[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78012-78013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32062]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-930-4210-05; N-63022]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

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.) (R&PP). The City of Las Vegas proposes to use the land for a 
public park. Portions of these lands were previously segregated and 
leased under the R&PP Act as serial numbers N-61840, N-41567-31 and N-
41567-36 and those leases have been relinquished. The purpose of this 
action is to combine all of these lands under BLM serial number N-
63022.

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 19 S., R. 60 E., sec. 21
    E\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\

Containing 97.5 acres, more or less.


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    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, 30 feet in 
width along the south boundary, 50 feet in width along the north 
boundary, and 30 feet in width along the west 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 by Permit Nos. N-38447 and N-66254, the City of 
Las Vegas by Permit Nos. N-61048 and N-75501, and the Las Vegas Valley 
Water District by Permit No. N-74511 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, 
4701 N. Torrey Pines 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 public park. 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 public park.
    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: October 24, 2002.
Rex Wells,
Assistant Field Manager, Division of Lands, Las Vegas, NV.
[FR Doc. 02-32062 Filed 12-19-02; 8:45 am]
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