[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5658-5659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2228]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-056-1430-ES; N-62870, N-62869]


Notice of Realty Action:

     Segregation Termination, Lease/conveyance for Recreation and 
Public Purposes
AGENCY:  Bureau of Land Management, DOI.

ACTION:  Segregation Termination, Recreation and Public Purpose Lease/
Conveyance.

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SUMMARY:  The following described public lands in Las Vegas, Clark 
County, Nevada were segregated on August 21, 1995 for exchange purposes 
under serial number N-60073, on December 01, 1996 for administrative 
purposes under serial number N-61855. The segregation on the subject 
lands will be terminated upon publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register.
    The lands have been examined and found suitable for lease/
conveyance for recreational or public purposes under the provisions of 
the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et 
seq.). The Clark County School District proposes to use these lands for 
two elementary school sites.

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

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                Case file No.                           Legal description                                                               Acres
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N-62870.....................................  T. 22 S., R. 61 E., section 32: N\1/                                                                                                           15
                                               2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/
                                               4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
N-62869.....................................  T. 22 S., R. 60 E., section 36: SE\1/                                                                                                        12.5
                                               4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/
                                               4\NW\1/4\NE\1/2\SW\1/4\,NE\1/4\SE\1/
                                               4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/
                                               4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/
                                               4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\,N\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/
                                               4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
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    Containing a total of 27.5 acres, more or less.
    The land is not required for any federal purpose. The leases/
conveyances are consistent with current Bureau planning for this area 
and would be in the public interest. The leases/patents, when issued, 
will be subject to the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes 
Act and applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, and 
each will contain the following reservations to the United States:
    1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
    2. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, 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.
    And will be subject to:
    1. Easements in favor of Clark County for roads, public utilities 
and flood control purposes in accordance with the Clark County 
Transportation Plan.
    2. All valid and existing rights, which are identified in the 
respective case file.
    The lands have been segregated from all forms of appropriation 
under the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act (P.L. 105-263).
    Detailed information concerning this action is available for review 
at the office of the Bureau of Land Management, Las Vegas Field Office, 
4765 W. Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the above 
described land will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation 
under the public land laws, including the general mining laws, except 
for lease/conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, 
leasing under the mineral leasing laws and disposals under the mineral 
material disposal laws. For a period of 45 days from the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register, interested parties 
may submit comments regarding the proposed lease/conveyance for 
classification of the lands to the Field Manager, Las Vegas Field 
Office, 4765 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89108.

Classification Comments

    Interested parties may submit comments involving the suitability of 
the land for elementary school sites. Comments on the classification 
are restricted to whether the land is physically suited for the 
proposal, whether the use will maximize the future use or uses of the 
land, whether the use is consistent with local planning and zoning, or 
if the use is consistent with State and Federal programs.

Application Comments

    Interested parties may submit comments regarding the specific use 
proposed in the application and plan of development, whether the BLM 
followed proper administrative procedures in reaching the decision, or 
any other factor not directly related to the suitability of the lands 
for the development of two elementary schools.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the State Director. In the 
absence of any adverse comments, the classification of the land 
described in this Notice will become effective 60 days from the date of 
publication in the Federal Register. The lands will not be offered for 
lease/conveyance until after the classification becomes effective.

    Dated: January 14, 2000.
Cheryl A. Ruffridge,
Assistant Field Manager, Las Vegas, NV.
[FR Doc. 00-2228 Filed 2-3-00; 8:45 am]
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