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In the absence of any adverse 

comments, the decision will become 

effective on September 13, 2018. The 

lands will not be available for lease and 

conveyance until after the decision 

becomes effective. 

Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5. 

Vanessa L. Hice, 

Assistant Field Manager, Division of Lands, 

Las Vegas Field Office. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16228 Filed 7–27–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLMTL060000 L14400000.FR0000 

18XL1109AF; MO#4500114300; MTM 

108768] 

Notice of Realty Action: Recreation 

and Public Purposes Act 

Classification, Montana 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of realty action. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) has examined 

certain public lands in Teton County, 

Montana, and found them suitable for 

classification for conveyance to the 

Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife 

and Parks (MT FWP) under the 

provisions of the Recreation and Public 

Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, and 

the Taylor Grazing Act. 

DATES: Submit written comments 

regarding this proposed classification on 

or before September 13, 2018. Absent 

any adverse comments, the 

classification takes effect on September 

28, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to 

the Bureau of Land Management, Field 

Manager, Lewistown Field Office, 

Bynum Reservoir R&PP, 920 Northeast 

Main, Lewistown, MT 59457. Detailed 

information is available for review 

during business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m. Mountain Time, Monday through 

Friday, except during Federal holidays, 

at the BLM Lewistown Field Office. 

Comments also may be hand delivered 

to the BLM Lewistown Field Office, or 

faxed to (406) 538–1958. The BLM will 

not consider comments received via 

telephone calls or email. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Debbie Tucek, Realty Specialist, 

telephone: 406–538–1900; email: 

dtucek@blm.gov. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) 

at 1–800–877–8339 to leave a message 

or question for the above individual. 

The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 

days a week. You will receive a reply 

during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 80 

acres of land proposed for conveyance 

to MT FWP must conform to the plat of 

survey. The legal description of the 

lands proposed for conveyance is set 

forth below. The MT FWP has not 

applied for more than the 6,400-acre 

limitation for recreation uses in a year, 

nor more than 640 acres for each of the 

programs involving public resources 

other than recreation. 

The MT FWP has submitted a 

statement in compliance with the 

regulations at 43 CFR 2741.4(b), and 

proposes to use the land for recreation 

purposes. Existing facilities include a 

boat ramp, restroom facilities, and 

primitive campsites to enhance fishing 

and other recreational pursuits. 

The legal description of the lands 

examined and identified as suitable for 

conveyance under the R&PP Act is: 

Principal Meridian, Montana 

T. 26 N, R. 6 W, 

Sec. 31, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4; and 

Sec. 32, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4. 

The lands described aggregate 

approximately 80 acres in Teton County, 

Montana. The lands are not needed for any 

Federal purposes. 

Conveyance of the lands for 

recreational purposes is consistent with 

the BLM Headwaters Resource 

Management Plan, dated July 1984, and 

would be in the national interest. 

All interested parties will receive a 

copy of this notice once it is published 

in the Federal Register. A copy of the 

Federal Register notice with 

information about this proposed realty 

action will be published in a newspaper 

of local circulation once a week for 3 

consecutive weeks. The regulations at 

43 CFR subpart 2741 that address the 

requirements and procedures for 

conveyances under the R&PP Act do not 

require a public meeting. 

Upon publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register, the lands will be 

segregated from all other forms of 

appropriation under the public land 

laws, including location under the 

mining laws, except for conveyance 

under the R&PP Act and leasing under 

the mineral leasing laws. The 

segregative effect of this classification 

will terminate upon patent, or will 

automatically expire 18 months after 

issuance of this notice if the lands under 

application are not conveyed. 

The conveyance of the land, when 

issued, will be subject to the following 

terms, conditions, and reservations: 

1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches 

and canals constructed by the authority 

of the United States Act of August 30, 

1890 (43 U.S.C. 945). 

2. Provisions of the R&PP Act and to 

all applicable regulations of the 

Secretary of the Interior. 

3. All mineral deposits in the land so 

patented, and the right to prospect for, 

mine and remove such deposits from 

the same under applicable law and 

regulations as established by the 

Secretary of the Interior are reserved to 

the United States, together with all 

necessary access and exit rights. 

4. Valid existing rights. 

5. An appropriate indemnification 

clause protecting the United States from 

claims arising out of the patentee’s use, 

occupancy, or occupations on the 

patented lands. 

6. Any other reservations that the 

authorized officer determines 

appropriate to ensure public access and 

proper management of Federal lands 

and interests therein. 

7. Right-of-way MTGF 005233 issued 

to Teton Cooperative Reservoir 

Company for a reservoir, canal, and 

ditch. 

8. A reversionary provision stating 

that the land conveyed shall revert to 

the United States upon a finding, after 

notice and opportunity for a hearing, 

that, without the approval of the 

Secretary of the Interior or his delegate, 

the patentee or its successor attempts to 

transfer title to or control over the lands 

to another, the lands have been devoted 

to a use other than that for which the 

lands were conveyed, the lands have not 

been used for the purpose for which the 

lands were conveyed for a 5-year period, 

or the patentee has failed to follow the 

approved development plan or 

management plan. Interested persons 

may submit comments involving the 

suitability of the land for recreation, 

including fishing and dispersed 

camping. Comments on the 

classification are restricted to whether 

the land is physically suited for the 

proposal, whether the use will 

maximize the future use or uses of the 

land, whether the use is consistent with 

local planning and zoning, or if the use 

is consistent with State and Federal 

programs. 

Interested persons may submit 

comments regarding the specific use 

proposed in the application and plan of 

development and management, whether 

the BLM followed proper administrative 

procedures in reaching the decision, or 

any other factor not directly related to 

the suitability of the lands for 

conveyance to MT FWP for recreation, 

including dispersed camping and 

fishing sites. 

