[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 137 (Monday, July 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44069-44071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-17854]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Notice of Realty Action; Competitive Sale of Public Lands in
Clark County, Nevada
The following lands have been designated for disposal under Public
Law 105-263, the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998
(112 Stat. 2343); they will be sold competitively in accordance with
Section 203 and Section 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2750, 43 U.S.C. 1713,1719, and 1740) at not less
than the appraised fair market value (FMV).
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Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada
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Gross
Serial No. Legal description acreage
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N-66693-00-90.................... T. 21 S., R. 60 E., sec. 10.00
17: SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\.
N-66694-00-91.................... T. 21 S., R. 60 E., sec. 5.00
18: E\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\.
N-66695-00-92.................... T. 21 S., R. 60 E., sec. 5.00
31: lot 13.
N-66696-00-93.................... T. 21 S., R. 60 E., sec. 5.00
31: E\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\.
N-66697-00-94.................... T. 22 S., R. 60 E., sec. 10.00
11: NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/
4\.
N-66698-00-95.................... T. 22 S., R. 60 E., sec. 7.50
12: SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
N-66699-00-96.................... T. 22 S., R. 60 E., sec. 2.50
12: NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\NE\1/4\.
N-66700-00-97.................... T. 22 S., R. 60 E., sec. 5.00
12: S\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/
4\NE\1/4\.
N-66701-00-98.................... T. 22 S., R. 60 E., sec. 2.50
12: SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/
4\NE\1/4\.
N-66702-00-99.................... T. 22 S., R. 60 E., sec. 7.50
12: E\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
N-66703-00-100................... T. 22 S., R. 60 E., sec. 15.00
12: SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/
4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\NE\1/4\.
N-66704-00-101................... T. 22 S., R. 60 E., sec. 5.00
12: E\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\.
N-66705-00-102................... T. 22 S., R. 61 E., sec. 10.00
7: SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/
4\.
N-66706-00-103................... T. 22 S., R. 61 E., sec. 1.25
19: lot 5.
N-66707-00-104................... T. 22 S., R. 61 E., sec. 1.25
19: lot 9.
N-66708-00-105................... T. 22 S., R. 61 E., sec. 1.25
19: lot 10.
N-66709-00-106................... T. 22 S., R. 61 E., sec. 1.25
19: lot 11.
N-66710-00-107................... T. 22 S., R. 61 E., sec. 1.25
19: lot 12.
N-66711-00-108................... T. 22 S., R. 61 E., sec. 1.33
19: lot 14.
N-66712-00-109................... T. 22 S., R. 61 E., sec. 5.00
20: lot 60.
N-66713-00-110................... T. 22 S., R. 61 E., sec. 5.00
20: lot 79.
N-66714-00-111................... T. 22 S., R. 61 E., sec. 5.00
20: lot 80.
N-66715-00-112................... T. 22 S., R. 61 E., sec. 5.00
20: lot 72.
N-66716-00-113................... T. 22 S., R. 61 E., sec. 5.00
20: lot 84.
N-66717-00-114................... T. 22 S., R. 61 E., sec. 5.00
20: lot 87.
N-66729-00-115................... T. 22 S., R. 61 E., sec. 1.25
19: lot 15.
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Upon publication of this notice and until the completion of the
sale, the BLM is no longer accepting land use applications affecting
any parcel being offered for sale. Any applications filed after this
notice for rights-of-way, permits, leases, and other uses will be
returned to the applicants with no action taken. If the land is sold,
conveyance of the locatable mineral interests will occur simultaneously
with the sale of the land. The locatable mineral interests being
offered have no known mineral value. Acceptance of a sale offer will
constitute an application for conveyance of those mineral interests.
The applicant will be required to pay a $50.00 nonrefundable filing fee
in conjunction with the final payment for processing of the conveyance
of the locatable mineral interests.
The terms and conditions applicable to the sale are as follows:
All Parcels Subject to the Following
1. All leaseable and saleable mineral deposits are reserved on land
sold; permittees, licensees, and lessees, retain the right to prospect
for, mine, and remove the minerals owned by the United States under
applicable law and any regulations that the Secretary of the Interior
may prescribe, including all necessary access and exit rights.
2. A right-of-way is reserved for ditches and canals constructed by
authority of the United States under the Act of August 30, 1890 (43
U.S.C. 945).
3. All land parcels are subject to all valid and existing rights.
Encumbrances of record are available for review during business hours,
7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Bureau of Land
Management, Las Vegas Field Office, 4765 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas,
Nevada.
4. All land parcels are subject to reservations for roads, public
utilities and flood control purposes, both existing and proposed, in
accordance with the local governing entities' Transportation Plans.
5. All purchaser's/patentees, by accepting a patent, agree to
indemnify, defend, and hold the United States harmless from any costs,
damages, claims, causes of action, penalties, fines, liabilities, and
judgements of any kind or nature arising from the past, present, and
future acts or omissions of the patentee or their employees, agents,
contractors, or lessees, or any third-party, arising out of, or in
connection with, the patentee's use, occupancy, or operations on the
patented real property. This indemnification and hold harmless
agreement includes, but is not limited to, acts and omissions of the
patentee and their employees, agents, contractors, or lessees, or any
third party, arising out of or in connection with the use and/or
occupancy of the patented real property which has already resulted or
does hereafter result in: (1) Violations of federal, state, and local
laws and regulations that are now, or may in the future become,
applicable to the real property; (2) Judgements, claims or demands of
any kind assessed against the United States; (3) Costs, expenses, or
damages of any kind incurred by the United States; (4) Other releases
or threatened releases of solid or hazardous waste(s) and/or hazardous
substances(s), as defined by federal or state environmental laws; off,
on, into or under land, property and other interests of the United
States; (5) Other activities by which solids or hazardous substances or
wastes, as defined by federal and state environmental laws are
generated, released, stored, used or otherwise disposed of on the
patented real property, and any cleanup response, remedial action, or
other actions related in any manner to said solid or hazardous
substances or wastes; or (6) Natural resource damages as defined by
federal and state law. This covenant shall be construed as running with
the patented real property and may be enforced by the United States in
a court of competent jurisdiction.
