97-11307. Notice of Realty Action; California  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 84 (Thursday, May 1, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 23789-23790]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-11307]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
    
    Bureau of Land Management
    [CA-065-07-1990-02; CACA-37875]
    
    
    Notice of Realty Action; California
    
    ACTION: Notice
    
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    SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management is offering the following lands 
    in Kern County, California for direct sale.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Bureau of Land Management at 300 
    S. Richmond Road, Ridgecrest, CA 93555, ATTN: Linn Gum, Ph: 760-384-
    5450.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Land Tenure Adjustment Element 
    entitled ``Needs of Desert Communities'', the California Desert 
    Protection Plan of 1980 provides guidance allowing the Bureau of Land 
    Management to consider the special needs of desert communities by the 
    transfer of ownership of key public land parcels in and around these 
    communities. The following public lands have been found suitable for 
    sale under Section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
    1976 for non-competitive Direct Sale to the current residents, 
    structure owners and/or mining claimants. The appraisal was completed 
    in accordance with the Federal Uniform Appraisal Standards of 1992 and 
    the United States Professional Appraisal Practices of 1997.
    
    Mount Diablo Meridian, California
    
    T. 29S., R. 40E.,
        Sec. 35.
    
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                                                                 Fair Market
                        Lot No.                       Acreage       Value   
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    48............................................         1.31       $1,000
    49............................................          .96          500
    50............................................          .48          500
    53............................................          .65          500
    54............................................          .25          500
    55............................................          .11          500
    56............................................          .31          500
    57............................................          .19          500
    58............................................         8.19        4,100
    59............................................          .02          500
    60............................................          .12          500
    61............................................          .41          500
    62............................................          .23          500
    63............................................          .21          500
    64............................................          .20          500
    65............................................          .30          500
    66............................................          .38          500
    67............................................          .32          500
    68............................................          .36          500
    69............................................          .52          500
    70............................................          .48          500
    71............................................          .43          500
    72............................................          .09          500
    73............................................          .32          500
    74............................................          .22          500
    75............................................          .20          500
    76............................................          .18          500
    77............................................          .11          500
    78............................................          .33          500
    79............................................          .21          500
    80............................................          .20          500
    81............................................          .20          500
    82............................................          .55          500
    83............................................          .35          500
    84............................................          .50          500
    85............................................          .54          500
    86............................................          .38          500
    87............................................          .35          500
    88............................................          .11          500
    89............................................          .19          500
    90............................................          .23          500
    91............................................          .14          500
    92............................................           19          500
    93............................................          .04          500
    94............................................          .06          500
    95............................................          .02          500
    96............................................          .04          500
    97............................................          .23          500
    98............................................          .10          500
    99............................................          .25          500
    100...........................................          .11          500
    101...........................................         1.51        1,000
    102...........................................          .34          500
    103...........................................          .45          500
    104...........................................          .02          500
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    Sale Procedures and Requirements
    
