60862 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 195 / Wednesday, October 8, 2014 / Notices 

Dated: October 2, 2014. 

W. Craig Fugate, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2014–23933 Filed 10–7–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–23–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLORS00300;L63100000.EU0000.14XL;

HAG–14–0142] 

Notice of Realty Action: Modified 

Competitive Sale of Public Lands in 

Polk County, Oregon (OR 68032) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) proposes to offer 

eight tracts of public land totaling 77.35 

acres through modified competitive sale 

procedures to assure equitable 

distribution among purchasers of land 

and to recognize equitable 

considerations. The eight tracts of lands 

will be sold to the adjacent landowners 

for the appraised fair market and timber 

value of each parcel. The BLM is 

proposing to use the modified 

competitive sale procedures consistent 

with the requirements of Sections 203 

and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as 

amended, and the applicable 

regulations. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

November 24, 2014. The lands will be 

offered for sale at public auction 

beginning at 10:00 a.m. on December 8, 

2014, at the address in the ADDRESSES

section. Sealed bids must be received by 

the BLM’s Salem District Office prior to 

10:00 a.m. on December 8, 2014. Sealed 

bids will be opened and a high bidder 

will be declared at the sale. 

ADDRESSES: Mail and submit written 

comments and sealed-bids to BLM, 

Marys Peak Field Manager, Richard 

Hatfield, Salem District Office, 1717 

Fabry Road SE., Salem, OR 97306. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Phyllis E. Gregory, Realty Specialist, at 

the address above, or by telephone at 

503–375–5623. Persons who use a 

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

to contact the above listed individual 

during normal business hours. The FIRS 

is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a 

week, to leave a message or question 

with the above listed individual. You 

will receive a reply during normal 

business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following described public lands in Polk 

County, Oregon, have been examined 

and found suitable for sale under 

Sections 203 and 209 of FLPMA. The 

tracts of public land for the proposed 

sale are identified as follows: 

Willamette Meridian, Oregon 

T. 6 S., R. 7 W., 

Sec. 31, Tract 61; 

T. 7 S., R. 7 W., 

Sec. 6, Tract 38. 

The area described contains 40.21 

acres. These two tracts of public land 

will be sold as one unit. The appraised 

fair market value of the land is $56,294, 

and the timber value is $66,591 totaling 

$122,885.00. 

T. 6 S., R. 7 W., 

Sec. 33, Tract 63. 

The area described contains 16.24 

acres. The appraised fair market value of 

the land is $22,736 and the timber value 

is $18,130 totaling $40,866.00. 

T. 6 S., R. 7 W., 

Sec. 33, Tract 64. 

The area described contains 10.44 

acres. The appraised fair market value of 

the land is 14,616 and the timber value 

is $5,654 totaling $20,270.00. 

T. 6 S., R. 7 W., 

Sec. 28, Tract 65. 

The area described contains 5.60 

acres. The appraised fair market value of 

the land is $7,840 and the timber value 

is $5,654 totaling $13,494.00. 

T. 6 S., R. 7 W., 

Sec. 21, Tract 66. 

The area described contains 2.38 

acres. The appraised fair market value of 

the land is $3,332 and the timber value 

is $2,087 totaling $5,419.00. 

T. 6 S., R. 7 W., 

Sec. 21, Tract 67. 

The area described contains 1.19 

acres. The appraised fair market value of 

the land is $1,666 and the timber value 

is $14,784 totaling $16,450.00. 

T. 6 S., R. 7 W., 

Sec. 16, Tract 68. 

The area described contains 1.29 

acres. The appraised fair market value of 

the land is $1,806 and the timber value 

is $810 totaling $2,616.00. 

The overall property value of the land 

and the timber is $222,000. 

These tracts of public lands meet the 

disposal criteria consistent with Section 

203 of FLPMA and are in conformance 

with the BLM, Salem District Office, 

Resource Management Plan and Record 

of Decision approved May 1995. 

