[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 207 (Monday, October 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61231-61232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26996]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-930-4210-05; N-75747]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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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.). The City of Las Vegas proposes to use the land for a public 
park.

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 20S., R. 60E.,
    Sec. 12, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NWNW\1/4\, W\1/
2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\.

    Containing 25 acres, more or less.

    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:

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    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.
    The lease/conveyance will also be subject to:
    1. All valid and existing rights.
    2. Those rights for public utility purposes which have been granted 
to Nevada Power Company by Permit No's. N-75351 & N-74487, Las Vegas 
Valley Water District by permit No. N-66292-01, and Southwest Gas 
Corporation by permit No. N-75403, 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 until December 11, 2003, 
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 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 December 26, 2003. 
The lands will not be offered for lease/conveyance until after the 
classification becomes effective.

    Dated: September 23, 2003.
Sharon DiPinto,
Acting Assistant Field Manager, Division of Lands, Las Vegas, NV.
[FR Doc. 03-26996 Filed 10-24-03; 8:45 am]
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