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[Federal Register: August 6, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 150)]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES-030-1430-EU; WIES-054896]

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Notice of Realty Action: Competitive Sale of Public Land in=20
Langlade County, WI

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: A 1.18 acre parcel of public land located in Langlade County,=20
Wisconsin, is being considered for sale under the provisions of the=20
Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA). The Bureau of Land=20
Management (BLM) proposes to sell the land utilizing competitive sale=20
procedures at no less than the appraised fair market value.

DATES: Comments regarding the proposed sale must be received by the=20
Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States (BLM-ES) on or before=20
September 20, 2007. The BLM-ES will accept sealed bids for the offered=20
land from qualified bidders not later than 4:30 p.m. CDT on October 5,=20
2007.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the proposed sale, as well as sealed=20
bids, should be addressed to Timothy O'Brien, Acting Field Manager,=20
Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States, Milwaukee Field Office, 626=20
East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 200, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-4617.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding the competitive=20
sale instructions, procedures, documents, maps, and materials to submit=20
a bid can be obtained by contacting Carol Grundman, Realty Specialist,=20
at the above address, by phone at 414-297-4447, or by e-mail at 
carol_grundman@es.blm.gov.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land has been=20
examined and found suitable for sale under the provisions of Sections=20
203 and 209 of the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 (90 Stat.=20
2750, 43 U.S.C. 1713 and 1719) and implementing regulations at 43 CFR=20
2710 and 2720:

Fourth Principal Meridian

T. 33 N., R. 10 E.; Sec. 25, lot 17.

    The area described contains 1.18 acres in Langlade County.

    The BLM Wisconsin Resource Management Plan Amendment dated 2001=20
identified this parcel of land as suitable for disposal. The purpose of=20
the sale is to dispose of land which is difficult and uneconomic to=20
manage as part of the public lands. The parcel has no legal access via=20
a public road. There are no encumbrances reported on the records=20
maintained by the BLM-ES, Milwaukee Field Office.
    The land is being offered for sale using competitive bidding=20
procedures pursuant to 43 CFR 2711.3-1. Interested bidders must submit=20
sealed bids to the BLM-ES, Milwaukee Field Office (address stated=20
above), not later than 4:30 p.m. CDT, on October 5, 2007. Sealed bid=20
envelopes must be clearly marked on the front lower left-hand corner=20
with ``SEALED BID BLM LAND SALE WI, WIES-054896, October 5, 2007. The=20
bid envelope must also contain a signed statement showing the total=20
amount of the bid and the name, mailing address, and phone number of=20
the entity making the bid.
    Sealed bids will be opened to determine the high bid at 10 a.m.=20
CDT, October 9, 2007 at the BLM-ES, Milwaukee Field Office (address=20
stated above). The highest qualifying bid will be declared the high bid=20
and the high bidder will receive written notice. Bidders submitting=20
matching high bid amounts for the parcel will be provided an=20
opportunity to submit a supplemental sealed bid. The BLM will return=20
checks submitted by unsuccessful bidders by U.S. mail.
    Bids must be for not less than the federally appraised fair market=20
value determination of the land. The appraised fair market value will=20
be made available 30 days prior to the sealed bid closing date at the=20
BLM-ES, Milwaukee Field Office (address stated above). Each sealed bid=20
must be accompanied by a certified check, postal money order, bank=20
draft, or cashier's check made payable to the Bureau of Land Management=20
for an amount not less than 20 percent of the total amount of the bid.=20
Personal checks will not be accepted.
    The successful bidder will be allowed 180 days from the date of=20
sale to submit the remainder of the full bid price in the form of a=20
certified check, money order, bank draft, or cashier's check made

