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Village of Clarks Point
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BILLING CODE 4310–4J–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCA930; CACA 032220]
Notice of Application for Withdrawal
Extension and Opportunity for Public
Meeting, California
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The United States Forest
Service (USFS) has filed an application
with the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) requesting that the Secretary of
the Interior extend the duration of the
withdrawal created by Public Land
Order (PLO) No. 7179 for an additional
20-year term. PLO No. 7179 withdrew
45 acres of National Forest System land
from location and entry under the
United States mining laws, but not from
leasing under the mineral leasing laws,
to protect the seismic integrity of the
University of California—Berkeley
Seismic Observatory located in Siskiyou
County, California. The withdrawal
created by PLO No. 7179 will expire on
January 24, 2016, unless extended. This
notice provides an opportunity to
comment on the withdrawal extension
application and to request a public
meeting.
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SUMMARY:
Comments and requests for a
public meeting must be received by
April 14, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments and requests for
a public meeting must be sent to the
California State Director, Bureau of
Land Management, 2800 Cottage Way,
W–1928, Sacramento, CA 95814.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Easley, BLM California State
Office, 916–978–4673 or David Betz,
Klamath National Forest Headquarters,
530–842–6131, during regular business
hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except holidays.
Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the
above individual. The FIRS is available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave
a message or question with the above
individual. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USFS
has filed an application requesting that
the Secretary of the Interior extend PLO
No. 7179 (61 FR 2137, January 25,
1996), which withdrew 45 acres of land
in the Klamath National Forest,
Siskiyou County, California, from
location and entry under the United
States mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2), but
not from leasing under the mineral
leasing laws, for an additional 20-year
term, subject to valid existing rights.
PLO No. 7179 is incorporated herein by
reference.
The purpose of the withdrawal is to
protect the seismic integrity of a
University of California—Berkeley
Seismic Observatory.
The use of a right-of-way, interagency
agreement, or cooperative agreement
would not adequately constrain nondiscretionary uses and would not
provide adequate protection for the
improvements located on the lands.
There are no suitable alternative sites
with equal or greater benefit to the
government.
No water rights are required to fulfill
the purpose of the requested withdrawal
extension.
Records relating to the application
may be examined by contacting the
BLM-California State Office, Public
Room at the above address.
For a period until April 14, 2015, all
persons who wish to submit comments,
suggestions, or objections in connection
with the proposed withdrawal extension
may present their views in writing to
the BLM California State Office at the
address listed above. Before including
your address, phone number, email
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. If you are
submitting comments as an individual
you may request confidentiality by
asking us in your comment to withhold
your personal identifying information
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from public review; however, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Notice is also hereby given that the
opportunity for a public meeting is
afforded in connection with the
withdrawal extension application. All
interested parties who desire a public
meeting on the withdrawal extension
application must submit a written
request to BLM California State Office at
the address listed above by April 14,
2015. If it is determined that a public
meeting will be held, a notice will be
published to announce the time and
place in the Federal Register and a local
newspaper at least 30 days before the
scheduled date of the meeting.
This withdrawal extension proposal
will be processed in accordance with
the applicable regulations set forth in 43
CFR 2310.4.
Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3–1.
Sandra McGinnis,
Acting Associate Deputy State Director,
Natural Resources.
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Bureau of Land Management
[LLNVL01000.L14300000.EU0000
LXSS122F0000 241A; N–87866; 12–08807;
MO#4500066682;TAS: 14X5232]
Notice of Realty Action: Competitive
Sale of Public Lands (N–87866) in
White Pine County, NV
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) proposes to offer by
competitive sale, a 38.02-acre parcel of
public land in White Pine County, NV,
at no less than the appraised fair market
value (FMV) of $135,000. The sale will
be subject to the applicable provisions
of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as
amended, and applicable BLM land sale
regulations.
DATES: Interested parties may submit
written comments to the BLM at the
address below. The BLM must receive
your comments on or before March 2,
2015. The oral auction will be held on
April 1, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., Pacific
Standard Time at the Ely District Office,
702 North Industrial Way, Ely, NV
89301.
SUMMARY:
Send written comments
concerning the proposed sale to the
BLM Ely District Office, HC 33 Box
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33500, or 702 North Industrial Way, Ely,
NV 89301.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
Podborny, Schell Field Manager, at Ely
District Office, 702 N. Industrial Way,
Ely, NV 89301, or by telephone at 775–
289–1800, or by email at ppodborny@
blm.gov; or Jill A. Moore, Egan Field
Manager, by telephone at 775–289–
1800, or by email at [email protected], or
email at http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/
fo/ely_field_office.html. Persons who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, to leave a message
or question with the above individual.
