82 FR 55627 - Notice of Realty Action: Competitive Sale of 40 Parcels of Public Land in Clark County, NV

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 224 (November 22, 2017)

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to offer 40 parcels of public land totaling 754.78 acres in the Las Vegas Valley by competitive sale, sealed-bid and oral auction, at not less than the appraised fair market values (FMV) pursuant to the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (SNPLMA), as amended. The proposed sale will be subject to the applicable provisions of Section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) and BLM land sale regulations. The BLM has also completed a Determination of National Environmental Policy Act Adequacy (DNA).

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55627-55630]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25264]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNVS00560 L58530000 EU0000 241A; 14-08807; MO#4500109372; TAS: 17X]


Notice of Realty Action: Competitive Sale of 40 Parcels of Public 
Land in Clark County, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to offer 40 
parcels of public land totaling 754.78 acres in the Las Vegas Valley by 
competitive sale, sealed-bid and oral auction, at not less than the 
appraised fair market values (FMV) pursuant to the Southern Nevada 
Public Land Management Act of 1998 (SNPLMA), as amended. The proposed 
sale will be subject to the applicable provisions of Section 203 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) and BLM land 
sale regulations. The BLM has also completed a Determination of 
National Environmental Policy Act Adequacy (DNA).

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
proposed sale until January 8, 2018. The proposed sale is to occur by 
sealed bid and oral public auction on January 24, 2018, at 10 a.m., 
Pacific Time. The FMV for the parcels, the period to submit sealed-
bids, and the sale date will be announced in local and online media at 
least 30 days prior to the sale. The BLM will start accepting sealed 
bids beginning on January 8, 2018. Sealed bids must be received by the 
BLM, Las Vegas Field Office (LVFO) by no later than 4:30 p.m. Pacific 
Time on January 19, 2018. The BLM will open the sealed bids on the day 
of the sale just prior to the oral bidding.

ADDRESSES: The proposed sale will occur at the City of Henderson 
Council Chambers, 240 Water Street, Henderson, Nevada 89009. Mail 
written comments and submit sealed bids to the BLM Las Vegas Field 
Office, Assistant Field Manager, 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las 
Vegas, Nevada 89130.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Fields, Realty Specialist, BLM Las 
Vegas Field Office at email: [email protected], or telephone: 702-515-
5194. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact 
the above individual during normal business hours. The FRS 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. General information on previous BLM public land sales go to: 
https://www.blm.gov/snplma.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM proposes to offer 40 parcels of 
public land within the Clark County jurisdiction. Twenty-eight of the 
parcels are located in the northwest part of the valley, near Highway 
95 and Interstate 215. Nine parcels are located in the southwest part 
of the valley, south of

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Interstate 215 and west of Interstate 15. Two parcels are located in 
the northeast part of the valley, west of Interstate 15 and south of 
Interstate 215. One parcel is located on the north side of Interstate 
215 and east of Interstate 15.
    The subject public lands are legally described as:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