These tracts of public lands were 

created by a survey error made in the 

mid-1800s, which mislaid the 

southeastern corner of the Confederated 

Tribes of the Grand Ronde Reservation 

inside the original and correct corner. 

The Grand Ronde Reservation Act of 

April 28, 1904 was passed to sell the 

unalloted lands within the Tribe’s 

Reservation. These unalloted lands were 

sold along the incorrect boundary, 

leaving a small strip of land running 

west and north from the incorrect corner 

that was not purchased and eventually 

came under the BLM’s administration. 

In the 1990s, this error was discovered 

and the lands were re-surveyed. This 

strip became known as the ‘‘Thompson 

Strip’’. Because of the survey error, 

several private companies innocently 

believed they were the owners of record. 

This resulted in the unauthorized 

cutting and removal of forest products 

from these tracts of public lands. These 

public lands are difficult to access, 

manage, and are surrounded by private 

lands. 

The proposed tracts of land will be 

offered for sale at public auction using 

modified competitive bidding 

procedures authorized under 43 CFR 

2711.3–2. Public lands offered for sale 

utilizing modified competitive sale 

bidding procedures when the 

authorized officer determines it is 

necessary in order to assure equitable 

distribution of land among purchasers. 

Bidding for these tracts will be 

restricted to the following adjacent 

landowners: Nestucca Forests, LLC; 

Hampton Resources, Inc.; and Little 

John Resources, LLC. 

The lands will be offered for sale at 

public auction beginning at 10:00 a.m. 

on December 8, 2014, at the address in 

the ADDRESSES section. Sale will be by 

sealed bid only. All sealed bids must be 

received by the BLM’s Salem District 

Office prior to 10:00 a.m. on December 

8, 2014. Bid envelopes must be marked 

on the lower left front corner, ‘‘Sale OR 

68032’’. Bids for individual tracts must 

be for not less than the appraised fair 

market and timber value specified in 

this notice. Sealed bids must include an 

amount not less than 10 percent of the 

total amount bid and shall be by 

certified check, postal money order, 

bank draft, or cashier’s check made 

payable to the ‘‘Department of the 

Interior-Bureau of Land Management.’’ 

The BLM will not accept personal or 

company checks. 

Under modified competitive sale 

procedures, the sealed bids will be 

opened and a high bidder will be 

declared at the sale. Notification by mail 

will be provided to the high bidder and 

the other designated bidders. In the case 


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of a tie of bids submitted by interested 

designated bidders, the tied interested 

designated bidders will be given an 

opportunity to submit a written 

agreement as to the division of land, or 

an additional sealed bid, meeting the 

above-stated requirements, within 30 

days of written notification of eligibility. 

The successful bidder will be given 180 

days from the date of the sale to submit 

the remainder of the full purchase price. 

If any of the subject tracts are not sold 

on December 8, 2014, the tract will be 

re-offered on a continuing basis in 

accordance with the competitive sale 

procedures described in 43 CFR 2711.3– 

1. Sealed bids prepared and submitted 

in the manner described above will be 

accepted from any qualified bidder. 

Bids will be opened at 10:00 a.m., on 

the 7th day of each month thereafter, for 

60 days, until a high bidder is declared. 

Federal law requires that public land 

may be sold only to either (1) citizens 

of the United States, 18 years of age or 

over; (2) corporations subject to the laws 

of any State or of the United States; (3) 

a State, State instrumentality or political 

subdivision authorized to hold property; 

(4) an entity legally capable of 

conveying and holding lands or 

interests therein under the laws of the 

State within which the lands to be 

conveyed are located. Certifications and 

evidence to this effect will be required 

of the purchaser prior to issuance of a 

patent. 

The following rights, reservations, 

and conditions will be included in the 

patent conveying the land: 

1. A right-of-way is reserved for 

ditches and canals constructed by 

authority of the United States under the 

Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 291; 43 

U.S.C. 945). 

2. The tracts are subject to all valid 

existing rights and reservations of 

record. 

