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BILLING CODE 4310–4J–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLCA930; CACA 032220] 

Notice of Application for Withdrawal 

Extension and Opportunity for Public 

Meeting, California 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The United States Forest 

Service (USFS) has filed an application 

with the Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) requesting that the Secretary of 

the Interior extend the duration of the 

withdrawal created by Public Land 

Order (PLO) No. 7179 for an additional 

20-year term. PLO No. 7179 withdrew 

45 acres of National Forest System land 

from location and entry under the 

United States mining laws, but not from 

leasing under the mineral leasing laws, 

to protect the seismic integrity of the 

University of California—Berkeley 

Seismic Observatory located in Siskiyou 

County, California. The withdrawal 

created by PLO No. 7179 will expire on 

January 24, 2016, unless extended. This 

notice provides an opportunity to 

comment on the withdrawal extension 

application and to request a public 

meeting. 

DATES: Comments and requests for a 

public meeting must be received by 

April 14, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and requests for 

a public meeting must be sent to the 

California State Director, Bureau of 

Land Management, 2800 Cottage Way, 

W–1928, Sacramento, CA 95814. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Easley, BLM California State 

Office, 916–978–4673 or David Betz, 

Klamath National Forest Headquarters, 

530–842–6131, during regular business 

hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except holidays. 

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. 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 USFS 

has filed an application requesting that 

the Secretary of the Interior extend PLO 

No. 7179 (61 FR 2137, January 25, 

1996), which withdrew 45 acres of land 

in the Klamath National Forest, 

Siskiyou County, California, from 

location and entry under the United 

States mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2), but 

not from leasing under the mineral 

leasing laws, for an additional 20-year 

term, subject to valid existing rights. 

PLO No. 7179 is incorporated herein by 

reference. 

The purpose of the withdrawal is to 

protect the seismic integrity of a 

University of California—Berkeley 

Seismic Observatory. 

The use of a right-of-way, interagency 

agreement, or cooperative agreement 

would not adequately constrain nondiscretionary uses and would not 

provide adequate protection for the 

improvements located on the lands. 

There are no suitable alternative sites 

with equal or greater benefit to the 

government. 

No water rights are required to fulfill 

the purpose of the requested withdrawal 

extension. 

Records relating to the application 

may be examined by contacting the 

BLM-California State Office, Public 

Room at the above address. 

For a period until April 14, 2015, all 

persons who wish to submit comments, 

suggestions, or objections in connection 

with the proposed withdrawal extension 

may present their views in writing to 

the BLM California State Office at the 

address listed above. 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. If you are 

submitting comments as an individual 

you may request confidentiality by 

asking us in your comment to withhold 

your personal identifying information 

from public review; however, we cannot 

guarantee that we will be able to do so. 

Notice is also hereby given that the 

opportunity for a public meeting is 

afforded in connection with the 

withdrawal extension application. All 

interested parties who desire a public 

meeting on the withdrawal extension 

application must submit a written 

request to BLM California State Office at 

the address listed above by April 14, 

2015. If it is determined that a public 

meeting will be held, a notice will be 

published to announce the time and 

place in the Federal Register and a local 

newspaper at least 30 days before the 

scheduled date of the meeting. 

This withdrawal extension proposal 

will be processed in accordance with 

the applicable regulations set forth in 43 

CFR 2310.4. 

Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3–1. 

Sandra McGinnis, 

Acting Associate Deputy State Director, 

Natural Resources. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNVL01000.L14300000.EU0000 

LXSS122F0000 241A; N–87866; 12–08807; 

MO#4500066682;TAS: 14X5232] 

Notice of Realty Action: Competitive 

Sale of Public Lands (N–87866) in 

White Pine County, NV 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) proposes to offer by 

competitive sale, a 38.02-acre parcel of 

public land in White Pine County, NV, 

at no less than the appraised fair market 

value (FMV) of $135,000. The sale will 

be subject to the applicable provisions 

of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as 

amended, and applicable BLM land sale 

regulations. 

