[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 131 (Monday, July 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31768-31770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14673]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNVS00560 L58530000 EU0000 241A; 14-08807; MO #4500118045; TAS: 17X]


Notice of Realty Action: Competitive Sale of 20 Parcels of Public 
Land in Clark County, NV; Termination of Recreation and Public Purposes 
Classification

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to offer 20 
parcels of public land totaling 87.5 acres in the Las Vegas Valley 
(Valley) by competitive sale, at not less than the appraised Fair 
Market Values (FMV) pursuant to the Southern Nevada Public Land 
Management Act of 1998 (SNPLMA), as amended. The sale will be subject 
to the applicable provisions of Section 203 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) and BLM land sale regulations. The 
BLM is also terminating portions of the Recreation and Public Purposes 
(R&PP) Classification and Segregation of three parcels of land in Clark 
County.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
sale until August 23, 2018. The sale, by sealed bid and oral public 
auction, will occur on September 27, 2018, at City of North Las Vegas, 
Council Chambers, 2250 Las Vegas Boulevard North, North Las Vegas, 
Nevada 89030 at 10:00 a.m., Pacific Time. The FMV for the parcels will 
be available 30 days prior to the sale. The BLM will start accepting 
sealed bids beginning September 17, 2018. Sealed bids must be received 
at the BLM, Las Vegas Field Office (LVFO) no later than 4:30 p.m. 
Pacific Time on September 24, 2018. The BLM will open sealed bids on 
the day of the sale just prior to the oral bidding.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments and submit sealed bids to the BLM 
LVFO, Assistant Field Manager, 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las 
Vegas, NV 89130.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Fields by email: [email protected], 
or by telephone: 702-515-5194. For general information on previous BLM 
public land sales go to: https://www.blm.gov/snplma. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above 
individual during normal business hours. The FRS 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: Nineteen parcels are within Clark County 
jurisdiction and one parcel is within City of Las Vegas jurisdiction. 
Some of the parcels are located in the northwest part of the Valley 
near U.S. Highway 95 and I-215 Beltway and some are located in the 
southwest part of the Valley.
    The subject public lands are legally described as:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

N-80692, 5.00 acres
T. 19 S, R. 60 E,
    Section 30, lot 22;
N-80695, 5.00 acres
T. 19 S, R. 60 E,
    Section 30, W\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
N-80701, 5.00 acres
T. 19 S, R. 60 E,
    Section 30, E\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
N-80710, 5.00 acres
T. 19 S, R. 60 E,
    Section 31, W\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
N-95744, 5.00 acres
T. 19 S, R. 59 E,
    Section 25, W\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
N-95745, 2.50 acres
T. 19 S, R. 59 E,
    Section 25, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
N-95746, 5.00 acres
T. 22 S, R. 60 E,
    Section 9, W\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
N-95747, 5.00 acres
T. 22 S, R. 60 E,
    Section 9, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
N-95748, 5.00 acres
T. 22 S, R. 60 E,
    Section 9, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
N-95749, 2.50 acres
T. 22 S, R. 60 E,
    Section 9, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
N-95750, 2.50 acres
T. 22 S, R. 60 E,
    Section 9, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
N-94200, 5.00 acres
T. 22 S, R. 60 E,
    Section 13, W\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
N-95751, 10.00 acres
T. 22 S, R. 60 E,
    Section 17, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
N-95752, 1.25 acres
T. 22 S, R. 60 E,
    Section 17, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
N-81950, 2.50 acres
T. 22 S, R. 60 E,
    Section 17, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
N-95753, 10.00 acres
T. 22 S, R. 60 E,
    Section 18, lot 36 and W\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
N-79927, 5.00 acres
T. 22 S, R. 60 E,
    Section 28, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\.
N-94549, 2.50 acres
T. 22 S, R. 61 E,
    Section 29, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
N-95754, 2.50 acres
T. 23 S, R. 61 E,
    Section 17, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\.
N-95755, 1.25 acres
T. 19 S, R. 59 E,
    Section 24, S\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.

