[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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [[Page 37765]] Dated: July 9, 1996. Gerald M Smith, District Manager. [FR Doc. 96-18317 Filed 7-18-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-HC-P