[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15152-15156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6694]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT-080-1430-01; UTU-71261]


Notice of Realty Action

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action, Serial Number UTU-71261; Modified 
Competitive Sale of Public Lands located in Uintah County, Utah.

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SUMMARY: The public lands described below on the table entitled Land 
Sale Matrix have been examined and found suitable for disposal pursuant 
to Sections 203 and 209 of the Act of October 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 2750-
51; 43 U.S.C. 1713 and 90 Stat. 2757-58; 43 U.S.C. 1719, respectively) 
at not less than appraised market value.
    The purpose of the proposed sale is to dispose of parcels of public 
land that have been committed to either single purpose use or are too 
scattered and isolated for effective federal management by the BLM or 
any other federal agency. The proposed sale is consistent with the 
BLM's Book Cliffs and Diamond Mountain Resource Management Plans and 
amendments thereto and the public interest will be served by offering 
these parcels of public land for sale.

                                                Land Sale Matrix                                                
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                                                            *3rd party rights              Minimum              
     Parcel No.        Serial      Legal description           and Federal       Acres    acceptable     Legal  
                      No. UTU                                 reservations                   bid        access  
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1...................    73550  T. 1 N., R. 23 E.,.......  C-1.................    40.00    $5,000.00  No.       
                               Sec. 1: SE\1/4\NW\1/4\...                                                        
2...................    73551  T. 1 N., R. 23 E.,.......  C-1.................    40.00     5,000.00  No.       
                               Sec. 1: SW\1/4\SW\1/4\...                                                        
3...................    73552  T. 1 N., R. 23 E.,.......  C-1.................    39.75     3,975.00  No.       
                               Sec. 12: Lot 4...........                                                        
4...................    73553  T. 1 N., R. 24 E.,.......  C-1.................    40.00     5,600.00  No.       
                               Sec. 6: Lot 1............                                                        
5...................    73554  T. 1 N., R. 24 E.,.......  C-1.................    40.00     5,600.00  No.       
                               Sec. 7: SE\1/4\NE\1/4\...                                                        
6...................    73555  T. 1 S., R. 24 E.,.......  A-1; C-1............    40.00    10,000.00  No.       
                               Sec. 35: SE\1/4\SE\1/4\..                                                        
7...................    73556  T. 2 S., R. 24 E.,.......  C-1.................    80.00    12,000.00  No.       
                               Sec. 4: SE\1/4\NW\1/4\,                                                          
                                NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.                                                                 
8...................    73557  T. 3 S., R. 19 E.,.......  B-1; C-1............    12.50     2,190.00  No.       
[[Page 15153]]                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                
                               Sec. 7: SW\1/4\NW\1/                                                             
                                4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\,                                                               
                                 SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\.                                                         
9...................    73558  T. 3 S., R. 19 E.,.......  C-1.................    40.00     5,000.00  No.       
                               Sec. 9: SW\1/4\SW\1/4\...                                                        
10..................    73559  T. 3 S., R. 19 E.,.......  A-21; C-1...........   347.50    43,440.00  Yes.      
                               Sec. 12: S\1/2\NW\1/4\,                                                          
                                N\1/2\SW\1/4\, E\1/                                                             
                                2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/                                                         
                                4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/                                                          
                                2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\,                                                        
                                   NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/                                                          
                                4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\.                                                       
                               Sec. 13: NE\1/4\NE\1/4\,                                                         
                                N\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\,                                                           
                                 NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/                                                            
                                4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/                                                          
                                4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/                                                         