        Direct Sale of most of the lots that are encumbered by surface 
    occupancy and use also have current mining claims encumbering the 
    subsurface estate. The Sale procedures have been specifically designed 
    to ensure that either the surface user or mining claimant has first 
    and/or second rights of acceptance, respectively. Upon the 61st day 
    following receipt of this notice, BLM will offer the lots to the 
    designated buyers.
        First Right of Acceptance: The surface occupant will have the first 
    opportunity to purchase their lot(s) from the Bureau of Land 
    Management. The purchase is for the fair market value as determined by 
    appraisal completed on April 8, 1997.
        Failure by the surface occupant to accept the offer in writing, 
    within 30 days from the date of its receipt, and to submit full payment 
    for the fair market value price of the lot(s) offered will be 
    considered a refusal of the Sale Offer. Such a refusal will result in 
    the lots(s) being offered for sale to the underlying mineral interest 
    owner (mining claimant), if one exists.
        All payments for the offered lots must be in the form of a 
    certified or Cashiers check, bank draft or money order which is made 
    payable to the U. S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land 
    Management (USDI-BLM). Payment will also be accepted via Mastercard or 
    Visa.
        Second Right of Acceptance: In the event the surface estate is not 
    purchased on the initial offering to the surface improvements owner/
    occupant of record, a second sale offer will be made to the underlying 
    mineral interest owner (mining claimant) if one exists. This offer will 
    be in accordance with the same criteria as set out above. Should the 
    Second Right of Acceptance be refused, the effected parcel(s) will be 
    held for competitive sale at a future date.
        In either case described above, a failure to accept an offered 
    parcel is described as: 1) failure to meet or accept any of the terms 
    and conditions of the sale or the encumbrances to the surface estate; 
    2) failure to pay in full the Fair Market Appraised Value; and 3) 
    failure to timely file with the Bureau of Land Management the Sale 
    Offer Acceptance form. Due to the nature of this type of Sale Offer, 
    the Bureau of Land Management will strictly adhere to the timeframes 
    for offers, no exceptions will be permitted.
    
    Terms and Conditions Applicable to the Sale Are
    
        1. The subsurface estate and all minerals, subject to valid 
    existing rights, shall be reserved to the United States, together with 
    the right to prospect for, mine and remove the minerals.
        2. A reservation for road rights-of-way will be incorporated into 
    each affected patent in conjunction with the Kern County road network.
        3. A right-of-way is reserved for ditches and canals constructed by 
    the authority of the United States under the authority of the Act of 
    August 30, 1890, 43 U.S.C. 945.
    
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        4. The patent will be subject to any rights-of-way for the purposes 
    of utilities (Electric, Telephone, Water and Cable) as they affect the 
    lots.
        5. The patent will be subject to an easement for historical access 
    for roads commonly known as Jewel, Lexington Place and Beck Road. These 
    roads will not be part of the Kern County Road inventory and network, 
    unless added at a later date by Kern County.
        The purchaser, by accepting the land patent, will indemnify the 
    United States against any current or future liability pertaining to 
    Hazardous Materials and underlying mine shafts, tunnels or adits, known 
    or unknown.
        The purchaser, by accepting the land patent, acknowledges when 
    accepted that the specific property is encumbered by mining claims 
    filed pursuant to the mining laws of the United States. The conveyance 
    of the property by a land patent is made subject to those claims and to 
    any and all rights that the holders thereof may have pursuant to the 
    laws of the United States and the State of California.
        Federal law requires that participants in a Direct Sale be citizens 
    of the United States and 18 years of age or older. Proof of Citizenship 
    must accompany the acceptance of Sale Offer. Unsold lots will be 
    offered competitively at a future date to be set by the Bureau of Land 
    Management.
    
    Grazing Issues
    
        The land sale discussed herein, involves lands inside the Cantil 
    Common Allotment. These lands are withdrawn under Section three of the 
    Taylor Grazing Act. It has been determined that the lands contribute no 
    forage for the Cantil Common Allotment and their sale will not result 
    in the loss of grazing preference for any of the permittees.
        Detailed information concerning the sale, including the 
    reservations, sale procedures and conditions, and planning and 
    environmental documents, is available at the Bureau of Land Management, 
    Ridgecrest Resource Area office, 300 S. Richmond Road, Ridgecrest, CA 
    93555.
        For a period of 45 days from the date of this Notice in the Federal 
    Register, interested parties may submit comments to the Area Manager, 
    at the above address. In the absence of timely objections, this 
    proposal shall become the final determination of the Department of the 
    Interior.
    Linn Gum,
    Acting Area Manager.
    [FR Doc. 97-11307 Filed 4-30-97; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4310-40-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
05/01/1997
Department:
Land Management Bureau
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice
Document Number:
97-11307
Pages:
23789-23790 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
CA-065-07-1990-02, CACA-37875
PDF File:
97-11307.pdf