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payable to the Bureau of Land Management. Personal checks will not be=20
accepted. Failure to submit the full bid price prior to but not=20
including the 180th day following the day of the sale, will result in=20
the forfeiture of the bid deposit to the BLM, and the parcel will be=20
offered to the second highest qualifying bidder at their original bid.=20
If there are no acceptable bids, the parcel may remain available for=20
sale on a continuing basis in accordance with the competitive sale=20
procedures described in 43 CFR 2711.3-1 without further legal notice.=20
Bids submitted to the BLM will be opened on the first Friday of each=20
month following the initial date of sale at 10 a.m. CDT, in the BLM-ES,=20
Milwaukee Field Office, until the parcel is sold or the offer is=20
cancelled.
    Federal law requires that bidders must be (1) United States=20
citizens 18 years of age or older, (2) a corporation subject to the=20
laws of any State or of the United States, (3) an entity including, but=20
not limited to associations or partnerships capable of acquiring and=20
owning real property, or interests therein, under the laws of the State=20
of Wisconsin, or (4) a State, State instrumentality, or political=20
subdivision authorized to hold real property.
    The Federal mineral interests underlying this parcel have no known=20
mineral value and will be conveyed with the sale of the parcel. A=20
sealed bid for the above described parcel constitutes an application=20
for conveyance of those mineral interests. In addition to the full=20
purchase price, a successful bidder must pay a separate nonrefundable=20
filing fee of $50 for the mineral interests to be conveyed=20
simultaneously with the sale of the land.
    Segregation: Publication of this Notice in the Federal Register=20
segregates the subject land from appropriation under the pubic land=20
laws, except sale under the provisions of the Federal Land Policy and=20
Management Act of 1976. The segregation will terminate upon issuance of=20
patent, upon publication in the Federal Register of a termination of=20
the segregation, or on August 6, 2009 unless extended by the BLM State=20
Director in accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1-2(d) prior to the termination=20
date.
    Terms and Conditions of Sale: Upon successful completion of the=20
sale, the patent issued would contain the following reservations,=20
covenants, terms and conditions:
    1. The parcel is subject to valid existing rights.
    2. Pursuant to the requirements established by Section 120 (h) of=20
the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act=20
(CERCLA), [42 U.S.C. 9620(h)], as amended by the Superfund Amendments=20
and Reauthorization Act of 1988, (100 Stat. 1670), notice is hereby=20
given that the above-described lands have been examined and no evidence=20
was found to indicate that any hazardous substances has been stored for=20
one year or more, nor had any hazardous substances been disposed of or=20
released on the subject property.
    3. The purchaser/patentee, by accepting the patent, agrees to=20
indemnify, defend, and hold the United States harmless from any costs,=20
damages, claims, causes of action, penalties, fines, liabilities, and=20
judgments of any kind or nature arising from the past, present, and=20
future acts or omissions of the patentees, their employees, agents,=20
contractors, or lessees, or any third-party, arising out of or in=20
connection with the patentees use, occupancy, or operations on the=20
patented real property. This indemnification and hold harmless=20
agreement includes, but is not limited to, acts and omissions of the=20
patentees and their employees, agents, contractors, or lessees, or any=20
third party, arising out or in connection with the use and/or occupancy=20
of the patented real property which has already resulted or does=20
hereafter result in: (1) Violations of Federal, state, and local laws=20
and regulations that are now, or may in the future become applicable to=20
the real property; (2) Judgments, claims or demands of any kind=20
assessed against the United States; (3) Costs, expenses, or damage of=20
any kind incurred by the United States; (4) Releases or threatened=20
releases of solid or hazardous waste(s) and/or hazardous substances, as=20
defined by Federal or State environmental laws, off, on, into or under=20
land, property and other interests of the United States; (5) Activities=20
by which solids or hazardous substances or waste, as defined by Federal=20
and State environmental laws are generated, released, stored, used or=20
otherwise disposed of on the patented real property, and any cleanup=20
response, remedial action or other actions related in any manner to=20
said solid or hazardous substances or wastes; or (6) Natural resource=20
damages as defined by Federal and state law. This covenant shall be=20
construed as running with the parcel of land patented or otherwise=20
conveyed by the United States, and may be enforced by the United States=20
in a court of competent jurisdiction.
    No warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, is given by the=20
United States as to the title, physical condition or potential uses of=20
the land proposed for sale, and the conveyance will not be on a=20
contingency basis. It is the buyer's responsibility to be aware of all=20
applicable local government policies and regulations that may affect=20
the subject land or its future uses. It is also the buyer's=20
responsibility to be aware of existing or prospective uses of nearby=20
properties. Any land lacking access from a public road or highway will=20
be conveyed as such, and future access acquisition will be the=20
responsibility of the buyer.
    For a period until September 20, 2007 interested parties and the=20
general public may submit in writing any comments concerning the land=20
being considered for sale, including notification of any encumbrances=20
or other claims relating to the identified land, to Timothy O'Brien,=20
Acting Field Manager, BLM-ES, Milwaukee Field Office (address stated=20
above). Comments transmitted via e-mail or facsimile will not be=20
considered. Comments will be available for public review at the BLM-ES,=20
Milwaukee Field Office during regular business hours, except Federal=20
holidays. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address,=20
or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should=20
be aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying=20
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can=20
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying=20
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be=20
able to do so.
    Timely received adverse comments will be reviewed by the State=20
Director, Eastern States, Bureau of Land Management who may sustain,=20
vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence of timely adverse=20
comments, this realty action will become the final determination of the=20
Department of the Interior.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1-2)

Timothy P. O'Brien,
Acting Field Manager, Milwaukee Field Office.
 [FR Doc. E7-15223 Filed 8-3-07; 8:45 am]

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