[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19280-19281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9319]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[NV-930-1430-01; N-57773]


Opening of Public Lands: Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Issuance of Land Exchange Conveyance Document and 
Order Providing for Opening of Land, Nevada.

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SUMMARY: This notice identifies Federal and non-Federal lands involved 
in a recently completed exchange transaction, Phase 2 of N-57773. The 
mineral estates in the Federal lands were conveyed simultaneously with 
the surface estate, except for the oil, gas, sodium and potassium which 
were reserved to the United States. The mineral estates owned by the 
proponent in the non-Federal lands were conveyed to the United States 
simultaneously with the surface estate.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 17, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anna Wharton, Realty Specialist, Stateline Resource area, BLM Las Vegas 
District Office, 4765 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89108, Telephone (702) 
647-5087.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 8, 1995, the United States 
issued Patent No. 27-95-0009 to Olympic AWH Joint Venture, a Nevada 
General Partnership, for limited purposes, for the following described 
lands, containing 225 acres, pursuant to sections 206 and 209 of the 
Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716, 1719):

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 22 S., R. 61 E.,
    Sec. 34, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
S\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\S\1/2\SW\1/
4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
S\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\N\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/
2\S\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/
2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\N\1/2\SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, 
N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.

    In exchange for the above described lands, the United States 
acquired the following lands, containing 1731.01 acres, from Olympic 
AWH Joint Venture, a Nevada General Partnership, for limited 
purposes:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 21 S., R. 59 E.,
    Sec. 6, All that part of Government lot 5, Clark County, Nevada, 
more particularly described as follows:

    Commencing at the West One-Quarter (W\1/4\) corner of said 
section 6; Thence North 0 deg.06'25'' East, a distance of 310.01 
feet to the true point of beginning; Thence continuing North 
00 deg.06'25'' East, a distance of 1012.35 feet; Thence North 
89 deg.36'31'' East, a distance of 842.44 feet; Thence South 
00 deg.18'05'' East, a distance of 370.00 feet; Thence South 
09 deg.03'37'' East, a distance of 50.58 feet; Thence North 
89 deg.36'31'' East, a distance of 412.30 feet; Thence South 
00 deg.18'05'' East, a distance of 947.45 feet to a point on a 20.00 
foot radius curve to the right, concave Northwesterly; Thence 
Southwesterly along said curve from a tangent line bearing South 
00 deg.18'05'' East, an arc distance of 33.06 feet, through a 
central angle of 94 deg.43'11''; Thence North 85 deg.34'55'' West, a 
distance of 486.92 feet; Thence North 00 deg.06'25'' East, a 
distance of 61.17 feet; Thence North 85 deg.34'55'' West, a distance 
of 46.50 feet; Thence North 00 deg.06'25'' East, a distance of 
208.72 feet; Thence North 85 deg.34'55'' West, a distance of 720.76 
feet to the true point of beginning.