DATES: Interested parties may submit 

written comments to the BLM at the 

address below. The BLM must receive 

your 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. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments 

concerning the proposed sale to the 

BLM Ely District Office, HC 33 Box 

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33500, or 702 North Industrial Way, 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 for a 

38.02-acre parcel of public land located 

approximately one-quarter mile 

northwest of Ely, NV, in White Pine 

County NV. 

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada 

T. 16 N., R. 63 E., 

Sec. 16, lot 4. 

The area described contains 38.02 

acres. 

This tract of public land has been 

identified for disposal by the BLM in 

the Ely District Record of Decision and 

Approved Resource Management Plan 

(ROD/RMP), dated August 20, 2008, as 

referenced in the Lands and Realty 

objectives LR–11, page 67, and 

Appendix B, page B–4. Disposal of the 

Parcel with be conducted consistent 

with Section 203 of FLPMA and 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. This parcel is 

among the 45,000 acres chosen for 

disposal in accordance with Public Law 

109–432. The parcel is not required for 

any other Federal purposes, and its 

disposal would be in the public interest 

and meets the intent of the WPCCRDA. 

The use of the competitive, oral-bid 

sale method is consistent with 43 CFR 

2710.0–6. Under that provision, public 

land is being offered for sale utilizing 

competitive bidding procedures when 

the authorized officer determines there 

would be a number of interested parties 

bidding for the lands and lands are 

within a developing or urbanizing area 

and land values are increasing due to 

their location and interest on the 

competitive market. Competitive sale 

procedures: In accordance with 43 CFR 

2711.3–1, oral bids may be made by a 

principal or a duly qualified agent. The 

highest qualifying oral bid received 

shall be publicly declared by the 

authorized officer. The person declared 

to have entered the highest qualifying 

bid shall submit payment by certified 

check, U.S. postal money order, bank 

draft or cashier’s check made payable to 

the Department of the Interior—Bureau 

of Land Management for the amount not 

less than 20 percent of the amount of 

the bid immediately following the close 

of the sale. The successful bidder shall 

submit the full bid price prior to the 

expiration of 180 days from the date of 

the sale. Failure to submit the full bid 

price within the allotted time, shall 

result in cancellation of the sale of the 

specific parcel and the deposit shall be 

forfeited and disposed of as other 

receipts of sale. In the event the 

authorized officer rejects the highest 

qualified bid or releases the bidder from 

it, the authorized officer shall determine 

whether the public lands shall be 

withdrawn from the market or be 

reoffered. 

The acceptance or rejection of any 

offer to purchase shall be in writing no 

later than 30 days after receipt of such 

offer unless the officer waives his right 

to a decision within such 30-day period. 

Until the acceptance of the offer and 

payment of the purchase price, the 

bidder has no contractual or other rights 

against the United States, and no action 

taken shall create any contractual or 

other obligations of the United States. 

The WPCCRDA (P.L. 109–432), 

section 311(h)(1), provides that Federal 

land described in subsection (a) of that 

Act is withdrawn from all forms of entry 

and appropriation under the public land 

laws and mining laws; all minerals will 

be retained by the Federal Government. 

A Mineral Potential Report was 

completed on June 7, 2013. 

Upon publication of this Notice in the 

Federal Register, the described lands 

will be segregated from all forms of 

appropriation under the public land 

laws, including the mining laws, except 

for the sale provisions of FLPMA. Upon 

publication of this Notice 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-of-way (ROW) 

applications or existing authorizations 

to increase the term of the grants in 

accordance with 43 CFR 2807.15 and 

2886.15. The segregative effect will 

terminate upon issuance of a patent, 

publication in the Federal Register of a 

termination of the segregation, or 

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. 

Any conveyance document 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 authority of the United 

States under the Act of August 30, 1890 

(43 U.S.C. 945); 

2. All minerals, together with 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, including ROW N– 

55259 for an access road granted to Tom 

and Margaret Bath; and N–17924 for an 

overhead power line granted to Mt. 

Wheeler Power, their successors or 

assigns pursuant to the Act of October 

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

4. By accepting this patent, the 

patentees agree 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 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 

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 

substance(s), as defined by Federal or 

State environmental laws, off, on, into 

or under land, property and other 

interests of the United States; (e) 

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 

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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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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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