    The areas described contain 87.50 acres.
    The BLM will also publish this Notice once a week for three 
consecutive weeks in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. A sales matrix is 
available on the BLM website at: https://www.blm.gov/snplma. The sales 
matrix provides information specific to each sale parcel such as legal 
description, physical location, encumbrances, acreage, and FMV. The FMV 
for each parcel is available in the sales matrix and the appraisal 
reports no later than 30 days prior to the sale.
    The sale is in conformance with the BLM Las Vegas Resource 
Management Plan decision LD-1, approved on October 5, 1998. The Las 
Vegas Valley Disposal Boundary Environmental Impact Statement and 
Record of Decision issued on December 23, 2004 analyzed the sale 
parcels. A parcel-specific Determination of National Environmental 
Policy Act Adequacy (DNA), document number DOI-BLM-NV-S010-2018-0023-
DNA, was prepared in connection with this Notice of Realty Action.
    Submit comments on this sale notice to the address in the ADDRESSES 
section. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personally identifiable information (PII) in your comment, you 
should be aware that your entire comment--including any PII--may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask the BLM in your 
comment to withhold your PII from public review, we cannot guarantee 
that we will be able to do so.
    Sale procedures: Registration for oral bidding will begin at 9:00 
a.m. Pacific Time and will end at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time at the City 
of North Las Vegas, Council Chambers, 2250 Las Vegas Boulevard North, 
North Las Vegas, Nevada 89030, on the day of the sale, September 27, 
2018. There will be no prior registration before the sale date. To 
participate in the competitive sale, all registered bidders must submit 
a bid guarantee deposit in the amount of $10,000 by certified check, 
postal money order, bank draft, or cashier's check made payable to the 
Department

