[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20126-20130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3773]


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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, Nevada; 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 72 parcels of Federal public land, aggregating approximately 
705.235 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

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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 August 2, 2006, using competitive bidding procedures under 
the regulations, at not less than the appraised fair market value (FMV) 
of each parcel.

DATES: Comments regarding the proposed SNPLMA sale of the 705.235 acres 
in the Las Vegas Valley must be received by BLM on or before June 5, 
2006. Comments regarding the draft environmental assessment (EA) must 
be received by the BLM on or before June 5, 2006.
    Sealed bids must be received not later than 4:30 p.m. PDT July 28, 
2006 at the address of the Las Vegas Field Office listed below. The 
sale by auction will begin at 10 a.m., PDT, August 2, 2006. 
Registration for oral bidding for those who have not pre-registered 
will begin at 8 a.m., PDT, August 2, 2006 and will end at 10 a.m., PDT. 
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 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, including 
maps and appraisals, 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 those who pick-up a Sale Packet at the LVFO prior to the day of the 
sale. Passes will accompany the sale packet which is sent 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 Manuela Johnson at 
(702) 515-5224 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 August 2, 2006, 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. 01, Lot 37;
    Sec. 02, E\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 03, E\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/
2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 10, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\ NE\1/4\ NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 25, SW\1/4\ NE\1/4\ NE\1/4\, E\1/2\ NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ NE\1/4\, 
E\1/2\ SE\1/4\NW\1/4\ NE\1/4\, E\1/2\ NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ NE\1/4\, E\1/
2\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\ NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ 
SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\, E\1/2\ SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\, 
NW\1/4\NW\1/4\ SE\1/4\, E\1/2\ SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\ SW\1/
4\ SE\1/4\, W\1/2\ SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\.
T. 19 S., R., 60 E.
    Sec. 30, Lots 22, 25, 26 and 30, E\1/2\NW\1/4\ SE\1/4\ NE\1/4\, 
E\1/4\ SE\1/4\ NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\ NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\, W\1/2\ SE\1/
4\ NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\,W\1/2\NW\1/4\ SE\1/4\ 
SW\1/4\, W\1/2\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\, E\1/2\ SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ SE\1/
4\, W\1/2\ SW\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\ SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 31, Lots 5-9, N\1/2\ NE\1/4\ NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\ NE\1/4\ NE\1/
4\, W\1/2\ SE\1/4\ NE\1/4\ NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\ NE\1/4\, E\1/2\ 
NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\ SW\1/4\ NE\1/4\, E\1/2\ SE\1/4\ 
SW\1/4\ NE\1/4\, W\1/2\ NE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\ SE\1/
4\ NE\1/4\, W\1/2\ NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\ SW\1/4\ NE\1/4\ 
SW\1/4\, E\1/2\ SE\1/4\ NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\ NE\1/4\ SE\1/4\, 
W\1/2\ NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ SE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\ SE\1/4\.
T. 20 S., R. 60 E.
    Sec. 06, SE\1/4\ NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\, W\1/2\ NE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ SW\1/
4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\ SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\,W\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\ SE\1/4\, 
W\1/2\ SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 28, NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\.
T. 22 S., R. 60 E.
    Sec. 13, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ NE\1/4\ NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\ NE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ 
NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\ SW\1/
4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, NW\1/4\ SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 16, NW\1/4\ NE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\ NE\1/4\ SE\1/
4\ NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ 
NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 19, Lots 22-26, 32, 38, 40-44, 46, 48, 49, 51-54, 56-58, 
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\ 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\, 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\;
    Sec. 21, NW\1/4\ NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ NE\1/4\, N\1/2\ SW\1/4\NW\1/
4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, NW\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\ NE\1/4\ NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ NE\1/4\NW\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. 22 S., R. 61 E.
    Sec. 10, Lot 15;
    Sec. 33, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ SW\1/4\ NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\ NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ 
SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\ 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\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\ SE\1/4\, 
NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ SE\1/4\.

