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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’s regulations. The BLM is not a 

party to any 1031 Exchange. 

All sales are made in accordance with 

and subject to the governing provisions 

of law and applicable regulations. 

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 a BLM 

authorized officer, consummation of the 

sale would be inconsistent with any 

law, or for other reasons. 

The parcel, if not sold by modifiedcompetitive, sealed-bid sale, may be 

identified for sale at a later date without 

further legal notice. 

In order to determine the FMV certain 

assumptions may have been made 

concerning the attributes and 

limitations of the land and potential 

effects of local regulations and policies 

on potential future land uses. Through 

publication of this notice, the BLM 

advises that these assumptions may not 

be endorsed or approved by units of 

local government. It is the bidder’s 

responsibility to 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 bidder’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. Bidders should also make 

themselves aware of any Federal or 

State law or regulation that may impact 

the future use of the property. Any land 

lacking access from a public road or 

highway will be conveyed as such, and 

future access acquisition will be the 

responsibility of the buyer. 

Any adverse 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 valid 

adverse comments, this realty action 

will become the final determination of 

the Department of the Interior. 

Authority: 43 CFR part 2711. 

Mark R. Spencer, 

Field Manager, Pahrump Field Office. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNVB00000. 14300000. EU0000. 

LXSS129F0000 241A; N–88014; 11–08807; 

MO# 4500022284; TAS: 14X1109] 

Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of 

Public Land in Esmeralda County, 

Nevada 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) has examined and 

found suitable for disposal utilizing 

direct sale procedures, one parcel of 

public land totaling 5 acres, in 

Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nevada. 

This parcel is being proposed for noncompetitive (direct) sale to Esmeralda 

County under the provisions of Sections 

203 and 209 of the Federal Land Policy 

and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), 

as amended, and BLM sales and mineral 

conveyance regulations for the 

appraised fair market value of $15,500. 

DATES: Written comments regarding the 

proposed sale must be received by the 

BLM on or before April 19, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

concerning the proposed sale should be 

sent to Thomas J. Seley, Field Manager, 

BLM Tonopah Field Office, 1553 S. 

Main Street, P.O. Box 911, Tonopah, NV 

89049. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alan Buehler, Supervisory Geologist, 

BLM Tonopah Field Office, 1553 S. 

Main Street, P.O. Box 911, Tonopah, 

Nevada 89049, 775–482–7800. 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 

following described public land lies 

within the Town of Goldfield, is being 

proposed for direct sale to Esmeralda 

County, and is legally described as: 

Mount Diablo Meridian 

T. 3 S., R. 42 E., 

Sec. 3, lot 14. 

The area described contains 5 acres, 

more or less, in Esmeralda County. 

On March 5, 2012, the above 

described land 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 

of Realty Action and until completion of 

the sale, the BLM will no longer accept 

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 

March 5, 2014, unless extended by the 

BLM Nevada State Director in 

accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1–2(d) 

prior to the termination date. 

Consistent with Section 203 of the 

FLPMA, a tract of public land may be 

sold where, as a result of approved land 

use planning, sale of the tract meets the 

disposal criteria of that section. The 

public land is identified as suitable for 

disposal in the BLM Tonopah Resource 

Management Plan (RMP), Appendix 14, 

pages A–46 through A–49, dated 

October 2, 1997, and is not needed for 

any other Federal purpose. A portion of 

the proposed sale area (4 acres) is 

currently authorized by right-of-way 

(ROW) N–31308 for a water facility to 

Esmeralda County. Disposal would 

alleviate the continued administration 

of this land use authorization. 

Regulations contained in 43 CFR 

2711.3–3 make allowances for direct 

sales when a competitive sale is not 

appropriate and the public interest 

would be best served by a direct sale. 

The proposed action is consistent with 

43 CFR part 2710, the objectives, goals, 

and decisions of the RMP such as the 

Lands and Realty objective to make 

lands available for community 

expansion and private economic 

development and to increase the 

potential for economic diversity. 

The land meets the criteria for direct 

sale under FLPMA, Section 203(a)(3) 

and 43 CFR 2710.0–3(a)(2), where the 

disposal of such tract shall serve 

important public objectives, including 

but not limited to, expansion of 

communities and economic 

development, which cannot be achieved 

prudently or feasibly on lands other 

than public lands and which outweigh 

other public objectives and values. The 

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procedures pursuant to 43 CFR 2711.3– 

3. The direct sale would not change the 

status quo in that no other land uses are 

expected for these lands. 

The BLM prepared an environmental 

assessment (EA), DOI–BLM–NV–B020– 

2010–0154–EA, and provided a 30-day 

public comment period. No comments 

were received and a finding of no 

significant impact and decision record 

was signed on July 26, 2011. The EA, 

Environmental Site Assessment, 

Mineral Potential Report, and map are 

available for review at the BLM 

Tonopah Field Office at the address 

above and online at the following Web 

site: www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/ 

battle_mountain_field.html. 