                                4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\.                                                        
11..................    73560  T. 3 S., R. 19 E.,.......  C-1.................     7.50     5,625.00  No.       
                               Sec. 19: S\1/2\SW\1/                                                             
                                4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\,                                                               
                                 SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/                                                            
                                4\NE\1/4\                                                                       
12..................    73561  T. 3 S., R. 19 E.,.......  B-2; C-1............     2.50     2,500.00  No.       
                               Sec. 19: SE\1/4\SE\1/                                                            
                                4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\.                                                               
13..................    73562  T. 3 S., R. 20 E.,.......  C-1.................    37.75     5,665.00  No.       
                               Sec. 18: Lot 2...........                                                        
14..................    73563  T. 3 S., R. 30 E.,.......  C-1.................   149.51    18,690.00  No.       
                               Sec. 18: Lot 4, SE\1/                                                            
                                4\SW\1/4\;.                                                                     
                               Sec. 19: Lots 3 and 4....                                                        
15..................    73564  T. 3 S., R. 20 E.,.......  C-1.................    40.00     6,000.00  No.       
                               Sec. 18: SW\1/4\SE\1/4\..                                                        
16..................    73565  T. 3 S., R. 20 E.,.......  C-1.................    40.00     6,000.00  No.       
                               Sec. 19: SW\1/4\NE\1/4\..                                                        
17..................    73566  T. 3 S., R. 22 E.,.......  A-2; B-3; C-1.......    30.00     7,500.00  No.       
                               Sec. 11: NW\1/4\SW\1/                                                            
                                4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/                                                          
                                4\NE\1/4\.                                                                      
18..................    73567  T. 4 S., R. 20 E.,.......  A-3; C-1............   240.00    60,000.00  No.       
                               Sec. 12: NE\1/4\NW\1/4\,                                                         
                                W\1/2\W\1/2\,                                                                   
                                 W\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\,                                                          
                                W\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.                                                           
19..................    73568  T. 4 S., R. 21 E.,.......  C-1.................   200.10    50,000.00  No.       
                               Sec. 1: Lots 1 and 2, S\1/                                                       
                                2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/                                                         
                                4\.                                                                             
20..................    73569  T. 4 S., R. 21 E.,.......  C-1.................    40.00    10,000.00  No.       
                               Sec. 30: SW\1/4\NE\1/4\..                                                        
21..................    73570  T. 4 S., R. 21 E.,.......  A-4; C-1............    10.00     2,500.00  No.       
                               Sec. 30: NE\1/4\NE\1/                                                            
                                4\NW\1/4\.                                                                      
22..................    73571  T. 4 S., R. 22 E.,.......  Privately-owned Min-     4.13     6,195.00  Yes.      
                                                            .                                                   
                               Sec. 31: NE\1/4\NE\1/        erals.           .                                  
                                4\NW\1/4\ (within).                                                             
23..................    73572  T. 4 S., R. 23 E.,.......  A-5 & A-6; C-1 & C-2    40.00     8,000.00  Yes.      
                               Sec. 33: NW\1/4\SE\1/4\..                                                        
24..................    73573  T. 5 S., R. 19 E.,.......  A-7 & A-20; C-1.....   110.00    22,000.00  No.       
                               Sec. 12: E\1/2\NE\1/4\,                                                          
                                S\1/2\N\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/                                                        
                                4\,                                                                             
                                 S\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\.                                                          
25..................    73574  T. 5 S., R. 22 E.,.......  A-8 & A-9; C-1 & C-2   400.00    40,000.00  No.       
                               Sec. 11: W\1/2\NE\1/4\,                                                          
                                NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\.                                                               