Any adverse comments will be 

reviewed by the BLM State Director or 


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other authorized official of the 

Department of the Interior, who may 

sustain, vacate, or modify this realty 

action. The lands will not be offered for 

conveyance until after the classification 

becomes effective. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in any 

comment, be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personally 

identifiable information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask the BLM in your comment 

to withhold your personally identifiable 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5) 

Brett A. Blumhardt, 

Acting Field Manager, Lewistown Field Office, 

Montana/Dakotas Bureau of Land 

Management. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNVSO3000. L54400000. EU0000. 

LVCLF1805630.18X; MO# TBA TAS: 

18XL5017AR] 

Notice of Intent To Amend the Las 

Vegas Resource Management Plan and 

Prepare an Environmental 

Assessment; Notice of Segregation 

and Notice of Realty Action; 

Classification and Proposed Modified 

Competitive Sales of Public Land in 

Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent and Notice of 

Realty Action. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with section 

203 of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act (FLPMA), as amended, 

and the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the 

Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) 

Pahrump Field Office proposes to 

amend the 1998 Las Vegas Resource 

Management Plan (RMP) and prepare an 

Environmental Assessment (EA) to 

identify approximately 621 acres of 

public land for sale. The EA will also 

evaluate the proposed sale of these acres 

through two modified competitive 

sealed bid sales of public land for not 

less than the appraised fair market value 

(FMV). Publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register segregates the subject 

lands from all appropriation under the 

public land laws, including the general 

mining laws, and from the mineral 

leasing and geothermal leasing laws, 

except the sales provisions of FLPMA. 

DATES: Interested parties may submit 

written comments regarding the RMP 

Amendment during the 30-day scoping 

period initiated by publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register and 

ending August 29, 2018. Interested 

parties may submit written comments 

regarding the Notice of Realty Action for 

the proposed land sale during the 45- 

day comment period initiated by 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register, and ending September 13, 

2018. All dates related to the bid 

process are contained the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on issues and planning criteria related 

to the plan amendment and realty action 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: ssapp@blm.gov. 

• Fax: (702) 515–5010, Attn: 

Shevawn Sapp. 

• Mail: BLM, Attn: Shevawn Sapp, 

Pahrump Field Office, 4701 N. Torrey 

Pines Dr., Las Vegas, NV, 89130–2301. 

Documents, including, but not limited 

to, the draft plan amendment and 

supporting EA, pertinent to this 

proposal will be available at the above 

address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and/or to have your 

name added to the mailing list, send 

requests to one of the following: 

• Shevawn Sapp, Realty Specialist, at 

telephone (702) 515–5063; 

• Email: ssapp@blm.gov; 

• Mailing Address: 4701 North Torrey 

Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130–2301. 

Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 800–877–8339, to 

contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FRS 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: Spring 

Mountain Raceway, LLC has requested 

that the BLM dispose of public land by 

direct sale or modified competitive sale 

within the Town of Pahrump for 

approximately 621 acres. The public 

land directly abuts property owned by 

Spring Mountain Raceway, LLC, along 

State Route 160 near Gamebird Road in 

Nye County. The Nye County Board of 

Commissioners supports the proposal. 

The BLM Pahrump Field Office intends 

to prepare an RMP amendment with an 

associated EA for the Las Vegas RMP. 

This Notice of Intent (NOI) includes a 

proposed two-phase modified 

competitive sealed bid sale, announces 

the beginning of the scoping process for 

the RMP amendment and a temporary 

segregation from appropriation under 

the public land laws, including the 

mining law, and mineral leasing and 

geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid 

existing rights. Because the Las Vegas 

RMP does not specifically include or 

identify the sale parcels for disposal, a 

land-use plan amendment is required. 

The proposed sales would be 

conducted in two phases, with phase 

one anticipated in January 2019 and 

phase two anticipated in the summer of 

2019. The first phase includes the 

proposed sale of approximately 553 

acres. The second phase includes the 

remaining 68 acres, which also require 

cadastral survey before they may be 

sold. When ready, the Draft RMP 

Amendment and EA will be available 

for a 30-day public comment period, on 

BLM’s website at https://go.usa.gov/ 

xn7nT and may be announced in local 

news outlets as well. Sealed bids for the 

phase-one modified competitive sale 

may be mailed or delivered to the BLM 

Pahrump Field Office, at the address 

above, beginning January 10, 2019 and 

ending January 17, 2019. Sealed bids 

must be received at the BLM Office no 

later than 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time on 

January 17, 2019. The BLM will open 

the sealed bids for the phase one sale on 

January 18, 2019 at the BLM Pahrump 

Field Office at 10 a.m. Pacific Time. 

Sealed bids for the phase-two modified 

competitive sale may be mailed or 

delivered to the BLM Pahrump Field 

Office, at the address below, beginning 

August 16, 2019. Sealed bids must be 

received no later than 4:30 p.m. Pacific 

Time, August 23, 2019, in accordance 

with the sale procedures. The BLM will 

open the sealed bids for the phase-two 

sale on August 30, 2019 at the BLM 

Pahrump Field Office at 10 a.m. Pacific 

Time. 

The segregation will terminate: (i) 

Upon publication in the Federal 

Register of a termination of the 

segregation; or (ii) At the end of two 

years from the date of this publication 

in the Federal Register, whichever 

occurs first. 

The purpose of the public scoping 

process is to determine relevant issues 

that will influence the scope of the 

environmental analysis, including 

alternatives, and to guide the planning 

process. The preliminary issue for the 

plan amendment and proposed disposal 

area identified by BLM personnel; 

Federal, state, and local agencies; and 

interested stakeholders is desert tortoise 

habitat. The public land proposed for 

sale directly abuts property owned by 

Spring Mountain Raceway, LLC, along 


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