[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 246 (Monday, December 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78238-78239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32188]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-930-4210-05; N-59080, N-6721]


Notice of Realty Action: Partial Transfer of Patent/Change of Use 
for Recreation and Public Purposes

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Recreation and public purpose partial transfer of patent/change 
of use.

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SUMMARY: The following described public land in Las Vegas, Clark 
County, Nevada was patented to the Clark County School District for 
recreational or public purposes under the provisions of the Recreation 
and Public Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) in Patent 
27-73-0067 (N-6721), dated May 11, 1973. The City of Las 
Vegas, a qualified recreation and public purpose holder, proposes to 
develop the transferred land as a public park according to the plan of 
development for case file N-59080. The school district wishes 
to transfer a portion of this patented land to the City of Las Vegas. 
The change of use will be from a public school to a public park.

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 21 S., R. 60 E., sec 2, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\

    Containing 10 acres, more or less.

    The land is not required for any federal purpose. The partial 
transfer of patent/change of use is consistent with current Bureau 
planning for this area and would be in the public interest. The patent, 
when transferred, 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, as detailed in the original patent: and will be subject to:
    1. An easement 30 feet in width along the south boundary; and an 
easement 30 feet in width along the west boundary in favor of the City 
of Las Vegas for roads, public utilities and flood control purposes.
    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. For a period of 45 days 
from the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, 
interested parties

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may submit comments regarding the proposed partial transfer of patent/
change of use for classification of the lands to the Field Manager, 
4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas Field Office, Las Vegas, Nevada 
89130.
    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 patent transfer until after the classification becomes 
effective.

    Dated: October 22, 2002.
Rex Wells,
Assistant Field Manager, Division of Lands, Las Vegas, NV.
[FR Doc. 02-32188 Filed 12-20-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-HC-P