    N-95251, 10.00 acres:
T. 19 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 31, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\.
    N-95252, 10.00 acres
T. 19 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 31, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\.
    N-95253, 10.00 acres
T. 19 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 31, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\.
    N-95254, 10.00 acres:
T. 19 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 31, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
    N-95255, 10.00 acres:
T. 19 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 31, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
    N-95256, 10.00 acres:
T. 19 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 31, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
    N-95257, 5.00 acres:
T. 19 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 31, W\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
    N-93589, 10.00 acres:
T. 19 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 31, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
    N-93590, 10.00 acres:
T. 19 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 32, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
    N-95260, 10.00 acres:
T. 19 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 32, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
    N-95261, 10.00 acres:
T. 19 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 32, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
    N-95263, 5.00 acres:
T. 19 S., R. 59 E.,
    Sec. 25, W\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
    N-95264, 5.00 acres:
T. 19 S., R. 59 E.,
    Sec. 25, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
    N-95265, 5.00 acres:
T. 19 S., R. 59 E.,
    Sec. 25, W\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
    N-79508, 27.50 acres:
T. 20 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 6, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
    N-95267, 20.00 acres:
T. 20 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 6, W\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and 
W\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
    N-95268, 3.75 acres:
T. 22 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 13, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
    N-95269, 2.50 acres:
T. 22 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 23, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\NW\1/
4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
    N-95270, 15.00 acres:
T. 22 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 30, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
    N-95271, 23.75 acres:
T. 22 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 30, W\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and E\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\.
    N-95272, 5.00 acres:
T. 22 S., R. 61 E.,
    Sec. 24, S\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
    N-92858, 1.25 acres:
T. 22 S., R. 61 E.,
    Sec. 30, E\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
    N-95274, 2.50 acres:
T. 22 S., R. 61 E.,
    Sec. 30, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
    N-92861, 2.50 acres:
T. 22 S., R. 61 E.,
    Sec. 30, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
    N-94212, 2.50 acres:
T. 22 S., R. 61 E.,
    Sec. 30, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
    N-95277, 5.00 acres:
T. 23 S., R. 61 E.,
    Sec. 5, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\.
    N-93587, 10.00 acres:
T. 19 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 31, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\.
    N-91842, 17.50 acres:
T. 20 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 6, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and 
NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
    N-95279, 120.00 acres:
T. 19 S., R. 59 E.,
    Sec. 36, E\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/
4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/
4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/
4\,E\1/2\ SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
    N-95280, 10.00 acres:
T. 19 S., R. 59 E.,
    Sec. 25, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
    N-95281, 40.00 acres:
T. 19 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 31, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/
2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
    N-95282, 5.00 acres:
T. 20 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 28, E\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
    N-95283, 10.00 acres:
T. 20 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 28, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
    N-95284, 5.00 acres:
T. 19 S., R. 59 E.,
    Sec. 1, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
    N-84158, 5.00 acres:
T. 19 S., R. 59 E.,
    Sec. 1, E\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
    N-95286, 5.00 acres:
T.19 S., R. 59 E.,
    Sec. 1, E\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
    N-95287, 5.00 acres:
T. 19 S., R. 59 E.,
    Sec. 25, W\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
    N-95288, 5.00 acres:
T. 19 S., R. 59 E.,
    Sec. 36, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
    N-95289, 188.88 acres:
T. 19 S., R 61 E.,
    Sec. 24, lots 5, 6, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 and that portion 
of lots 3 and 4 lying south of the southerly right-of-way line of 
BLM Grant N-61323.
    N-95290, 97.16 acres:
T. 19 S., R. 62 E.,
    Sec. 20, that portion of the N\1/2\ lying south of the southerly 
right-of-way line of BLM Grant N-61323.
    The areas described contains 754.78 acres in Clark County.

    A sales matrix is available on the BLM Web site at: https://www.blm.gov/snplma. The sales matrix provides information specific to 
each sale parcel, such as the legal description, physical location, 
encumbrances, acreage, and FMV. The FMV for each parcel will be 
available in the sales matrix as soon as approved by the BLM and no 
later than 30 days prior to the sale.
    This proposed competitive sale is in conformance with the BLM Las 
Vegas Resource Management Plan (RMP) and the decision LD-1, approved by 
the Record of Decision (ROD) on October 5, 1998, and complies with 
Section 203 of FLPMA. The proposed sale parcels were analyzed in the 
Las Vegas Valley Disposal Boundary Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 
and ROD issued on December 23, 2004. A parcel-specific DNA, document 
number DOI-BLM-NV-S010-2017-0092-DNA, was prepared in connection with 
this Notice of Realty Action.
    Submit comments on this sale notice to the address in the ADDRESSES 
section. 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 any 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. The BLM will also publish this Notice once a week for 
three consecutive weeks in the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
    Sale procedures: Registration for oral bidding will begin at 8 a.m. 
Pacific Time and will end at 10 a.m. Pacific Time at the City of 
Henderson Council Chambers, 240 Water Street, Henderson, Nevada 89009, 
on the day of the sale, January 24, 2018. There will be no prior 
registration before the sale date. To participate in the competitive 
sale, all registered bidders must submit a bid guarantee deposit in the 
amount of $10,000 by certified check, postal money order, bank draft, 
or cashier's check made payable to the Department of the Interior--
Bureau of Land Management on the day of the sale or submit the bid 
guarantee deposit along with the sealed bids. The sale will be