T. 15 S., R. 68 E.,
    Sec. 24, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\,
    Sec. 24, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ excepting therefrom the 
southerly thirty (30) feet, as conveyed to Clark County by deed 
recorded December 18, 1975 in Book 580 as Document No. 539043, 
Official Records,
    Sec. 24, S\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ excepting therefrom the 
southerly thirty (30) feet and the easterly fifty (50) feet, as 
conveyed to Clark County by deed recorded December 18, 1975 in Book 
580 as Document No. 539043, Official Records,
    Sec. 24, N\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\ excepting therefrom all 
mineral rights as conveyed to Kathy J. Gelber, an unmarried woman by 
deed recorded June 28, 1983 in Book 1762 as Document No. 1721051, 
Official Records,
    Sec. 24, S\1/2\N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\ excepting therefrom the 
westerly thirty (30) feet, southerly thirty (30) feet and easterly 
fifty (50) feet, as conveyed to Clark County by deed recorded 
December 18, 1975 in Book 580 as Document No. 539043, Official 
Records,
    Sec. 24, N\1/2\S\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 25, S\1/2\N\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 36, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/
4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 16 S., R. 68 E.,
    Sec. 1, lots 3, 4, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/
2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 12, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 14 S., R. 69 E.,
    Sec. 32, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
    T. 15 S., R. 69 E.,
    Sec. 30, S\1/2\N\1/2\ of lot 1 as described and set forth in the 
deed recorded January 3, 1989 in Book 890103 as Instrument No. 00411 
and recorded February 21, 1989 in Book 890221 as Instrument No. 
00609 and re-recorded January 23, 1995 in Book 950123 as Instrument 
No. 589 and Book 950123 as Instrument No. 590 all of Official 
Records of Clark County,
    Sec. 30, W\1/2\N\1/2\S\1/2\ of lot 1 (more properly described as 
the N\1/2\SW\1/4\ of lot 1) as described and set forth in the deed 
recorded January 3, 1989 in Book 890103 as Instrument No. 00411 and 
recorded February 21, 1989 in Book 890221 as Instrument No. 00609 
and re-recorded January 23, 1995 in Book 950123 as Instrument No. 
589 and Book 950123 as Instrument No. 590 all of Official Records of 
Clark County,
    Sec. 30, S\1/2\S\1/2\ of lot 1 as described and set forth in the 
deed recorded January 3, 1989 in Book 890103 as Instrument No. 00411 
and recorded February 21, 1989 in Book 890221 as Instrument No. 
00609 and re-recorded January 23, 1995 in Book 950123 as Instrument 
No. 589 and Book 950123 as Instrument No. 590 all of Official 
Records of Clark County; excepting therefrom the westerly fifty (50) 
feet and the southerly thirty (30) feet, as conveyed to Clark County 
by deed recorded December 18, 1975 in Book 580 as Document No. 
539043, Official Records,
    Sec. 30, lot 2 excepting therefrom the southerly forty (40) 
feet, the westerly fifty (50) feet of the S\1/2\S\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ 
of said section and the westerly fifty (50) feet and the southerly 
thirty (30) feet of the S\1/2\N\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ of said section, 
as conveyed to Clark County by deed recorded December 18, 1975 in 
Book 580 as Document No. 539043, Official Records,
    Sec. 30, lot 3 as described and set forth in the deed recorded 
January 3, 1989 in Book 890103 as Instrument No. 00411 and recorded 
February 21, 1989 in Book 890221 as Instrument No. 00609 and re-
recorded January 23, 1995 in Book 950123 as Instrument No. 589 and 
Book 950123 as Instrument No. 590 all of Official Records of Clark 
County,
    Sec. 30, N\1/2\N\1/2\ of lot 4 as described and set forth in the 
deed recorded January 3, 1989 in Book 890103 as Instrument No. 00411 
and recorded February 21, 1989 in Book 890221 as Instrument No. 
00609 and re-recorded January 23, 1995 in Book 950123 as Instrument 
No. 589 and Book 950123 as Instrument No. 590 all of Official 
Records of Clark County,
    Sec. 30, S\1/2\NW\1/4\ of lot 4 as described and set forth in 
the deed recorded January 3, 1989 in Book 890103 as Instrument No. 
00411 and recorded February 21, 1989 in Book 890221 as Instrument 
No. 00609 and re-recorded January 23, 1995 in Book 950123 as 
Instrument No. 589 and Book 950123 as Instrument No. 590 all of 
Official Records of Clark County,
    Sec. 30, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\,
    Sec. 30, S\1/2\N\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ excepting therefrom that 
portion of said land lying [[Page 19281]] below the mean high water 
mark of the Virgin River,
    Sec. 30, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 15 S., R. 69 E.,
    Sec. 31, N\1/2\NE\1/4\ of lot 1,
    Sec. 31, S\1/2\S\1/2\ of lot 2 excepting therefrom all mineral 
rights in and to the S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ of said section 31, 
as conveyed to Kathy J. Gelber, an unmarried woman, by deed recorded 
June 28, 1983 in Book 1762 as Instrument No. 1721051, Official 
Records,
    Sec. 31, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\.
T. 16 S., R. 69 E.,
    Sec. 6, lots 1, 2, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\.

    Title to the non-Federal lands was accepted on February 8, 1995. 
The value of the Federal lands exceeded the value of the non-Federal 
lands by $13,476.00 (.41% of the value of the selected lands). An 
equalization payment in that amount was made to the United States by 
the exchange proponent.
    The purpose of the exchange was to acquire non-Federal lands with 
high value for recreation, and wildlife and riparian habitat. The 30.29 
acres of non-Federal lands previously described in T. 21 S., R. 59 E., 
MDM, lie within the Red Rock National Conservation Area (RRNCA). In 
accordance with Public Law 101-621, dated November 16, 1990, RRNCA 
lands are withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 
under the public land laws, from location, entry and patent under the 
mining laws, and from operation under the mineral leasing and 
geothermal leasing laws, and all amendments thereto.
    At 10 a.m. on May 17, 1995, the remaining lands acquired by the 
United States will be open to the operation of the public land laws 
generally, subject to valid existing rights, the provisions of existing 
withdrawals, other segregations of record and the requirements of 
applicable law. All valid applications received prior to 10 a.m. on May 
17, 1995, will be considered as simultaneously filed at that time. 
Those received thereafter shall be considered in the order of filing.
    At 10 a.m. on May 17, 1995, the remaining lands acquired by the 
United States will be open to location under the mining laws. 
Appropriation of the land under the general mining laws prior to the 
date and time of restoration is unauthorized. Any such attempted 
appropriation, including attempted adverse possession under 30 U.S.C. 
38, shall vest no rights against the United States. Acts required to 
establish a location and to initiate a right of possession are governed 
by State law where not in conflict with Federal law. The Bureau of Land 
Management will not intervene in disputes between rival locators over 
possessory rights since Congress has provided for such determinations 
in local courts.
    At 10 a.m. on May 17, 1995, the remaining lands acquired by the 
United States will also be open to applications/offers under the 
mineral leasing laws, the material sale laws, and the Geothermal Steam 
Act.

    Dated: April 7, 1995.
Michael F. Dwyer,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 95-9319 Filed 4-14-95; 8:45 am]
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