[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 100 (Thursday, May 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 36220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12902]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-930-1430-ES; N-63278]


Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification; Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The following described land in Elko County, Nevada, has been 
examined and identified as suitable for classification for lease, with 
the option to purchase after development, under the provisions of the 
Recreation and Public Purpose (R&PP) Act of June 14, 1926, as amended, 
(43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). The Elko County School District proposes to 
use the land for construction of a middle school facility.

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 34 N., R. 55 E.
    Section 8, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/
2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.

    Containing 55.00 acres, more or less.

    The lands are not needed for Federal purposes. Lease or conveyance 
is consistent with current BLM land use planning and would be in the 
public interest. The land would not be offered for lease until at least 
60 days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Detailed information concerning this 
action is available for review at the Bureau of Land Management, Elko 
Field Office, 3900 E. Idaho Street, Elko, Nevada.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Elko County School District has made 
application to acquire the land to construct a new middle school 
facility. Due to the dramatic growth over the last few years, all four 
of the existing elementary schools and Elko Junior High School are 
experiencing overcrowding. The action to build a new school would help 
to alleviate that situation. The lease/patent, when issued, would be 
subject to the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purpose Act, 
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 and 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 application law and such regulations as the Secretary 
may prescribe.

    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 except for lease or conveyance under the 
Recreation and Public Purpose Act, the general mining laws, and leasing 
under the mineral leasing laws. The segregative effect will terminate 
upon issuance of a patent or as specified in an opening order to be 
published in the Federal Register, whichever comes first.
    For a period of 45 days from the date of this publication in the 
Federal Register, interested persons may submit comments regarding the 
proposed classification or conveyance of the land to the District 
Manager, Elko Field Office, 3900 E. Idaho St., Elko, Nevada, 89801. The 
State Director, who may sustain, vacate or modify this realty action, 
will evaluate any objections. In the absence of any adverse comments, 
the classification of the lands described in this Notice will become 
effective 60 days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.
    Classification of Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the construction of a new middle school. 
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 middle school facility.

    Dated: April 16, 2002.
David L. Stout,
Associate Field Manager, Elko Field Office.
[FR Doc. 02-12902 Filed 5-22-02; 8:45 am]
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