[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 12 (Thursday, January 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3264-3265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-817]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-060-5870-EU; N-79242; 8-08807; TAS: 14X5260]


Notice of Realty Action: Proposed Modified Competitive Sale of 
Public Land in Lander County, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.

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SUMMARY: A parcel of public land of approximately 409.34 acres in 
Lander County, Nevada is being considered for sale under the provisions 
of section 203 of the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 
(FLPMA), at no less than the appraised fair market value.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
proposed sale of the lands until March 3, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to the BLM Field Manager, Battle 
Mountain Field Office, 50 Bastian Road, Battle Mountain, NV 89820.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chuck Lahr, (775) 635-4000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land in 
Lander County, Nevada, is being considered for sale under the authority 
of section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 
(43 U.S.C. 1713):

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 25 N., R. 42 E.,
    sec. 1, lots 7 and 8, SW\1/4\,
    sec. 12, NW\1/4\.

    Containing 409.34 acres, more or less.

    The 1986 BLM Shoshone-Eureka Resource Management Plan identifies 
this parcel of public land as suitable for disposal. The sale will be 
subject to the provisions of FLPMA and applicable regulations of the 
Secretary of the Interior, and will contain the reservation to the 
United States of a right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals 
constructed by the authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 
1890 (43 U.S.C. 945). Conveyance of the identified public land will be 
subject to valid existing rights and encumbrances of record, including 
but not limited to, rights-of-way for roads and public utilities. 
Conveyance of any mineral interests pursuant to section 209 of the Act 
of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1719) will be analyzed during processing 
of the proposed sale.
    On January 17, 2008, the above-described land will be segregated 
from appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining 
laws, except the sale provisions of the FLPMA. Upon publication of this 
Notice of Realty Action and until completion of the sale, the BLM is no 
longer accepting land use applications affecting the identified public 
land, except applications for the amendment of previously filed right-
of-way applications or existing authorizations to increase the term of 
the grants in accordance with 43 CFR 2807.15 and 2886.15. The 
segregative effect will terminate upon issuance of a patent, 
publication in the Federal Register of a termination of the 
segregation, or on January 19, 2010 unless extended by the BLM Nevada 
State Director in accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1-2(d) prior to the 
termination date.
    For a period until March 3, 2008, interested parties and the 
general public may submit in writing any comments concerning the land 
being considered for sale, including notification of any encumbrances 
or other claims relating to the identified land to Field Manager, BLM 
Battle Mountain Field Office, at the above address. In order to ensure 
consideration in the environmental analysis of the proposed sale, 
comments must be in writing and postmarked or delivered within 45 days 
of the initial date of publication of this Notice. Only written 
comments submitted by postal service or overnight mail to the Field 
Manager, BLM Battle Mountain Field Office will be considered properly 
filed. Facsimiles, telephone calls, and electronic mails are 
unacceptable means of notification. Before including your address, 
phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information 
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly 
available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold 
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so. If you wish to have your name 
or address withheld from public disclosure under the Freedom of 
Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of 
your comments. Any determination by the BLM to release or withhold the 
names and/or addresses of those who comment will be made on a case-by-
case basis. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. 
The BLM will make available for public review, in their entirety, all 
comments submitted by businesses or organizations, including comments 
by individuals in their capacity as an

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official or representative of a business or organization.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the BLM Nevada State 
Director who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the 
absence of any adverse comments, this realty action will become the 
final determination of the Department of the Interior.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1-2)

    Dated: January 10, 2008.
Gerald M. Smith,
BLM Battle Mountain Field Manager.
[FR Doc. E8-817 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am]
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