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The area described contains 50 acres in 

Lawrence County. 

The purpose of the proposed 

withdrawal is to protect the recreational 

uses and improvements within this 

portion of the Steamboat Rock Picnic 

Grounds. 

The use of a right-of-way or 

cooperative agreement would not 

provide adequate protection of the 

Federal investment in improvements 

and current uses in this area due to the 

broad scope and nondiscretionary 

nature of the general mining laws. 

No alternative sites are feasible due to 

the specific uses and improvements 

already in place. 

No water will be needed to fulfill the 

purpose of the requested withdrawal. 

For a period of 90 days from the date 

of publication of this notice, all persons 

who wish to submit comments, 

suggestions, or objections in connection 

with the proposed withdrawal may 

present their views in writing to the 

Forest Supervisor, Black Hills National 

Forest, P.O. Box 948, Glenwood Springs, 

Colorado 81602. 

Records related to the application, as 

well as comments, including names and 

street addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the Forest 

Supervisor’s Office, Black Hills National 

Forest, P.O. Box 948, 900 Grand 

Avenue, Glenwood Springs, Colorado 

81602, 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 

withhold your name or address from 

public review or from disclosure under 

the Freedom of Information Act, you 

must state this prominently at the 

beginning of your comments. Such 

requests will be honored to the extent 

allowed by law. All submissions from 

organizations or businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organization or businesses, will be made 

available for public inspection in their 

entirety. 

Notice is hereby given that an 

opportunity for a public meeting is 

afforded in connection with the 

proposed withdrawal. All interested 

persons who desire a public meeting for 

the purpose of being heard on the 

proposed withdrawal must submit a 

written request to the Forest 

Supervisor’s Office within 90 days from 

the date of publication of this notice. 

Upon determination by the authorized 

officer that a public meeting will be 

held, a notice of the time and place will 

be published in the Federal Register 

and in at least one local newspaper no 

less than 30 days before the scheduled 

date of the meeting. 

For a period of 2 years from the date 

of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register, the land will be 

segregated from location or entry under 

the United States mining laws, unless 

the application is denied or canceled or 

the withdrawal is approved prior to that 

date. The land will remain open to other 

uses within the statutory authority 

pertinent to National Forest System 

lands and subject to discretionary 

approval. 

The application will be processed in 

accordance with the regulations set 

forth in 43 CFR 2300. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3–1(b)) 

Cynthia Staszak, 

Chief, Branch of Land Resources. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22608 Filed 9–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNMF01000.L143000000.EU0000; NMNM 

122597] 

Notice of Realty Action: Competitive 

Sale of Public Land Near Aztec in San 

Juan County, NM 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of realty action. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) proposes to offer, by 

competitive sale, one parcel of land 

totaling 73.75 acres within the Aztec 

city limits in San Juan County, New 

Mexico. The sale will be subject to the 

applicable provisions of Section 203 of 

the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), 

respectively, and BLM land sale 

regulations. The purpose of the sale is 

to dispose of lands which are difficult 

and uneconomic to manage. The sales 

will be conducted as a competitive bid 

auction in which interested bidders 

must submit written sealed bids equal to 

or greater than the appraised fair market 

value of the land. Bidders who submit 

written sealed bids will have the 

opportunity to increase their bids in a 

silent auction to be held after the BLM 

opens all written sealed bids. 

DATES: Comments regarding the 

proposed sale must be received by the 

BLM on or before October 25, 2010. 

Sealed bids must be received no later 

than 3 p.m., Mountain Time on 

November 15, 2010. The BLM will open 

the sealed bids and allow supplemental 

bidding in a silent auction on November 

15, 2010, which will be the sale date. 

Other deadline dates for payment are 

specified in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

concerning the proposed sale should be 

sent to the Field Manager, BLM 

Farmington Field Office, 1235 La Plata 

Highway, Suite A, Farmington, New 

Mexico 87401. Sealed bids must also be 

submitted to this address. Supplemental 

bidding in the silent auction will be 

conducted at this address. Additional 

information including bid forms, times, 

and bidding procedures will be 

available in an Invitation for Bids 

available from the Farmington Field 

Office. More detailed information 

regarding the proposed sale and the 

land involved, including maps and 

current appraisal, may be reviewed 

during normal business hours between 

7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the 

Farmington Field Office at the above 

address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Albert M. Gonzales, Realty Specialist, 

(505) 599–6334 or via e-mail at 

Albert_Gonzales@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following public land is proposed for 

competitive sale in accordance with 

Section 203 of FLPMA (43 U.S.C. 1713): 

New Mexico Principal Meridian 

T. 30 N., R. 11 W., 

Sec. 17, SWSE†SE†, SWNWSE†SE†, and 

NWNE†SE†SE†; 

Sec. 20, lot 1. 