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conducted using both sealed and oral bids. In order to determine the 
high bids among the qualified bids received, sealed bids will be opened 
and recorded on the day of the sale. Sealed bids above the FMV will set 
the starting point for oral bidding on a parcel. Parcels that receive 
no qualified sealed bids will begin at the established FMV. Bidders who 
participate in and attend the oral auction on the day of the sale are 
not required to submit a sealed bid, but may choose to do so.
    Sealed-bid envelopes must be clearly marked on the lower front left 
corner with the parcel number and name of the sale, for example: ``N-
XXXXX, 40-parcel SNPLMA Winter Sale 2018.'' If multiple sealed bids are 
submitted, only the envelope that contains the bid guarantee needs to 
be noted with ``bid guarantee.'' Sealed bids must include an amount not 
less than 20 percent of the total bid amount and the $10,000 bid 
guarantee noted above by certified check, postal money order, bank 
draft, or cashier's check made payable to the ``Department of the 
Interior--Bureau of Land Management.'' The bid guarantee and bid 
deposit may be combined into one form of deposit; the bidder must 
specify the amounts of the bid deposit and the bid guarantee. If 
multiple bids are received, the first sealed bid of the group must 
include the $10,000 bid guarantee with the same bidder name. The BLM 
will not accept personal or company checks. The sealed bid envelope 
must contain the 20 percent bid deposit, bid guarantee, and a completed 
and signed ``Certificate of Eligibility'' form stating the name, 
mailing address, and telephone number of the entity or person 
submitting the bid. Certificate of Eligibility and registration forms 
are available at the BLM LVFO at the address listed in the ADDRESSES 
section and on the BLM Web site at: https://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/snplma/Land_Auctions.html. Pursuant to 43 CFR 2711.3-1(c), if two or 
more sealed bid envelopes containing valid bids of the same amount are 
received, oral bidding will start at the sealed bid amount. If there 
are no oral bids on the parcel, the authorized officer will determine 
the winning bidder. Bids for less than the federally approved FMV will 
not be qualified. The highest qualifying bid for any parcel will be 
declared the high bid. The apparent high bidder must submit a deposit 
of not less than 20 percent of the successful bid by 3 p.m. Pacific 
Time on the day of the sale in the form of a certified check, postal 
money order, bank draft, or cashier's check made payable in U.S. 
dollars to the ``Department of the Interior--Bureau of Land 
Management.'' Funds must be delivered by no later than 3 p.m. Pacific 
Time on the day of the sale to the BLM Collection Officers at the City 
of Henderson Council Chambers, 240 Water Street, Henderson, Nevada 
89009. Funds will not be accepted at the BLM-Las Vegas Field Office 
location. The BLM will send the successful bidder(s) a high-bidder 
letter with detailed information for full payment.
    All funds submitted with unsuccessful bids will be returned to the 
bidders or their authorized representative upon presentation of 
acceptable photo identification at the BLM Las Vegas Field Office or by 
certified mail. The apparent high bidder may choose to apply the bid 
guarantee toward the required deposit. 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 guarantee. If the successful bidder offers to 
purchase more than one parcel and fails to submit the 20 percent bid 
deposit resulting in default on any single parcel following the sale, 
the BLM will retain the $10,000 bid guarantee, and may cancel the sale 
of all the parcels to that bidder. If a high bidder is unable to 
consummate the transaction for any reason, the BLM may offer the parcel 
