[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 148 (Wednesday, July 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39980-39981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19398]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NV-930-1430-01; N-60242]


Notice of Realty Action; Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Direct sale of public lands in Eureka County, Nevada.

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SUMMARY: The following described land in Eureka County, Nevada, has 
been examined and identified as suitable for disposal by direct sale 
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) at 
no less than fair market value:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 19 N., R. 53 E.,
    Section 11, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\E\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/
2\E\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, 
E\1/2\E\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\E\1/2\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\.

    Comprising 145 acres, more or less.

    The land is being offered as a direct sale to Eureka County. 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: Mary Craggett, Realty Specialist, 
Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain District Office, 50 Bastian 
Road, P.O. Box 1420, Battle Mountain, Nevada, 89820.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The land has been identified as suitable for 
disposal by the Shoshone-Eureka 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 Eureka Board 
of County Commissioners requested the sale to provide for community 
expansion resulting from increased mining activity in the area.
    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 available mineral interests 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.
    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, (43 
U.S.C. 945);
    2. Right-of-way N-50249, for a water pipeline serving the Bureau 
of Land Management Eureka Administrative Site;

    And will be subject to:

    1. Right-of-way grant NEV-04979, issued to the Nevada Department 
of Highways, its successors or assigns, under the Act of November 9, 
1921, for highway purposes;
    2. Right-of-way grant NEV-067106, issued to Nevada Bell, its 
successors or assigns, under the Act of March 4, 1911, for a buried 
telephone line;
    3. Right-of-way grant N-5638, held by Mt. Wheeler Power Company, 
its successors or assigns, under authority of the Act of October 21, 
1976, for a power transmission line;
    4. Right-of-way grant N-50847, issued to Mt. Wheeler Power 
Company, its successors or assigns, for a power distribution line; 
and
    5. All other valid existing rights.

    Upon patent issuance to Eureka County, the prospective purchaser, 
rights to the portions of the following rights-of-way on the subject 
land will merge with the title. Should the purchaser be other than 
Eureka County, the patent would be subject to the following listed 
rights-of-way.


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    1. Right-of-way grant NEV-065179, for a buried sewer line, 
authorized under the Act of February 15, 1901;
    2. Right-of-way grant N-46712, for a water pipeline, authorized 
under the Act of October 26, 1976;
    3. Right-of-way grant N-48618, for a water pipeline, well house, 
and booster pump station, authorized under the Act of October 21, 
1976.

    Should Eureka County not purchase the parcel, the public lands in 
this sale proposal would remain for sale, over the counter at no less 
than appraised fair market value, until the segregation terminates 270 
days from publication of this Notice in the Federal Register. 
Interested parties may inquire about the parcel at the Bureau of Land 
Management, 50 Bastian Road, Battle Mountain, Nevada, 89820 during the 
office hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
    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 Road, P.O. Box 1420, 
Battle Mountain, Nevada, 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.

    Dated: July 15, 1996
Gerald M. Smith,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-19398 Filed 7-30-96; 8:45 am]
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