[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48516-48517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18257]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-930-5870-HN; 4-08807]


Request for Nomination of Inholding Properties for Potential 
Purchase by the Federal Government in the State of Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In keeping with the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act 
of 2000 (43 U.S.C. 2303) (FLTFA) this notice seeks the nomination of 
property for possible acquisition by the Federal government. The Notice 
also provides information on the procedures for (1) identification, by 
State, of inholding and other non-Federal properties as to which the 
landowners have indicated a

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desire to sell the land or interest therein to the United States; and 
(2) establishing a priority system for the acquisition of such 
properties.

DATES: Nominations under the FLTFA in Nevada are being considered in 
conjunction with nominations under Section 5 of the Southern Nevada 
Public Land Management Act of 1998 (43 U.S.C. 6901) (SNPLMA). 
Nominations that were submitted on or before January 9, 2004, under 
SNPLMA Round 5 will also be considered as nominations under the FLTFA, 
to the extent consistent with FLTFA requirements. Future nominations 
will be accepted on an annual basis, with the next call for nominations 
under SNPLMA/FLTFA Round 6 being tentatively scheduled for September 
2004.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be mailed to BLM Las Vegas Field Office, 
Attn: Division of Land Sales & Acquisitions, 4701 N. Torrey Pines 
Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130 (telephone: 702-515-5114).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rex Wells, Program Manager-FLTFA, BLM 
Nevada State Office (telephone: 775-861-6474; e-mail: [email protected], or Internet: http://www.nv.blm.gov/fltfa).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the FLTFA, the Bureau of 
Land Management (BLM), the Forest Service (FS), the National Park 
Service (NPS) and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) (collectively, 
the ``Agencies'') are offering to the public at large this opportunity 
to nominate lands in the State of Nevada, meeting FLTFA eligibility 
requirements, for possible Federal acquisition. Any individual, group 
or government body may make a nomination of such lands. The BLM has 
assumed the lead agency role for the public notice process regarding 
the nomination of eligible properties. The following lands are eligible 
for nomination: (1) Inholdings within a Federally Designated Area; or 
(2) Other non-federal lands having a common boundary with a Federally 
Designated Area that contain Exceptional Resource Values.
    An Inholding is any right, title, or interest held by a non-Federal 
entity, in or to a tract of land that lies within the boundary of a 
Federally Designated Area.
    A Federally Designated Area is an area, in existence on July 25, 
2000, set aside for special management, as for example, a national 
park, a national wildlife refuge, a BLM research natural area, a 
wilderness area established under the Wilderness Act, or a unit of the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers System. If you are not sure of whether a 
particular area meets the statutory definition in FLTFA, of a Federally 
Designated Area, you should consult the statute or contact the BLM as 
provided above.
    An Exceptional Resource is a resource of scientific, natural, 
historic, cultural or recreational value that has been documented by a 
Federal, State or local government authority, and for which there is a 
compelling need for conservation and protection under the jurisdiction 
of a Federal agency in order to maintain the resource for the benefit 
of the public.
    The Agencies will only consider an eligible nomination if:
    (1) There is a willing seller (written confirmation from a 
landowner of his/her desire to sell);
    (2) A Federal land use plan calls for its acquisition;
    (3) The land does not contain a hazardous substance or is not 
otherwise contaminated, and would not be difficult or uneconomic to 
manage as Federal land; and,
    (4) Acceptable title can be conveyed in accordance with Federal 
title standards.
    The Agencies will assess the nominations for public benefits and 
rank the nominations in accordance with a jointly prepared State level 
interagency Implementation Agreement for the SNPLMA and FLTFA, dated 
June 2004 (Implementation Agreement). The identification of an 
inholding creates neither an obligation on the part of the landowner to 
convey the inholding nor any obligation on the part of the United 
States to acquire the inholding. Land acquisitions by the United States 
must be at fair market value consistent with applicable provisions of 
the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions.
    In addition to the state-wide Implementation Agreement for the 
State of Nevada, the Agencies have signed a national Interagency 
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to carry out their responsibilities 
under FLTFA. You may obtain detailed information on the MOU, 
Implementation Agreement, nomination package requirements, and 
acquisition process by contacting Rex Wells, as provided above.

Robert V. Abbey,
State Director, Nevada.
[FR Doc. 04-18257 Filed 8-9-04; 8:45 am]
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