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shall be construed as running with the 

patented real property, and may be 

enforced by the United States in a court 

of competent jurisdiction; 

5. Pursuant to the requirements 

established by section 120(h) of the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act, U.S.C. 9620(h), notice is hereby 

given that the described lands have been 

examined and no evidence was found to 

indicate that any hazardous substances 

have been stored for 1 year or more; and 

6. No warranty of any kind, express or 

implied, is given by the United States, 

its officers or employees, as to title, 

access to or from the above described 

parcel of land, whether or to what 

extent the land may be developed, its 

physical condition, or past, present or 

future use, or any other circumstances 

or condition. The conveyance of any 

such parcel will not be on a contingency 

basis. 

Bidders must demonstrate to the 

satisfaction of the authorized officer that 

they meet the requirements of 43 CFR 

2711.2 to hold real property in the 

United States. Failure to submit 

documentation to the BLM within 30 

days from receipt of the high bidder 

letter shall result in the cancellation of 

the bid. 

Information concerning the sale, 

appraisals, reservations, sale procedures 

and conditions, maps, other 

environmental documents, and mineral 

report are available for review during 

business hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Pacific Time (PT), Monday through 

Friday, at the Ely District Office, except 

during federally recognized holidays. 

The parcel is subject to limitations 

prescribed by law and regulation, and 

prior to patent issuance, a holder of any 

ROW within the parcel will have the 

opportunity to amend the ROW for 

conversion to a new term, including 

perpetuity, if applicable, or to an 

easement. The BLM will notify valid 

existing ROW holders of their ability to 

convert their compliant ROW to 

perpetual ROW 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 

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. 

The Ely District Office must receive 

request for escrow instructions prior to 

30 days before the scheduled closing 

date. There are no exceptions. 

All name changes and supporting 

documentation must be received at the 

Ely District Office 30 days from the date 

on the high bidder letter by 4:30 p.m. 

Pacific Time. Name changes will not be 

accepted after that date. To submit a 

name change, the apparent high bidder 

must submit the name change on the 

Certificate of Eligibility form to the Ely 

District Office in writing. Certificate of 

Eligibility forms are available at the Ely 

District Office and at the BLM Web site 

at: http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/ely_

field_office. 

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 regulations. The BLM is not a 

party to any 1031 Exchange. 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 the BLM 

authorized officer, consummation of the 

sale would be inconsistent with any 

law, or for other reasons. 

In order to determine the FMV, 

certain assumptions may have been 

made concerning the attributes and 

limitations of the lands and potential 

effects of local regulations and policies 

on potential future land uses. Through 

publication of this Notice, the BLM 

advises that units of local Government 

may not endorse or approve these 

assumptions. The buyer must 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 buyer’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. Buyers should make 

themselves aware of any Federal or 

State law or regulation that may affect 

the future use of the property. Lands 

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 BLM will only consider written 

comments as properly filed. No 

facsimiles, emails, or telephone calls 

will be considered as validly submitted 

comments. 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. 

Any 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 adverse 

comments, this realty action will 

become the final determination of the 

Department of the Interior. 

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

Jill A. Moore, 

Manager, Egan Field Office. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNVL02000 L14300000.EU0000 241A; N– 

89521; 12–08807; MO #4500069451; TAS: 

14X1109] 

Notice of Realty Action: Proposed 

Competitive Sale (N–89521) of Public 

Land in White Pine County, NV 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) proposes to sell a 

40-acre parcel of public land in White 

Pine County, NV by competitive sale. 

Bidding on the subject parcel will begin 

at not less than the appraised fair 

market value (FMV) of $81,580. The 

BLM is proposing to use the competitive 

sale procedures consistent with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, and 

the applicable BLM land sale 

regulations. 

DATES: Interested persons may submit 

written comments to the BLM at the 

address below. The BLM must receive 

the comments on or before March 2, 

2015. The oral auction will be held on 

April 1, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., Pacific 

Standard Time at the Ely District Office, 

702 North Industrial Way, Ely, NV 

89301. 

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ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land 

Management, Schell Field Office, HC 33 

Box 33500, Ely, NV 89301. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Podborny, Schell Field Manager, at Ely 

District Office, 702 N. Industrial Way, 

Ely, NV 89301, or by telephone at 775– 

289–1800, or by email at ppodborny@

blm.gov; or Jill A. Moore, Egan Field 

Manager, by telephone at 775–289– 

1800, or by email at jmoore@blm.gov, or 

email at http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/

fo/ely_field_office.html. 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 BLM 

will conduct a competitive sale (N– 

89521) for a 40-acre parcel of public 

land located north of Ely, NV, 1.3 miles 

east of U.S. Highway 93, described as 

follows: 

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada 

T. 16 N., R. 64 E., 

Sec. 6, E1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4. 

