[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 227 (Monday, November 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70619-70620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29826]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-050-1420-ES; N-74685]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: The following described public land in the Las Vegas Valley, 
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 
eq.). Clark County proposes to use the land for a multi-use service 
center.

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Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada,

T. 22 S., R. 60 E.,
    Section 26: SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\.

    Approximately 77.5 acres.

    The service center would be located in the southern end of the Las 
Vegas Valley, west of Jones Blvd., east of Torrey Pines Drive, south of 
Le Baron Ave., and north of Pyle Ave. The location is adjacent to an 
industrial area on the north and immediately east of the Union Pacific 
Railroad tracks. 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 each 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 applicable law and such regulations as the secretary of the 
Interior may prescribe and will be subject to:
    1. All valid and existing rights, which are identified and shown in 
the 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, 
4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV, or by calling (702) 515-
5164. 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 
Purposed Act, leasing under the mineral leasing laws

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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, 4701 N. Torrey 
Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130-2301.
    Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the land for a Clark County service 
center. 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 a multi-use service center. 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, these realty actions 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: October 16, 2002.
Rex Wells,
Assistant Field Manager, Division of Lands, Las Vegas, NV.
[FR Doc. 02-29826 Filed 11-22-02; 8:45 am]
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