[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 244 (Monday, December 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70418-70419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33654]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[NV-930-1430-01; N-60834 and N-59594]


Notice of Realty Action: Non-Competitive Sale of Public Lands

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, DOI.

ACTION: Non-Competitive Sale of Public Lands in Clark County, Nevada.

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SUMMARY: The following described public land in Las Vegas, Clark 
County, Nevada have been examined and found suitable for sale utilizing 
non-competitive procedures, at not less than the fair market value. 
Authority for the sale is Section 203 and Section 209 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) and Pub. L. 101-67, the 
Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989.
    Notice is hereby given that on December 9, 1998, J. Robert Dunn, 
Acting Manager, Las Vegas Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 
issued Decisions to approve two proposed land sales to Clark County, a 
political subdivision of the State of Nevada, within the following 
described lands.

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 17 S., R. 63 E.,
    Sections 32 and 33
T. 18 S., R. 63 E.,
    Sections 3-5, 8-11, 13, 14, 20-24, 26-35
T. 19 S., R. 63 E.,
    Sections 2-9.

    Containing 11,358 acres, more or less.

    Designated utility corridors within the above described lands will 
be retained in federal ownership to be managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management. A map and complete legal description can be obtained-- may 
be obtained-- by writing the Las Vegas Field Office at the above 
address or calling Cheryl Ruffridge, Realty Specialist, (702) 647-5064.
    In the event of a sale, conveyance of the available mineral 
interests will occur simultaneously with the sale of the land. The 
mineral interests being offered for conveyance have no known mineral 
value. Acceptance of a direct sale offer will constitute an application 
for conveyance of those mineral interests. The applicant will be 
required to pay a $50.00 nonreturnable filing fee for conveyance of the 
available mineral interests. The parcel of land, situated in Clark 
County is being offered as a non-competitive sale to Clark County as 
part of the Apex Heavy Industrial Use Park Master Plan. This land is 
not required for any federal purposes. The sale is consistent with 
current Bureau planning for this area and would be in the public 
interest.
    The patents, 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. All minerals.

2and will be subject to easements for roads, public utilities and flood 
control purposes in accordance with the transportation plan for Clark 
County.
    1. All valid and existing rights.
    Approximately 21,000 acres of federal land in Clark County were 
designated suitable for disposal by non-competitive sale by Pub. L. 
101-67-July 31, 1989. Sale of approximately 11,358 acres of the land 
will be the final sale of the designated acres.
    The case files (N-60834 and N-59594) may be reviewed at the Las 
Vegas Field Office. A copy of the Decisions--may be obtained--by 
writing the Las Vegas Field Office at the above address or calling 
Cheryl Ruffridge, Realty Specialist, (702) 647-5064.
    Interested parties may submit written comments as to the adequacy 
of the environmental assessments to the District Manager at the Las 
Vegas Field Office, Bureau of Land Management located at 4765 Vegas 
Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89108. 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, Las Vegas District, P. O. 
Box 26569, Las Vegas, Nevada 89126. Any adverse comments will be 
reviewed by the State Director who may sustain, vacate, or modify this 
realty action. In the absence of any adverse comments, this realty 
action will become the final determination of the Department of the 
Interior.
    The Bureau of Land Management may accept or reject any or all 
offers, or withdraw any land or interest in the land from sale, if, in 
the opinion of the

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authorized officer, consummation of the sale would not be fully 
consistent with FLPMA, or other applicable laws.

    Dated: December 9, 1998.
J. Robert Dunn,
Manager, Las Vegas Field Office.
[FR Doc. 98-33654 Filed 12-18-98; 8:45 am]
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