[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 218 (Friday, November 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65450-65454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25235]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-055-5853-EU]


Notice of Realty Action: Competitive Sale of Public Lands in 
Clark, Lander, and Elko Counties, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to sell 74 
parcels of federal land in Clark County, Nevada, aggregating 
approximately 4,320.82 acres. The BLM also proposes to offer for sale 
two parcels of federal land in Lander County and one parcel in Elko 
County, aggregating approximately 359.16 acres. The sale will be 
conducted in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 2, 2005, in accordance with 
competitive bidding procedures.

DATES: Comments regarding the proposed sale must be received by BLM on 
or before December 27, 2004.
    Sealed bids must be received by BLM not later than 4:30 p.m., 
P.s.t., January 26, 2005.
    All parcels of land proposed for sale are to be put up for purchase 
and sale, at public auction, beginning at 10 a.m., P.s.t., February 2, 
2005. Registration for oral bidding for those who have not pre-
registered will begin at 8 a.m., P.s.t., February 2, 2005 and will end 
at 10 a.m., P.s.t.
    Other deadline dates for the receipt of payments, and arranging for 
certain payments to be made by electronic transfer, are specified in 
the proposed terms and conditions of sale, as stated herein.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the proposed sale, as well as sealed bids 
to be submitted to BLM, should be addressed to: Field Manager, Las 
Vegas Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 4701 N. Torrey Pines 
Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130.
    More detailed information regarding the proposed sale and the lands 
involved may be reviewed during normal business hours (7:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m.) at the BLM Las Vegas Field Office (LVFO).
    The address for oral bidding registration, and the location of the 
public auction, is: Cashman Center, 850 Las Vegas Boulevard North, Las 
Vegas, NV 89101.
    The auction will take place in the Cashman Theater located 
southwest of the Cashman Center Stadium with entrance to the Theater 
between Parking Lots ``B'' and ``C''. Registration will take place in 
the Theater Lobby.

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    Directions to the Cashman Center from Boulder City, Henderson, or 
the Southeast Area of Las Vegas: Take U.S. 95 North. Exit on Las Vegas 
Blvd. North. Turn right on Washington Ave. Turn right on Washington to 
Cashman Center (850 Las Vegas Blvd. North).
    Directions to the Cashman Center from Reno or the Northwest Area of 
Las Vegas: Take U.S. 95 South. Exit Las Vegas Blvd. North (Las Vegas 
Blvd/Cashman Center). Turn left to Cashman Center (850 Las Vegas Blvd. 
North). Cashman Center charges a $3 per vehicle parking fee. Parking 
Passes are provided for your convenience in the Sale Packet. Present 
the Pass to the attendant when you enter the parking area. If you don't 
have a Pass you will be required to pay the fee. There will be no 
exceptions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact Judy Fry, Program 
Lead, SALES at (702) 515-5081 or by e-mail at [email protected]. You may 
also call (702) 515-5000 and ask to have your call directed to a member 
of the Sales Team.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following lands in Clark County, Nevada, 
are proposed for sale and have been authorized and designated for 
disposal under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 
(112 Stat. 2343), as amended by the Clark County Conservation of Public 
Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (116 Stat. 1994), (hereinafter 
``SNPLMA''). These lands include seven (7) parcels in Clark County that 
were identified for sale at previous auctions, but did not sell because 
they did not receive any bids, or the sales were cancelled due to 
default. The seven (7) parcels identified as N-65894, N-65897, N-65956, 
N-66702, N-74826, N-74836 and N-77340 contain 20.00 acres, more or 
less. These parcels will be auctioned under the terms and conditions of 
this Notice of Realty Action.

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 19 S., R. 59 E.,
    Sec. 1, Lots 37 and 38; NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/
4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/
4\;
    Sec. 2, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/
4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/
4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/
4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 3, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 10, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/
4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 12, Lots 1-16.
T. 19 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 6, Lots 12-30;
    Sec. 7, Lots 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21;
    Sec. 29, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/
4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/
4\.
T. 19 S., R. 61 E.
    Sec. 14, Lots 1-16;
    Sec. 15, Lots 1-10, 12-18;
    Sec. 16, Lots 1-6, 8-12, 14-22;
    Sec. 21, Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8;
    Sec. 23, Lots 1-4, 6-10.
T. 20 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 28, W\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 21 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 18, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 22 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 12, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\. N\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
T. 22 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 14, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 19, S\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/
4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 21, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 22, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 24, W\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
T. 22 S., R. 61 E.,
    Sec. 10, Lot 15;
    Sec. 14, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 28, Lot 102;
    Sec. 29, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\.

