[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 140 (Friday, July 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37764-37765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18317]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NV-060-1430-01; N-56217]
Notice of Realty Action; Nevada
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, DOI.
ACTION: Direct Sale of Public Lands in Esmeralda County, Nevada.
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SUMMARY: The following described land in Fish Lake Valley, Esmeralda
County, Nevada, has been examined and identified as suitable for
disposal by direct sale, at the appraised fair market value, to the
adjacent landowners, James Leland and Marlene Wallace, residents of
Fish Lake Valley. The sale is authorized under Section 203 and Section
209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of October
21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713 and 1719):
Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada
T. 4 S., R. 36 E.,
Sec. 9, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\S\1/2\SW\1/4\.
Comprising 120 acres, more or less.
The land will not be offered for sale until at least 60 days after
the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicholas Williams, Realty Specialist,
Bureau of Land Management, Tonopah Field Station, P.O. Box 911,
Building 102 Military Circle, Tonopah, NV, 89049.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The land has been identified as suitable for
disposal by the Esmeralda/Southern Nye Resource Management Plan. The
land is not needed for any resource program and is not suitable for
management by the Bureau or another Federal department or agency. The
Esmeralda Board of County Commissioners have been notified of the
proposal.
The locatable and salable mineral estates have been determined to
have no known value. Therefore, the mineral estate, excluding oil and
gas, will be conveyed simultaneously with the surface estate in
accordance with Section 209(b)(1) of Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976. Acceptance of the sale offer will constitute application
for conveyance of the available mineral interests. The sale proponent
will be required to submit a $50.00 nonrefundable filing fee for
conveyance of the mineral interests specified above with the purchase
price for the land. 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. Upon publication of
this Notice of Realty Action in the Federal Register, the lands will be
segregated from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws,
including the mining laws, but not the mineral leasing laws or
disposals pursuant to Sections 203 and 209 of FLPMA. The segregation
shall terminate upon issuance of a patent or other document of
conveyance, upon publication in the Federal Register of a termination
of segregation, or 270 days from date of this publication, which ever
occurs first.
If allowed, the entry will be subject to the following third party
rights: Excepting and Reserving to the United States:
1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the
authority of the United States. Act of August 30, 1980 (43 U.S.C. 945).
2. Leasable Minerals. (43 CFR 2430.5(a)).
Subject to:
1. Those rights for powerline purposes granted to Valley Electric
Association, its successors or assigns, by right-of-way No. NEV-051579,
pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976, (43 U.S.C. 1701).
2. Those rights for telephone line purposes granted to Nevada Bell,
its successors or assigns, by right-of-way No. N-35352, pursuant to the
Act of October 21, 1976, (43 U.S.C. 1701).
3. All other valid existing rights.
For a period of 45 days from the date of publication in the Federal
Register, interested parties may submit comments to the District
Manager, Battle Mountain District, 50 Bastian Way, Box 1420, Battle
Mountain, NV 89820. Any adverse comments will be evaluated by the 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 a final determination of the Department
of the Interior.
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Dated: July 9, 1996.
Gerald M Smith,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-18317 Filed 7-18-96; 8:45 am]
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