[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 72 (Monday, April 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 18238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8888]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-930-4210-05; N-63386]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Recreation and public purpose lease/conveyance.

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SUMMARY: The following described public land in Las Vegas, Clark 
County, Nevada 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.). The City of Las Vegas proposes to use the land for a fire 
station.

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 20 S., R. 60 E., sec 5;
    Lot 14.

    Containing 2.5 acres, more or less.

    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/patent, 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. An easement 50 feet in width along the East boundary, and 30 
feet in width along the South boundary in favor of the City of Las 
Vegas for roads, public utilities and flood control purposes.
    2. Those rights for public utility purposes which have been granted 
to Nevada Power Company/Sprint by Permit No. N-58081, Clark County by 
permit No. N-60727 & N-61169, and the City of Las Vegas by permit No. 
N-62866, under the Act of October 26, 1978 (FLPMA).
    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, Las Vegas, Nevada 89108.

Classification Comments

    Interested parties may submit comments involving the suitability of 
the land for a fire station. 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 fire station.
    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: March 5, 2002.
Rex Wells,
Assistant Field Manager, Division of Lands, Las Vegas, NV.
[FR Doc. 02-8888 Filed 4-12-02; 8:45 am]
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