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agenda include review and discussion 

of requests for input by BLM during the 

RAC’s Field Tour of the Murphy Subregion located in Owyhee County. 

Future sub-group meetings will be held 

in order to provide opportunities for the 

public and interested stakeholder 

groups to continue to provide input into 

future BLM actions related to OHV and 

Recreation Transportation Management 

in this and other areas in the District. 

Public notice of future meetings will be 

provided through news releases and 

announcements in the local media. 

Agenda items and location may change 

due to changing circumstances, 

including wildfire emergencies. All 

meetings are open to the public. The 

public may present written comments to 

the Sub-group. Each Sub-group meeting 

will also have time allocated for hearing 

public comments. Depending on the 

number of persons wishing to comment 

and time available, the time for 

individual oral comments may be 

limited. Individuals who plan to attend 

and need special assistance, such as 

sign language interpretation, tour 

transportation or other reasonable 

accommodations, should contact the 

BLM Coordinators as provided above. 

Expedited publication is requested to 

give the public adequate notice. 

Dated: July 28, 2008. 

Aden L. Seidlitz, 

District Manager. 

[FR Doc. E8–17658 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[NV–056–5853–EU; N–83621; 8–08807; 

TAS:14X5232] 

Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of 

Public Lands in Clark County, NV 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) proposes to offer by 

non-competitive sale one parcel of land 

in northwest Las Vegas, Nevada totaling 

approximately 5.19 acres to Nevada 

Power Company (NPC). This land has 

been examined and found suitable for 

disposal utilizing direct sale procedures. 

The authority for the sale is under 

Sections 203 and 209 of the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 

1976 (FLPMA), 43 U.S.C. 1713 and 

1719, respectively, and BLM land sale 

and mineral conveyance regulations at 

43 CFR 2710 and 2720. 

DATES: Written comments regarding the 

proposed sale or the environmental 

assessment (EA) will be accepted until 

September 15, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to 

the BLM Field Manager, Las Vegas Field 

Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las 

Vegas, NV 89130. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Manuela Johnson at (702) 515–5224. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following described land, parcel N–

83621, is located in North Las Vegas at 

the northeast corner of Grand Teton 

Drive and Aliante Parkway. The parcel 

is legally described as: 

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada 

T. 19 S., R. 61 E., 

Sec. 8, portion of lot 13 (N1/2SW1/4 of lot 

13). 

The area described contains 5.19 acres, 

more or less. 

This parcel of land is offered for sale 

to NPC at no less than the fair market 

value (FMV) of $467,000 as determined 

by the authorized officer. An appraisal 

report has been prepared by a state 

certified appraiser for the purposes of 

establishing FMV. 

This sale is in conformance with the 

Las Vegas Resource Management Plan 

(RMP), approved October 5, 1998. BLM 

has determined that the proposed action 

conforms to the land use plan decision, 

LD–1, in that RMP. The land contains 

no other known public values. The 

parcel has not been identified for 

transfer to the State or any other local 

government or non-profit organization. 

The EA, master title plat, map, and 

approved appraisal report for the 

proposed sale are available for review at 

the Las Vegas Field Office. 

A direct sale (without competition) 

may be used when, in the opinion of the 

authorized officer, a competitive sale is 

not appropriate and the public interest 

would best be served by direct sale. 

Examples include, but are not limited 

to: (1) A tract identified for sale that is 

an integral part of a project of public 

importance and speculative bidding 

would jeopardize a timely completion 

and economic viability of the project; 

and (2) there is a need to recognize an 

authorized use such as an existing 

business which could suffer a 

substantial economic loss if the tract 

were purchased by other than the 

authorized user. 

An existing NPC authorized site-type 

right-of-way, N–76305, known as the 

Grand Teton substation encumbers the 

entire sale parcel. This substation lies in 

the northwestern portion of Government 

Lot 13 and provides support for the 

community and its continued 

development in North Las Vegas and 

Clark County. This substation 

contributes an essential service to the 

neighboring area and its surroundings. 

The substation consists of transformers, 

insulators, busses, switches, breakers, 

and distribution feeders. It generates 

power and electrical energy for use in a 

one-mile radius. The proponent 

proposes to construct a concrete wall 

along the perimeter of the substation. 