The area described contains 73.75 acres, 

more or less, in San Juan County. 

The public land has been identified as 

suitable for disposal in the BLM’s 

September 29, 2003, Farmington 

Resource Management Plan, as 

amended, and is not needed for any 

Federal purpose. The sale is consistent 

with current BLM planning for this area 

and would be in the public interest. The 

land meets the criteria for sale under 43 

CFR 2710.0–3(a)(3), because its location 

and other characteristics make it 

difficult and uneconomic to manage as 

part of the public lands and is not 

suitable for management by another 

Federal department or agency. The land 

is intermingled with private land. This 

land contains no other known public 


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values. The land has not been identified 

for transfer to the State or any other 

local government or nonprofit 

organization. The land is adjacent to 

commercially developed private land 

and is suitable for similar uses. The 

parcel will be offered through 

competitive sale procedures pursuant to 

43 CFR 2711.3–1. 

On September 10, 2010, the above 

described land will be segregated from 

appropriation under the public land 

laws, including the mining laws, except 

the sale provisions of the FLPMA. Until 

completion of the sale, or termination of 

the segregation, the BLM will no longer 

accept land use applications affecting 

the identified public land, except 

applications 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. The 

segregation will terminate upon 

issuance of a patent, publication in the 

Federal Register of a termination of the 

segregation, or September 10, 2012, 

whichever occurs first, unless extended 

by the BLM State Director in accordance 

with 43 CFR 2711.1–2 (d) prior to the 

termination dates. The land will not be 

sold until at least 60 days after the date 

of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register. In the event of a sale, 

conveyance will be made of surface 

interest only; the BLM intends to retain 

all mineral rights. Any patent issued 

will contain the following reservations, 

covenants, terms and conditions: 

1. All minerals, including coal, will 

be reserved to the United States with the 

right to prospect for or mine, and 

remove the minerals; 

2. The land will be conveyed with a 

reservation of 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); 

3. The land will also be conveyed 

subject to the following valid existing 

rights: 

(a) Oil and Gas Lease NMSF 078402 

and NMSF 078402A leased to 

Burlington Resources Oil and Gas 

Company; 

(b) Right-of-Way Grant NMNM 92866 

and NMNM 109478 for road purposes, 

granted to Burlington Resources Oil and 

Gas Company; 

(c) Right-of-Way Grant NMNM 28540 

for water pipeline, granted to Southside 

Water Users; 

(d) Right-of-Way Grant NMNM 68504, 

NMNM 011405, and NMNM 68504, for 

gas pipeline purposes, granted to 

Enterprise Field Services, LLC; 

(e) Right-of-Way Grant NMNM 80795 

for electrical power line purposes, 

granted to the City of Farmington; 

(f) Right-of-Way Grants NMNM 

107746, NMNM 112113, NMNM 

010871, and NMNM 013690 for gas 

pipeline purposes, granted to Enterprise 

Field Services; 

(g) Oil and Gas Communitization 

Agreements NMNM 73491, NMNM 

87127, NMNM 104908, NMNM 104910, 

and NMNM 108260, Burlington 

Resources Oil and Gas Company; and 

(h) Oil and Gas Communitization 

Agreements NMNM 73723 and NMNM 

112525, Operator, Roddy Production 

Company, LLC. 

The right-of-way holders will have the 

option of conversion to easement 

opportunities. The land conveyance will 

be subject to the above modifications. 

4. No warranty of any kind, express or 

implied, is given by the United States as 

to the title, physical condition, or 

potential uses of the lands proposed for 

sale; and the conveyance of any parcel 

will not be on a contingency basis. To 

the extent required by law, all such 

parcels are subject to the requirements 

of Section 120(h) of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

(CERCLA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 

9620(h)). 