26..................    73575  T. 5 S., R. 22 E.,.......  C-1.................    80.00    16,000.00  No.       
                               Sec. 22: W\1/2\SE\1/4\...                                                        
27..................    73576  T. 5 S., R. 22 E.,.......  A-10; C-1...........    35.00     8,750.00  No.       
                               Sec. 22: N\1/2\SE\1/                                                             
                                4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/                                                         
                                4\SE\1/4\,                                                                      
                                 N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/                                                             
                                4\SE\1/4\.                                                                      
28..................    73577  T. 5 S., R. 22 E.,.......  C-1.................    40.00    10,000.00  No.       
                               Sec. 23: SW\1/4\SW\1/4\..                                                        
29..................    73578  T. 5 S., R. 22 E.,.......  A-7; C-1............    80.00    16,000.00  No.       
                               Sec. 26: NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;.                                                        
                               Sec. 27: NE\1/4\NE\1/4\..                                                        
30..................    73579  T. 5 S., R. 22 E.,.......  A-7 & A-11; C-1.....   240.00    36,000.00  Yes.      
                               Sec. 26: NE\1/4\, E\1/                                                           
                                2\NW\1/4\.                                                                      
31..................    73580  T. 5 S., R. 22 E.,.......  C-1.................    40.00    10,000.00  No.       
                               Sec. 25: SW\1/4\NW\1/4\..                                                        
32..................    73581  T. 5 S., R. 23 E.,.......  A-9; C-1............   120.00    18,000.00  No.       
                               Sec. 5: S\1/2\SW\1/4\,                                                           
                                SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.                                                                 
33..................    73582  T. 6 S., R. 20 E.,.......  C-1.................    46.94     7,000.00  No.       
                               Sec. 3: Lot 1, SE\1/                                                             
                                4\NE\1/4\.                                                                      
34..................    73583  T. 6 S., R. 22 E.,.......  C-1 & C-2...........     3.38       250.00  No.       
                               Sec. 12: Lot 11..........                                                        
35..................    73584  T. 6 S., R. 22 E.,.......  A-12 & A-13; C-1 &      40.00    18,000.00  Yes.      
                               Sec. 12: SE\1/4\SW\1/4\..    C-2...............                                  
36..................    73585  T. 7 S., R. 19 E.,.......  C-1 & C-2...........   203.66    30,550.00  No.       
                               Sec. 1: Lots 2 through 4,                                                        
                                SW\1/4\NE\1/4\,                                                                 
                                 SW\1/4\NW\1/4\.                                                                
[[Page 15154]]                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                
37..................    73586  T. 7 S., R. 19 E.,.......  C-1 & C-2...........    80.00    12,000.00  No.       
                               Sec. 1: SE\1/4\SW\1/4\,                                                          
                                SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.                                                                 
38..................    73587  T. 7 S., R. 20 E.,.......  A-14, A-15, A-16 &..   364.47    63,785.00  No.       
                               Sec. 5: Lots 3 and 4,        A-17; C-1 & C-2...                                  
                                SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\;.                                                       
                               Sec. 6: Lots 1 and 2.....                                                        
39..................    73588  T. 7 S., R. 20 E.,.......  A-18; C-1 & C-2.....    40.00    12,000.00  No.       
                               Sec. 15: SW\1/4\NE\1/4\..                                                        
40..................    73589  T. 11 S., R. 20 E.,......  A-19; C-1...........    25.00     1,000.00  Yes.      
                               Sec. 3: W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/                                                       
                                4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/                                                          
                                4\NE\1/4\.                                                                      
41..................    73590  T. 12 S., R. 20 E.,......  A-19; B-4; C-1......    62.42     3,100.00  Yes.      
                               Sec. 12: Lot 2, SE\1/                                                            
                                4\NE\1/4\.                                                                      
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*Those rights and reservations listed by letter and number are described in the narrative portion of this       
  document.                                                                                                     

