Notice of Realty Action: Proposed Non-Competitive (Direct) Sale of Public Land in Elko County, Nevada, to the City of West Wendover, 24661-24662 [2021-09636]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Land Management

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 87 (Friday, May 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24661-24662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09636]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNVE00000 L5440000 EU0000 LVCLF1906630 20X; N-97447/01 MO#4500143560]


Notice of Realty Action: Proposed Non-Competitive (Direct) Sale 
of Public Land in Elko County, Nevada, to the City of West Wendover

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes a non-competitive 
(direct) sale of 84.06 acres to the City of West Wendover. This land is 
currently part of the City of West Wendover's existing 175.06-acre 
Recreation and Public Purpose Act (R&PP) lease N-79079/01. The 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, at no less than the fair market value of $840,000.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding this 
direct sale until June 21, 2021. Comments may be mailed to the BLM 
office address below, faxed to 775-753-0347, or emailed to 
[email protected]. The BLM will not consider comments received via 
telephone.

ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments to the Elko District, Wells 
Field Office, Attn: Melanie Mitchell, Wells Field Manager, 3900 East 
Idaho St., Elko, Nevada 89801, or via fax to 775-753-0347, or via email 
to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Uhri, Realty Specialist, BLM 
Elko District, Wells Field Office, at 775-753-0378, at the above 
address, or by email to [email protected]. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay 
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to leave a message or question for the 
above individual. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 
Replies are provided during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM proposes a non-competitive (direct) 
sale of 84.06 acres to the City of West Wendover. This land is 
currently part of the City of West Wendover's existing 175.06-acre 
Recreation and Public Purpose Act (R&PP) lease N-79079/01. This 84.06-
acre portion of the R&PP lease has been developed by the City of West 
Wendover and includes the City Hall, City Police Station, 
administrative offices, North Gene L. Jones Way, and the Victory 
Highway arch, monument, and interpretative trail. These improvements 
were developed in accordance with the approved R&PP lease plan of 
development.
    On December 1, 2006, a Federal Register Notice (71 FR 69583) 
segregated the lands from all forms of appropriation under the public 
land laws, including the general mining laws, except for the sale 
provisions of FLPMA.
    The local government has an interest in incorporating this property 
into the City Center Downtown Development Master Plan, adopted in 2001. 
This area will be a focal point for the creation of the city center and 
downtown area and will include a variety of development initiatives, 
including public as well as ancillary private/commercial investments. 
This diversified development portfolio for the area will create and 
foster a vibrant city center and create new business investment, 
services, jobs, and related opportunities for the community.
    This property is located in the City of West Wendover between 
Interstate 80 to the north and Wendover Boulevard to the south, and is 
legally described as:

[[Page 24662]]

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 33 N., R. 70 E.,
    Sec. 8, lot 10;
    Sec. 9, SW1/4SW1/4;
    Sec. 16, lot 17.

    The areas described aggregate 84.06 acres.

    These public lands are identified and designated for disposal in 
the Wells Resource Management Plan, dated July 16, 1985.
    The land meets the criteria for direct sale under 43 CFR 2711.3-
3(a), ``Direct sales may be utilized, when in the opinion of the 
Authorized Officer, a competitive sale is not appropriate and the 
public interest would best be served by a direct sale.'' Consistent 
with FLPMA Section 203(a)(3), ``Disposal of such tract will serve 
important public objectives, including but not limited to expansion of 
communities and economic development . . .''
    The BLM prepared a parcel-specific Determination of National 
Environmental Policy Act Adequacy (DNA) document numbered DOI-BLM-NV-
E030-2019-0005-DNA in connection with this Notice of Realty Action 
found at https://go.usa.gov/xAsFM.
    These lands are not needed for any Federal purposes and the United 
States has no present interest in the property. All minerals for the 
subject land will be reserved to the United States pursuant to 43 CFR 
2720.0-6. The patent, when issued, will contain a mineral reservation 
to the United States for all minerals.
    The public land would not be offered for sale to the City of West 
Wendover until at least July 6, 2021, at the appraised fair market 
value of $840,000. Conveyance of the identified public land would be 
subject to valid existing rights of record and the following terms, 
conditions, and reservations:
    1. All mineral 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 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. Valid existing rights; and
    4. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United 
States from claims arising out the patentee's use, occupancy, or 
occupations on the 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 
land has been examined and no evidence was found to indicate that any 
hazardous substances have been stored for one year or more, nor have 
any hazardous substances been disposed of or released on the subject 
property. To the extent required by law, all parcels are subject to the 
requirements of Section 120(h) of CERCLA.
    It is the City of West Wendover'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 also the City of West 
Wendover'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 City of West Wendover to be aware, through due 
diligence, of those laws, regulations, and policies, and to seek any 
required local approvals for future uses. The City of West Wendover 
should make itself 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 
acquisition for access will be the responsibility of the City of West 
Wendover.
    The City of West Wendover will have until 4:30 p.m., Pacific 
Standard Time (PST), 20 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 City of West Wendover must remit the remainder of the 
purchase price within 180 days from the date of receiving the sale 
offer to the Elko District Office. Payment must be received in the form 
of a certified check, postal money order, bank draft, or cashier's 
check payable to the U.S. Department of the Interior--BLM. Failure to 
meet conditions established for this sale will void the sale and any 
funds received will be forfeited. The BLM will not accept personal or 
company checks.
    Failure to submit the full price prior to, but not including the 
180th day following the day of the sale, 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.
    Arrangements for electronic fund transfer to the BLM for the 
payment of the balance due must be made a minimum of two weeks prior to 
the payment date.
    In accordance with 43 CFR 2711.3-1(f), within 30 days the BLM may 
accept or reject any offer to purchase, 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 price is paid.
    Detailed information concerning the land sale including the 
appraisal report, environmental assessment, and mineral report are 
available for review at the BLM Elko District, Wells Field Office. 
Public comments regarding the sale may be submitted in writing to the 
Field Manager (see the ADDRESSES Section).
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by 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 
whole or in part. In the absence of timely filed objections, this 
realty action will become the final determination of the Department of 
the Interior not less than 60 days after May 7, 2021.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in any comment, 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.

    Authority:  43 CFR 2711.1-2.

Melanie Mitchell,
Wells Field Office Manager, Elko District, Wells Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2021-09636 Filed 5-6-21; 8:45 am]
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