[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64005-64006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-25152]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNVC02000.L14300000.E0000; NVN082004; 13-08807; 
MO4500054972]


Notice of Realty Action: Classification and Segregation for 
Conveyance for Recreation and Public Purposes for a Sewage Treatment 
Facility; Partial Termination of Recreation and Public Purposes 
Classification of Public Lands in Storey County, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District, 
Nevada, has examined and found suitable for classification for 
conveyance approximately 12.38 acres of public land in Storey County, 
Nevada, under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes 
(R&PP) Act, as amended (NVN 082004). Storey County proposes to use the 
land for a sewage treatment facility to serve Virginia City, Nevada. 
This notice terminates the previous classification of a portion of land 
for conveyance under NVN 046965.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
proposed classification or conveyance on or before December 9, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Leon Thomas, Field Manager, BLM 
Sierra Front Field Office, 5665 Morgan Mill Rd., Carson City, NV 89701.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erik Pignata, Realty Specialist, at 
the address in the ADDRESSES section or by telephone at 775-885-6110 or 
email at [email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device 
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service 
(FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal 
business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to 
leave a message or question with the above individual. You will receive 
a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Storey County filed an R&PP application to 
use public land to authorize and expand an existing sewage treatment 
facility in order to facilitate increased growth in the area and allow 
proposed system upgrades. The parcel of land is legally described as:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 17 N., R. 21 E.
    Sec. 28, Lots 38, 39, 43, 45.

    The area described contains 12.38 acres more or less in Storey 
County.

    A portion of the land was previously classified under NVN 046965 on 
behalf of an R&PP application submitted by the Storey County School 
District for authorization of the Virginia City High School. This 
notice terminates that classification NVN 046965 so far as it affects 
lands identified as Section 28, T. 17 N., R. 21 E., and classifies all 
the lands described above as suitable for the proposed use and 
conveyance for a sewage treatment facility.
    The land is not required for any Federal purpose. The proposed 
conveyance is consistent with the BLM Carson City Field Office 
Consolidated Resource Management Plan dated May 2001, and would be in 
the public interest.

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    The conveyance, if issued, would be subject to the provisions of 
the R&PP Act and applicable regulations of the Secretary of the 
Interior, including, but not limited to, 43 CFR Part 2743, and would be 
subject to the following terms, conditions, and reservations to the 
United States:
    1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945);
    2. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine and remove such deposits from the 
same under applicable law and such regulations as the Secretary of the 
Interior may prescribe;
    3. A right-of-way for a power line granted to Sierra Pacific Power 
Company, its successors or assigns, by right-of-way NVN 077704 pursuant 
to the Act of October 21, 1976 (31 Stat. 0790, 43 U.S.C. 959); and
    4. Valid existing rights.
    An indemnification clause protecting the United States from claims 
arising out of the patentee's use, occupancy, or operations on the land 
has been executed by Storey County and will be included in the patent 
when issued.
    A limited reversionary provision states that the title shall revert 
to the United States upon a finding, after notice and opportunity for a 
hearing, that the patentee has not substantially developed the land in 
accordance with the approved plan of development 5 years after the date 
of conveyance. No portion of the land shall under any circumstances 
revert to the United States if any such portion has been used for waste 
disposal or for any other purpose which may result in the disposal, 
placement, or release of any hazardous substance.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the parcel 
will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the 
public land laws, including the United States general mining laws, 
except for conveyance under the R&PP Act, leasing under the mineral 
leasing laws and disposals under the mineral material disposal laws.
    Interested persons may submit comments involving the suitability of 
the land for development for a sewage treatment facility. Comments on 
the classification are restricted to whether the land is physically 
suited for the proposal, whether the use will maximize the future use 
or uses of the land, whether the use is consistent with local planning 
and zoning, or whether the use is consistent with State and Federal 
programs.
    Interested persons may submit comments, including notification of 
any encumbrances or other claims relating to the parcel, regarding the 
specific use proposed in the application and plan of development, 
whether the BLM followed appropriate administrative procedures in 
reaching a decision to convey under the R&PP Act, or any other factors 
not directly related to the suitability of the land for sewage 
treatment facility purposes.
    Documents related to this action are on file at the BLM Sierra 
Front Field Office at the address in the ADDRESSES section and may be 
reviewed by the public upon request.
    Before including your address, phone number, email 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. Only written comments submitted by postal service or 
overnight mail to the Field Manager, BLM Sierra Front Field Office, 
will be considered properly filed.
    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 
effective December 24, 2013. The land would not be offered for 
conveyance until after the classification becomes effective.

    Authority:  43 CFR 2741.

Leon Thomas,
Field Manager, Sierra Front Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2013-25152 Filed 10-24-13; 8:45 am]
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