37410 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 132 / Friday, July 10, 1998 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT–912–08–0777–52]

Notice of Utah Resource Advisory

Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Utah Resource

Advisory Council Meeting.

Utah’s Resource Advisory Council

(RAC) will meet August 17–18, 1998.

The RAC will be touring the Fivemile

Pass Area looking at the various

recreation impacts and opportunities

(i.e. housing development, rifle range

proposal, tailings, active mining, OHV

play areas, private land, grazing, and

standards and guides for rangeland

health).

A public comment period has been

scheduled from 4:30–5:00 p.m. in the

conference room of the Comfort Inn, 491

South Main Street, Tooele, Utah.

Anyone interested in addressing the

Council and/or attending the meeting

should contact Sherry Foot, Special

Programs Coordinator, Bureau of Land

Management, 324 South State Street,

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84111; telephone

(801) 539–4195.

On August 18, the Council will travel

to the Knolls Recreation Area where

they will be looking at a different type

of site in terms of vegetation and soils.

The RAC will then tour the Salt Flats

looking at the first year of the salt laydown project and discussing filming use

in the area.

Resource Advisory Council meetings

are open to the public; however,

transportation, meals, and overnight

accommodations are the responsibility

of the participating public.

Dated: July 1, 1998.

Linda S. Colville,

Associate State Director.

[FR Doc. 98–18312 Filed 7–9–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–930–1430–01; N–61416]

Notice of Realty Action: ModifiedCompetitive Sale of Public Lands

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Modified-Competitive Sale of

Public Lands in Lincoln County,

Nevada.

SUMMARY: The below listed public land

in Patterson Wash, Lincoln County,

Nevada has been examined and found

suitable for sale utilizing modifiedcompetitive procedures, at not less than

the fair market value. In accordance

with Section 7 of the Act of June 28,

1934, as amended, 43 U.S.C. 315f and

EO 6910, the described lands are hereby

classified as suitable for disposal under

the authority of Section 203 of the Act

of October 21, 1976; 43 U.S.C. 1761.

DATES: On or before August 24, 1998,

interested parties may submit comments

to the Assistant District Manager,

Nonrenewable Resources.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to: Bureau of Land

Management, Gene L. Drais, Assistant

District Manager, Nonrenewable

Resources, HC 33, Box 33500, Ely, NV

89301–9408.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael McGinty, Realty Specialist, at

the above address or telephone (702)

289–1882.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

following described parcel of land,

situated in Lincoln County is being

offered as a modified-competitive sale of

public lands located;

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 2 N., R. 67 E.,

Section 22, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4.

Containing 40.00 acres more or less.

This land is not required for any

federal purposes. The sale is consistent

with current Bureau planning for this

area and would be in the public interest.

The mineral estate of the above

described lands are currently in nonfederal ownership and will remain so.

The land will be offered for sale by

sealed bid to be submitted at the BLM

Ely Field Office at 702 North Industrial

Way, Ely Nevada, 89301, during

standard working hours starting at 7:30

am PDST on September 15, 1998 and

ending 4:00 pm PDST on September 18,

1998. The sealed bids will be opened at

8:00 am PDST on September 21, 1998.

This sale will be by modifiedcompetitive procedures. Mr. Bevan

Lister (designated bidder) will be given

the opportunity meet the highest bid

received by sealed bid. Bid envelopes

must be marked on the left front corner

with serial number N–61416 and sale

date. Bid must not be less than the

appraised fair market value as specified

in this notice. The Fair Market Value as

determined by appraisal is $6,000.00.

Each sealed bid shall be accompanied

by a certified check, postal money order,

or cashier’s check made payable to the

Department of Interior : BLM, for not

less than 10 percent of the amount bid.

The terms and conditions applicable

to this sale are:

The patent, when issued, will contain

the following reservation to the United

States:

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).

The patent will be subject to the

following:

1. Those rights for an existing Lincoln

County road right-of-way for a gravel

road, constructed under the provisions

of R.S. 2477. The right-of-way width is

60 feet. The right-of-way is in effect in

perpetuity.

Federal law requires all bidders must

be U.S. citizens 18 years old or older, or

in the case of corporations, be subject to

the laws of any State of the United

States.

Under modified-competitive sale

procedures, an apparent high bidder

will be declared after the sealed bids are

open. The apparent high bidder and the

designated bidder (Mr. Bevan Lister)

will be notified. The designated bidder

will 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 specified time period,

the apparent high bidder shall be

declared high bidder.

The total purchase price of the the

land shall be paid within 180 days of

the date of the sale. The purchase price

does not include the costs for

publishing in the Federal Register. The

purchaser will be required to reimburse

the BLM for publishing cost, when

remitting final payment for parcel.

Upon publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the above described

land will be segregated from all other

forms of appropriation under the public

land laws, including the general mining

laws, and leasing under the mineral

leasing laws.

This segregation will terminate upon

issuance of a patent or 270 days from

the date of this publication, whichever

occurs first.

For a period of 45 days from the date

of publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, interested parties may

submit comments regarding this action

to the Assistant District Manager,

Nonrenewable Resources at the address

listed above. Any adverse comments

will be reviewed by the State Director

who may sustain, vacate, or modify this

realty action. In absence of any adverse

comments, this realty action will

become the final determination of the

Department of the Interior. The Bureau