You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM
will conduct a competitive sale for a
38.02-acre parcel of public land located
approximately one-quarter mile
northwest of Ely, NV, in White Pine
County NV.
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Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada
T. 16 N., R. 63 E.,
Sec. 16, lot 4.
The area described contains 38.02
acres.
This tract of public land has been
identified for disposal by the BLM in
the Ely District Record of Decision and
Approved Resource Management Plan
(ROD/RMP), dated August 20, 2008, as
referenced in the Lands and Realty
objectives LR–11, page 67, and
Appendix B, page B–4. Disposal of the
Parcel with be conducted consistent
with Section 203 of FLPMA and Public
Law 109–432, the Tax Relief and Health
Care Act of 2006, Title III—White Pine
County Conservation, Recreation and
Development Act (WPCCRDA), enacted
on December 20, 2006. This parcel is
among the 45,000 acres chosen for
disposal in accordance with Public Law
109–432. The parcel is not required for
any other Federal purposes, and its
disposal would be in the public interest
and meets the intent of the WPCCRDA.
The use of the competitive, oral-bid
sale method is consistent with 43 CFR
2710.0–6. Under that provision, public
land is being offered for sale utilizing
competitive bidding procedures when
the authorized officer determines there
would be a number of interested parties
bidding for the lands and lands are
within a developing or urbanizing area
and land values are increasing due to
their location and interest on the
competitive market. Competitive sale
procedures: In accordance with 43 CFR
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2711.3–1, oral bids may be made by a
principal or a duly qualified agent. The
highest qualifying oral bid received
shall be publicly declared by the
authorized officer. The person declared
to have entered the highest qualifying
bid shall submit payment by certified
check, U.S. postal money order, bank
draft or cashier’s check made payable to
the Department of the Interior—Bureau
of Land Management for the amount not
less than 20 percent of the amount of
the bid immediately following the close
of the sale. The successful bidder shall
submit the full bid price prior to the
expiration of 180 days from the date of
the sale. Failure to submit the full bid
price within the allotted time, shall
result in cancellation of the sale of the
specific parcel and the deposit shall be
forfeited and disposed of as other
receipts of sale. In the event the
authorized officer rejects the highest
qualified bid or releases the bidder from
it, the authorized officer shall determine
whether the public lands shall be
withdrawn from the market or be
reoffered.
The acceptance or rejection of any
offer to purchase shall be in writing no
later than 30 days after receipt of such
offer unless the officer waives his right
to a decision within such 30-day period.
Until the acceptance of the offer and
payment of the purchase price, the
bidder has no contractual or other rights
against the United States, and no action
taken shall create any contractual or
other obligations of the United States.
The WPCCRDA (P.L. 109–432),
section 311(h)(1), provides that Federal
land described in subsection (a) of that
Act is withdrawn from all forms of entry
and appropriation under the public land
laws and mining laws; all minerals will
be retained by the Federal Government.
A Mineral Potential Report was
completed on June 7, 2013.
Upon publication of this Notice in the
Federal Register, the described lands
will be segregated from all forms of
appropriation under the public land
laws, including the mining laws, except
for the sale provisions of FLPMA. Upon
publication of this Notice and until
completion of the sale, the BLM will no
longer accept land use applications
affecting the identified public lands,
except applications for the amendment
of previously filed right-of-way (ROW)
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
January 16, 2017, unless extended by
the BLM State Director, Nevada, in
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accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1–2(d)
prior to the termination date.
Any conveyance document issued
would be subject to the following terms,
conditions, and reservations:
1. A reservation for any right-of-way
thereon for ditches or canals
constructed by authority of the United
States under the Act of August 30, 1890
(43 U.S.C. 945);
2. All minerals, together with the right
to prospect for, mine, and remove such
deposits from the same under applicable
law and such regulations as the
Secretary of the Interior may prescribe
shall be reserved to the United States;
3. The parcel will be subject to all
valid existing rights, including ROW N–
55259 for an access road granted to Tom
and Margaret Bath; and N–17924 for an
overhead power line granted to Mt.
Wheeler Power, their successors or
assigns pursuant to the Act of October
21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761);
4. By accepting this patent, the
patentees 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 patentee, its
employees, agents, contractors, or
lessees, or any third-party, arising out of
or in connection with the patentee’s 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 patentee,
its 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
resulting in: (a) Violations of Federal,
State, and local laws and regulations
applicable to the real property; (b)
Judgments, claims or demands of any
kind assessed against the United States;
(c) Costs, expenses, or damages of any
kind incurred by the United States; (d)
Releases or threatened releases of solid
or hazardous waste(s) and/or hazardous
substance(s), as defined by Federal or
State environmental laws, off, on, into
or under land, property and other
interests of the United States; (e)
Activities by which solid waste or
hazardous substances or waste, 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 (f)
Natural resource damages as defined by
Federal and State law. This covenant
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shall be construed as running with the
patented real property, and may be
enforced by the United States in a court
of competent jurisdiction;
5. Pursuant to the requirements
established by section 120(h) of the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act, U.S.C. 9620(h), notice is hereby
given that the described lands have been
examined and no evidence was found to
indicate that any hazardous substances
have been stored for 1 year or more; and
6. No warranty of any kind, express or
implied, is given by the United States,
its officers or employees, as to title,
access to or from the above described
parcel of land, whether or to what
extent the land may be developed, its
physical condition, or past, present or
future use, or any other circumstances
or condition. The conveyance of any
such parcel will not be on a contingency
basis.