    Consisting of 74 parcels containing 4,320.99 acres, more or 
less.

    The following lands in Lander and Elko Counties, Nevada are 
proposed for sale. They have been identified for disposal in the Elko 
Resource Management Plan, approved in March, 1987, and, therefore, meet 
the disposal qualification of section 205 of the Federal Land 
Transaction Facilitation Act of July 25, 2000 (43 U.S.C. 2301, 2304, 
hereinafter ``LTFA''). The purpose of the proposed sale is to dispose 
of lands that are difficult and uneconomic to manage as part of the 
public lands; and it has been determined that the public interest will 
be served by putting up these lands for purchase and sale at public 
auction. These lands were previously identified for sale at an auction 
in Elko, Nevada on September 15, 2004, but did not receive any bids. 
They consist of three (3) parcels identified as N-77171, N-77176 and N-
77177 and contain a total of 359.16 acres, more or less. The three (3) 
parcels will be auctioned under the terms and conditions of this Notice 
of Realty Action.

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 32 N., R. 44 E.,
    Sec. 2, Lots 3 and 4, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
T. 34 N., R. 44 E.,
    Sec. 36, NE\1/4\;
T. 34 N., R. 55 E.,
    Sec. 24, W\1/2\NE\1/4\.

    Consisting of 3 parcels containing 359.16 acres, more or less.

    All of the above described lands, in Clark, Lander and Elko 
Counties, are proposed to be put up for purchase and sale at a 
competitive oral auction on February 2, 2005, in accordance with the 
applicable provisions of Section 203 and Section 209 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1713 and 
1719), respectively, and its implementing regulations, 43 C.F.R. Part 
2710 and Part 2720, at not less than the fair market value (FMV) of 
each parcel, as determined by the authorized officer after an 
appraisal. The proceeds from the sale of the parcels in Clark County 
will be deposited into the SNPLMA Special Account. The proceeds from 
the sale of the parcels in Lander and Elko Counties will be deposited 
into the Federal Land Disposal Account, pursuant to FLTFA.
    If a parcel of land in Clark County is sold, the locatable mineral 
interests therein will be sold simultaneously as part of the sale. The 
lands identified for

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sale in Clark County have no known locatable mineral value with the 
exception of parcel N-78214. An offer to purchase all other parcels in 
Clark County will constitute an application for conveyance of the 
locatable mineral interests. In conjunction with the final payment, the 
applicant will be required to pay a $50.00 non-refundable filing fee 
for processing the conveyance of the locatable mineral interests. In 
the case of parcel N-78214, locatable minerals will be reserved along 
with leasable and saleable minerals and the $50.00 filing fee will not 
be collected.