The sale parcel was analyzed in the 

‘‘Las Vegas Land Disposal Boundary 

Environmental Impact Statement,’’

approved December 23, 2004 (EIS), 

which is available for public review at 

the Las Vegas Field Office. The parcel 

was analyzed in an EA for this sale, 

which tiers to the EIS. 

Certain minerals for this parcel will 

be reserved to the United States in 

accordance with BLM approved Mineral 

Potential Report, dated October 5, 2006. 

Information pertaining to the 

reservation of minerals specific to the 

parcel is located in the case file and 

available for review at the Las Vegas 

Field Office. 

Terms and Conditions of Sale: The 

patent issued would contain the 

following numbered reservations, 

covenants, terms and conditions: 

1. All oil and gas and saleable 

minerals are reserved to the United 

States, its permittees, licensees and 

lessees, together with the right to 

prospect for, mine, and remove the 

minerals under applicable law and such 

regulations as the Secretary of the 

Interior may prescribe, along with all 

necessary access and exit; 

2. A right-of-way is reserved for 

ditches and canals constructed by 

authority of the United States under the 

Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945); 

3. The parcel is subject to valid 

existing rights; 

4. Those rights for fiber optic line 

purposes which have been granted to 

Nevada Power Co., its successors and 

assigns, by right-of-way No. N–76304, 

pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976 

(43 U.S.C. 1761); 

5. Those rights for substation, 

transmission line and access road 

purposes which have been granted to 

Nevada Power Co., its successors and 

assigns, by right-of-way No. N–76305, 

pursuant to the Act of February 15, 1901 

(43 U.S.C. 959); 

6. Those rights for road, utility and 

drainage purposes which have been 

granted to the City of North Las Vegas, 

its successors and assigns, by right-ofway No. N–76357, pursuant to the Act 

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

7. Those rights for underground water 

pipeline purposes which have been 

granted to Southern Nevada Water 

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Authority, its successors and assigns, by 

right-of-way No. N–66225, pursuant to 

the Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

1761); 

8. Those rights for underground 

telephone facilities purposes which 

have been granted to Central Telephone 

Company, its successors and assigns, by 

right-of-way No. N–77675, pursuant to 

the Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

1761); 

9. By accepting this patent, the 

patentee 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 or nature arising 

from the past, present, and future acts 

or omissions of the patentee, its 

employees, agents, contractors, or 

lessees, or any third-party, arising out 

of, or in connection with, the patentees 

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 

applicable to the real property; (2) 

Judgments, claims or demands of any 

kind assessed against the United States; 

(3) Costs, expenses, damages of any kind 

incurred by the United States; (4) Other 

releases or threatened releases on, into 

or under land, property and other 

interests of the United States by solid or 

hazardous waste(s) and/or hazardous 

substances(s), as defined by federal or 

state environmental laws; (5) Other 

activities by which solid or hazardous 

substances or wastes, as defined by 

federal and state environmental laws 

were 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; 

(6) Or 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; and 

10. 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 lands 

have been examined and no evidence 

was found to indicate that any 

hazardous substances have been stored 

for one year or more, nor had any 

hazardous substances been disposed of 

or released on the subject property. 

The parcel is subject to reservations 

for road, public utilities and flood 

control purposes, both existing and 

proposed, in accordance with the local 

governing entities’ transportation plans. 

No warranty of any kind, express or 

implied, is given by the United States as 

to the title, physical condition, or 

potential use of the parcel of land 

proposed for sale, 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. 

Federal law requires that conveyees 

must be: (a) A citizen of the United 

States 18 years of age or over; (b) a 

corporation subject to the laws of any 

State or of the United States; (c) a State, 

State instrumentality or political 

subdivision authorized to hold property; 

and (d) an entity legally capable of 

conveying and holding lands or 

interests therein under the laws of the 

State within which the lands to be 

conveyed are located. Where applicable, 

the entity shall also meet the 

requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) of 

this section. 

