[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7757-7758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2932]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-930-5870-EU]


Notice of Realty Action Competitive Sale of Public Land, Washoe 
County, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: A 30 acre public parcel of land located in the Pleasant Valley 
south of Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, has been examined and found 
suitable for sale utilizing competitive sale procedures.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by April 1, 2005. Bid deadline is 3 
p.m. (PT) April 12, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land Management, Carson City Field Office, 5665 
Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, NV 89706.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding the competitive 
sale instructions, procedures, documents, maps and materials to submit 
a bid can be obtained at the Carson City Field Office's Public Land 
Sales Hotline at (775) 885-6111, at http://www.nv.blm.gov/carson, or at 
the public reception desk at the above address from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
Monday--Friday (except Federal holidays).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described parcel of public 
land is proposed for sale:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T 17 N, R 20 E, Sec. 18, E\1/2\ NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ 
SW\1/4\ totaling 30 acres more or less.

    The parcel is being offered through competitive sale pursuant to 43 
CFR 2711.3-1. Authority for the sale is Section 203 and Section 209 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of October 21,1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1701, 1713, 1719). This parcel of public land, south of Reno, 
Nevada, is being offered for sale through competitive sale sealed bid 
procedures at not less than the appraised fair market value (FMV) of 
$297,000. The land is not required for Federal purposes. The disposal 
(sale) of the parcel would serve the public benefit by making lands 
available for community expansion and private economic development. As 
such, these lands meet the criteria for sale under 43 CFR 2710.0-
3(a)(2) and (3). The subject land is identified for disposal in the 
Carson City Consolidated Resource Management Plan adopted in May 2001. 
By Public Land Order No. 7491, dated July 5, 2001, the land was 
withdrawn from surface entry and mining, but not from sale, exchange or 
recreation and public purposes. An appraisal report has been prepared 
by a certified appraiser to establish the FMV of the parcel.
    Patent (title document), will be issued with the following 
reservation:
    A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by 
authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945), 
and will be subject to valid existing rights and the following 
encumbrances of record:
    Those rights for buried communication purposes which have been 
granted to Nevada Bell by Right-of-Way N-53654 under the Act of October 
21, 1976 (Title V, 90 Stat. 2743).
    Those rights for highway purposes which have been granted to Nevada 
Department of Transportation by Right-of-Way CC 018418 under the Act of 
November 9, 1921 (42 Stat. 212).

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    The land may also be subject to applications received prior to 
publication of this Notice if processing the application would have no 
adverse affect on the appraised fair market value (FMV).
    Encumbrances of record, the appraisal, and other information are 
available for review 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., PT, Monday through Friday 
(except Federal holidays), at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 
Carson City Field Office, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, NV 89701.
    No warranty of any kind shall be given or implied as to the 
potential use of the land offered for sale. In the event of a sale, the 
unreserved mineral interests will be conveyed simultaneously with the 
sale of the land. The unreserved mineral interests have no known 
mineral value. Acceptance of the sale offer will constitute an 
application for conveyance of those unreserved mineral interests 
pursuant to Section 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976. The purchaser will be required to pay a $50.00 non-refundable 
filing fee for conveyance of the available mineral interests with the 
final payment.
    The purchaser/patentee, by accepting patent, agrees 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 arising from the past, present or future acts or omissions 
of the patentee, its employees, agents, contractors, or lessees, or any 
third-party arising out of or in connection with the patentee's use 
and/or occupancy of the patented real property resulting in: (1) 
Violations of Federal, State, and local laws and regulations that are 
now or 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) 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.
    Deadline for submission of sealed bids is 3 p.m. (PT) April 12, 
2005. Bids must be for not less than the FMV of the parcel. Each sealed 
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 (ten) percent of the amount bid.
    Bidders are to use regular size 10 business envelopes addressed to 
BLM at the address indicated above. All bidders are to print their name 
and return address in the upper left-hand corner of the envelope, and 
write the BLM Serial Number (N-77726) for the property in the lower 
front left-hand corner of the envelope.
    The purchaser must remit the remainder of the purchase price (plus 
the $50.00 filing fee for conveyance of mineral interests) within 180 
days from the date of the sealed bid opening. Final payment must be by 
certified check, postal money order, bank draft, cashiers check, or 
wire transfer payable to the Bureau of Land Management. Failure to pay 
the full price within the 180 days calendar days will disqualify the 
apparent high bidder and cause the entire bid deposit to be forfeited 
to the BLM. BLM offers no financing on the property being offered for 
sale. Upon the publication of this notice and until the completion of 
this sale, the BLM is no longer accepting land use applications 
affecting the parcel being offered for sale.
    BLM in its sole discretion reserves the right to: (1) Reject any 
bid; (2) ask for supplemental bids in the case of identical bids; (3) 
make minor exceptions to procedures to resolve administrative or other 
conflicts; and (4) withdraw the property from sale or postpone the sale 
due to protests, appeals, litigation, administrative or other reasons.
    If not sold, the parcel described above in this notice may be 
identified for sale at a later date without further legal notice.
    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 including, but not limited 
to, associations or partnerships capable of holding property or 
interests therein under the laws of the State of Nevada.
    To determine the appraised fair market value of the property, the 
BLM had to make a number of assumptions regarding the attributes and 
limitations of the lands and potential effects of local regulations and 
policies on potential future land uses. 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 
regarding the potential uses of the subject land, and conveyance of the 
land will not be on a contingency basis. It is the buyer's 
responsibility to be knowledgeable of the subject land and to be aware 
of all applicable local government policies and regulations that would 
affect the sale parcel. 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 land(s) will be subject to any applicable 
reviews and approvals by units of local government for proposed future 
uses, and any such reviews and approvals would be the buyer's 
responsibility. Any land lacking access from a public road or highway 
will be conveyed as such, and the future acquisition will be the 
responsibility of the buyer.
    For complete details regarding the terms and conditions of the 
competitive sale interested parties and or bidders shall obtain and 
read carefully the Sealed Bid Terms and Conditions for this sale. For a 
period until April 1, 2005, interested parties may submit comments to 
the Carson City Field Office at the above address. Any comments are to 
be in letter format citing specific reasons for your objection and are 
to be addressed and mailed to Donald T. Hicks, Field Manager, Carson 
City Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, 
Carson City, NV 89701. Facsimiles, telephone calls, and e-mails are 
unacceptable means of notification. Any adverse comments will be 
reviewed 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 the final determination 
of the Department of the Interior.

    Dated: January 20, 2005.
Charles P. Pope,
Acting Manager, Carson City Field Office.
[FR Doc. 05-2932 Filed 2-10-05; 4:08 pm]
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