[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 219 (Monday, November 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 61934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29357]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV-930, N-65738]
Notice of Realty Action: Modified Competitive Sale of Public
Lands N-65738
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, DOI.
ACTION: Modified competitive sale of public lands.
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SUMMARY: The following described public land in Moapa, Clark County,
Nevada has been examined and found suitable for disposal utilizing
modified competitive sale procedures, at not less than the fair market
value (FMV). Authority for the sale is Section 203 of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2750, 43 U.S.C. 1713)
(FLPMA).
Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada
T. 15 S., R. 66 E.
Sec. 7, E\1/2\ SW\1/4\,SE\1/4\
Containing 240 acres, more or less. This FMV is $228,000.00. The
land described is hereby segregated from appropriation under public
land laws, including the mining laws, pending disposition of this
action, or 270 days from the date of publication of this notice,
whichever occurs first.
The lands will be offered for sale by sealed bid only, bids to be
opened at 10:00 am PST, on January 14, 2000, at the Bureau of Land
Management, 4765 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89108. This sale will
be by modified competitive procedures. Nevada Power Company will be
given the opportunity to meet the highest bid received.
All sealed bids must be submitted to the Bureau of Land
Management's Las Vegas Field Office at 4765 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas,
Nevada 89108, no later than 4:00 pm PST, January 13, 2000. Bid
envelopes must be marked on the left front corner with the serial
number, N-65738, and sale date. Bids must be for not less than the
appraised FMV specified on this notice. Each sealed bid shall be
accompanied by a certified check, postal money order, bank draft, or
cashier's check made payable to the Department of the Interior, BLM for
not less than 10 percent of the amount bid.
The terms and conditions applicable to the sale are:
1. Minerals rights reserved to the United States are oil, gas,
sodium and potassium. A more detailed description of this reservation,
which will be incorporated in the patent document, is available for
review at this office.
2. A right-of-way is reserved for ditches and canals constructed by
the authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat.
291; 43 U.S.C. 945).
3. The patent will be subject to all valid existing rights.
N-4790; a right-of-way for a 500kV transmission line to the Bureau of
Reclamation, Los Angeles City, Nevada Power Company.
N-10683; a right-of-way for a 500kV transmission line to Intermountain
Power Project.
N-39815; a right-of-way for a 345kV transmission line to Nevada Power
Company.
N-42581; a right-of-way for an underground natural gas pipeline to Kern
River Gas.
N-62093; a right-of-way for an underground communication line to Touch
America Inc.
Federal law requires that all bidders must be U.S. citizens 18
years old or older, or in the case of corporations, be subject to the
laws or any State of the U.S. Proof of these requirements must
accompany the bid.
Under modified competitive sale procedures, an apparent high bid
will be determined. The apparent high bidder and the designated bidder
(Nevada Power Company) will be notified. The designated bidder shall
have 30 days from the date of the sale to exercise the preference
consideration given 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. The total purchase price for the land shall be paid within 180
days of the date of the sale.
Detailed information concerning the sale, including the
reservations, procedures for and conditions of sale, and planning and
environmental documents, is available at the Las Vegas Field Office,
Bureau of Land Management, 4765 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89108.
For a period of 45 days from the date of this Notice, interested
parties may submit comments to the Field Manager, Las Vegas Field
Office, at the above address. In the absence of objections, this
proposal will become the final determination of the Department of the
Interior.
Dated: October 22, 1999.
Phil Guerrero,
Acting Field Manager, Las Vegas Field Office.
[FR Doc. 99-29357 Filed 11-12-99; 8:45 am]
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