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Notice of Realty Action: Competitive Sale of Public Lands in Clark, Lander, and Elko Counties, NV
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[Federal Register: November 12, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 218)]
[Notices]
[Page 65450-65454]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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, Lander, and Elko Counties, NV
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of realty action.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to sell 74
parcels of federal land in Clark County, Nevada, aggregating
approximately 4,320.82 acres. The BLM also proposes to offer for sale
two parcels of federal land in Lander County and one parcel in Elko
County, aggregating approximately 359.16 acres. The sale will be
conducted in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 2, 2005, in accordance with
competitive bidding procedures.
DATES: Comments regarding the proposed sale must be received by BLM on
or before December 27, 2004.
Sealed bids must be received by BLM not later than 4:30 p.m.,
P.s.t., January 26, 2005.
All parcels of land proposed for sale are to be put up for purchase
and sale, at public auction, beginning at 10 a.m., P.s.t., February 2,
2005. Registration for oral bidding for those who have not pre-
registered will begin at 8 a.m., P.s.t., February 2, 2005 and will end
at 10 a.m., P.s.t.
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, as well as sealed bids
to be submitted to BLM, should be addressed to: 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 and the lands
involved 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 in the Cashman Theater located
southwest of the Cashman Center Stadium with entrance to the Theater
between Parking Lots ``B'' and ``C''. Registration will take place in
the Theater Lobby.
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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 Las Vegas Blvd. North (Las Vegas
Blvd/Cashman Center). Turn left to Cashman Center (850 Las Vegas Blvd.
North). Cashman Center charges a $3 per vehicle parking fee. Parking
Passes are provided for your convenience in the Sale Packet. Present
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact Judy Fry, Program
Lead, SALES at (702) 515-5081 or by e-mail at jfry@nv.blm.gov. 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 lands in Clark County, Nevada,
are proposed for sale and have been authorized and designated for
disposal under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998
(112 Stat. 2343), as amended by the Clark County Conservation of Public
Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (116 Stat. 1994), (hereinafter
``SNPLMA''). These lands include seven (7) parcels in Clark County that
were identified for sale at previous auctions, but did not sell because
they did not receive any bids, or the sales were cancelled due to
default. The seven (7) parcels identified as N-65894, N-65897, N-65956,
N-66702, N-74826, N-74836 and N-77340 contain 20.00 acres, more or
less. These parcels will be auctioned under the terms and conditions of
this Notice of Realty Action.
Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada
T. 19 S., R. 59 E.,
Sec. 1, Lots 37 and 38; NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/
4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 2, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\,
NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/
4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/
4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/
4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 3, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 10, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 12, Lots 1-16.
T. 19 S., R. 60 E.,
Sec. 6, Lots 12-30;
Sec. 7, Lots 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21;
Sec. 29, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/
4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 19 S., R. 61 E.
Sec. 14, Lots 1-16;
Sec. 15, Lots 1-10, 12-18;
Sec. 16, Lots 1-6, 8-12, 14-22;
Sec. 21, Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8;
Sec. 23, Lots 1-4, 6-10.
T. 20 S., R. 60 E.,
Sec. 28, W\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 21 S., R. 60 E.,
Sec. 18, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 22 S., R. 60 E.,
Sec. 12, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\. N\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
T. 22 S., R. 60 E.,
Sec. 14, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 19, S\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/
4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 21, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\,
NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 22, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 24, W\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 35, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
T. 22 S., R. 61 E.,
Sec. 10, Lot 15;
Sec. 14, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 28, Lot 102;
Sec. 29, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\.
Consisting of 74 parcels containing 4,320.99 acres, more or less.
The following lands in Lander and Elko Counties, Nevada are
proposed for sale. They have been identified for disposal in the Elko
Resource Management Plan, approved in March, 1987, and, therefore, meet
the disposal qualification of section 205 of the Federal Land
Transaction Facilitation Act of July 25, 2000 (43 U.S.C. 2301, 2304,
hereinafter ``LTFA''). The purpose of the proposed sale is to dispose
of lands that are difficult and uneconomic to manage as part of the
public lands; and it has been determined that the public interest will
be served by putting up these lands for purchase and sale at public
auction. These lands were previously identified for sale at an auction
in Elko, Nevada on September 15, 2004, but did not receive any bids.