5. An appropriate indemnification 

clause protecting the United States from 

claims arising out of the purchaser’s 

use, occupancy, or operations on the 

patented lands. Interested bidders are 

advised to obtain an Invitation Form 

Bids (IFB) from the BLM Farmington 

Field Office at the address above or by 

calling (505) 599–8900. Interested 

bidders must follow the instructions in 

the IFB to participate in the bidding 

process. Sealed bids must be for not less 

than the federally approved fair market 

value. Each sealed bid must include a 

certified check, money order, bank draft, 

or cashier’s check made payable in U.S. 

dollars to the order of the Bureau of 

Land Management, for 10 percent of the 

amount of the bid. Bidders who have 

properly submitted sealed bids will 

have the opportunity to submit 

supplemental written bids in a silent 

auction at the BLM Farmington Field 

Office on November 15, 2010. Interested 

bidders wishing to submit a 

supplemental bid for a parcel must have 

properly submitted a sealed bid for the 

parcel and be present at the silent 

auction. The first supplemental bid for 

the parcel in the silent auction must be 

at least $2,000 more than the highest 

sealed bid accepted by the BLM and 

each subsequent supplemental bid must 

be at least $2,000 more than the 

previous bid. The BLM reserves the 

right to increase the required bid 

increment at any time. The highest 

supplemental bid submitted during the 

silent auction will be declared the high 

bid and the high bidder must 

immediately submit an additional 

payment to the BLM which, when 

added to the bid deposit submitted with 

the bidders sealed bid, equals at least 20 

percent of the amount of the bid. If no 

supplemental bids are submitted for the 

parcel during the silent auction, the 

highest sealed bid for the parcel will be 

declared the high bid and the high 

bidder will receive written notice. If no 

supplemental bids are submitted for the 

parcel during the silent auction and 

more than one sealed bid is submitted 

for the same high bid amount, the high 

bidders will be notified and allowed to 

submit additional sealed bids. The 

highest qualifying bid for any parcel 

will be declared the high bid and the 

high bidder will receive written notice. 

The remainder of the full bid price for 

the parcel must be paid within 180 

calendar days of the sale date in the 

form of a certified check, money order, 

bank draft, or cashier’s check made 

payable in U.S. dollars to the Bureau of 

Land Management. Personal checks will 

not be accepted. Failure to pay the full 

price within the 180 days will 

disqualify the apparent high bidder and 

cause the entire bid deposit to be 

forfeited to the BLM. The BLM will 

return checks submitted by 

unsuccessful bidders by U.S. mail or in 

person on the day of the sale. 

The BLM may accept or reject any or 

all offers, or withdraw the land or 

interest therein from sale, if, in the 

opinion of the BLM authorized officer, 

consummation of the sale would not be 

fully consistent with FLPMA or other 

applicable law or is determined to not 

be in the public interest. Under Federal 

law, the public lands may only be 

conveyed to U.S. citizens 18 years of age 

or older, a corporation subject to the 

laws of any State or of the United States, 

a State, State instrumentality, or 

political subdivision authorized to hold 

property, or an entity legally capable of 

conveying and holding lands under the 

laws of the State of New Mexico. 

Certification of qualifications, including 

citizenship or corporation or 

partnership, must be provided to the 

BLM prior to conveyance. 

Additional Information: If not sold, 

the lands described in this Notice of 

Realty Action may be identified for sale 

later without further legal notice and 

may be offered for sale by sealed bid, 

internet auction, or oral auction. It is the 

buyer’s responsibility to be aware of all 

applicable local government policies, 

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the subject lands, including any 

required dedication of lands for public 

uses. It is also the buyer’s responsibility 

to be aware of existing or projected uses 

of nearby properties. When conveyed 

out of Federal ownership, the land will 

be subject to any applicable reviews and 

approvals by the respective unit of local 

government for proposed future uses, 

and any review and approvals will be 

responsibility of the buyer. Any land 

lacking access from a public road or 

highway will be conveyed as such, and 

future access acquisition will be the 

responsibility of the buyer. Information 

concerning the sale including the 

reservations, sale procedures, and 

conditions, CERCLA and other 

environmental documents will be 

available for review at the BLM 

Farmington Field Office. The general 

public and interested parties may 

submit comments regarding the 

proposed sale to the attention of the 

BLM Farmington Field Manager on or 

before October 25, 2010. Any adverse 

comments regarding the proposed sale 

will be reviewed by the BLM New 

Mexico 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. Before including your address, 

phone number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware 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 your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1–2. 

William Merhege, 

Acting Deputy State Director, Resources. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22612 Filed 9–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–VB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNMF0100 L5874000.EU, LXSS041G0000; 

NMNM 121548] 

Notice of Realty Action: Modified 

Competitive Sealed Bid Sale of Public 

Lands in Rio Arriba County, NM 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of realty action. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) proposes to offer, by 

modified competitive sealed bid sale, 

one parcel of land totaling 

approximately 160 acres in Lindrith, 

New Mexico. The sale parcel will be 

subject to the applicable provisions of 

the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976. The land is 

not needed for any Federal purpose and 

would be sold for not less than Fair 

Market Value (FMV), currently 

appraised to be $96,000. 