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of the Interior--Bureau of Land Management on the day of the sale or 
submit the bid guarantee deposit along with the sealed bids. The public 
sale auction will be through sealed and oral bids. Sealed bids will be 
opened and recorded on the day of the sale to determine the high bids 
among the qualified bids received. Sealed bids above the FMV will set 
the starting point for oral bidding on a parcel. Parcels that receive 
no qualified sealed bids will begin at the established FMV. Bidders who 
are participating and attending the oral auction on the day of the sale 
are not required to submit a sealed bid but may choose to do so.
    Sealed-bid envelopes must be clearly marked on the lower front left 
corner with the parcel number and name of the sale, for example: ``N-
XXXXX, 20-parcel SNPLMA 2018 Fall Sale.'' If multiple sealed bids are 
submitted, only the envelope that contains the bid guarantee needs to 
be noted with ``bid guarantee.'' Sealed bids must include an amount not 
less than 20 percent of the total bid amount and the $10,000 bid 
guarantee noted above by certified check, postal money order, bank 
draft, or cashier's check made payable to the ``Department of the 
Interior--Bureau of Land Management.'' The bid guarantee and bid 
deposit may be combined into one form of deposit; the bidder must 
specify the amounts of the bid deposit and the bid guarantee. If 
multiple sealed bids are submitted, the first sealed bid of the group 
must include the $10,000 bid guarantee with the same bidder name. The 
BLM will not accept personal or company checks. The sealed-bid envelope 
must contain the 20 percent bid deposit, bid guarantee, and a completed 
and signed ``Certificate of Eligibility'' form stating the name, 
mailing address, and telephone number of the entity or person 
submitting the bid. Certificate of Eligibility and registration forms 
are available at the BLM LVFO at the address listed in the ADDRESSES 
section and on the BLM website at: https://www.blm.gov/snplma. Pursuant 
to 43 CFR 2711.3-1(c), if two or more sealed-bid envelopes containing 
valid bids of the same amount are received, oral bidding will start at 
the sealed-bid amount. If there are no oral bids on the parcel, the 
authorized officer will determine the winning bidder. Bids for less 
than the federally approved FMV will not be qualified. 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 amount by 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time on the day of 
the sale in the form of a certified check, postal money order, bank 
draft, or cashier's check made payable in U.S. dollars to the 
``Department of the Interior--Bureau of Land Management.'' Funds must 
be delivered at the Bureau of Land Management, Las Vegas Field Office, 
4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130 no later than 
3:30 p.m. Pacific Time on the day of the sale to the BLM Collection 
Officers. The BLM will send the successful bidder(s) a high-bidder 
letter with detailed information for full payment.
    All bid guarantee deposits submitted with unsuccessful bids will be 
returned to the bidders or their authorized representative upon 
presentation of acceptable photo identification at the sale location, 
the BLM-LVFO, or by certified mail. The apparent high bidder may choose 
to apply the bid guarantee towards the required deposit. Failure to 
submit the 20 percent deposit following the close of the sale under 43 
CFR 2711.3-1(d) will result in forfeiture of the bid guarantee. If the 
successful bidder offers to purchase more than one parcel and fails to 
submit the 20 percent bid deposit resulting in default on any single 
parcel following the sale, the BLM will retain the $10,000.00 bid 
guarantee, and may cancel the sale of all the parcels to that bidder. 
If a high bidder is unable to consummate the transaction for any 
reason, the second highest bid may be considered to purchase the 
parcel. If there are no acceptable bids, a parcel may remain available 
for sale at a future date in accordance with competitive sale 
procedures without further legal notice.
    Federal law requires that bidders must be: (1) A citizen of the 
United States 18 years of age or older; (2) a corporation subject to 
the laws of any state or of the United States; (3) a state, 
instrumentality, or political subdivision authorized to hold property; 
or (4) an entity legally capable of conveying and holding lands or 
interests therein under the laws of the State of Nevada.
    Evidence of United States citizenship is a birth certificate, 
passport, or naturalization papers. The high bidder must submit proof 
of citizenship within 25 days from receipt of the high-bidder letter. 
Citizenship documents and Articles of Incorporation (as applicable) 
must be provided to the BLM-LVFO for each sale. The successful bidder 
is allowed 180 days from the date of the sale to submit the remainder 
of the full purchase price.
    According to SNPLMA as amended, Public Law 105-263 section 4(c), 
lands identified within the Las Vegas Valley Disposal Boundary are 
withdrawn from 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 (Secretary) terminates the 
withdrawal or the lands are patented.
    Terms and Conditions: All minerals for the sale parcels will be 
reserved to the United States. The patents, when issued, will contain a 
mineral reservation to the United States for all minerals.
    In response to requests to clarify this mineral reservation as it 
relates to mineral materials, such as sand and gravel, we refer 
interested parties to the regulations at 43 CFR 3601.71(b), which 
provides that the owner of the surface estate of lands with reserved 
federal minerals may ``use a minimal amount of mineral materials for . 
. . personal use'' within the boundaries of the surface estate without 
a sales contract or permit. The regulation provides that all other use, 
absent statutory or other express authority, requires a sales contract 
or permit. We refer interested parties to the explanation of this 
regulatory language in the preamble to the final rule published in the 
Federal Register in 2001, which stated that minimal use ``would not 
include large-scale use of mineral materials, even within the 
boundaries of the surface estate'' (66 FR 58894). Further explanation 
is contained in BLM Instruction Memorandum No. 2014-085 (April 23, 
2014), available on BLM's website at https://www.blm.gov/policy/im-2014-085.
    The parcels are subject to limitations prescribed by law and 
regulation, and certain encumbrances in favor of third parties. Prior 
to patent issuance, a holder of any Right-of-Way (ROW) within the sale 
parcels will have the opportunity to amend the ROW for conversion to a 
new term, including perpetuity, if applicable, or conversion to an 
easement. The BLM will notify valid existing ROW holders of record of 
their ability to convert their compliant ROWs to perpetual ROWs or 
easements. In accordance with federal regulations at 43 CFR 2807.15, 
once notified, each valid holder may apply for the conversion of their 
current authorization.
    The following numbered terms and conditions will appear on the 
conveyance documents for the sale parcels:
    1. All minerals deposits in the lands so patented, and to it, or 
persons authorized by it, the right to prospect for, mine, and remove 
such deposits from the same under applicable law and regulations to be 
established by the Secretary are reserved to the United