Terms and Conditions of Sale

    The terms and conditions applicable to this sale are as follows:
    1. All discretionary leaseable and saleable mineral deposits are 
reserved to the United States on the lands in Clark County; but, 
permittees, licensees, and lessees retain the right to prospect for, 
mine, and remove such 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. All 
minerals are reserved to the United States on the lands in Lander and 
Elko Counties and parcel N-78214 in Clark County; but, permittees, 
licensees, and lessees retain the right to prospect for, mine, and 
remove such 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 parcels are subject to valid existing rights. Parcels may 
also be subject to applications received prior to publication of this 
Notice if processing the application would have no adverse effect on 
the marketability of the federally approved Fair Market Value (FMV) of 
a parcel. Encumbrances of record, appearing in the BLM public files for 
the parcels proposed for sale, are available for review during business 
hours, 7:30 a.m. p.s.t. to 4:30 p.m. p.s.t., Monday through Friday, at 
the BLM LVFO.
    4. All 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. No warranty of any kind, express or implied, is given by the 
United States as to the title, physical condition or potential uses of 
the parcels of land proposed for sale; and the conveyance of any such 
parcel will not be on a contingency basis. However, to the extent 
required by law, all such parcels are subject to the requirements of 
section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation 
and Liability Act, as amended (CERCLA) (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).
    6. All purchasers/patentees, by accepting a patent, covenant and 
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 patentees or their 
employees, agents, contractors, or lessees, or any third-party, arising 
out of or in connection with the patentees' 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 patentees 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) 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) 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) 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 parcels of land patented or otherwise conveyed by the United 
States, and may be enforced by the United States in a court of 
competent jurisdiction.
    7. Maps delineating the individual proposed sale parcels are 
available for public review at the BLM LVFO. Large aerial photos 
showing the locations of all the sale parcels are available for 
purchase at the BLM LVFO. Current appraisals for each parcel are 
available for public review at the LVFO.
    8. (a) Parcels N-78216 and N-78217 will only be put up for purchase 
and sale at the oral auction. Sealed bids for these parcels will not be 
accepted. If these parcels are not sold at the oral auction, they will 
not be offered later on an online Internet auction.
    8. (b) Sealed bids may be presented for all other parcels. Sealed 
bids must be received at the BLM LVFO, no later than 4:30 p.m., p.s.t., 
January 26, 2005. Sealed bid envelopes must be marked on the lower 
front left corner with the BLM Serial Number for the parcel and the 
sale date. Bids must be for not less than the federally approved FMV 
and a separate bid must be submitted for each parcel.
    8. (c) Each sealed bid shall be accompanied by a certified check, 
money order, bank draft, or cashier's check made payable in U.S. 
dollars to the order of the Bureau of Land Management, for not less 
than 10 percent or more than 30 percent of the amount bid. The highest 
qualified sealed bid for each parcel will become the starting bid at 
the oral auction. If no sealed bids are received, oral bidding will 
begin at the FMV, as determined by the authorized officer.
    9. All parcels will be offered for competitive sale by oral auction 
beginning at 10 a.m., p.s.t., February 2, 2005, at Cashman Theater 
inside Cashman Center, located at 850 Las Vegas Boulevard North, Las 
Vegas, NV. Interested parties who will not be bidding are not required 
to register and may proceed directly to the Cashman Theater. If you are 
at the auction to conduct business with the high bidders or are there 
to observe the process, should seating become limited, you may be asked 
to relinquish your seat in order to provide seating for all bidders 
before the auction begins. We will try to provide an audio/visual 
transmission outside the theater for your convenience.
    10. All oral bidders are required to register. Registration for 
oral bidding will begin at 8 a.m. p.s.t. on the day of the sale and 
will end at 10 a.m. p.s.t. You are encouraged to pre-register by mail 
or fax by completing the form located in the Sale Packet. The form is 
also available at the BLM LVFO and on the Internet at http://www.nv.blm.gov/SNPLMA.
    11. Prior to receiving a bidder number on the day of the sale, all 
registered bidders must submit a certified check, bank draft, or 
cashier's check in the amount of $10,000. The check must be made 
payable to the order of the Bureau of Land Management. On the day of 
the sale, pre-registered bidders may go to the Express Registration 
Desk, present

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their Photo Identification Card, the required $10,000 check, and 
receive a bidder number. All other bidders must go to the standard 
Registration Line where additional information will be requested along 
with your Photo Identification Card and the required $10,000 check. 
Upon completion of registration you will be given a bidder number. If 
you are a successful bidder, the $10,000 will be applied to your 
required 20 percent deposit. For parcels N-78216 and N-78217, 
arrangements may be made for Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) of the 20 
percent deposit by notifying BLM no later than January 14, 2005 of your 
intent to use EFT.
    12. If you purchase one or more parcels and default on any single 
parcel, the default will be against all of your parcels. BLM will 
retain your $10,000 and the sale of all parcels to you will be 
cancelled. Following the auction, checks will be returned to the 
unsuccessful bidders upon presentation of their Photo Identification at 
the designated area.
    13. The highest qualifying bid for any parcel, whether sealed or 
oral, will be declared the high bid. The apparent high bidder, if an 
oral bidder, must submit a deposit of not less than 20 percent of the 
successful bid by 4:30 p.m. p.s.t. on the day of the sale in the form 
of cash, personal check, bank draft, cashiers check, money order or any 
combination thereof, made payable in U.S. dollars to the Bureau of Land 
Management. If not paid by close of the auction, funds must be 
delivered no later than 4:30 p.m. p.s.t. the day of the sale to the BLM 
Collection Officers at the Cashman Theater.
    14. Oral bids will be considered only if received at the place of 
sale and made at least for the FMV as determined by the BLM authorized 
officer. For parcels designated Serial Numbers N-78216 and N-78217 
specifically, each prospective bidder will be required to present a 
certified check, postal money order, bank draft or cashier's check made 
payable in U.S. dollars to the Bureau of Land Management for an amount 
of money which shall be no less than 20 percent of the federally 
approved FMV of the designated parcels, in order to be eligible to bid 
on each respective parcel. In order to bid on both designated parcels 
listed, a separate certified check, postal money order, bank draft or 
cashier's check for an amount of money which shall be no less than 20 
percent of the federally approved FMV for each designated parcel will 
be required. Both check(s) must be made payable in U.S. dollars to the 
order of the Bureau of Land Management.
    15. The remainder of the full bid price for each parcel, whether 
sealed or oral bid, must be paid within 180 calendar days of the 
competitive sale date in the form of a certified check, money order, 
bank draft, or cashier's check made payable in U.S. dollars to the 
Bureau of Land Management. Personal checks will not be accepted. 
Arrangements for Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) to BLM for the balance 
which is due on or before August 2, 2005, should be made a minimum of 
two weeks prior to the date you wish to make payment. Failure to pay 
the full price within the 180 days will disqualify the apparent high 
bidder and cause the entire bid deposit to be forfeited to the BLM.
    16. The BLM may accept or reject any or all offers, or withdraw any 
parcel of land or interest therein from sale, if, in the opinion of the 
BLM authorized officer, consummation of the sale would not be fully 
consistent with FLPMA or other applicable laws or are determined to not 
be in the public interest.