The appraisal reports for each parcel will be available for public
review at the BLM's Las Vegas Field Office on or before September 1,
2000.
Each parcel will be offered via the Internet, by sealed bid, and at
oral auction. Pre-auction bidding via the
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Internet will be conducted from September 25, 2000, through October 24,
2000. Internet bidding procedures will be available on or before
September 25, 2000 at www.auctionrp.com. All sealed bids must be
received in the BLM's Las Vegas Field Office(LVFO), 4765 Vegas Drive,
Las Vegas, NV 89108, by no later than 4:15 p.m. PST, October 30, 2000.
Sealed bid envelopes must be marked on the lower front left corner with
the parcel number and sale date. Bids must be for not less than the
appraised fair market value (FMV), with a separate bid submitted for
each parcel.
Each sealed bid and the highest written Internet bid shall be
accompanied by a certified check, money order, bank draft, or cashier's
check made payable to the Bureau of Land Management, for not less than
10 percent of the amount bid.
The bid deposit for the highest qualified written Internet bid must
be received at the Bureau of Land Management, Las Vegas Field Office,
4765 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89108 by 4:15 PST on October 27, 2000.
The highest qualified written Internet bid or sealed bid on each parcel
will determine the starting monetary point for oral bidding. If no
written Internet bids or sealed bids are received, oral bidding will
begin at the appraised FMV. The parcels will be offered for competitive
sale by oral auction beginning at 9 a.m. PDT, November 2, 2000, at the
Clark County Commission Chambers, Clark County Government Center, 500
S. Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada. Registration for oral
bidding will begin at 8 a.m. the day of sale and will continue
throughout the auction. All bidders oral are required to register.
The highest qualifying bid for any parcel, whether written
Internet, sealed, or oral, will be declared the highest bid. The
apparent high bidder, if an oral bidder, must submit the required bid
deposit immediately following the close of the sale in the form of
cash, personal check, bank draft, cashiers check, money order, or any
combination thereof, made payable to the Bureau of Land Management, for
not less than 20 percent of the amount bid.
The remainder of the full bid price, whether written Internet,
sealed or oral, must be paid within 180 calendar days of the date of
the sale. Failure to pay the full price within the 180 days will
disqualify the apparent high bidder and cause the bid deposit to be
forfeited to the BLM. Unsold parcels may be offered on the Internet
beginning November 13, 2000. Internet auction procedures will be
available at www.auctionrp.com on or before November 13, 2000. If
unsold on the Internet, parcels may be offered at future auctions
without additional legal notice.
Federal law requires that bidders must be 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, including but not limited to
associations or partnerships, capable of holding property or interests
therein under the law of the State of Nevada. Certification of
qualification, including citizenship or corporation or partnership,
must accompany the bid deposit.
In order to determine the fair market value of the subject public
lands through appraisal, certain assumptions have been made on the
attributes and limitations of the lands and potential effects of local
regulations and policies on potential future land uses. Through
publication of this notice, the Bureau of Land Management gives notice
that these assumptions may not be endorsed or approved by units of
local government. Furthermore, no warranty of any kind shall be given
or implied by the United States as to the potential uses of the lands
offered for sale; conveyance of the subject lands will not be on a
contingency basis. It is the buyers' responsibility to be aware of all
applicable local government policies and regulations that would affect
the subject lands. It is also the buyers responsibility to be aware of
existing or projected use of nearby properties. When conveyed out of
federal ownership, the lands will be subject to any applicable reviews
and approvals by the respective unit of local government for proposed
future uses, and any such reviews and approvals would be the
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.
Detailed information concerning the sale, including the
reservations, sale procedures and conditions, planning and
environmental documents, is available at the Bureau of Land Management,
Las Vegas Field Office, 4765 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89108, or by
calling (702) 647-5114. Some but not all of this information will also
available on the Internet at http://www.nv.blm.gov. Click on Southern
Nevada Public Land Management Act, then click on Land Sale Information.
For a period of 45 days from the date of publication of this notice
in the Federal Register, the general public and interested parties may
submit comments to the Field Manager, Las Vegas Field Office, 4765
Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89108. Any adverse comments will be
reviewed by the State Director, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this
realty action. In the absence of any adverse comments, this realty
action will become the final determination of the Department of the
Interior. The Bureau of Land Management may accept or reject any or all
offers, or withdraw any land or interest in the land from sale, if, in
the opinion of the authorized officer, consummation of the sale would
not be fully consistent with FLPMA or other applicable laws or is
determined not in the publics interest. Any comments received during
this process, as well as the commentors name and address, will be
available to the public in the administrative record and/or pursuant to
a Freedom of Information Act request. You may indicate for the record
that you do not wish your name and/or address made available to the
public. Any determination by the Bureau of Land Management to release
or withhold the names and/or addresses of those who comment will be
made on a case-by-case basis. A commentor's request to have their name
and/or address withheld from public release will be honored to the
extent permissible by law.
Lands will not be offered for sale until at least 60 days after the
date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Dated: June 30, 2000.
Mark T. Morse,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 00-17854 Filed 7-14-00; 8:45 am]
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