to the second highest bidder. If there are no acceptable bids, a parcel 
may remain available for sale at a future date in accordance with 
competitive sale procedures without further legal notice.
    Federal law requires that bidders must be: (1) A citizen of the 
United States who are 18 years of age or older; (2) A corporation 
subject to the laws of any State or of the United States; (3) A State, 
State instrumentality, or political subdivision authorized to hold 
property; or (4) An entity legally capable of conveying and holding 
lands or interests therein under the laws of the State of Nevada.
    Evidence of United States citizenship is a birth certificate, 
passport, or naturalization papers. Failure to submit the above 
documents to the BLM within 30 days from receipt of the high-bidder 
letter will result in cancellation of the sale and forfeiture of the 
bid deposit. Citizenship documents and Articles of Incorporation (as 
applicable) must be provided to the BLM Las Vegas Field Office for each 
sale. The successful bidder is allowed 180 days from the date of the 
sale to submit the remainder of the full purchase price.
    According to SNPLMA, as amended, section 4 (c) of Public Law 105-
263, lands identified within the Las Vegas Valley Disposal Boundary are 
withdrawn from location and entry under the mining laws, and from 
operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws until 
such times as the Secretary terminates the withdrawal or the lands are 
patented. Any subsequent applications will not be accepted, will not be 
considered as filed, and will be returned to the applicant. The 
segregative effect of this Notice terminates upon issuances of a patent 
or other document of conveyance to such lands, publication in the 
Federal Register of a termination of the segregative effect, or two 
years after the date of this publication, whichever occurs first. The 
segregation period may not exceed two years unless extended by the BLM 
State Director, Nevada, in accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1-2(d) prior to 
the termination date.
    Terms and Conditions: All minerals for the sale parcels will be 
reserved to the United States. The patents, when issued, will contain a 
mineral reservation to the United States for all minerals. To clarify a 
mineral reservation as it relates to mineral materials, such as sand 
and gravel, interested parties may refer to 43 CFR 3601.71(b). The 
regulation provides that the owner of the surface estate of lands with 
reserved Federal minerals may ``use a minimal amount of mineral 
materials for . . . personal use'' within the boundaries of the surface 
estate without a sales contract or permit. Further, the regulation 
provides that all other use, absent statutory or other express 
authority, requires a sales contract or permit. We refer interested 
parties to the explanation of this regulatory language in the preamble 
to the final rule published in the Federal Register on November 23, 
2001, (66 FR 58891), which stated that minimal use ``would not include 
large-scale use of mineral materials, even within the boundaries of the 
surface estate.'' Further explanation is contained in BLM Instruction 
Memorandum No. 2014- 085 (April 23, 2014), available on BLM's Web site 
at https://www.blm.gov/policy/woim-2014-085.
    The parcels are subject to limitations prescribed by law and 
regulation, and certain encumbrances in favor of third parties. Prior 
to patent issuance, a holder of any right-of-way (ROW) within the sale 
parcels will have the opportunity to amend the ROW for conversion to a 
new term, including perpetuity, if applicable, or conversion to an 
easement. The BLM will notify valid existing ROW holders of record of 
their ability to convert their compliant ROWs to perpetual ROWs or 
easements. In accordance with Federal regulations at 43 CFR 2807.15, 
once notified, each

