[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 159 (Thursday, August 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48580-48584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16492]


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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 County, NV; Termination of Recreation and Public Purposes 
Classification and Segregation; Withdrawal of the Formerly Classified 
Lands by the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act

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

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to sell by public 
auction 86 parcels of Federal public land, aggregating approximately 
3,197.00 acres, more or less, in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada. The sale 
will be under the authority of the Southern Nevada Public Land 
Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2343), as amended by Title IV of the 
Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 
2002 (116 Stat. 1994) (SNPLMA). The SNPLMA sale will be subject to the 
applicable provisions of Sections 203 and 209 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1713 and 1719), 
and BLM land sale and mineral conveyance regulations at 43 CFR parts 
2710 and 2720. The sale will be conducted in Las Vegas, Nevada, on 
November 16, 2005, using competitive bidding procedures under the 
regulations, at not less than the

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appraised fair market value (FMV) of each parcel.
    BLM may also continue the auction of up to five additional parcels 
near Laughlin, Nevada (hereinafter, ``the Laughlin parcels''), which 
remain unsold from a BLM competitive oral auction held in Laughlin, 
Nevada, on June 15, 2005. These five parcels aggregate approximately 
1,796.65 acres and have been for sale on the Internet since the June 
15, 2005, sale. If not sold on the Internet by November 16, 2005, BLM 
will take oral bids on these parcels at not less than the appraised 
fair market value of each parcel, at the proposed November 16, 2005, 
sale. Sealed bids may also be submitted for these parcels. These 
parcels are not within the SNPLMA disposal boundary and are sold solely 
under the authority of FLPMA. They were originally noticed for sale in 
the Federal Register on March 30, 2005, at 70 FR 16301. That notice 
provides that, ``If not sold, any parcel described above in this Notice 
may be identified for sale at a later date without further legal 
notice.'' 70 FR at 16303. More information on these parcels, as well as 
all parcels involved with the November 16 sale, is available at http://propertydisposal.gsa.gov. If sold on the Internet or at the November 
16, 2005, sale, these parcels will be sold under the terms of 
conditions of the original notice at 70 FR 16301. BLM's decision to 
sell the Laughlin parcels has already undergone notice and comment 
procedures pursuant to the sale regulations at 43 CFR part 2700. 
Environmental documentation prepared pursuant to the National 
Environmental Policy Act for sale of the Laughlin parcels has also 
undergone a public comment period. Therefore, BLM will not be accepting 
any new comments regarding the continued auction of the Laughlin 
parcels.

DATES: Comments regarding the proposed SNPLMA sale of the 3,197.00 
acres in the Las Vegas Valley must be received by BLM on or before 
October 3, 2005. Sealed bids, if applicable, must be received by BLM 
not later than 4:30 p.m., PST, November 9, 2005. The sale by auction 
will begin at 10 a.m., PST, November 16, 2005. Registration for oral 
bidding for those who have not pre-registered will begin at 8 a.m., 
PST, November 16, 2005 and will end at 10 a.m., PST. 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 or any sealed bid may 
be submitted to BLM at the following address:

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 
SNPLMA lands and the Laughlin parcels 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 inside the Cashman Theater located in 
the southwest corner of the Cashman Center with entrance to the Theater 
between Parking Lots ``B'' and ``C''. Registration will take place in 
the Theater Lobby. Cashman Center charges a $3 per vehicle parking fee. 
Parking Passes will be provided to those individuals who pre-register 
and pick-up a Sale Packet at the LVFO prior to the day of the sale. 
They will be sent with the sale packet to everyone on the sale mailing 
list. Give 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.
    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 on Las Vegas Blvd. North (Las Vegas 
Blvd/Cashman Center). Turn left to Cashman Center (850 Las Vegas Blvd. 
North).

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 described lands in the Las 
Vegas Valley, Nevada, are proposed for sale and have been authorized 
and designated for disposal under SNPLMA. The lands will be put up for 
sale competitively on November 16, 2005, at an oral auction for not 
less than the appraised fair market value (FMV) of each parcel. These 
SNPLMA parcels described below will be auctioned under the terms and 
conditions of this Notice of Realty Action (NORA).

