[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4829-4840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2080]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management


Notice of Realty Action; Competitive Sale of Public Lands in 
Clark County, Nevada

    The following lands have been designated for disposal under Public 
Law 105-263, the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 
(112 Stat. 2343), and will be sold competitively in accordance with 
Section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (90 
Stat. 2750, 43 U.S.C. 1713), at not less than the appraised fair market 
value (FMV).

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    Until the completion of the sale, the BLM is no longer accepting 
land use applications nor will consider as filed, to include, but not 
limited to, rights-of-way, permits, leases, and will return 
applications on such public lands.
    The terms and conditions applicable to the sale are:

All Parcels Subject to the Following:

    1. A reservation of all leaseable and saleable mineral deposits in 
the land so patented, and to it, its permittees, licensees and lessees, 
the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals owned by the 
United States under applicable law and such regulations as the 
Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, including all necessary access 
and exit rights.
    2. A right-of-way is reserved for ditches and canals constructed by 
authority of the United States under the Act of August 30, 1890 (43 
U.S.C. 945).
    3. Subject to all valid and existing rights. Encumbrances have been 
identified on parcels 00-02, 03, 06, 07, 13-15, 17-28, 33-52, 55, 58, 
61-63, 65-68, 73, 75-82, 86-89, parcels without notation have no 
encumbrances of record. Encumbrances of record are available for review 
during business hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday through Friday, at 
the Bureau of Land Management, Las Vegas Field Office, 4765 Vegas 
Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada.
    The parcels will be offered for competitive sale beginning at 9:00 
a.m. PST, June 8 and 9, 2000, at the Clark County Commission Chambers, 
Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, Las 
Vegas, Nevada. Registration for oral bidding will begin at 8:00 a.m. 
each day of the sale and will continue throughout the auction. All 
bidders are required to register.
    In order to determine the fair market value of the subject public 
lands through appraisal, certain assumptions have been made on the 
attributes and limitations of the lands and potential effects of local 
regulations and policies on potential future land uses. Through 
publication of this notice the Bureau of Land Management gives notice 
that these assumptions may not be endorsed or approved by units of 
local government.
    Furthermore, no warranty of any kind shall be given or implied by 
the United States as to the potential uses of the selected lands, and 
conveyance of the subject lands will not be on a contingency basis. It 
is the buyers' responsibility to be aware of all applicable local 
government policies and regulations that would affect the subject 
lands. When conveyed out of federal ownership, the lands will be 
subject to any applicable reviews and approvals by the respective unit 
of local government for proposed future uses, and any such reviews and 
approvals would be the responsibility of the buyer. Any land lacking 
access from a public road or highway will be conveyed as such, and 
future access acquisition will be the responsibility of the buyer.
    Each parcel will be offered by sealed bid and oral auction. All 
sealed bids must be received in the BLM's Las Vegas Field Office 
(LVFO), 4765 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89108, by no later than 4:15 
p.m. PST, June 6, 2000. Sealed bid envelopes must be marked on the 
front left corner with the parcel number and sale date. Bids must be 
for not less than the Fair Market Value (FMV) specified in the 
appraisal, with a separate bid submitted for each parcel. The appraisal 
reports will be available for public review at the BLM office on or 
before May 1, 2000. Each sealed bid shall be accompanied by a certified 
check, postal money order, bank draft, or cashier's check made payable 
to the Bureau of Land Management, for not less than 20 percent of the 
amount bid.
    The highest qualified sealed bid on each parcel will determine the 
starting monetary point for oral bidding. If no sealed bids are 
received, oral bidding will begin at the appraised FMV. The highest 
qualifying bid for any parcel, whether sealed or oral, shall be 
declared the highest bid. The apparent high bidder, if an oral bidder, 
must submit the required bid deposit immediately following the close of 
the sale in the form of cash, personal check, bank draft, money order, 
or any combination thereof, made payable to the Bureau of Land 
Management, for not less than 20 percent of the amount bid.
    The remainder of the full bid price, whether sealed or oral, shall 
be paid within 180 calendar days of the date of the sale. Failure to 
pay the full price within the 180 days shall disqualify the apparent 
high bidder and cause the bid deposit to be forfeited to the BLM. 
Unsold parcels will be withdrawn from sale, but may be offered again at 
a future date on the Internet or at future auctions.
    Federal law requires that bidders must be U.S. citizens 18 years of 
age or older; a corporation subject to the laws of any State or of the 
United States; a State, State instrumentality, or political subdivision 
authorized to hold property; and an entity, including but not limited 
to associations or partnerships, capable of holding property or 
interests therein under the law of the State of Nevada. Certification 
of qualification, including citizenship or corporation or partnership 
papers, shall accompany the bid deposit.
    Detailed information concerning the sale, including the 
reservations, sale procedures and conditions, and planning and 
environmental documents, is available at the Bureau of Land Management, 
Las Vegas Field Office, 4765 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89108, or by 
calling (702) 647-5114. Some of this information is also available on 
the Internet at http://www.nv.blm.gov. Click on Southern Nevada Public 
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then you must click on Land Sale Information.
    For a period of 45 days from the date of publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register, the general public and interested parties may 
submit comments to the Field Manager, Las Vegas Field Office, 4765 
Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89108. 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 authorized officer, consummation of the sale would 
not be fully consistent with FLPMA, or other applicable laws. Any 
comments received during this process as well as your name and address, 
will be available to the public in the administrative record and/or 
pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act request. You may indicate for 
the record that you do not wish your name and/or address made available 
to the public. Any determination by the Bureau of Land Management to 
release or withhold the names and/or addresses of those who comment, 
will be made on a case-by-case basis. A commenter's request to have 
their name and/or address withheld from public release will be honored 
to the extent permissible by law. The lands will not be offered for 
sale until at least 60 days after the date of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register.

    Dated: January 24, 2000.
Mark T. Morse,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 00-2080 Filed 1-31-00; 8:45 am]
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