[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8239-8240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2495]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management


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

    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); they will be sold competitively in accordance with 
Section 203 and Section 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2750, 43 U.S.C. 1713,1719, and 1740) at not less 
than the appraised fair market value (FMV).

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 22 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 10: W\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/
2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\,
    Sec. 12: SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\,
T. 22 S., R. 61 E.,
    Sec. 30: NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/
4\,
T. 19 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 19: SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\
    Sec. 18: E\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\

North Las Vegas

T. 19 S., R. 61 E.,
    Sec. 16: Lot 13 (south half)
    Sec. 17: Lots 1 through 11, Lots 13 through 16 and Lot 18
    Sec. 18: Lots 13 and 20
    Sec. 19: Lots 5, 6, 10 through 14, 17, 18, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28
    Sec. 20: Lots 1 through 7, 9 through 17, 19, 21
    Sec. 21: Lots 4 and 9

    Upon publication of this notice and until the completion of the 
sale, the BLM is no longer accepting land use applications affecting 
any parcel being offered for sale. Any applications filed after this 
notice for rights-of-way, permits, leases, and other uses will be 
returned to the applicants with no action taken. If the land is sold, 
conveyance of the locatable mineral interests will occur simultaneously 
with the sale of the land. The locatable mineral interests being 
offered have no known mineral value. Acceptance of a sale offer will 
constitute an application for conveyance of those mineral interests. 
The applicant will be required to pay a $50.00 non-refundable filing 
fee in conjunction with the final payment for processing of the 
conveyance of the locatable mineral interests.
    The terms and conditions applicable to the sale are as follows:

All Parcels Subject to the Following

    1. All leaseable and saleable mineral deposits are reserved on land 
sold; permittees, licensees, and lessees, retain the right to prospect 
for, mine, and remove the minerals owned by the United States under 
applicable law and any regulations that 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. All land parcels are subject to all valid and existing rights. 
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.
    4. All land parcels are subject to reservations for roads, public 
utilities and flood control purposes, both existing and proposed, in 
accordance with the local governing entities' Transportation Plans.
    5. All purchasers/patentees, by accepting a patent, agree to 
indemnify, defend, and hold the United States harmless from any costs, 
damages, claims, causes of action, penalties, fines, liabilities, and 
judgements of any kind or nature arising from the past, present, and 
future acts or omissions of the patentee or their employees, agents, 
contractors, or lessees, or any third-party, arising out of, or in 
connection with, the patentee's use, occupancy, or operations on the 
patented real property. This indemnification and hold harmless 
agreement includes, but is not limited to, acts and omissions of the 
patentee and their employees, agents, contractors, or lessees, or any 
third party, arising out of or in connection with the use and/or 
occupancy of the patented real property which has already resulted or 
does hereafter result in: (1) Violations of federal, state, and local 
laws and regulations that are now, or may in the future become, 
applicable to the real property; (2) Judgements, claims or demands of 
any kind assessed against the United States; (3) Costs, expenses, or 
damages of any kind incurred by the United States; (4) Other releases 
or threatened releases of solid or hazardous waste(s) and/or hazardous 
substances(s), as defined by federal or state environmental laws; off, 
on, into or under land, property and other interests of the United 
States; (5) Other activities by which solids or hazardous substances or 
wastes, as defined by federal and state environmental laws are 
generated, released, stored, used or otherwise disposed of on the 
patented real property, and any cleanup response, remedial action, or 
other actions related in any manner to said solid or hazardous 
substances or wastes; or
    (6) Natural resource damages as defined by federal and state law. 
This covenant shall be construed as running with the patented real 
property and may be enforced by the United States in a court of 
competent jurisdiction.
    Maps delineating the individual parcels and the appraisal reports 
for each parcel will be available for public review at the BLM's Las 
Vegas Field Office on or before March 1, 2001.
    With the exception of the North Las Vegas parcel each parcel will 
be offered via the Internet, by sealed bid, and at oral auction. Pre-
auction bidding via the Internet will be conducted from April 2, 2001, 
through May 2, 2001. Internet bidding procedures will be available on 
or before April 2, 2001 at www.auctionrp.com. 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, May 7, 2001. 
Sealed bid envelopes must be marked on the lower front left corner with 
the parcel number and sale date. Bids must be for not less than the 
appraised fair market value (FMV), with a separate bid submitted for 
each parcel.
    Each sealed bid and the highest written Internet bid shall be 
accompanied by a certified check, money order, bank draft, or cashier's 
check made payable to the Bureau of Land Management, for not less than 
10 percent of the amount bid. The bid deposit for the highest qualified 
written Internet bid must be received at the Bureau of Land Management, 
Las Vegas Field Office, 4765 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89108 by 4:15 
PST on May 4, 2001. The highest qualified written Internet bid or 
sealed bid on each parcel will determine the starting monetary point 
for oral bidding. If no written Internet bids or sealed bids are 
received, oral bidding will begin at the appraised FMV.
    All parcels will be offered for competitive sale by oral auction 
beginning at 10:00 a.m. PDT, May 9, 2001, at the Clark County 
Commission

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Chambers, Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, 
Las Vegas, Nevada. Registration for oral bidding will begin at 8:30 
a.m. the day of sale and will continue throughout the auction. All oral 
bidders are required to register.
    The highest qualifying bid for any parcel, whether written 
Internet, sealed, or oral, will 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, cashiers check, 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 written Internet, 
sealed or oral, must be paid within 180 calendar days of the date of 
the sale. Failure to pay the full price within the 180 days will 
disqualify the apparent high bidder and cause the bid deposit to be 
forfeited to the BLM. Unsold parcels may be offered on the Internet 
beginning May 28, 2001. Internet auction procedures will be available 
at www.auctionrp.com on or before May 28, 2001. If unsold on the 
Internet, parcels may be offered at future auctions without additional 
legal notice.
    Any bidder wishing to bid on the ``North Las Vegas'' parcel must 
sign an acknowledgment of the ``City of North Las Vegas Conveyance 
Agreement''. The North Las Vegas parcel will only be offered at the 
oral auction, and is not available for pre-bidding via the internet or 
for sealed bid, nor will it be offered after the oral auction except in 
accordance with the following procedures. The apparent high bidder will 
be allowed 30 days from the date of the oral auction, May 9, 2001, to 
reach a Development Agreement with the City of North Las Vegas. Failure 
to reach an agreement within 30 days will disqualify the apparent high 
bidder, their deposit will be returned and the property shall be 
offered to the next highest bidder at his/her highest bid who will also 
be allowed 30 days from the date of the offer in which to reach a final 
development agreement with the City of North Las Vegas. Failure by the 
next highest bidder to reach an agreement within 30 days will 
disqualify the apparent high bidder, their deposit will be returned, 
the sale cancelled and the property may be re-offered for sale at a 
later date without further legal notice.
    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; or 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, 
must accompany the bid deposit.
    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 lands 
offered for sale; 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. It is also the buyers' responsibility to be aware of 
existing or projected use of nearby properties. 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.
    Detailed information concerning the sale, including the 
reservations, sale procedures and conditions, 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, but not all of this information will also 
available on the Internet at http://www.nv.blm.gov. Click on Land 
Sales.
    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 or is 
determined not in the publics interest. Any comments received during 
this process, as well as the commentor's 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 commentor's request to have their name 
and/or address withheld from public release will be honored to the 
extent permissible by law. 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 12, 2001.
Mark T. Morse,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 01-2495 Filed 1-29-01; 8:45 am]
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