Consisting of 72 parcels containing 705.235 acres, more or less.

    In addition to the lands described herein, other parcels that have 
been previously noticed for sale, but did not sell, may be offered at 
this sale.
    Minerals of no known locatable value will be conveyed with the 
following eleven parcels: BLM case file serial numbers N-79508, N-80683 
through N-80685, N-80687 through N-80691, N-80715, N-80730. These case 
files are located at the BLM Las Vegas Field Office. An offer to 
purchase these listed 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 which will

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be sold simultaneously with the surface interests.
    The remainder of the parcels offered 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. The 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.

Terms and Conditions of Sale

    The terms and conditions applicable to the SNPLMA sale parcels are 
as follows:
    1. For the parcels under case files N-79508, N-80683 through N-
80685, N-80687 through N-80691, N-80715 and N-80730 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. As 
stated above, all other offered parcels will have all mineral interest 
reserved to the United States.
    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. PDT to 4:30 p.m. PDT, Monday through Friday, at the 
BLM LVFO.
    4. All parcels are subject to reservations for roads, public 
utilities and flood control purposes 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 be enforced by the United States in a court of 
competent jurisdiction.
    7. Unless otherwise stated herein, maps delineating the individual 
proposed sale parcels and current appraisals for each parcel are 
available for public review at the BLM LVFO.
    8. In accordance with policy and procedures adopted by the Clark 
County Board of Commissioners which addresses sale parcels in areas 
designated as ``Major Development Project'', parcels N-79534, N-79544, 
N-79551, N-79552, N-79549, N-79550, N-79545, N-79546, N-79548 and N-
79579 totaling 205.17 acres more or less will aggregated and offered as 
one single parcel. The starting bid amount for these parcels will be 
the total of the appraised values for all 10 parcels.
    9. Sealed bids may be presented for all parcels. Sealed bids must 
be received at the BLM LVFO, no later than 4:30 p.m., PST, July 28, 
2006. 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.
    10. 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 July 31, 
2006 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.
    11. All parcels will be offered for competitive sale by oral 
auction beginning at 10 a.m., PDT, August 2, 2006, 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.
    12. All oral bidders are required to register. Registration for 
oral bidding will begin at 8 a.m. PDT on the day of the sale and will 
end at 10 a.m. PDT. 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.
    13. 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

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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.
    14. 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.
    15. The highest qualifying bid for any parcel will be declared the 
high bid. The apparent high bidder must submit a deposit of not less 
than 20 percent of the successful bid by 3 p.m. PDT 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. PDT the day of the sale to the BLM Collection Officers at the 
Cashman Theater. Funds will NOT be accepted at the LVFO.
    16. 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.
    17. The remainder of the full bid price for each parcel 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 February 1, 
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.
    18. 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.
    19. 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 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 oral or online Internet auction procedures provided the 
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.
    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 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 June 5, 2006.
    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) 515-5000 and asking to speak to a member of the 
Sales Team. 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 of the Interior who may sustain, vacate, or modify 
this realty action in whole or in part, if applicable. 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.


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(Authority: 43 C.F.R. 2711.1-2(a) and (c))

Termination of Portions of R&PP Classification--SNPLMA Withdrawal

    A portion of the following lease granted under the Recreation and 
Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, 43 U.S.C. 869 et. seq.) has been 
relinquished: N-63336 (68FR47929). The Notice officially terminates the 
R&PP classification and segregation of a portion of that parcel. A 
portion of R&PP application, N-78724 has been withdrawn by the 
applicant. This notice serves to inform you that land previously leased 
and previously requested for R&PP purposes is no longer required and is 
now part of this sale. It 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 the Interior 
terminates the withdrawal or the lands are conveyed.

    Dated: March 15, 2006.
Juan Palma,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 06-3773 Filed 4-17-06; 11:42 am]
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