On publication of this notice and 

until completion of the sale, the BLM is 

no longer accepting land use 

applications affecting the parcel 

identified, except applications for the 

amendment of previously filed right-ofway applications or existing 

authorizations to increase the term of 

the grants in accordance with 43 CFR 

2807.15 and 2886.15. Encumbrances 

that may appear in the BLM files for the 

parcel proposed for sale are available for 

review during business hours, 7:30 a.m. 

to 4:30 p.m., Pacific Time, Monday 

through Friday, at the Las Vegas Field 

Office. 

Proof of citizenship is evidenced by 

presenting a birth certificate, passport, 

or naturalization papers. Failure to 

submit the above requested documents 

within 30 days from the proposed sale 

offer shall result in the cancellation of 

the sale. 

The parcel may be subject to 

applications received prior to 

publication of this notice if processing 

the application would have no adverse 

effect on the marketability of title, or the 

FMV of the parcel. Encumbrances of 

records, appearing in the BLM public 

files for the parcel for sale, are available 

for review during business hours, 7:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Pacific Time, Monday 

through Friday, at the Las Vegas Field 

Office. Subject to limitations prescribed 

by law and regulation, and prior to 

patent issuance, a holder of any right-ofway within the parcel may be given the 

opportunity to amend the right-of-way 

for conversion to a new term, including 

perpetuity, if applicable, or to an 

easement. 

BLM will notify valid existing rightof-way holders of their ability to convert 

their compliant rights-of-way to 

perpetual rights-of-way or easements. 

Each valid holder will be notified in 

writing of their rights and then must 

apply for the conversion of their current 

authorization. 

Unless other satisfactory 

arrangements are approved in advance 

by a BLM authorized officer, 

conveyance of title shall be through the 

use of escrow. Designation of the escrow 

agent shall be through mutual 

agreement between the BLM and the 

prospective patentee, and costs of 

escrow shall be borne by the prospective 

patentee. 

Requests for all escrow instructions 

must be received by the Las Vegas Field 

Office prior to 30 days before the 

prospective patentee’s scheduled 

closing date. There are no exceptions. 

BLM will not sign any documents 

related to 1031 Exchange transactions. 

The timing for completion of the 

exchange is the prospective patentee’s 

responsibility in accordance with 

Internal Revenue Services regulations. 

BLM is not a party to any 1031 

Exchange. 

In the event of a sale, the unreserved 

mineral interests will be conveyed 

simultaneously with the sale of the 

land. These unreserved mineral 

interests have been determined to have 

no known mineral value pursuant to 43 

CFR 2720.0–6 and 2720.2(a). 

Acceptance of the sale offer will 

constitute an application for conveyance 

of those unreserved mineral interests. 

The purchaser will be required to pay a 

$50 non-refundable filing fee for 

conveyance of the available mineral 

interests. In accordance with BLM’s 

authority to conduct direct sales, BLM 

is borrowing some of the competitive 

bid procedures as set forth below. The 

purchaser will have until 4 p.m., Pacific 

Time, 30 days from the date of receiving 

the sale offer to accept the offer and 

submit a deposit of 20 percent of the 

purchase price, the $50 filing fee for 

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conveyance of mineral interests, and 

payment of publication costs to the Las 

Vegas Field Office. The purchaser must 

remit the remainder of the purchase 

price within 180 days from the date of 

receiving the sale offer to the Las Vegas 

Field Office. Payments must be received 

by certified check, postal money order, 

bank draft, or cashier’s check payable to 

the U.S. Department of the InteriorBLM. Failure to meet conditions 

established for this sale will void the 

sale and any monies received will be 

forfeited. Arrangements for electronic 

fund transfer to BLM for the balance due 

shall be made a minimum of two weeks 

prior to the date you wish to make 

payment. 

The BLM may accept or reject any or 

all offers to purchase any parcel, or may 

withdraw any parcel of land or interest 

therein from sale, if, in the opinion of 

the authorized officer, consummation of 

the sale would not be fully consistent 

with FLPMA or other applicable laws or 

is determined not to be in the public 

interest. 

The parcel of land will not be offered 

for sale prior to 60 days from the date 

of publication of this notice. Only 

written comments submitted by postal 

service or overnight mail will be 

considered as properly filed. Electronic 

mail, facsimile, or telephone comments 

will not be considered. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail 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. 

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 and issue a final determination. 