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valid holder may apply for the conversion of their current 
authorization.
    The following terms and conditions will appear on the conveyance 
documents for the sale parcels:
    1. All minerals deposits in the lands 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 regulations to be 
established by the Secretary of the Interior are reserved to the United 
States, together with all necessary access and exit rights;
    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 parcels are subject to valid existing rights;
    4. The parcels are subject to reservations for road, public 
utilities and flood control purposes, both existing and proposed, in 
accordance with the local governing entities' transportation plans; and
    5. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United 
States from claims arising out of the lessees/patentee's use, 
occupancy, or occupations on the leased/patented lands.
    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, notice is hereby given that the 
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.
    No warranty of any kind, express or implied, is given by the United 
States as to the title, whether or to what extent the land may be 
developed, its physical condition, future uses, or any other 
circumstance or condition. The conveyance of a parcel will not be on a 
contingency basis. However, to the extent required by law, the parcel 
is subject to the requirements of Section 120(h) of the CERCLA.
    Designation of the escrow agent will be through mutual agreement 
between the BLM and the prospective patentee, and any costs associated 
with escrow will be borne by the prospective patentee, unless the BLM 
authorized officer approves other satisfactory arrangements in advance.
    The BLM Las Vegas Field Office must receive the request for escrow 
instructions prior to 30 days before the prospective patentee has 
scheduled closing date. There are no exceptions.
    All name changes and supporting documentation must be received at 
the BLM Las Vegas Field Office 30 days from the date on the high-bidder 
letter by 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time. There are no exceptions. To submit a 
name change, the apparent high bidder must submit the name change in 
writing on the Certificate of Eligibility form to the BLM Las Vegas 
Field Office.
    The remainder of the full bid price for the parcel must be received 
no later than 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time, within 180 days following the day 
of the sale. Payment must be submitted in the form of a certified 
check, postal money order, bank draft, cashier's check, or made 
available by electronic fund transfer made payable in U.S. dollars to 
the ``Department of the Interior--Bureau of Land Management'' to the 
BLM Las Vegas Field Office. The BLM will not accept personal or company 
checks.
    Arrangements for electronic fund transfer to the BLM for payment of 
the balance due must be made a minimum of two weeks prior to the 
payment date. Failure to pay the full bid price within 180 days of the 
sale date will disqualify the high bidder and forfeit the entire 20 
percent bid deposit to the BLM. Forfeiture of the 20 percent bid 
deposit is in accordance with 43 CFR 2711.3-1(d). No exceptions will be 
made. The BLM must receive the balance of the full bid price within 180 
days after the sale date.
    The BLM will not sign any documents related to 1031 Exchange 
transactions. The timing for completion of such an exchange is the 
bidder's responsibility. The BLM cannot be a party to any 1031 
Exchange.
    In accordance with 43 CFR 2711.3-1(f), within 30 days the BLM may 
accept or reject any or all offers to purchase, or withdraw any parcel 
of land or interest therein from sale if the BLM authorized officer 
determines consummation of the sale would be inconsistent with any law, 
or for other reasons as may be provided by applicable law or 
regulations. No contractual or other rights against the United States 
may accrue until the BLM officially accepts the offer to purchase and 
the full bid price is paid.
    Upon publication of this Notice and until completion of this sale, 
the BLM will no longer accept land use applications affecting the 
parcel identified for sale. 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. Information concerning the sale, 
encumbrances of record, appraisals, reservations, procedures and 
conditions, CERCLA, and other environmental documents that may appear 
in the BLM public files for the sale parcels, are available for review 
during business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time, Monday through 
Friday, at the BLM Las Vegas Field Office, except during Federal 
holidays.
    In order to determine the FMV through appraisal, certain 
extraordinary assumptions and hypothetical conditions 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 
these assumptions may not be endorsed or approved by units of local 
government.
    It is the buyer's responsibility to 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 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 is the responsibility of the buyer 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. 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. The BLM Nevada 
State Director or other authorized official of the Department of the 
Interior, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action in 
response to such comments, will review any comments regarding the sale.
    In the absence of any comments, this realty action will become the 
final determination of the Department of the Interior.

    Authority:  43 CFR 2711.1-2

Vanessa L. Hice,
Assistant Field Manager, Division of Lands.
[FR Doc. 2017-25264 Filed 11-21-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4310-HC-P