They consist of three (3) parcels identified as N-77171, N-77176 and N-
77177 and contain a total of 359.16 acres, more or less. The three (3)
parcels will be auctioned under the terms and conditions of this Notice
of Realty Action.
Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada
T. 32 N., R. 44 E.,
Sec. 2, Lots 3 and 4, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
T. 34 N., R. 44 E.,
Sec. 36, NE\1/4\;
T. 34 N., R. 55 E.,
Sec. 24, W\1/2\NE\1/4\.
Consisting of 3 parcels containing 359.16 acres, more or less.
All of the above described lands, in Clark, Lander and Elko
Counties, are proposed to be put up for purchase and sale at a
competitive oral auction on February 2, 2005, in accordance with the
applicable provisions of Section 203 and Section 209 of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1713 and
1719), respectively, and its implementing regulations, 43 C.F.R. Part
2710 and Part 2720, at not less than the fair market value (FMV) of
each parcel, as determined by the authorized officer after an
appraisal. The proceeds from the sale of the parcels in Clark County
will be deposited into the SNPLMA Special Account. The proceeds from
the sale of the parcels in Lander and Elko Counties will be deposited
into the Federal Land Disposal Account, pursuant to FLTFA.
If a parcel of land in Clark County is sold, the locatable mineral
interests therein will be sold simultaneously as part of the sale. The
lands identified for
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sale in Clark County have no known locatable mineral value with the
exception of parcel N-78214. An offer to purchase all other parcels in
Clark County 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. In
the case of parcel N-78214, locatable minerals will be reserved along
with leasable and saleable minerals and the $50.00 filing fee will not
be collected.
Terms and Conditions of Sale
The terms and conditions applicable to this sale are as follows:
1. All discretionary leaseable and saleable mineral deposits are
reserved to the United States on the lands in Clark County; but,
permittees, licensees, and lessees 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, including all necessary access and exit rights. All
minerals are reserved to the United States on the lands in Lander and
Elko Counties and parcel N-78214 in Clark County; but, permittees,
licensees, and lessees 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,
including all necessary access and exit rights.
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 effect on
the marketability of 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. p.s.t. to 4:30 p.m. p.s.t., Monday through Friday, at
the BLM LVFO.
4. All parcels are subject to reservations for roads, public
utilities and flood control purposes, both existing and proposed, 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 the title, physical condition or potential uses of
the parcels of land proposed for sale; and the conveyance of any such
parcel will not be on a contingency basis. However, to the extent
required by law, all such 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 solids or hazardous substances or
wastes, 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. Maps delineating the individual proposed sale parcels are
available for public review at the BLM LVFO. Large aerial photos
showing the locations of all the sale parcels are available for
purchase at the BLM LVFO. Current appraisals for each parcel are
available for public review at the LVFO.
8. (a) Parcels N-78216 and N-78217 will only be put up for purchase
and sale at the oral auction. Sealed bids for these parcels will not be
accepted. If these parcels are not sold at the oral auction, they will
not be offered later on an online Internet auction.
8. (b) Sealed bids may be presented for all other parcels. Sealed
bids must be received at the BLM LVFO, no later than 4:30 p.m., p.s.t.,
January 26, 2005. 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.
8. (c) Each sealed bid shall be accompanied by 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.
9. All parcels will be offered for competitive sale by oral auction
beginning at 10 a.m., p.s.t., February 2, 2005, at Cashman Theater
inside Cashman Center, located 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 relinquish your seat in order to provide seating for all bidders
before the auction begins. We will try to provide an audio/visual
transmission outside the theater for your convenience.
10. All oral bidders are required to register. Registration for
oral bidding will begin at 8 a.m. p.s.t. on the day of the sale and
will end at 10 a.m. p.s.t. 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 and on the Internet at
http://www.nv.blm.gov/SNPLMA. 
11. 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 to the order of the Bureau of Land Management. On the day of
the sale, pre-registered bidders may go to the Express Registration
Desk, present
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their Photo Identification Card, 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 Card 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 20 percent deposit. For parcels N-78216 and N-78217,
arrangements may be made for Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) of the 20
percent deposit by notifying BLM no later than January 14, 2005 of your
intent to use EFT.