In the absence of timely filed objections, 

this realty action will become the final 

determination of the Department of the 

Interior. 

Authority: 43 CFR part 2711. 

Dated: July 14, 2008. 

Mary Jo Rugwell, 

Manager, Las Vegas Field Office. 

[FR Doc. E8–17615 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

[Docket No. MMS–2008–MRM–0029] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection, 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of an extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection (OMB Control Number 1010–

0103). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), we are inviting comments on a 

collection of information that we will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval. 

We changed the title of this information 

collection request (ICR) to meet OMB 

requirements. The new title of this ICR 

is ‘‘30 CFR Parts 202, 206, and 207, 

Indian Oil and Gas Valuation.’’

DATES: Submit written comments on or 

before September 2, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by the following methods: 

• Electronically go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In the ‘‘Comment 

or Submission’’ column, enter ‘‘MMS–

2008–MRM–0029’’ to view supporting 

and related materials for this ICR. Click 

on ‘‘Send a comment or submission’’

link to submit public comments. 

Information on using Regulations.gov, 

including instructions for accessing 

documents, submitting comments, and 

viewing the docket after the close of the 

comment period, is available through 

the site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ link. All 

comments submitted will be posted to 

the docket. 

• Mail comments to Hyla Hurst, 

Regulatory Specialist, Minerals 

Management Service, Minerals Revenue 

Management, P.O. Box 25165, MS 

302B2, Denver, Colorado 80225. Please 

reference ICR 1010–0103 in your 

comments. 

• Hand-carry comments or use an 

overnight courier service. Our courier 

address is Building 85, Room A–614, 

Denver Federal Center, West 6th Ave. 

and Kipling Blvd., Denver, Colorado 

80225. Please reference ICR 1010–0103 

in your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hyla 

Hurst, telephone (303) 231–3495, or email Hyla.Hurst@mms.gov. You may 

also contact Hyla Hurst to obtain copies, 

at no cost, of (1) The ICR, (2) any 

associated forms, and (3) the regulations 

that require the subject collection of 

information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR Parts 202, 206, and 207, 

Indian Oil and Gas Valuation. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0103. 

Bureau Form Number: Forms MMS–

4109, MMS–4110, MMS–4295, MMS–

4410, and MMS–4411. 

Abstract: The Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of the Interior (Secretary) is 

responsible for matters relevant to 

mineral resource development on 

Federal and Indian lands and the Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS). Under the 

Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 1923), 

the Indian Mineral Development Act of 

1982 (25 U.S.C. 2103), and the Outer 

Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 

1353), the Secretary is responsible for 

(1) Managing the production of minerals 

from Federal and Indian lands and the 

OCS; (2) collecting royalties and other 

mineral revenues from lessees who 

produce minerals; and (3) distributing 

the funds collected in accordance with 

applicable laws. The Secretary also has 

a trust responsibility to manage Indian 

lands and seek advice and information 

from Indian beneficiaries. The MMS 

performs the minerals revenue 

management functions and assists the 

Secretary in carrying out the 

Department’s trust responsibility for 

Indian lands. Applicable laws 

pertaining to mineral royalties are 

located on our Web site at http:// 

www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/ 

PublicLawsAMR.htm. 

Regulations at 30 CFR part 202, 

subparts C and J, pertain to royalties; 

part 206, subparts B and E, govern the 

valuation of oil and gas produced from 

leases on Indian lands; and part 207 

pertains to recordkeeping. Indian tribes 

and individual Indian mineral owners 

receive all royalties generated from their 

lands. Determining product valuation is 

essential to ensure that Indian tribes and 

individual Indian mineral owners 

receive payment on the full value of the 

minerals removed from their lands. 

Failure to collect the data described in 

this information collection could result 

in the undervaluation of leased minerals 

on Indian lands. All data reported is 

subject to subsequent audit and 

adjustment. 

Indian Oil 

The regulations apply to all oil 

production from Indian oil and gas 

leases, except leases on the Osage 

Indian Reservation. The regulations 

provide that lessees determine the value 

of oil based on the higher of: (1) The 

gross proceeds under an arm’s-length 

contract, or (2) major portion analysis. 

These oil valuation methods are eligible 

for applicable transportation 

allowances. From information collected 

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