Additional Information

    If not sold, any parcel described above in this Notice may be 
identified for sale at a later date without further legal notice. 
Unsold parcels, with the exception of parcels N-78216 and N-78217, may 
be offered for sale in a future online auction on the Internet. 
Internet auction procedures will be available at http://www.auctionrp.com. If unsold on the Internet, parcels may be put up for 
sale at future auctions without additional legal notice. Upon 
publication of this Notice and until the completion of the sale, the 
BLM is no longer accepting land use applications affecting any parcel 
identified for sale, including parcels that have been published in a 
previous Notice of Realty Action. However, land use applications may be 
considered after completion of the sale for parcels that are not sold 
through sealed, oral, or online Internet auction procedures provided 
the authorization will not adversely affect the marketability or value 
of the parcel.
    Federal law requires bidders to 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 legally capable of conveying 
lands or interests therein under the laws of the State of Nevada. 
Certification of qualification, including citizenship or corporation or 
partnership, must accompany the bid deposit.
    In order to determine the value, through appraisal, of the parcels 
of land proposed to be sold, certain extraordinary assumptions may 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 Bureau of Land Management 
gives notice that these assumptions may not be endorsed or approved by 
units of local government. It is the buyer's responsibility to be aware 
of all applicable local government policies, laws, and regulations that 
would affect the subject lands, including any required dedication of 
lands for public uses. 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 will 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, CERCLA and other 
environmental documents will be available for review at the BLM LVFO, 
or by calling (702) 515-5114.
    This information also will be available on the Internet at: (1) 
http://propertydisposal.gsa.gov. Click on NV for Nevada and (2) http://www.nv.blm.gov. Click on Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act and 
go to Land Sales.
    The land offered in this sale in Clark County, along with all other 
available public land in the Las Vegas Valley is being analyzed in an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), titled Las Vegas Land Disposal 
EIS. The document is located on the Internet at http://www.nv.blm.gov/lvdiseis. The Notice of Availability (NOA) of the draft EIS was 
published on September 10, 2004, commencing a 60 day comment period 
which ends November 9, 2004. Currently, it is expected that the NOA for 
the final EIS will be published in early December, 2004. Following 
publication of the NOA for the final EIS, there will be a 30 day 
availability period prior to any Record of Decision being signed by 
BLM. Comments submitted during the 45 day comment period for this NORA 
pertaining to the sufficiency of the draft EIS will not be considered 
unless submitted by November 9, 2004, the closing of the comment period 
for the draft EIS. The Environmental Analysis (EA) and Decision Record 
for the lands offered in this sale in Lander and Elko Counties was 
signed on

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November 5, 2003, and is available for review in the BLM LVFO.
    Public Comments: The general public and interested parties may 
submit comments regarding the proposed sale to the Field Manager, BLM 
LVFO, up to 45 days after publication of this Notice in the Federal 
Register. However, all comments regarding the sufficiency of the draft 
EIS must be submitted within the comment period for the draft which 
closes on November 9, 2004. Any adverse comments regarding the proposed 
sale will be reviewed by the Nevada BLM State Director or other 
authorized official of the Department, who may sustain, vacate, or 
modify this realty action in whole or in part. Any comments received 
during this process, as well as the name and address of the commentor, 
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 to have 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 request from a 
commentor to have their name and/or address withheld from public 
release will be honored to the extent permissible by law.

    Dated: October 1, 2004.
Mark R. Chatterton,
Acting Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 04-25235 Filed 11-10-04; 8:45 am]
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