[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 148 (Wednesday, July 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 39981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19399]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NV-930-1430-01; Nev-061133]


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, 
patented to the Board of County Commissioners of Eureka County under 
provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended, has 
been examined and found suitable for elimination of the reversionary 
clause in the patent and for conveyance of the available mineral 
estate, under provisions of 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. 19 N., R. 53 E.,
    Section 11, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\.

    Comprising 40 acres, more or less.

    The above-described interests in the land would be conveyed 
directly to the present owner of record, the Eureka County Board of 
Commissioners. These interests will not be conveyed 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 was patented in 1965 for use as a 
sewage treatment plant site. The patent (number 27-65-0255) includes a 
clause providing for title to the land to revert to the United States 
if the approved plan of development is not followed.
    The land is not needed for any resource program, is not suitable 
for management by the Bureau or another Federal department or agency, 
and would be difficult and uneconomic to manage. if title reverted to 
the United States
    The Eureka County Board of Commissioners has requested full title 
to the subject parcel. In addition, Eureka County has requested the 
sale of adjacent land to provide for community expansion resulting from 
increased mining activity in the area. These proposals are being 
processed concurrently.
    The application to purchase the reversionary interest of the United 
States constitutes an application for conveyance of the available 
mineral interests. The applicant will be required to submit a $50.00 
nonrefundable filing fee for conveyance of the available mineral 
interests with the purchase price for the reversionary interest.
    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 supplemental 
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. Any minerals of prospective value; And will be subject to 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, 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. 96-19399 Filed 7-30-96; 8:45 am]
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