SALE TIME, DATE AND LOCATION: The BLM will offer for sale the parcels 
of public land described on the Land Sale Matrix from 1 p.m. until 4 
p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) on Friday, May 26, 1995, in Room #2 
of the Western Park Convention Center located at 300 East 200 South, 
Vernal, Utah.

SALE PROCEDURES: The sale will be conducted using modified competitive 
bidding procedures described in this notice. Those who wish to 
participate in the land sale must submit a sealed bid for not less than 
the minimum bid amount specified in this notice with a separate bid 
submitted for each sale parcel. Each sealed bid shall be accompanied by 
a certified check, postal money order, bank draft, or cashier's check 
made payable to the United States Department of the Interior, BLM for 
not less than 10% of the amount bid. All sealed bids must be submitted 
to the BLM's Vernal District Office at 170 South 500 East, Vernal, Utah 
84078, no later than 4:00 p.m. MDT, May 25, 1995. The sealed bid 
envelope containing the bid and required down payment must be clearly 
marked on the lower, left-hand corner as described below:

``Bid for Public Land Sale''
Parcel No. ____; Serial No. UTU-__________
Sale Date: May 26, 1995
    On the day of the sale, the authorized officer shall publicly 
declare the highest qualifying sealed bid for each of the sale parcels. 
Designated bidders (i.e., adjoining land owners, grazing permittees, 
and holders of land use permits) who submitted a sealed bid for a 
specific sale parcel will be afforded an opportunity to present oral 
bids on that sale parcel. Oral bidding shall begin at not less than the 
announced highest sealed bid. Those designated bidders who choose to 
present oral bids shall do so in increments of $100.00 or more per sale 
parcel. The highest oral bid will determine who will be the successful 
bidder. The person declared to have entered the highest qualifying oral 
bid shall submit payment by cash, personal check, bank draft, money 
order, or any combination for not less than 20% of the amount bid 
immediately following the close of the sale.
    In the absence of oral bids, the party submitting the highest 
sealed bid will be declared the successful bidder. If two or more 
envelopes containing valid, sealed bids of the same amount are 
received, the determination of who is to be considered the successful 
bidder shall be by drawing on the day of the sale.
    The successful bidder, whether such bid is oral or sealed, shall 
pay the remainder of the full price bid within 180 days of the sale 
date. Failure to pay the full price within the allotted time shall 
disqualify the successful bidder and cause the bid deposit to be 
forfeited to the BLM. The next highest bid, whether sealed or oral bid, 
will then be honored.
    The successful bidder will be required to submit an application for 
those mineral interests offered for conveyance in the sale. The mineral 
interests being conveyed have no known mineral value. Some of the sale 
parcels do have prospectively valuable leasable minerals and/or 
saleable minerals which will be reserved to the United States. Only 
those mineral interests specified in this notice will be reserved to 
the United States. All other mineral interests will be conveyed with 
the surface estate. The successful bidder will be required to deposit, 
within 30 days of the sale date, a $50.00 non-refundable application 
fee for conveyance of the mineral estate, in accordance with Section 
209(b) of the Act of October 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 2757; 43 U.S.C. 1719). 
Failure to deposit the required application fee will result in 
disqualification as the high bidder.
    All sealed bids will be either returned, accepted, or rejected 
within 30 days of the sale date. In the event the Authorized Officer 
rejects the highest qualified bid for any of the above sale parcels, or 
releases the successful bidder from it, the Authorized Officer shall 
determine whether the public land shall be withdrawn from disposal by 
sale or offered to the next highest bidder.
    All bidders must be United States citizens, 18 years of age or 
older, and corporations must be subject to the laws of any State or of 
the United States. Successful bidders must submit proof of meeting 
these requirements within 15 days after the sale date. Proof forms may 
be obtained from the Vernal District Office.
    Water Rights: Those water rights acquired by the United States from 
the State of Utah affecting Sale Parcels #6, #18, #30, #40 and #41 will 
transfer to the patentee upon conveyance of title. These water rights 
are based on incidental use of water available in streams or impounded 
in reservoirs for livestock watering.
    Terms and Conditions: Disposal of the sale parcels would be subject 
to valid existing rights including the federal reservations and third 
party rights shown on the Land Sale Matrix. A description of these 
reservations and third party rights is provided below:
    Federal Reservations: Patents, when and if issued, will contain 
mineral reservations to the United States for the minerals indicated in 
the Land Sale Matrix. This may include leasable minerals (C-1) and/or 
sand and gravel (C-2), together with the right to prospect for, mine, 
and remove the minerals. A more detailed description of this 
reservation which will be incorporated in the patent document is 
available for review at the Vernal District office.
    The United States will reserve title to all cultural resources, 
including archeological, historical, and paleontological resources, 
within or from the NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\ of Section 13, T. 3 S., R. 19 
E., Salt Lake Meridian [[Page 15155]] (Sale Parcel No. 10), together 
with such right of ingress, egress, and temporary occupancy as is 
necessary to identify, inventory, monitor, preserve, protect, mitigate, 
and remove any cultural resources from the above described property. A 
more detailed description of this reservation which will be 
incorporated in the patent document is available for review at the 
Vernal District Office.
    All patents, when and if issued, will reserve a right-of-way (R/W) 
for ditches and canals constructed by the authority of the United 
States pursuant to the Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 391; 43 U.S.C. 
945).

A-5. Those rights for State Highway 149 granted to the Utah Department 
of Transportation (UDOT) under the Act of November 9, 1921 (42 Stat. 
212); R/W Grant No. U-029221.
A-8. Those rights for a 138 kV powerline granted to Western Area Power 
Administration under the Act of December 6, 1924 (43 U.S.C. 417); R/W 
Grant No. U-0144547.
A-12. Those rights for State Highway 264 granted to UDOT under the Act 
of August 27, 1958 (72 Stat. 885); R/W Grant No. U-0124784.
A-20. Those rights for a public road granted to the Bureau of Land 
Management under the Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1767); R/W 
Grant No. U-71296.

    Third Party Rights: Patents, when and if issued, will be subject to 
the following third party rights:

    Rights-of-Way:

A-1. Those rights for a buried water pipeline granted to Randy Searle 
under the Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761); R/W Grant No. U-
61947.
A-2. Those rights for a 7.2 kV powerline granted to Moon Lake Electric 
Association (MLEA) under the Act of March 4, 1911 (43 U.S.C. 961); R/W 
Grant No. U-870.
A-3. Those rights for a water well and access road granted to Maeser 
Water Company under the Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761); R/W 
Grant No. U-59120.
A-4. Those rights for a power/communication line granted to Insight 
Communications Company under the Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1761); R/W Grant No. U-018475.
A-6. Those rights for an access road granted to Wayne Wilkins under the 
Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761); R/W Grant No. U-61943.
A-7. Those rights for a 69 kV powerline granted to MLEA under the Act 
of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761); R/W Grant No. U-05579.
A-9. Those rights for a buried gas pipeline granted to Utah Gas Service 
Company under the Act of February 25, 1920 (30 U.S.C. 185); R/W Grant 
No. U-23779.
A-10. Those rights for an irrigation ditch granted to K.C. Ivers Estate 
under the Act of March 3, 1891 (43 U.S.C. 946-949); R/W Grant No. U-
036553.
A-11. Those rights for a road granted to Uintah County under the Act of 
October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761); R/W Grant No. U-71236.
A-12. Those rights for a buried water pipeline granted to Jensen Water 
District under the Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761); R/W Grant 
No. U-53937.
A-14. Those rights for a buried water pipeline and reservoir site 
granted to Ouray Park Water Improvement District under the Act of 
February 15, 1901 (43 U.S.C. 959); R/W Grant No. U-29706.
A-15. Those rights for a 7.2 kV powerline granted to MLEA under the Act 
of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761); R/W Grant No. U-49246.
A-16. Those rights for a buried water pipeline granted to Ronald Dudley 
under the Act of March 3, 1891 (43 U.S.C. 946-949); R/W Grant No. U-
31557.
A-17. Those rights for a buried water pipeline granted to Willard Wall 
under the Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761); R/W Grant No. U-
47495.
A-18. Those rights for a road granted to Dale Barratt under the Act of 
October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761); R/W Grant No. U-52134.
A-19. Those rights for a road granted to Uintah County under the Act of 
October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761); R/W Grant No. U-69125-14.
A-21. Those rights for a road granted to Uintah County under the Act of 
October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761); R/W Grant No. U-73594.

    Land Use Permits:
B-1. A land use permit issued to Chad Wilkerson for agricultural 
production under the Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1732); Permit 
No. U-65100.
B-2. A land use permit issued to Tom Murphy and Art Reichle for a 
portion of a house, swimming pool and associated outbuildings under the 
Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1732); Permit No. U-65188.
B-3. A land use permit issued to Maughan Colton for agricultural 
production under the Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1732); Permit 
No. U-63998.
B-4. A land use permit issued to Shon and Tamra Massey for agricultural 
production under the Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1732); Permit 
No. U-71239.

    Water Rights: Those water rights acquired by Rondle Rogers from the 
State of Utah affecting Sale Parcel #39. The water right granted to Mr. 
Rogers is for irrigation and stockwatering use.
    Oil & Gas Leases: Those rights granted to the holders of oil and 
gas leases issued pursuant to the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 
437; 30 U.S.C. 181, as amended).
    Grazing Permits: The authorization of existing grazing permittees 
to graze their livestock on public lands encumbered by such permits 
would expire two years from the date of publication of the Notice of 
Realty Action in the Federal Register, unless the permittees choose to 
waive their grazing privileges earlier.
    Flood Plain Covenant: Conveyance of these lands by the Secretary of 
the Interior shall not exempt the patent holder or subsequent owners of 
title from compliance with applicable Federal or State law and 
compliance with State or local land use plans, including floodplain 
management restrictions.

DATES: For a period of 45 days from the publication date of this notice 
in the Federal Register, interested parties may submit comments 
concerning the proposed public land sale to the Vernal District 
Manager.

ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning the proposed public land sale 
should be sent to the Bureau of Land Management, Vernal District 
Office, 170 South 500 East, Vernal, Utah 84078.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information concerning the 
land sale, including relevant planning and environmental documentation, 
may be obtained from the Vernal District Office at the above address. 
Telephone calls may be directed to Peter A. Kempenich at (801) 781-
4432.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments must refer to specific sale parcel 
numbers. Adverse comments received on specific sale parcels will not 
affect the sale of any other parcels. Objections will be reviewed by 
the State Director who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty 
action. In the absence of any objections, this proposal will become the 
final determination of the Department of the Interior.
    Publication of this notice in the Federal Register will segregate 
the public lands from appropriation under the public land laws, 
including the mining laws, pending disposition of this action, or 270 
days from the date of publication of this notice, whichever 
[[Page 15156]] occurs first, and terminates in its entirety the notice 
published in the Federal Register on January 14, 1994, in Vol. 59, No. 
10, Pages 2433 through 2435 under serial number UTU-65199.
    The BLM may accept or reject any offer to purchase or withdraw any 
of the sale parcels at any time, if, in the opinion of the authorized 
officer, consummation of the sale would not be in the interest of the 
United States.

    Dated: March 13, 1995.
Paul Andrews,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 95-6694 Filed 3-21-95; 8:45 am]
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