The area described contains 40.00 acres. 

Upon publication of this Notice in the 

Federal Register, the described land 

will be segregated from all forms of 

appropriation under the public land 

laws, including the mining law, 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 lands, except applications for the 

amendment of previously filed right-ofway (ROW) applications or existing 

authorizations to increase the term of 

the grants in accordance with 43 CFR 

2807.15 and 2886.15. The segregated 

effect will terminate upon issuance of a 

patent, publication in the Federal 

Register of a termination of the 

segregation, or on January 16, 2017, 

unless extended by the BLM State 

Director, Nevada, in accordance with 43 

CFR 2711.1–2(d) prior to the 

termination date. 

This tract of public land meets the 

disposal criteria consistent with Section 

203 of FLPMA, as amended, and the 

BLM Ely District Record of Decision and 

Approved Resource Management Plan 

(ROD/RMP) dated, August 20, 2008. The 

parcel is identified as suitable for 

disposal and complies with Public Law 

109–432, the Tax Relief and Health Care 

Act of 2006, Title III—White Pine 

County Conservation, Recreation and 

Development Act (WPCCRDA), enacted 

on December 20, 2006. The proposed 

action conforms to the ROD/RMP as 

referenced in the Lands and Realty 

objectives LR–11, page 67; and listed in 

Appendix B, page B–4. All supporting 

documents to include a map and an 

appraisal report for the proposed sale 

are available for review at the BLM, Ely 

District Office. A Determination of 

National Environmental Policy Act 

Adequacy document number NV–L020– 

2011–0007 was completed on April 12, 

2011. 

No significant resource value will be 

affected by the disposal of this parcel. 

This parcel is not required for any 

Federal purposes, and its disposal is in 

the public interest and meets the intent 

of the WPCCRDA. 

In accordance with 43 CFR 2711.3–1 

and 2710.0–6(c)(3)(i), a competitive sale 

of public land may be used where there 

would be a number of interested parties 

bidding for the lands and (A) wherever 

in the judgment of the authorized officer 

the lands are accessible and usable 

regardless of adjoining land ownership 

and (B) Wherever the lands are within 

a developing or urbanizing area and 

land values are increasing due to their 

location and interest on the competitive 

market. The BLM examined the parcel 

(vacant land) and found it to be 

consistent with and suitable for disposal 

using competitive sale procedures. 

Competitive Sale Procedures 

Sale procedures: Registration for oral 

bidding will begin at 1:00 p.m. Pacific 

Time at the Ely District Office, 702 

North Industrial Way, Ely, NV 89301, on 

the day of the sale. There will be no 

prior registration before the sale date. 

The public sale auction will be through 

oral bids. The high bidder will be 

declared the successful bidder in 

accordance with 43 CFR 2711.3–1(d), 

competitive bidding procedures, where 

the highest qualifying bid received shall 

be publicly declared by the authorized 

officer. Acceptance or rejection of any 

offer(s) to purchase will be in 

accordance with the procedures set 

forth in 43 CFR 2711.3–1 (f) and (g). 

Bid Deposits and Payment 

A high bidder will be declared. In 

accordance with 2711.3–1(d), the person 

declared the highest bidder should 

submit their bid payment in the form of 

a bank draft, cashier’s check, certified 

check, or U.S. postal money order, or 

any combination thereof, and made 

payable in U.S. dollars to the 

Department of the Interior—Bureau of 

Land Management. The high bidder 

must submit a deposit of no less that 20 

percent of the successful bid by 4:30 

p.m. Pacific Time on the day of the sale 

in the form of a bank draft, cashier’s 

check, certified check, or U.S. postal 

money made payable in U.S. dollars to 

the ‘‘Department of the Interior- Bureau 

of Land Management.’’ Funds must be 

delivered no later than 4:30 p.m. Pacific 

Time on the day of the sale to the BLM, 

Collection Officers at BLM, Ely District 

Office, 702 North Industrial Way, Ely, 

NV 89301. Failure to submit the deposit 

following the close of the sale under 43 

CFR 2711.3–1(d) will result in forfeiture 

of the bid deposit and the cancellation 

of the sale. No contractual or other 

rights against the United States may 

accrue until BLM officially accepts the 

offer to purchase and the full bid price 

is paid. 

