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towns of Nevada City and Virginia City.

The revenues received from the train

operation will be used for the operation

and maintenance of buildings and

artifacts owned by the State of Montana

in Virginia City and Nevada City.

Principal Meridian Montana

T. 6S., R. 3W.,

Sec. 21, lot 8; sec. 22, lot 14

Containing 160 acres more or less.

The lands are not needed for Federal

purposes. Conveyance of these lands is

consistent with current Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) land use planning

and would be in the public interest. A

patent will be issued for these lands.

The patent, when issued, will be subject

to the following terms, conditions and

reservations:

1. Provisions of the Recreation and

Public Purposes Act and to all

applicable regulations of the Secretary

of the Interior.

2. A right-of-way for ditches and

canals constructed by the authority of

the United States (Act of August 30,

1890).

3. All minerals shall be reserved to

the United States, together with the

right to prospect for, mine and remove

the minerals.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Detailed information concerning this

action is available for review at the

Bureau of Land Management’s Dillon

Field Office, 1005 Selway Drive, Dillon,

Montana 59725–9431.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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

the general mining laws and the mineral

leasing laws, except for conveyance

under the Recreation and Public

Purposes Act. For a period of 45 days

from the date of publication of this

notice in the Federal Register,

interested persons may submit

comments regarding the classificaiton of

the lands or the proposed conveyance to

the Field Manager at the address listed

above.

Classification Comments: Interested

parties may submit comments involving

the suitability of the land for historic

monument purposes. 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.

Application Comments: Interested

parties may submit comments regarding

the specific use proposed in the

application and plan of development,

whether the BLM followed proper

administrative procedures in reaching

the decision, or any other factor not

directly related to the suitability of the

land for historic monument purposes.

Any adverse comments will be

reviewed by the State Director. In the

absence of any adverse comments, the

classification will become effective 60

days from the date of publication of this

notice in the Federal Register.

Mark J. Goeden,

Acting Dillon Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 01–12407 Filed 5–17–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–930–1430–EU; N–66786]

Notice of Realty Action; Nevada; Direct

Sale of Public Lands in Nye County

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Direct Sale of Public Lands in

Nye County, Nevada.

SUMMARY: The following described land

near Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, has

been examined and found suitable for

disposal by direct sale, at the appraised

fair market value, to James Key, resident

of Beatty, Nevada. The sale is

authorized under Section 203 and

Section 209 of the Federal Land Policy

and Management Act (FLPMA) of

October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713 and

1719):

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 12 S., R. 47 E.,

Section 8, NW1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4SW1⁄4;

comprising 2.5 acres, more or less.

The land will not be offered for sale

until at least 60 days after the date of

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles Wright, Realty Specialist,

Bureau of Land Management, Tonopah

Field Station, P.O. Box 911, 1553 South

Main Street, Tonopah, NV, 89049.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The land

has been identified as suitable for

disposal within the Tonopah Resource

Management Plan. The land is not

needed for any resource program and is

not suitable for management by the

Bureau or another Federal department

or agency. An environmental

assessment which analyzes potential

impacts from this action has been

prepared and is available for review at

the address shown above.

The mineral estate, has been

determined to have no known value.

Therefore, the mineral estate will be

conveyed simultaneously with the

surface estate in accordance with

Section 209(b)(1) of Federal Land Policy

and Management Act of 1976.

Acceptance of the sale offer will

constitute application for conveyance of

the mineral interests. The sale

proponent will be required to submit a

$50.00 non-refundable filing fee for

conveyance of the mineral interests with

the purchase price for the land. Failure

to submit the non-refundable fee for the

mineral estate within the time frame

specified by the authorized officer will

result in cancellation of the sale.

Upon publication of this Notice of

Realty Action in the Federal Register,

the lands will be segregated from all

forms of appropriation under the public

land laws, including the mining laws,

but not the mineral leasing laws or

disposals pursuant to Sections 203 and

209 of FLPMA. The segregation shall

terminate upon issuance of a patent or

other document of conveyance, upon

publication in the Federal Register of a

termination of segregation, or 270 days

from date of this publication, which

ever occurs first.

Patent, if issued, will be subject to the

following third party rights:

Excepting and Reserving to the United

States:

A right-of-way thereon for ditches or

canals constructed by the authority of

the United States. Act of August 30,

1980 (43 U.S.C. 945).

Subject to:

All valid existing rights.

For a period of 45 days from the date

of publication in the Federal Register,

interested parties may submit comments

to the Assistant Field Manager, Tonopah

Field Station, P.O. Box 911, Tonopah,

NV 89049. Any adverse comments will

be evaluated by the State Director, who

may sustain, vacate or modify this realty

action and issue a final determination.

In the absence of timely filed objections,

this realty action will become a final

determination of the Department of the

Interior.

Dated: May 4, 2001.

W. Craig MacKinnon,

Assistant Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 01–12511 Filed 5–17–01; 8:45 am]

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