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States, together with all necessary access and exit rights;
    2. A ROW 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. The parcels are subject to valid existing rights;
    4. The parcels are subject to reservations for road, public 
utilities, and flood control purposes, both existing and proposed, in 
accordance with the local governing entities' transportation plans; and
    5. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United 
States from claims arising out of the lessee's/patentee's use, 
occupancy, or occupations on the leased/patented lands.
    Pursuant to the requirements established by Section 120(h) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 
42 U.S.C. 9620(h) (CERCLA), as amended, notice is hereby given that the 
lands have been examined and no evidence was found to indicate that any 
hazardous substances have been stored for one year or more, nor had any 
hazardous substances been disposed of or released on the subject 
property.
    No warranty of any kind, express or implied, is given by the United 
States as to the title, whether or to what extent the land may be 
developed, its physical condition, future uses, or any other 
circumstance or condition. The conveyance of a parcel will not be on a 
contingency basis. However, to the extent required by law, the parcel 
is subject to the requirements of Section 120(h) of the CERCLA.
    BLM-LVFO must receive the request for escrow instructions prior to 
30 days before the prospective patentee's scheduled closing date. There 
are no exceptions.
    All name changes and supporting documentation must be received at 
the BLM-LVFO 30 days from the date on the high-bidder letter by 4:30 
p.m. Pacific Time. There are no exceptions. To submit a name change, 
the apparent high bidder must submit the name change in writing on the 
Certificate of Eligibility form to the BLM-LVFO.
    The remainder of the full bid price for the parcel must be received 
no later than 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time, within 180 days following the day 
of the sale. Payment must be submitted in the form of a certified 
check, postal money order, bank draft, cashier's check, or made 
available by electronic fund transfer made payable in U.S. dollars to 
the ``Department of the Interior--Bureau of Land Management'' to the 
BLM-LVFO. The BLM will not accept personal or company checks.
    Arrangements for electronic fund transfer to the BLM for payment of 
the balance due must be made a minimum of two weeks prior to the 
payment date. Failure to pay the full bid price within 180 days of the 
sale date will disqualify the high bidder and cause the entire 20 
percent bid deposit to be forfeited to the BLM. Forfeiture of the 20 
percent bid deposit is in accordance with 43 CFR 2711.3-1(d). There are 
no exceptions. The BLM can only accept the remainder of the full bid 
price up to 180 days after the sale date.
    The BLM will not sign any documents related to 1031 Exchange 
transactions. The timing for completion of such an exchange is the 
bidder's responsibility. The BLM cannot be a party to any 1031 
Exchange.
    In accordance with 43 CFR 2711.3-1(f), the BLM may accept or reject 
any or all offers to purchase, or withdraw any parcel of land or 
interest therein from sale within 30 days, if the BLM authorized 
officer determines consummation of the sale would be inconsistent with 
any law, or for other reasons as may be provided by applicable law or 
regulations. No contractual or other rights against the United States 
may accrue until the BLM officially accepts the offer to purchase and 
the full bid price is paid.
    Upon publication of this Notice and until completion of this sale, 
the BLM will no longer accept land use applications affecting the 
parcel identified for sale. However, land use applications may be 
considered after the sale if the parcel is not sold. The parcel may be 
subject to land use applications received prior to publication of this 
Notice if processing the application would have no adverse effect on 
the marketability of title, or the FMV of the parcel. Information 
concerning the sale, encumbrances of record, appraisals, reservations, 
procedures and conditions, CERCLA, and other environmental documents 
that may appear in the BLM public files for the proposed sale parcels 
are available for review during business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
Pacific Time, Monday through Friday, at the BLM-LVFO, except during 
federal holidays.
    In order to determine the FMV through appraisal, certain 
extraordinary assumptions and hypothetical conditions may have been 
made concerning 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 BLM advises 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 prospective uses 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 is the responsibility of the 
purchaser to be aware through due diligence of those laws, regulations, 
and policies, and to seek any required local approvals for future uses. 
Buyers should make themselves aware of any federal or state law or 
regulation 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.
    Termination of R&PP Classification and Segregation: Additionally, 
portions of the following leases granted under the R&PP Act, (43 U.S.C 
869 et seq.) have been relinquished: N-76692 (71 FR 20724) and N-63292 
(65 FR 14613). This Notice officially terminates the R&PP 
Classification and Segregation of the parcels located in Mount Diablo 
Meridian, T. 19 S, R. 59 E, section 24, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ 
and S\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\; section 25, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, but does not serve as an opening order because the parcels 
are within the disposal boundary set by Congress in SNPLMA. Section 
4(c) of SNPLMA withdrew these parcels, 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 terminates the withdrawal or the lands are patented.
    Any comments regarding the proposed sale will be reviewed by the 
BLM Nevada State Director or other authorized official of the 
Department of the Interior, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this 
realty action in response to such comments. In the absence of any 
comments, this realty action will become the final determination of the 
Department of the Interior.

    Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1-2.

Vanessa L. Hice,
Assistant Field Manager, Division of Land.
[FR Doc. 2018-14673 Filed 7-6-18; 8:45 am]
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