[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 233 (Monday, December 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 75732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30703]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-056-1430-ES; N-51437-A, N-51437-B]


Notice of Realty Action: Segregation Terminated, Lease/Conveyance 
for Recreation and Public Purposes

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

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

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SUMMARY: The following described public land in Las Vegas, Clark 
County, Nevada was segregated for exchange purposes on July 23, 1997 
under serial number N-61855 and on July 23,1997 under serial number N-
66364. The exchange segregations on the subject land will be terminated 
upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The land has 
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.). Clark County proposes 
to use the land for a park and tree farm.

N-51437-A (Park)

T. 21 S., R. 60 E., M.D.M., sec. 15, E\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, 
E\1/2\W\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/
2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\. (approximately 52.5 acres)

N-51437-B (Tree Farm)

T. 21 S., R. 60 E., M.D.M., sec. 15, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\. 
(approximately 10 acres)

    Both parcels are located at Buffalo Drive and Flamingo Road. The 
land is not required for any federal purpose. The lease/conveyance is 
consistent with current Bureau planning for this area and would be in 
the public interest. The lease/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 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 accordance with the Clark County Transportation 
Plan.
    2. Those rights for water line purposes which have been granted to 
the Las Vegas Valley Water District by Permit No. N-24659 under the Act 
of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761).
    3. Those rights for power and telephone line purposes which have 
been granted to Nevada Power Company and Sprint Central by Permit N-
24663 under the Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761).
    4. Those rights for telephone line purposes which have been granted 
to the Sprint Central by Permit No. N-55679 under the Act of October 
21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761).
    5. Those rights for power and telephone line purposes which have 
been granted to Nevada Power Company and Sprint Central by Permit N-
58098 under the Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761).
    6. Those rights for power line purposes which have been granted to 
the Nevada Power Company by Permit No. N-59318 under the Act of October 
21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761).
    7. Those rights for roadway purposes which have been granted to 
Clark County by Permit N-59691 under the Act of October 21, 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1761). Detailed information concerning this action is available 
for review at the office of the Bureau of Land Management, Las Vegas 
Field Office, 4765 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada or by calling (702) 
647-5088.
    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 disposal 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 Las Vegas 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 a park and tree farm. 
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 land for a park and tree farm. Any adverse 
comments will be reviewed by the 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. 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: November 21, 2000.
Cheryl Ruffridge,
Acting Assistant Field Manager, Division of Lands, Las Vegas, NV.
[FR Doc. 00-30703 Filed 12-1-00; 8:45 am]
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