28650 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 98 / Friday, May 21, 2010 / Notices 

conditions of the lease and the 

increased rental and royalty rates cited 

above. The BLM has not issued a valid 

lease affecting the lands. 

Julie L. Weaver, 

Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12246 Filed 5–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLCA930000.L58740000.EU0000.

LXSS018B0000; CACA 050670] 

Notice of Realty Action: Proposed 

Direct Sale of Public Lands in 

Riverside County, CA 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of realty action. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), Palm Springs— 

South Coast Field Office, proposes to 

sell an 80-acre parcel of public land in 

Riverside County, California to Cocopah 

Nurseries, Inc. for the appraised fair 

market value of $77,000. 

DATES: Comments regarding the 

proposed sale must be received by the 

BLM on or before July 6, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

concerning the proposed sale should be 

sent to the Field Manager, BLM, Palm 

Springs Field Office, 1201 Bird Center 

Drive, Palm Springs, California 92262. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Della Asuagbor, Realty Specialist, BLM, 

Palm Springs Field Office, 1201 Bird 

Center Drive, Palm Springs, California 

92262, by phone: (760) 833–7148, or by 

e-mail Della_Asuagbor@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following described public land is being 

proposed for direct sale to Cocopah 

Nurseries, Inc., 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), at not less than the appraised fair 

market value: 

San Bernardino Meridian 

T. 5 S., R. 17 E., 

Sec. 30, S1⁄2NE1⁄4. 

The area described contains 80 acres in 

Riverside County. 

The appraised fair market value is 

$77,000. The public land is identified as 

suitable for disposal in the BLM’s 1980 

California Desert Conservation Area 

Plan, as amended, and is not needed for 

any other Federal purpose. 

The BLM considers the public land 

suitable for sale because it is a small 

isolated parcel of land which lacks legal 

access. The BLM is proposing a direct 

sale to Cocopah Nurseries, Inc. because 

the public land is completely 

surrounded by private lands owned by 

Cocopah Nurseries, Inc. A competitive 

sale is therefore not appropriate and the 

public interest would be best served by 

a direct sale. The land identified for sale 

is considered to have no known mineral 

value. The BLM proposes that 

conveyance of the Federal mineral 

interests would occur simultaneously 

with the sale of the land. Cocopah 

Nurseries, Inc. would be required to pay 

a $50 nonrefundable filing fee for 

conveyance of the Federal mineral 

interests. 

On May 21, 2010, the above described 

land will be segregated from all forms of 

appropriation under the public land 

laws, including the mining laws, except 

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-of-way 

applications or existing authorizations 

to increase the term of the grants in 

accordance with 43 CFR 2802.15 and 

2886.15. The temporary segregation will 

terminate upon issuance of a patent, 

publication in the Federal Register of a 

termination of the segregation, or May 

21, 2012, whichever occurs first, unless 

extended by the BLM State Director in 

accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1–2(d) 

prior to the termination date. The land 

will not be sold until at least 60 days 

after the date of publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register. Any 

patent issued would contain the 

following terms, conditions, and 

reservations: 

a. 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); 

b. A condition that the conveyance be 

subject to all valid existing rights of 

record; 

c. A notice and indemnification 

statement under the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act (42 

U.S.C. 9620(W)), indemnifying and 

holding the United States harmless from 

any release of hazardous materials that 

may have occurred; and 

d. 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 the 

‘‘ADDRESSES’’ section above. 

Public comments regarding the 

proposed sale may be submitted in 

writing to the attention of the BLM Palm 

Springs Field Manager (see ADDRESSES

section above) on or before July 6, 2010. 

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, 

Assistant Deputy State Director for Natural 

Resources. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12168 Filed 5–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS-R9-IA-2010-N105] 

[96300-1671-0000-P5] 

Receipt of Applications for Permit 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permit. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species, marine mammals, 

or both. With some exceptions, the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA) prohibit activities with listed 

species unless a Federal permit is issued 

that allows such activities. Both laws 

require that we invite public comment 

before issuing these permits. 

DATES: We must receive requests for 

documents or comments on or before 

June 21, 2010. We must receive requests 


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