Esmeralda County has expressed an 

interest in purchasing, by direct sale, 

the surface and subsurface estate of 

these lands to be used as the permanent 

site of a water treatment facility for the 

Town of Goldfield, Nevada. As proof of 

this interest, Esmeralda County 

approved Resolution No. 09–R–16, 

‘‘Resolution Regarding Purchasing 

Property from the Bureau of Land 

Management for the Goldfield Water 

Treatment Facility’’ on October 6, 2009. 

The proposed sale site has been used by 

the county since 1981 as a water storage 

and distribution facility under ROW N– 

31308. The proposed area is being 

considered for a direct sale by the BLM 

because, among other things, it would 

serve an important local public 

objective of facilitating Esmeralda 

County’s efforts to construct new 

facilities and bring its local water 

supply into compliance with the Safe 

Drinking Water Act. Part of the water 

compliance process would require 

addressing higher than acceptable levels 

of arsenic and other substances. A direct 

sale would therefore also serve the 

purpose of removing the lands from 

Federal ownership and mitigating any 

potential hazardous materials liability to 

the United States in the future. 

The public land would not be offered 

for sale until at least May 4, 2012, at the 

appraised market value of $15,500. A 

copy of the approved appraisal is 

available at the address above. The 

patent, if issued, will be subject to the 

following terms, conditions, and 

reservations: 

1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches 

or canals constructed by the authority of 

the United States, Act of August 30, 

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

2. The parcel is subject to all valid 

existing rights; 

3. Easement N–89535 (N–89268) for 

aerial line purposes granted to Sierra 

Pacific Power Company, its successors 

or assigns, pursuant to the Act of 

October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761); and 

4. Easement N–89536 (N–73706) for 

fiber optic line purposes granted to 

Nevada Bell, its successors or assigns, 

pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976 

(43 U.S.C. 1761). 

The purchaser, 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 thirdparty 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 third party 

arising out of or in connection with the 

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. 

Pursuant to the requirements 

established by Section 120(h) of the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act, 42 U.S.C. 9620(h) (CERCLA), as 

amended by the Superfund 

Amendments and Reauthorization Act 

of 1988 (100 Stat. 1670), notice is hereby 

given that the above-described land has 

been examined and no evidence was 

found to indicate that any hazardous 

substances has been stored for 1 year or 

more, nor had any hazardous substances 

been disposed of or released on the 

subject property. To the extent required 

by law, all parcels are subject to the 

requirements of Section 120(h) of 

CERCLA. 

No representation, warranty, or 

covenant of any kind, express or 

implied, will be given or made by the 

United States, its officers or employees 

as to access to or from the above 

described parcel of land, the title to the 

land, whether or to what extent the land 

may be developed, its physical 

condition or its past, present or 

potential uses, and the conveyance of 

any such parcel will not be on a 

contingency basis. It is the buyer’s 

responsibility to be aware of all 

applicable Federal, State, and local 

government policies and regulations 

that would affect the subject lands. It is 

also the buyer’s responsibility to be 

aware of existing or prospective uses of 

nearby properties. Any land 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 disposal parcel contains no 

known mineral values pursuant to 43 

CFR 2720.0–6 and 2720.2(a). The BLM 

Mineral Potential Report dated 

December 16, 2010, recommends that 

the United States convey all mineral 

rights to Esmeralda County; therefore, 

the BLM proposes that the conveyance 

of the Federal mineral interests occur 

simultaneously with the sale of the 

land. In addition to the appraised fair 

market value, the purchaser, Esmeralda 

County, will be required to pay a $50 

non-refundable filing fee for conveyance 

of the available mineral interests. The 

purchaser will have 30 days from the 

date of receiving the sale offer to accept 

the offer and to submit a deposit of 20 

percent of the purchase price, the $50 

filing fee for conveyance of mineral 

interests, and for payment of 

publication costs. The purchaser must 

remit the remainder of the purchase 

price within 180 days from the date the 

sale offer is received. Payments must be 

by certified check, U.S. postal money 

order, bank draft, or cashier’s check, and 

made payable to the U.S. Department of 

the Interior—BLM or conduct an 

electronic funds transfer. Arrangements 

for electronic funds transfer to the BLM 

for the balance due shall be made a 

minimum of 2 weeks prior to payment. 

Failure to meet conditions established 

for this sale will void the sale and any 

monies received will be forfeited. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, be advised that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 


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you can ask us in your comment to 

withhold from public review your 

personal identifying information, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Any adverse comments regarding the 

proposed sale will be reviewed by the 

BLM Nevada State Director or other 

authorized official of the Department of 

the Interior, who may sustain, vacate, or 

modify this realty action in whole or in 

part. In the absence of timely filed 

objections, this realty action will 

become the final determination of the 

Department of the Interior. 

Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1–2(a) and (c)). 

Thomas J. Seley, 

Field Manager, Tonopah. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–NER–BOHA–0112–9479; 1727–SZS] 

Boston Harbor Islands National 

Recreation Area Advisory Council; 

Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Boston Harbor Islands National 

Recreation Area, National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of annual meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

meeting of the Boston Harbor Islands 

National Recreation Area Advisory 

Council will be held on Wednesday, 

March 7, 2012, at 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 

Northeastern University, Forsyth Street, 

Shillman Hall, Room 220, Boston, MA. 

The agenda will include: A 

presentation about the geology of Boston 

Harbor Islands; elections of officers; 

bylaws review; park update; and, public 

comment. The meeting will be open to 

the public. Any person may file with the 

Superintendent a written statement 

concerning the matters to be discussed. 

Persons who wish to file a written 

statement at the meeting or who want 

further information concerning the 

meeting may contact Superintendent 

Bruce Jacobson at Boston Harbor 

Islands, 408 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 228, 

Boston, MA 02110, or (617) 223–8667. 

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. 

DATES: March 7, 2012, at 6 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Northeastern University, 

Forsyth Street, Shillman Hall, Room 

220, Boston, MA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Superintendent Bruce Jacobson, (617) 

223–8667. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Council was appointed by the 

Director of National Park Service 

pursuant to Public Law 104–333. The 28 

members represent business, 

educational/cultural, community and 

environmental entities; municipalities 

surrounding Boston Harbor; Boston 

Harbor advocates; and Native American 

interests. The purpose of the Council is 

to advise and make recommendations to 

the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership 

with respect to the development and 

implementation of a management plan 

and the operations of the Boston Harbor 

Islands NRA. 

Dated: February 21, 2012. 

Bruce Jacobson, 

Superintendent, Boston Harbor Islands NRA. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–8G–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS—OIA—WASO—0112—DTS:9376; 

0050–673] 

U.S. Nominations to the World Heritage 

List; 15-Day Notice of Opportunity for 

Public Comment 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This is a First Notice for the 

public to comment on the next potential 

U.S. nominations from the U.S. World 

Heritage Tentative List to the UNESCO 

World Heritage List, and on possible 

additions to the Tentative List. This 

notice complies with Sec. 73.7(c) of the 

World Heritage Program regulations (36 

CFR part 73). 

The U.S. World Heritage Tentative 

List (formerly referred to as the 

Indicative Inventory) appears at the end 

of this notice. The current Tentative List 

was transmitted to the UNESCO World 

Heritage Centre on January 24, 2008 and 

includes properties that appear to 

qualify for World Heritage status and 

which may be considered for 

nomination by the United States to the 

World Heritage List. Any property 

nominated to the World Heritage List 

must have been on the Tentative List for 

at least a year prior to its nomination, 

according to the Operational Guidelines 

of the World Heritage Committee. 

On Thursday, July 14, 2011, the U.S. 

Department of the Interior announced 

that it had requested the preparation of 

draft World Heritage nominations for 

two properties or groups of properties 

on the Tentative List: The Frank Lloyd 

Wright Buildings and Poverty Point 

State Historic Site and National 

Monument. These draft nominations are 

currently in preparation. 

The United States Department of the 

Interior is now considering whether to 

initiate the preparation of draft 

nominations for any of the remaining 

properties on the Tentative List to the 

World Heritage List. The Department 

will consider both public comments 

received during this comment period 

and the advice of the Federal 

Interagency Panel for World Heritage 

(the Panel) in making a final decision on 

any future nominations. The United 

States is currently prohibited by law 

from providing any funding to 

UNESCO, including UNESCO and 

World Heritage member dues. The Panel 

will consider possible implications of 

this status in making its 

recommendation on future nominations. 

Comments may also be made on 

suggestions for additions to the 

Tentative List, although the Department 

is not required to make additions to the 

List. All previous suggestions made 

during the public comment period held 

from December 14, 2010–January 14, 

2011, as well as those made since that 

time, are still on file for consideration 

and should not be resubmitted at this 

time. 

DATES: Comments will be accepted on or 

before fifteen days from the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. 

If additional site(s) are selected by the 

Department for nomination, public 

notice will be made of the decision. The 

site’s owner(s) will be responsible, in 

cooperation with the National Park 

Service, for preparing the draft 

nomination in the nomination Format 

required by the World Heritage 

Committee and for gathering 

documentation in support of it. Legal 

protective measures must be in place 

before a property may be nominated. 

Any such nominations must be received 

from the preparers by the National Park 

Service in substantially complete draft 

form by a date on or near July 15, 2013. 

Such draft nominations will be 

reviewed, revisions requested if 

necessary, and, if considered by the 

Department to be technically and 


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