[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 97 (Friday, May 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 27679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12511]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-930-1430-EU; N-66786]


Notice of Realty Action; Nevada; Direct Sale of Public Lands in 
Nye County

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Direct Sale of Public Lands in Nye County, Nevada.

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SUMMARY: The following described land near Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, 
has been examined and found suitable for disposal by direct sale, at 
the appraised fair market value, to James Key, resident of Beatty, 
Nevada. The sale is authorized under 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. 12 S., R. 47 E.,
    Section 8, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;

    comprising 2.5 acres, more or less.

    The land will not be offered for sale until at least 60 days after 
the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Wright, Realty Specialist, 
Bureau of Land Management, Tonopah Field Station, P.O. Box 911, 1553 
South Main Street, Tonopah, NV, 89049.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The land has been identified as suitable for 
disposal within the Tonopah Resource Management Plan. The land is not 
needed for any resource program and is not suitable for management by 
the Bureau or another Federal department or agency. An environmental 
assessment which analyzes potential impacts from this action has been 
prepared and is available for review at the address shown above.
    The mineral estate, has been determined to have no known value. 
Therefore, the mineral estate will be conveyed simultaneously with the 
surface estate in accordance with Section 209(b)(1) of Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976. Acceptance of the sale offer will 
constitute application for conveyance of the mineral interests. The 
sale proponent will be required to submit a $50.00 non-refundable 
filing fee for conveyance of the mineral interests with the purchase 
price for the land. Failure to submit the non-refundable fee for the 
mineral estate within the time frame specified by the authorized 
officer will result in cancellation of the sale.
    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 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, if issued, will be subject to the following third party rights:
Excepting and Reserving to the United States:

    A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States. Act of August 30, 1980 (43 U.S.C. 945).

Subject to:

    All 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 Assistant Field 
Manager, Tonopah Field Station, P.O. Box 911, Tonopah, NV 89049. 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: May 4, 2001.
W. Craig MacKinnon,
Assistant Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 01-12511 Filed 5-17-01; 8:45 am]
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