12. If you purchase one or more parcels and default on any single
parcel, the default will be against all of your parcels. BLM will
retain your $10,000 and the sale of all parcels to you will be
cancelled. Following the auction, checks will be returned to the
unsuccessful bidders upon presentation of their Photo Identification at
the designated area.
13. The highest qualifying bid for any parcel, whether sealed or
oral, will be declared the high bid. The apparent high bidder, if an
oral bidder, must submit a deposit of not less than 20 percent of the
successful bid by 4:30 p.m. p.s.t. 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. If not paid by close of the auction, funds must be
delivered no later than 4:30 p.m. p.s.t. the day of the sale to the BLM
Collection Officers at the Cashman Theater.
14. 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. For parcels designated Serial Numbers N-78216 and N-78217
specifically, each prospective bidder will be required to present a
certified check, postal money order, bank draft or cashier's check made
payable in U.S. dollars to the Bureau of Land Management for an amount
of money which shall be no less than 20 percent of the federally
approved FMV of the designated parcels, in order to be eligible to bid
on each respective parcel. In order to bid on both designated parcels
listed, a separate certified check, postal money order, bank draft or
cashier's check for an amount of money which shall be no less than 20
percent of the federally approved FMV for each designated parcel will
be required. Both check(s) must be made payable in U.S. dollars to the
order of the Bureau of Land Management.
15. The remainder of the full bid price for each parcel, whether
sealed or oral bid, 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 August 2, 2005, 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.
16. 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 are determined to not
be in the public interest.
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, with the exception of parcels N-78216 and N-78217, may
be offered for sale in a future online auction on the Internet.
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 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 Notice of Realty Action. However, land use applications may be
considered after completion of the sale for parcels that are not sold
through sealed, oral, or online Internet auction procedures provided
the authorization will not adversely affect the marketability or value
of the parcel.
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.
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 local government policies, laws, and regulations that
would 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
reviews and approvals by the respective unit of local government for
proposed future uses, and any such reviews and approvals will be the
responsibility of the buyer. 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.
Detailed information concerning the sale, including the
reservations, sale procedures and conditions, CERCLA and other
environmental documents will be available for review at the BLM LVFO,
or by calling (702) 515-5114.
This information also will be available on the Internet at: (1)
http://propertydisposal.gsa.gov Click on NV for Nevada and
(2) http://www.nv.blm.gov. Click on Southern Nevada Public
Land Management Act and go to Land Sales.
The land offered in this sale in Clark County, along with all other
available public land in the Las Vegas Valley is being analyzed in an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), titled Las Vegas Land Disposal
EIS. The document is located on the Internet at http://www.nv.blm.gov/
lvdiseis. The Notice of Availability (NOA) of the draft EIS
was published on September 10, 2004, commencing a 60 day comment period
which ends November 9, 2004. Currently, it is expected that the NOA for
the final EIS will be published in early December, 2004. Following
publication of the NOA for the final EIS, there will be a 30 day
availability period prior to any Record of Decision being signed by
BLM. Comments submitted during the 45 day comment period for this NORA
pertaining to the sufficiency of the draft EIS will not be considered
unless submitted by November 9, 2004, the closing of the comment period
for the draft EIS. The Environmental Analysis (EA) and Decision Record
for the lands offered in this sale in Lander and Elko Counties was
signed on
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November 5, 2003, and is available for review in the BLM LVFO.
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. However, all comments regarding the sufficiency of the draft
EIS must be submitted within the comment period for the draft which
closes on November 9, 2004. Any adverse comments regarding the proposed
sale will be reviewed by the Nevada BLM State Director or other
authorized official of the Department, who may sustain, vacate, or
modify this realty action in whole or in part. Any comments received
during this process, as well as the name and address of the commentor,
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
commentor to have their name and/or address withheld from public
release will be honored to the extent permissible by law.
Dated: October 1, 2004.
Mark R. Chatterton,
Acting Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 04-25235 Filed 11-10-04; 8:45 am]