[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7009-7010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3101]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-930-4210-05; N-65865]


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

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 20S., R. 60E.,
    Sec. 7
    Government Lots, 5, 7, 10-15, 17-19 SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/
2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\

    Containing 90.50 acres, more or less.

    The land is not required for any federal purpose. The lease/
conveyance

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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. 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-74321 and N-74688, Las Vegas 
Valley Water District by permit No's. N-62751, N-66455 and N-74455, 
Clark County by permit No's. N-55256, N-59722 and N-60491, Central 
Telephone by permit No's. N-66793 and N-75654, and the City of Las 
Vegas by permit No's. N-59242, N-62195 and N-52803 under the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of October 21, 1976 (FLPMA).
    Those rights for natural gas pipeline purposes which have been 
granted to Southwest Gas Corporation by permit No's. N-59960, and N-
76706, and Kern River by permit No. N-42581 under Sec. 28 of the 
Mineral Leasing Act of 1920.
    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 Las Vegas 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 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: November 28, 2003.
Sharon DiPinto,
Acting Assistant Field Manager, Division of Lands, Las Vegas, NV.
[FR Doc. 04-3101 Filed 2-11-04; 8:45 am]
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