[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 2 (Thursday, January 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 498-499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-25560]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV-030-7122-EU; N-79995; 8-08807; TAS: 14X8069]
Notice of Realty Action: Non-Competitive (Direct) Sale of Public
Land in Mineral County, 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
approximately 425 acres of public land within and adjacent to the
Denton-Rawhide Mine in Mineral County, Nevada. The sale will be made
under the provisions of Section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act (FLPMA), (43 U.S.C. 1713).
DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the
proposed conveyance of the public land until February 19, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to the BLM Field Manager, Carson City
Field Office, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, NV 89701.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo Ann Hufnagle, (775) 885-6000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 1, 2007, the BLM Nevada State
Director approved the Final Denton-Rawhide Mine Land Sale Plan
Amendment to the Carson City Consolidated Resource Management Plan,
which identified the following described public land for disposal and
found the land suitable for transfer out of Federal ownership by direct
sale under the authority of Sections 203 and 209 of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1713 and
1719):
Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada
T. 13 N., R. 32 E.
Sec. 4, lots 6, 7, 8, and 9;
Sec. 5, lots 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 (eastern
portions only of lots 4, 6, 10, and 11);
Sec. 8, lots 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7;
Sec. 9, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 (western portions only
of lots 1, 4, 5 and 8).
The area described contains 425 acres, more or less.
Note: This description may be modified prior to sale upon final
approval of official plats of survey which will involve amended
lottings of portions of the public land. A map depicting the sale
land is available for review at the Carson City Field Office.
On January 3, 2008, the above-described land is hereby segregated
from appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining and
mineral laws, except the sale provisions of FLPMA. Upon publication of
this Notice of Realty Action and until completion of the sale, the BLM
is no longer accepting land use applications affecting the identified
public land, except applications for the amendment of previously filed
right-of-way applications or existing authorizations to increase the
term of the grants in accordance with 43 CFR 2807.15 and 2886.15. The
segregative effect will terminate upon issuance of a patent,
publication in the Federal Register of a termination of the
segregation, or on January 4, 2010, unless extended by the BLM Nevada
State Director in accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1-2(d) prior to the
termination date.
The public land is proposed for sale to Kennecott Rawhide Mining
Company (KRMC) at not less than the appraised fair market value,
currently determined to be $32,000. KRMC owns 758 acres of land that
surround or adjoin the public land proposed for sale and holds mining
claims on all public land proposed for sale. The mining claims would be
relinquished as a condition for conveyance. Use of the public land
could be achieved prudently in
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conjunction with fee land owned by KRMC. Disposal of the lands to KRMC
would serve important public objectives because its location is
difficult and uneconomic to manage as part of the public lands. A
mineral potential evaluation was completed for public land within the
sale area and no known mineral values were identified. Agreement to
purchase the land will constitute an application for conveyance of the
mineral estate, in accordance with Section 209 of FLPMA. The designated
buyer must include with their purchase payment a nonrefundable $50
filing fee for the conveyance of the mineral estate. The conveyance,
when issued, will be subject to the provisions of FLPMA and applicable
regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, and will contain as a
reservation to the United States a right-of-way for ditches and canals
reserved by the United States under the Act of August 30, 1890 (43
U.S.C. 945).
The conveyance would be subject to the following numbered terms and
conditions in the patent to be issued:
1. Valid existing rights; and,
2. The purchaser/patentee, by accepting patent, agrees 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 arising from the past, present or future acts or
omissions of the patentee, its employees, agents, contractors, or
lessees, or any third-party arising out of or in connection with the
patentee's use and/or occupancy of the patented real property resulting
in: (1) Violations of Federal, State, and local laws and regulations
that are now or 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) Other
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 patented real
property and may be enforced by the United States in a court of
competent jurisdiction.
The approved appraisal report, maps, Resource Management Plan
Amendment, Environmental Assessment, and other supporting documentation
are available for review at the Carson City Field Office.
The public land will not be offered for sale until at least 60 days
after publication of this notice of realty action. For a period until
February 19, 2008, interested parties may submit written comments to
the Carson City Field Office. Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail 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
Carson City Field Office, will be considered properly filed. Electronic
mail, facsimile, or telephone comments will not 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 the
final determination of the Department of the Interior.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1-2)
Dated: December 27, 2007.
Donald T. Hicks,
Carson City Field Manager.
[FR Doc. E7-25560 Filed 1-2-08; 8:45 am]
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