Bidders must demonstrate to the
satisfaction of the authorized officer that
they meet the requirements of 43 CFR
2711.2 to hold real property in the
United States. Failure to submit
documentation to the BLM within 30
days from receipt of the high bidder
letter shall result in the cancellation of
the bid.
Information concerning the sale,
appraisals, reservations, sale procedures
and conditions, maps, other
environmental documents, and mineral
report are available for review during
business hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Pacific Time (PT), Monday through
Friday, at the Ely District Office, except
during federally recognized holidays.
The parcel is subject to limitations
prescribed by law and regulation, and
prior to patent issuance, a holder of any
ROW within the parcel will have the
opportunity to amend the ROW for
conversion to a new term, including
perpetuity, if applicable, or to an
easement. The BLM will notify valid
existing ROW holders of their ability to
convert their compliant ROW to
perpetual ROW or easements. Each
valid holder will be notified in writing
of their rights and then must apply for
the conversion of their current
authorization.
Unless other satisfactory
arrangements are approved in advance
by a BLM authorized officer,
conveyance of title shall be through
escrow. Designation of the escrow agent
shall be through mutual agreement
between the BLM and the prospective
patentee, and costs of escrow shall be
borne by the prospective patentee.
The Ely District Office must receive
request for escrow instructions prior to
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30 days before the scheduled closing
date. There are no exceptions.
All name changes and supporting
documentation must be received at the
Ely District Office 30 days from the date
on the high bidder letter by 4:30 p.m.
Pacific Time. Name changes will not be
accepted after that date. To submit a
name change, the apparent high bidder
must submit the name change on the
Certificate of Eligibility form to the Ely
District Office in writing. Certificate of
Eligibility forms are available at the Ely
District Office and at the BLM Web site
at: http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/ely_
field_office.
The BLM will not sign any documents
related to 1031 Exchange transactions.
The timing for completion of the
exchange is the bidder’s responsibility
in accordance with Internal Revenue
Service regulations. The BLM is not a
party to any 1031 Exchange. In
accordance with 43 CFR 2711.3–1(f), the
BLM may accept or reject any or all
offers to purchase, 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 be inconsistent with any
law, or for other reasons.
In order to determine the FMV,
certain assumptions may have been
made concerning 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 BLM
advises that units of local Government
may not endorse or approve these
assumptions. The buyer must be aware
of all applicable Federal, State, and
local Government laws, regulations, and
policies that may 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 prospective uses of
nearby properties. When conveyed out
of Federal ownership, the lands will be
subject to any applicable laws,
regulations, and policies of the
applicable local government for
proposed future uses. It will be the
responsibility of the purchaser to be
aware through due diligence of those
laws, regulations, and policies, and to
seek any required local approvals for
future uses. Buyers should make
themselves aware of any Federal or
State law or regulation that may affect
the future use of the property. Lands
lacking access from a public road or
highway will be conveyed as such, and
future access acquisition will be the
responsibility of the buyer.
The BLM will only consider written
comments as properly filed. No
facsimiles, emails, or telephone calls
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will be considered as validly submitted
comments. Before including your
address, phone number, email 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.
Any comments regarding the
proposed sale 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(a) and (c).
Jill A. Moore,
Manager, Egan Field Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNVL02000 L14300000.EU0000 241A; N–
89521; 12–08807; MO #4500069451; TAS:
14X1109]
Notice of Realty Action: Proposed
Competitive Sale (N–89521) of Public
Land in White Pine County, NV
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) proposes to sell a
40-acre parcel of public land in White
Pine County, NV by competitive sale.
Bidding on the subject parcel will begin
at not less than the appraised fair
market value (FMV) of $81,580. The
BLM is proposing to use the competitive
sale procedures consistent with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, and
the applicable BLM land sale
regulations.
SUMMARY:
Interested persons may submit
written comments to the BLM at the
address below. The BLM must receive
the comments on or before March 2,
2015. The oral auction will be held on
April 1, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., Pacific
Standard Time at the Ely District Office,
702 North Industrial Way, Ely, NV
89301.
DATES:
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