[Federal Register: November 15, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 219)]
[Notices]               
[Page 61934]
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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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