DATES: Comments regarding the 

proposed sale or the Environmental 

Assessment (EA) will be accepted until 

October 25, 2010. Sealed bids for the 

sale must be post-marked and received 

by the BLM no later than 4:30 p.m., 

Mountain Standard Time (MST), on 

November 8, 2010 at the BLM 

Farmington Field Office. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

sealed bids should be mailed to the 

BLM Field Manager, Farmington Field 

Office, 1235 La Plata Highway, Suite A, 

Farmington, New Mexico 87401. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Albert Gonzales, e-mail: 

Albert_Gonzales@blm.gov or by phone 

at (505) 599–6334. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following land is located northeast of 

Cuba in Lindrith, New Mexico, and is 

described as: 

New Mexico Principal Meridian 

T. 26 N., R. 2 W., 

sec. 17, NE1⁄4. 

The area described contains 160 acres, 

more or less, in Rio Arriba County. 

The sale is in conformance with the 

BLM Farmington Resource Management 

Plan (RMP) approved on October 5, 

1998. The BLM has determined that the 

proposed action conforms to the land 

use plan decision, LD–1, in the RMP. 

The use of the modified competitive 

sale method for this sale is consistent 

with 43 CFR 2711.3–2(a)(1)(i). 

To participate in this modified 

competitive sale, each bidder, including 

the designated bidders, must submit a 

$20,000 bid guarantee deposited by a 

certified check, postal money order, 

bank draft, or cashier’s check made 

payable to the Bureau of Land 

Management. Sealed bids for this sale 

must be accompanied by 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 percent of the 

total bid amount. The bid guarantee and 

sealed bid amounts may be submitted in 

one form of deposit but must be 

specified. Personal checks will not be 

accepted. Sealed bid envelopes must be 

clearly marked on the front lower left 

corner with ‘‘SEALED BID BLM LAND 

SALE,’’ November 9, 2010, and the 

identification number of the parcel 

‘‘BLM SERIAL NUMBER NM–121548.’’ 

The bid envelope must also contain the 

completed BLM Certificate of Eligibility 

form, stating the name, mailing address, 

and phone number of the entity/person 

making the bid. 

Sealed bids will be opened and 

recorded to determine the high bidder 

on November 9, 2010, at 10 a.m. MST, 

at the BLM Farmington Field Office. 

The highest qualifying bidder among the 

qualified bids received for the sale will 

be declared. This modified competitive 

sale allows the designated bidders the 

right to meet the high bid. 

The designated bidders or their 

authorized representative must be 

present at the bid opening on November 

9, 2010 at 10 a.m. MST. Should the 

designated bidders appoint a 

representative for this sale, they must 

submit, in writing, a notarized 

document identifying the level of 

capacity given to their authorized 

representative. This document must be 

signed by both parties. The designated 

bidders or their authorized 

representative will have the opportunity 

to meet and accept the high bid as the 

purchase price of the parcel or to refuse 

that offer. Should the designated 

bidders or their authorized 

representative refuse the offer, the high 

bid received through sealed bid will be 

declared the successful bid in 

accordance with regulations at 43 CFR 

2711.3–2(c). Acceptance or rejection of 

any offer to purchase the parcel will be 

in accordance with the procedures set 

forth in 43 CFR 2711.3–1 (f) and (g) of 

this subpart. 

All funds submitted with sealed bids 

will be returned to the unsuccessful 

bidders upon presentation of photo 

identification. The successful bidder 

may elect a refund of their $20,000 bid 

guarantee or apply the bid guarantee 

along with the required 20 percent bid 

deposit toward the purchase price. 

Failure to submit the bid deposit 

following a successful bid will result in 

forfeiture of the bid guarantee under 43 

CFR 2711.3–1(d). 

The successful bidder will be allowed 

180 days from the date of the sale to 

submit the remainder of the full bid 

price in the form of a certified check, 

postal money order, bank draft, or 

cashier’s check made payable to the 

Bureau of Land Management. Personal 

checks will not be accepted. 

Arrangements for electronic fund 

transfer to the BLM for the payment of 

the balance due on or before 180 days 

from the date of the sale, shall be made 

a minimum of 2 weeks prior to the 

payment date. Failure to submit the full 

bid price before the end of the 180th day 


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