[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 134 (Monday, July 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41657-41658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17734]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-050-1430-ES; N-41566-33, N-41569-22, N-41569-35, N-75017-01, N-
75270-01, N-75276-01, N-75729-01, N-75717-01, N-76672-01]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

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. 
seq.). The Clark County School District proposes to use the land for 
elementary, middle and high school sites.

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Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

    Elementary School--N-41566-33--T. 22 S., R. 60 E., Sec. 28: 
NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 15 acres. 
General location: northeast of intersection of Mountain's Edge 
Parkway and Cimarron Road.
    Elementary School--N-41569-22--T. 22 S., R. 60 E., Sec. 21: N\1/
2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, 15 acres. General 
location: northeast of intersection of Durango Drive and Gomer Road.
    Elementary School--N-41569-35--T. 22 S., R. 60 E., Sec. 27: W\1/
2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/
4\SW\1/4\, 20 acres. General location: southeast of intersection of 
Mountain's Edge Parkway and Buffalo Drive.
    Elementary School--N-75017-01--T. 22 S., R. 60 E., Sec. 34: 
NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\,

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E\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, 15 acres. General location: northeast 
of intersection of Starr Avenue and Buffalo Drive.
    Middle School--N-75270-01--T. 22 S., R. 60 E., Sec. 34: W\1/
2\E\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, 30 acres. General 
location: northwest of intersection of Rainbow Boulevard and Erie 
Avenue.
    Vocational High School--N-75276-01--T. 19 S., R. 60 E., MDM Sec. 
28: E\1/2\E\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, 30 acres. 
General location: northeast of intersection of Durango Drive and 
Tropical Parkway.
    Elementary/Middle School--N-75729-01--T. 22 S., R. 60 E., MDM 
Sec. 29: SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 30 acres. General 
location: east of intersection of El Capitan Way and Le Baron 
Avenue.
    Tanaka Elementary School--N-75717-01--T. 22 S., R. 60 E., Sec. 
05: NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\N\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, 13.28 
acres. General location: southeast of intersection of Quarterhorse 
Lane and Maule Avenue.
    Quarry Elementary School--N-76672-01--T. 21 S., R. 62 E., MDM 
Sec. 11: NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ (NW\1/4\ lot 7), N\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\ 
(N\1/2\ lot 8), 30.61 acres. General location: south of intersection 
of Hollywood Boulevard and Vegas Valley Drive. Containing 
approximately 198.89 acres.

    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. 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) 515-5000.
    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 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 the proposed schools. 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.

Applications 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 schools. 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: June 16, 2003.
Sharon DiPinto,
Acting Assistant Field Manager, Division of Lands, Las Vegas, NV.
[FR Doc. 03-17734 Filed 7-11-03; 8:45 am]
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