[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 246 (Friday, December 23, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-31534]
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[Federal Register: December 23, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV-930-01-1430-01 N-56905]
Realty Action, Nevada
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management
ACTION: Notice of Realty Action--Modified Competitive Sale of Public
Lands, Elko County, Nevada.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Section 203 of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701, 1713),
the BLM will offer for sale under modified sale procedures, at no less
than fair market value, the following described contiguous parcel of
public land which has been found suitable for disposal. The land will
not be offered for sale until at least sixty days after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada
T. 33 N., R. 57 E., MDM
Sec. 2, lot 4, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\.
Comprising 160.87 acres, more or less. The appraised fair market
value for the above described parcel is $42,600 or $265.00 per acre.
DATES: The sale offering will be on March 1, 1995, at 10:00 a.m. at the
Bureau of Land Management, Elko District Office, 3900 E. Idaho St.,
Elko, NV 89801.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands are being offered for public sale
by the BLM in order to facilitate and enhance land use capability with
an adjoining private landowner. The lands have been specifically
identified as suitable for disposal by the Elko Resource Management
Plan. The land is not needed for any resource program and is not
suitable for management by the Bureau or any other Federal department
or agency. Legal access to the parcel is available via Lower Lamoille
Road (Elko County Road N-46527).
As a condition of sale, in accordance with 43 CFR 4120.3-6(c), the
current grazing permittee will be entitled to receive reasonable
compensation from the successful bidder for the adjusted value of any
authorized range improvements located on the subject parcel. Specific
range improvements involved are described in Environmental Assessment
BLM/EK/PL-94/039 prepared on behalf of the sale.
The locatable and salable mineral estates have been determined to
have no known value. The land is prospectively valuable for oil and
gas. Therefore, the mineral estate, excluding oil and gas, will be
conveyed simultaneously with the surface estate in accordance with
Section 209(b)(1) of FLPMA. Acceptance of a sale offer will constitute
an application for conveyance of the mineral interests. The high bidder
will be required to submit a $50.00 nonrefundable filing fee with the
remainder of the purchase price for conveyance of the mineral interests
specified above. Failure to submit the nonrefundable fee for the
mineral estate within the time frame specified by the authorized
officer will result in cancellation of the sale.
Sale Procedures: The land will be sold by modified competitive sale
procedures with a preference right given to Joseph Key. The sale
procedures will require the bidder to submit a written bid for no less
than the fair market value. Each bid submitted will be accompanied by a
certified check, postal money order, bank draft, or cashiers check for
no less than 20% or 1/5 of the total amount bid for the parcels. Under
modified competitive sale procedures, an apparent high bid will be
declared by the BLM. The apparent high bidder and Joseph Key
(designated bidder) will be notified. The designated bidder will have
15 days from the date of notification to exercise the preference
consideration to meet the high bid. Should the designated bidder fail
to submit a bid that matches the apparent high bid within the specified
time period, the apparent high bidder shall be declared high bidder and
awarded the sale. The apparent high bidder must submit the remainder of
the full bid price prior to expiration of 180 days from the date of the
sale. The amount will be paid by certified check, postal money order,
bank draft, or cashiers check payable to the Department of the
Interior-BLM. Failure to meet the conditions established for this sale
will void the sale and any money received for the sale will be
forfeited as proceeds of the sale to the BLM.
Sealed bids for no less than the appraised fair market value as
determined by government appraisal will be received until February 28,
1995, 4:30 p.m. The bid envelope must be marked on the lower left hand
corner with BLM LAND SALE--DO NOT OPEN and SALE DATE. It is recommended
that all mailed bids be sent via certified mail to District Manager,
Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 831, Elko, NV 89803. The bid must
not be for less than the appraised fair market value as specified in
this notice. Bids will only be accepted for the entire parcel. DO NOT
submit a bid for only a portion of the parcel. Each bid submitted will
contain at least 20% or 1/5 of the total amount bid for the parcel. Any
bids not conforming to the sale conditions or received after the above
date and time will be returned to the bidders. In the event that two or
more written high bids have been submitted in the same amount, the
determination of which is to be considered the highest bid shall be by
submission of new sealed bids by those bidders. In the event that no
bids are received on the parcels, the public lands in this sale
proposal would remain for sale, over the counter, for a period of 30
days from date of sale. Interested parties may inquire about the parcel
at the Bureau of Land Management, 3900 E. Idaho St., Elko, Nevada
89801, during the office hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday. The parcel would be available for sale through sealed
bid procedures with all conditions of the sale applying. The BLM may
accept or reject any or all offers or withdraw any land or interest in
land for sale, if, in the opinion of the authorized officer,
consummation of the sale would not be fully consistent with the Act of
October 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 2776; 43 U.S.C. 1761).
The patent, when issued, will contain the following 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, 26 Stat.
391; 43 U.S.C. 945.
2. Oil and gas.
And will be subject to:
Those rights for road purposes which have been granted to the Elko
County Board of Commissioners, its successors or assignees, by right-
of-way grant N-46527 under the authority of the Act of October 21, 1976
(90 Stat. 2776; 43 U.S.C. 1761).
Publication of this notice in the Federal Register will segregate
the subject lands from all appropriations under the public land laws,
including the mining laws, mineral leasing laws, and the Geothermal
Steam Act. The segregation will terminate upon issuance of the patent
or other document of conveyance, or upon publication in the Federal
Register of a termination of segregation, or 270 days from date of
publication, which ever occurs first. Federal law requires that all
bidders must be U.S. citizens, 18 years of age or older, or in the case
of corporations, be subject to the laws of any state of the United
States. Proof of these requirements must accompany the bid.
For a period of 45 days from the date of publication of this Notice
in the Federal Register, interested parties may submit comments to the
District Manager, Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 831, Elko, Nevada
89803. Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the Nevada State
Director, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action and
issue a final determination. In the absence of timely filed objections
this realty action will become the final determination of the
Department of the Interior.
Dated: December 15, 1994.
Nancy Phelps,
Associate District Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-31534 Filed 12-22-94; 8:45 am]
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