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 19 S., R. 59 E.,
    Sec. 02, Lots 27 and 28;
    Sec. 13, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 25, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 19 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 19, Lot 23, E\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 29, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 30, E\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\.
T. 20 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 06, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 22, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 21 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 09, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 22 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 10, W\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, S\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/
4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 15, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\;
    Sec. 16, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/
4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\;
    Sec. 17, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 19, Lots 22, 23-26, 32, 38, 40-44, 46, 48, 49, 51-54, 56-
58, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/
4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/
4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/
2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/
4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/
2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/
4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, 
NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/
2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.

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    Sec. 20, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 21, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/
4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/
4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/
4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/
4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/
4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 22, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/
4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 30, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/
4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
T. 19 S., R. 61 E.,
    Sec. 14, Lots 1-16;
    Sec. 15, portions of Lots 1-10, 12, 16;
    Sec. 15, Lots 13-15, 17, 18;
    Sec. 16, portions of Lots 1-4, 6, 8, 17, 18, 20;
    Sec. 16, Lots 5, 9-12, 14-16, 19, 21, 22;
    Sec. 18, Lots 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 18, 19, 21, 24, 25, 28-37;
    Sec. 19, Lot 7;
    Sec. 21, Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8;
    Sec. 23, Lots 1-4, 6-10.
T. 22 S., R. 61 E.,
    Sec. 32, S\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/
4\.
    Sec. 33, Lots 38 and 77.
T. 21 S., R. 62 E.,
    Sec. 28, N\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\.

    Consisting of 86 parcels containing 3,197.00 acres, more or 
less, including the North Las Vegas parcel.

    A map and complete legal description of the North Las Vegas parcel 
(N-75980) will be available at the BLM LVFO upon finalization and 
recordation of the cadastral survey by the BLM prior to the auction 
date.
    In addition to the lands described herein, the Laughlin parcels, 
and, possibly, other parcels that have been published in a previous 
NORA, and that have been previously noticed for sale, but did not sell, 
may be sold at this sale. The legal description of the Laughlin parcels 
and the terms and conditions of sale can be reviewed at 70 FR 16301.
    The following SNPLMA parcels will have all mineral interests 
reserved to the United States; therefore, no $50 filing fee will be 
required as no mineral interests will be conveyed: N-79498 through N-
79506, N-79511 through N-79529, N-79534 through N-79553, N-77348, N-
79579 and N-79580. A legal description of the parcels associated with 
these BLM Serial Numbers is available at the BLM Las Vegas Field 
Office, or online at http://propertydisposal.gsa.gov.
    For the other SNPLMA parcels, the locatable mineral interests 
therein will be sold simultaneously with the surface interests. Those 
lands have no known locatable mineral value. An offer to purchase those 
parcels 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.
    The mineral interests for the Laughlin parcels will be reserved or 
sold as detailed in the original NORA for those parcels at 70 FR 16301.

Terms and Conditions of Sale

    The terms and conditions applicable to the SNPLMA sale parcels are 
as follows:
    1. All discretionary leaseable and saleable mineral deposits on the 
lands in Clark County are reserved to the United States; but, 
permittees, licensees, and lessees of the United States 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, together with 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 affect on 
the marketability or 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. PST to 4:30 p.m. PST, 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 title, whether or to what extent the land may be 
developed, physical condition, future uses, or any other circumstance 
or condition. The conveyance of any parcel will not be on a contingency 
basis. However, to the extent required by law, all 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 solid waste or hazardous substances or 
waste, 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

