to make 

statements should register with the BLM 

by noon on February 25, 2008, at the 

meeting location. Depending on the 

number of speakers, the Advisory Board 

may limit the length of presentations. At 

previous meetings, presentations have 

been limited to three minutes in length. 

Speakers should address the specific 

wild horses and burro-related topics 

listed on the agenda. Speakers must 

submit a written copy of their statement 

to the address listed in the ADDRESSES

section or bring a written copy to the 

meeting. 

Participation in the Advisory Board 

meeting is not a prerequisite for 

submission of written comments. The 

BLM invites written comments from all 

interested parties. Your written 

comments should be specific and 

explain the reason for any 

recommendation. The BLM appreciates 

any and all comments, but those most 

useful and likely to influence decisions 

on management and protection of wild 

horses and burros are those that are 

either supported by quantitative 

information or studies or those that 

include citations to and analysis of 

applicable laws and regulations. Except 

for comments provided in electronic 

format, speakers should submit two 

copies of their written comments where 

feasible. The BLM will not necessarily 

consider comments received after the 

time indicated under the DATES section 

or at locations other than those listed in 

the ADDRESSES section. 

In the event there is a request under 

the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

for a copy of your comments, the BLM 

will make them available in their 

entirety, including your name and 

address. However, if you do not want 

the BLM to release your name and 

address in response to a FOIA request, 

you must state this prominently at the 

beginning of your comment. The BLM 

will honor your request to the extent 

allowed by law. The BLM will release 

all submissions from organizations or 

businesses, and from individuals 


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identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, in their 

entirety, including names and 

addresses. 

Electronic Access and Filing Address 

Speakers may transmit comments 

electronically via the Internet to: 

ramona_delorme@blm.gov. Please 

include the identifier ‘‘WH&B’’ in the 

subject of your message and your name 

and address in the body of your 

message. 

Dated: January 17, 2008. 

Ed Roberson, 

Assistant Director, Renewable Resources and 

Planning. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–84–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTEROR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WY–030–1430–FR; WYW–160261] 

Notice of Realty Action; Modified 

Competitive Sale of Public Lands in 

Sweetwater County, Wyoming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of realty action. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) proposes to sell 40 

acres of public lands near Wamsutter, 

Wyoming, Sweetwater County, to the 

Town of Wamsutter for current and 

future affordable housing purposes. 

These lands consist of one parcel 

totaling 40.00 acres more or less, which 

has been identified for disposal in the 

Great Divide Resource Management 

Plan, dated November 9, 1990. The sale 

will be conducted using modified 

competitive bidding procedures in 

accordance with and under the 

applicable provisions of sections 203 of 

the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) (43 

U.S.C. 1713), its implementing 

regulations, and in accordance with 43 

CFR 2711.3–2, BLM land sale 

regulations at 43 CFR Part 2710 and the 

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation 

Act of 2000, Public Law 106–248, July 

25, 2000. 

DATES: Comments regarding the 

proposed sale must be received by the 

BLM on or before March 10, 2008. 

Sealed bids must be received by March 

25, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the 

proposed sale, including the 

environmental assessment (EA), should 

be addressed to: Field Manager, Rawlins 

Field Office, Bureau of Land 

Management, 1300 N. Third Street, 

Rawlins, Wyoming 82301. More 

detailed information regarding the 

proposed sale and the land involved 

may be viewed during normal business 

hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) at the 

Rawlins Field Office (RFO). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chuck Valentine at (307) 328–4307 or 

by e-mail at Chuck_Valentine@blm.gov. 

For general information on BLM’s 

public land sale procedures, refer to the 

following Web address: http:// 

www.blm.gov/nhp/what/lands/realty/ 

tenure/sale.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Town 

of Wamsutter, Wyoming (Wamsutter), 

has proposed 40.00 acres be sold for the 

purpose of providing affordable housing 

for current and future residents. 

Suitable housing is extremely limited in 

Wamsutter, where a population growth 

has been spurred on by nearby oil and 

gas development. It is extremely 

important to Wamsutter’s economic 

development to provide land for 

affordable housing. Wamsutter is an 

adjacent landowner and has legal access 

to the proposed disposal parcel. Other 

lands located within the municipal 

boundaries of Wamsutter are not 

suitable for housing due to topography, 

existing utilities and/or non-compatible 

adjacent uses. Wamsutter is willing to 

purchase the parcel at not less than fair 

market value, subject to modified 

competitive bidding procedures. 

Wamsutter is concerned that open 

bidding, without allowing them the 

right to meet the highest bid, would 

preclude the opportunity to develop the 

adjacent property for affordable 

housing. On consideration of the factors 

described above, which include the 

ownership or control of the adjacent 

lands and the absence of identified 

needs for the parcel other than those 

proposed by Wamsutter, the authorized 

officer has determined that the request 

by Wamsutter meets the criteria in 43 

CFR 2711.3–2 and that a modified 

competitive sale best serves the public 

interest. The authorized officer has 

determined that the method of sale will 

be to offer to the designated bidder the 

right to meet the highest bid in 

accordance with 43 CFR 2711.3–

2(a)(1)(i), and CFR 2711.3–2(a)(2) as 

described above. This notice designates 

Wamsutter as the one bidder with the 

right to meet the highest bid. 

(1) Modified competitive bidding 

includes, but is not limited to: 

(i) Offering to designated bidders the 

right to meet the highest bid. Refusal or 

failure to meet the highest bid shall 

constitute a waiver of such bidding 

provisions; or 

(ii) A limitation of persons permitted 

to bid on a specific tract of land offered 

for sale; or 

(iii) Offering to designated bidders the 

right of first refusal to purchase the 

lands at fair market value. Failure to 

accept an offer to purchase the offered 

lands within the time specified by the 

authorized officer shall constitute a 

waiver of this preference consideration. 

(2) Factors that shall be considered in 

determining when modified competitive 

bidding procedures shall be used, 

include but are not limited to: ‘‘Needs 

of State and/or local government, 

adjoining landowners, historical users, 

and other needs for the tract * * *.’’

The proposed sale is consistent with 

the BLM Great Divide Resource 

Management Plan dated November 9, 

1990, and would serve important public 

objectives which cannot be achieved 

prudently or feasibly elsewhere. The 

land contains no other known public 

values. Maps, the approved appraisal 

report, and the environmental 

assessment covering the proposed sale 

are available for review at the BLM, 

Rawlins Field Office, Rawlins, 

Wyoming (RFO). 

Sealed bids must be received by the 

RFO at the address listed above, not 

later than 60 days after publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register. 

Sealed bids must be contained in an 

envelope marked ‘‘Sealed Bid for Parcel 

WYW–160261.’’ All bidders must 

submit, with their sealed bid, a certified 

check, postal money order, bank draft, 

or cashier’s check made payable to the 

Bureau of Land Management in an 

amount not less than 20% of the 

appraised fair market value (FMV), 

which has been determined to be 

$120,000.00 for WYW–160261. If two or 

more envelopes containing valid bids of 

the same amount are received, the 

determination of which is to be 

considered the highest bid shall be 

through submission of supplemental 

sealed bids. Bids will be opened at the 

RFO at the address listed above within 

70 days from the publication of this 

Notice. 

Lands Proposed for Sale 

Sixth Principal Meridian, Sweetwater 

County, Wyoming 

T. 20 N., R. 94 W., 

Sec. 34: SW1⁄4NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, 

W1⁄2SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4. 

The land described contains 40.00 acres, 

more or less, in Sweetwater County. 

Terms and Conditions of Sale: The 

BLM sale parcel will be offered for sale 

via written sealed bid and is subject to 

the following: 


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