3. An appropriate indemnification 

clause protecting the United States from 

claims arising out of the lessees/

patentee’s use, occupancy, or 

occupations on the leased/patented 

lands. 

Pursuant to the requirements 

established by Section 120(h) of the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act, 42 U.S.C. 9620 (h) (CERCLA), as 

amended, notice is hereby given that the 

lands have been examined and no 

evidence was found to indicate that any 

hazardous substances have been stored 

for 1 year or more, nor had any 

hazardous substances been disposed of 

or released on the subject property. 

No representation, warranty, or 

covenant of any kind, express or 

implied, is given or made by the United 

States as to access to or from any parcel 

of land, the title, whether or to what 

extent the land may be developed, its 

physical condition, present or potential 

uses, or any other circumstance or 

condition. 

All persons, other than the successful 

bidders, claiming to own unauthorized 

improvements on the land are allowed 

60 days from the date of sale to remove 

the improvements. 

A successful bid for each tract will 

constitute an application for conveyance 

of the mineral estate in accordance with 

Section 209 of the FLPMA (43 U.S.C. 

1719). Those mineral interests will be 

conveyed simultaneously with the sale 

of the land, and have been determined 

by BLM to have no known mineral 

value. At the closing, the purchaser will 

pay to the BLM a non-refundable fee of 

$50.00 in accordance with 43 CFR 

2720.1–2(c). 

On October 8, 2014, the abovedescribed lands will be segregated from 

appropriation under the public land 

laws, including the mining laws, except 

from the sale provisions of FLPMA. 

Until completion of the sale, the BLM is 

no longer accepting land use 

applications affecting the identified 

public lands, except applications for the 

amendment of previously filed right-ofway applications or existing 

authorizations to increase the term of 

the grants in accordance with 43 CFR 

2807.15 and 2886.15. The segregative 

effect will terminate upon issuance of a 

patent, publication in the Federal 

Register of a termination of the 

segregation, or October 8, 2016, unless 

extended by the BLM State Director in 

accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1–2(d) 

prior to the termination date. 

Public Comments: On or before 

November 24, 2014, any person may 

submit written comments regarding the 

proposed sale to the address in the 

ADDRESSES section above. Comments 

received in electronic form such as 

email or facsimile will not be 

considered. Before including your 

address, phone number, email address, 

or other personal identifying 

information, you should be aware that 

your entire comment, including any 

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. 

Detailed information about this 

modified competitive land sale, 

including the appraisal, the 

Environmental Assessment, and the 

Decision, is available at the Salem 

District Office during business hours. 

Any comments regarding the 

proposed sale will be reviewed by the 

BLM Oregon 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. 

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1713 and 1719; 43 

CFR 2711.1–2(c). 

Richard Hatfield, 

Marys Peak Resource Area Field Manager. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–NER–ACAD–16166; PPNEACADSO, 

PPMPSPDIZ.YM0000] 

Request for Nominations for the 

Acadia National Park Advisory 

Commission 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Request for 

Nominations. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service, 

U.S. Department of the Interior, is 

seeking nominations for members at 

large to the Acadia National Park 

Advisory Commission (Commission). 

The purpose of the Commission is to 

advise the Secretary of the Interior 

(Secretary) and the National Park 

Service (NPS) on matters relating to 

management and development of 

Acadia National Park. 

DATES: Written nominations must be 

postmarked by November 7, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Send nominations to David 

Manski, Acting Deputy Superintendent, 

Acadia National Park, P.O. Box 177, Bar 

Harbor, Maine 04609, telephone (207) 

288–8701, or email david_manski@

nps.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Manski, Acting Deputy 

Superintendent, Acadia National Park, 

P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609, 

telephone (207) 288–8701, or email 

david_manski@nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Acadia National Park Advisory 

Commission was established in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) 5 U.S.C. App. 1–16; Sec. 103, 

Public Law 99–420, 100 Stat. 959; and 

Sec. 314, Public Law 110–229, 122 Stat. 

775. 


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