[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 246 (Friday, December 23, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-31534]


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[Federal Register: December 23, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

[NV-930-01-1430-01 N-56905]

 

Realty Action, Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action--Modified Competitive Sale of Public 
Lands, Elko County, Nevada.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Section 203 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701, 1713), 
the BLM will offer for sale under modified sale procedures, at no less 
than fair market value, the following described contiguous parcel of 
public land which has been found suitable for disposal. The land will 
not be offered for sale until at least sixty days after the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 33 N., R. 57 E., MDM
    Sec. 2, lot 4, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\.

    Comprising 160.87 acres, more or less. The appraised fair market 
value for the above described parcel is $42,600 or $265.00 per acre.

DATES: The sale offering will be on March 1, 1995, at 10:00 a.m. at the 
Bureau of Land Management, Elko District Office, 3900 E. Idaho St., 
Elko, NV 89801.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands are being offered for public sale 
by the BLM in order to facilitate and enhance land use capability with 
an adjoining private landowner. The lands have been specifically 
identified as suitable for disposal by the Elko Resource Management 
Plan. The land is not needed for any resource program and is not 
suitable for management by the Bureau or any other Federal department 
or agency. Legal access to the parcel is available via Lower Lamoille 
Road (Elko County Road N-46527).
    As a condition of sale, in accordance with 43 CFR 4120.3-6(c), the 
current grazing permittee will be entitled to receive reasonable 
compensation from the successful bidder for the adjusted value of any 
authorized range improvements located on the subject parcel. Specific 
range improvements involved are described in Environmental Assessment 
BLM/EK/PL-94/039 prepared on behalf of the sale.
    The locatable and salable mineral estates have been determined to 
have no known value. The land is prospectively valuable for oil and 
gas. Therefore, the mineral estate, excluding oil and gas, will be 
conveyed simultaneously with the surface estate in accordance with 
Section 209(b)(1) of FLPMA. Acceptance of a sale offer will constitute 
an application for conveyance of the mineral interests. The high bidder 
will be required to submit a $50.00 nonrefundable filing fee with the 
remainder of the purchase price for conveyance of the mineral interests 
specified above. Failure to submit the nonrefundable fee for the 
mineral estate within the time frame specified by the authorized 
officer will result in cancellation of the sale.
    Sale Procedures: The land will be sold by modified competitive sale 
procedures with a preference right given to Joseph Key. The sale 
procedures will require the bidder to submit a written bid for no less 
than the fair market value. Each bid submitted will be accompanied by a 
certified check, postal money order, bank draft, or cashiers check for 
no less than 20% or 1/5 of the total amount bid for the parcels. Under 
modified competitive sale procedures, an apparent high bid will be 
declared by the BLM. The apparent high bidder and Joseph Key 
(designated bidder) will be notified. The designated bidder will have 
15 days from the date of notification to exercise the preference 
consideration to meet the high bid. Should the designated bidder fail 
to submit a bid that matches the apparent high bid within the specified 
time period, the apparent high bidder shall be declared high bidder and 
awarded the sale. The apparent high bidder must submit the remainder of 
the full bid price prior to expiration of 180 days from the date of the 
sale. The amount will be paid by certified check, postal money order, 
bank draft, or cashiers check payable to the Department of the 
Interior-BLM. Failure to meet the conditions established for this sale 
will void the sale and any money received for the sale will be 
forfeited as proceeds of the sale to the BLM.
    Sealed bids for no less than the appraised fair market value as 
determined by government appraisal will be received until February 28, 
1995, 4:30 p.m. The bid envelope must be marked on the lower left hand 
corner with BLM LAND SALE--DO NOT OPEN and SALE DATE. It is recommended 
that all mailed bids be sent via certified mail to District Manager, 
Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 831, Elko, NV 89803. The bid must 
not be for less than the appraised fair market value as specified in 
this notice. Bids will only be accepted for the entire parcel. DO NOT 
submit a bid for only a portion of the parcel. Each bid submitted will 
contain at least 20% or 1/5 of the total amount bid for the parcel. Any 
bids not conforming to the sale conditions or received after the above 
date and time will be returned to the bidders. In the event that two or 
more written high bids have been submitted in the same amount, the 
determination of which is to be considered the highest bid shall be by 
submission of new sealed bids by those bidders. In the event that no 
bids are received on the parcels, the public lands in this sale 
proposal would remain for sale, over the counter, for a period of 30 
days from date of sale. Interested parties may inquire about the parcel 
at the Bureau of Land Management, 3900 E. Idaho St., Elko, Nevada 
89801, during the office hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday. The parcel would be available for sale through sealed 
bid procedures with all conditions of the sale applying. The BLM may 
accept or reject any or all offers or withdraw any land or interest in 
land for sale, if, in the opinion of the authorized officer, 
consummation of the sale would not be fully consistent with the Act of 
October 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 2776; 43 U.S.C. 1761).
    The patent, when issued, will contain the following reservations to 
the United States:

    1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by 
the authority of the United States; Act of August 30, 1890, 26 Stat. 
391; 43 U.S.C. 945.
    2. Oil and gas.

And will be subject to:
    Those rights for road purposes which have been granted to the Elko 
County Board of Commissioners, its successors or assignees, by right-
of-way grant N-46527 under the authority of the Act of October 21, 1976 
(90 Stat. 2776; 43 U.S.C. 1761).
    Publication of this notice in the Federal Register will segregate 
the subject lands from all appropriations under the public land laws, 
including the mining laws, mineral leasing laws, and the Geothermal 
Steam Act. The segregation will terminate upon issuance of the patent 
or other document of conveyance, or upon publication in the Federal 
Register of a termination of segregation, or 270 days from date of 
publication, which ever occurs first. Federal law requires that all 
bidders must be U.S. citizens, 18 years of age or older, or in the case 
of corporations, be subject to the laws of any state of the United 
States. Proof of these requirements must accompany the bid.
    For a period of 45 days from the date of publication of this Notice 
in the Federal Register, interested parties may submit comments to the 
District Manager, Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 831, Elko, Nevada 
89803. Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the Nevada State 
Director, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action and 
issue a final determination. In the absence of timely filed objections 
this realty action will become the final determination of the 
Department of the Interior.

    Dated: December 15, 1994.
Nancy Phelps,
Associate District Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-31534 Filed 12-22-94; 8:45 am]
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