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be enforced by the United States in a court of competent jurisdiction.
    7. Maps delineating the individual proposed sale parcels and 
current appraisals for each parcel are available for public review at 
the BLM LVFO.
    8. (a) Parcel N-79580 will be put up for purchase and sale at the 
oral auction. A sealed bid for this parcel will not be accepted. If 
this parcel is not sold at the oral auction, it 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., PST, 
November 9, 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 deposit in the 
form of 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. All sealed bids will be opened and recorded at 12 
noon PST on November 10, 2005 at the BLM office on 4701 N. Torrey Pines 
Drive in Las Vegas. The high sealed bid amount will be posted on the 
auction order list and will be the starting bid amount at the oral 
auction.
    9. All parcels will be offered for competitive sale by oral auction 
beginning at 10 a.m., PST, November 16, 2005, at Cashman Theater 
located inside Cashman Center 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 relocate to the balcony or another area in order to provide seating 
in the theater 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. PST on the day of the sale and will 
end at 10 a.m. PST. 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.
    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 in U.S. dollars 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 their Photo Identification, 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 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 deposit. For parcel N-79580 arrangements may be made for 
Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) of the required 20 percent deposit by 
notifying BLM no later than October 31, 2005 of your intent to use EFT.
    12. If you purchase one or more parcels and default on any single 
parcel, the default may be against all of your parcels. BLM may retain 
your $10,000 and the sale of all parcels to you may 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 3 p.m. PST 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. Funds must be delivered no later than 3 p.m. PST the day of 
the sale to the BLM Collection Officers at the Cashman Theater. Funds 
will NOT be accepted at the LVFO.
    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 parcel N-79580 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 parcel, in order to be 
eligible to bid on it.
    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 May 15, 2006, 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. All sales are made in accordance with and subject to the 
governing provisions of law and applicable regulations. In general, 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 is determined not to 
be in the public interest.
    17. 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 and is subject to 
verification by the BLM prior to consummation of the sale.

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 parcel N-79580, may be offered 
for sale in a future online Internet auction. 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 oral and online 
Internet 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 NORA. 
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

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authorization will not adversely affect the marketability or value of 
the parcel.
    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 Federal, State, and local government laws, 
regulations and policies that may 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 laws, regulations, and policies of 
the applicable local government for proposed future uses. It will be 
the responsibility of the purchaser to be aware of those laws 
regulations, and policies, and to seek any required local approvals 
pursuant to them. Buyers should also make themselves aware of any 
Federal or State law or regulations that may impact the future use of 
the property. 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.
    Parcel N-75980. Potential bidders for parcel N-75980 should be 
aware of the content of a document entitled, ``A Conservation Agreement 
for the Management of Special Resources on the Bureau of Land 
Management Parcels Nominated for Disposal by the City of Las Vegas'' 
entered into by BLM, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Nevada 
Division of Forestry and the City of North Las Vegas (the 
``Conservation Agreement''). Under the Conservation Agreement, BLM 
retains ownership of approximately 300 acres partially surrounded by 
parcel N-75980 for protection and preservation of certain special plant 
and paleontological resources. BLM makes no warranty or representation 
that this Conservation Agreement is the full extent of Federal or State 
requirements that may impact parcel N-75980.
    Environmental Assessment. The SNPLMA parcels proposed for sale were 
analyzed in an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), entitled ``Las 
Vegas Land Disposal Boundary EIS'', approved December 23, 2004. This 
EIS is available for public review at the BLM LVFO. An Environmental 
Assessment (EA) for this sale, which tiers to the EIS, has also been 
prepared. The EA is available for public review and comment at the BLM 
LVFO. BLM will be accepting public comment on the EA during the time 
for comment on the proposed sale up to October 3, 2005.
    Other information concerning the sale, including the appraisals, 
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. Most of this information also will be 
available on the Internet at http://propertydisposal.gsa.gov.
    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. 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 commenter, 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 commenter to have their name 
and/or address withheld from public release will be honored to the 
extent permissible by law.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1-2(a) and (c))

Termination of R&PP Classification--SNPLMA Withdrawal

    Additionally, the following leases granted under the Recreation and 
Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) have been 
relinquished: N-51824 (55FR39746), and N-51400 (55FR39746). The Notice 
officially terminates the R&PP classification and segregation of the 
parcels, but does not serve as an opening order because those parcels 
are within the disposal boundary set by Congress in SNPLMA. Pursuant to 
Section 4(c) of SNPLMA, these parcels are withdrawn, subject to valid 
existing rights, from entry and appropriation under the public land 
laws, location and entry under the mining laws and from operation under 
the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, until such time as the 
Secretary of Interior terminates the withdrawal or the lands are 
patented.

    Dated: August 10, 2005.
Juan Palma,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 05-16492 Filed 8-17-05; 8:45 am]
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