[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55869-55870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22291]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-050-5853-EU]


Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of Public Lands

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Direct sale of public lands in Clark County, Nevada.

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SUMMARY: The following lands have been examined and found suitable for 
direct sale utilizing non-competitive procedures, at not less than the 
appraised fair market value. The lands have been designated for 
disposal and are being sold under the authority of Public Law 105-263, 
the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (SNPLMA) (112 
Stat. 2343) and Sections 203 and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) (90 Stat. 2750, 43 U.S.C. 1713 and 
1719).

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 19 S., R. 61 E.,
    Sec. 17, Lot 17;
    Sec. 20, Lots 18 and 20.

    The lands consist of 35.63 acres, more or less, located in Clark 
County, Nevada. These parcels of land, situated in North Las Vegas are 
being offered as a direct sale to North Valley Enterprises, LLC. 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.
    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 
non-returnable filing fee for each parcel for conveyance of the 
available mineral interests. The patent, when issued, will contain the 
following reservations to the United States:
    1. A right-of-way is reserved for ditches and canals constructed by 
the authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 
945).
    2. 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.
    3. Both parcels are subject to all valid existing rights.
    4. Both 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 
judgments 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 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) Judgments, 
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 or 
hazardous waste(s) and/or hazardous substance(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 will be available for 
public review at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field 
Office. Appraisals for each parcel will be available for review when 
received at the same office. Upon publication of this notice and until 
completion of this sale, the BLM is no longer accepting land use 
applications affecting either of these parcels.
    In order to determine the fair market value of the subject public 
lands through appraisal, certain assumptions have been made of 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 BLM 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, 
and conveyance of the subject lands will not be on a contingency basis. 
It is the buyer's responsibility to be aware of all applicable local 
government policies and regulations that would affect the subject 
lands. It is also the buyer's 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 this sale , including the 
reservations, sale procedures and conditions, planning and 
environmental documents is available for review at the Bureau of Land 
Management, Las Vegas Field

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Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130 or by calling 
(702) 515-5000.
    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, 4701 
North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130. 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 BLM may 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 to not be in the public 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 
be made available to the public. Any determination by the BLM 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.
    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: August 12, 2002.
Angie Lara,
Assistant Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 02-22291 Filed 8-27-02; 4:06 pm]
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