Full payment must be made within 

180 days from the date the sale offer is 

received. Failure to pay the full 

purchase price within the allotted time 

will result in forfeiture of the bid 

deposit in accordance with 43 CFR 

2711.3–1(d). No exceptions will be 

made. The BLM cannot accept the full 

price at any time following the 

expiration of the 180th day after the sale 

offer. Arrangements for electronic fund 

transfer to BLM shall be made a 

minimum of two weeks prior to final 

payment. Failure to meet conditions 

established for this sale will void the 

sale and any funds received will be 

forfeited. 

All mineral interests for the parcel 

will be reserved to the United States. A 

Mineral Potential Report was completed 

on May 24, 2011. 

The public land will not be offered for 

sale prior to 60 days from the date this 

notice is published in the Federal 

Register. The patent, if issued, would be 

subject to the following terms, 

conditions, and reservations: 

1. A reservation for any right-of-way 

thereon for ditches or canals 

constructed by the authority of the 

United States, Reservation in Patent 

Right Of Way for Ditches or Canals Act 

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

2. A reservation for all minerals 

deposits in the land so patented, and to 

it or persons authorized by it, the right 

to prospect for, mine, and remove such 

deposits from the same under applicable 

law and such regulations as the 

Secretary of the Interior may prescribe 

shall be reserved to the United States; 

3. The parcel will be subject to all 

valid existing rights; and 

4. By accepting this patent, the 

purchasers/patentees agree to 

indemnify, defend, and hold the United 

States harmless from any costs, 

damages, claims, causes of action, 

penalties, fines, liabilities, and 

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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 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 any third party, arising out of 

or in connection with the use and/or 

occupancy of the patented real property 

resulting in: (a) Violations of Federal, 

State, and local laws and regulations 

that are now or may in the future 

become, applicable to the real property; 

(b) Judgments, claims or demands of any 

kind assessed against the United States; 

(c) Costs, expenses, or damages of any 

kind incurred by the United States; (d) 

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; (e) Other 

activities by which solid waste or 

hazardous substances or waste, 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 (f) 

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. 

No representation, warranty, or 

covenant of any kind, express or 

implied, is given or made by the United 

States, its officers or employees, as to 

title, access to or from the above 

described parcel of land, the title of the 

land, whether or to what extent the land 

may be developed, its physical 

condition, or past, present or future 

uses, and the conveyance of any such 

parcel will not be on a contingency 

basis. The buyer is responsible 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. 

Lands without access from a public road 

or highway will be conveyed as such, 

and future access acquisition will be the 

responsibility of the buyer. 

The bidders must demonstrate to the 

authorized officer that they meet the 

requirements of 43 CFR 2711.2 to hold 

real property in the United States. 

Failure to submit documentation to the 

BLM within 30 days from receipt of the 

high bidder letter shall result in the 

cancellation of the bid. The parcel may 

be subject to land use 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 record, 

appearing in the case file for this sale, 

is available for review during business 

hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Pacific 

Time, Monday through Friday, at the 

BLM, Ely District Office, except during 

federally recognized holidays. 

The parcel is subject to limitations 

prescribed by law and regulation, and 

prior to patent issuance, a holder of any 

ROW within the parcel may be given the 

opportunity to amend the ROW for 

conversion to a new term, including 

perpetuity, if applicable, or to an 

easement. 

The BLM will notify valid existing 

ROW 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 BLM, Ely 

District Office prior to 30 days before 

the scheduled closing date. There are no 

exceptions. 

All name changes and supporting 

documentation must be received at the 

BLM, Ely District Office 30 days from 

the date on the high bidder letter by 

4:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Name changes 

will not be accepted after that date. To 

submit a name change, the high bidder 

must submit the name change on the 

Certificate of Eligibility form to the 

BLM, Ely District Office in writing. 

Certificate of Eligibility forms are 

available at the BLM, Ely District Office 

and at the BLM Web site at: http://

www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/ely_field_

office.html. 

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 regulations. The BLM is not a 

party to any 1031 Exchange. 

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 the BLM 

authorized officer, consummation of the 

sale would be inconsistent with any 

law, or for other reasons. 

In order to determine the FMV 

through appraisal, certain extraordinary 

assumptions and hypothetical 

conditions are 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. 

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. 

Any 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 adverse 

comments, this realty action will 

become the final determination of the 

Department of the Interior. 

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

Paul E. Podborny, 

Field Manager, Schell Field Office. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNVL02000 L14300000.EU0000 241A; N– 

87744; 12–08807; MO#4500069448] 

Notice of Realty Action: Proposed 

Modified Competitive Sale (N–87744) in 

White Pine County, NV 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of realty action. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) proposes to sell a 

40-acre parcel of public land in White 

Pine County, Nevada by modified 

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