[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26822-26823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12796]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[NV-930-1430-01; N-62223]


Notice of Realty Action; Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The following described land in Elko County, Nevada has been 
examined and found suitable for classification for lease/purchase under 
the Recreation and Public Purposes Act (R&PP) of June 14, 1926, as 
amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). The lands will not be offered for 
lease/purchase until at least 60 days after the date of publication of 
this Notice in the Federal Register.

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 33 N., R. 55 E.,
    Sec. 6, lot 8, 9, 10, 14, 15.

    Containing 182.82 acres, more or less.

DATES: The land will become segregated on May 14, 1998. Comments are 
due in this office by June 29, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Detailed information concerning this 
action is available for review at the Bureau of Land Management, Elko 
Field Office, 3900 Idaho Street, Elko, Nevada.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The City of Elko, Nevada intends to use the 
land to construct an effluent storage reservoir. The lease/patent, when 
issued, will be subject to the provisions

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of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, applicable regulations of 
the Secretary of the Interior, and will contain the following 
reservations to the United States:
    1. A right-of-way thereof for ditches and canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States; Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
    2. All mineral deposits in the lands so patented, and to it, or 
persons authorized by it, the right to prospect for, mine and remove 
such deposits from the same under applicable laws and regulations to be 
established by the Secretary of Interior. The land is not required for 
any Federal purpose. The classification and subsequent lease/conveyance 
are consistent with the Bureau's planning for the area. Upon 
publication of this Notice of Realty Action in the Federal Register, 
the subject lands will be segregated from all forms of appropriation 
under the public land laws, including locations under the mining laws, 
except for recreation and public purposes. The segregative effect shall 
terminate upon issuance of a patent or as specified in an opening order 
to be published in the Federal Register, whichever occurs first. 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, Elko Field Office, 3900 Idaho Street, Elko, NV 89801. 
Any objections will be evaluated by the State Director, who may 
sustain, vacate or modify this realty action. In the absence of timely 
filed objections, the classification of the lands described in this 
Notice will become effective July 13, 1998.

Classification Comments

    Interested parties may submit comments involving the suitability of 
the land for lease/conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposed 
Act. Comments on the classification are restricted to whether the land 
is physically suited for the proposal, whether the use will maximize 
the future use or uses of the land, whether the use is consistent with 
local planning and zoning, or if the use is consistent with State and 
Federal programs.

Application Comments

    Interested parties may submit comments regarding the specific use 
proposed in the application and plan of development, whether the BLM 
followed proper administrative procedures in reaching the decision, or 
any other factor not directly related to the suitability of the land 
for lease/purchase under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act.

    Dated: May 4, 1998.
Helen Hankins,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-12796 Filed 5-13-98; 8:45 am]
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