[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13870-13871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6543]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-050-5853-ES; N-61839]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of recreation and public purpose lease/conveyance.

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DATES: 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 until May 10, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Yoakum at (702) 515-5087.

SUMMARY: The City of Las Vegas is qualified under the Recreation and 
Public Purposes Act and has filed an application for these lands to be 
used as a public park. This land will serve citizens in the Northwest 
sector of the city, where much growth has occurred.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. 19S., R. 60E., Sec. 17
    Government Lots, 18, 19, 20

[[Page 13871]]

    Containing 62.08 acres, more or less.

    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. 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-58721, N-73826, N-75274 and 
N-75820, Las Vegas Valley Water District by permit No. N-61329, Cox 
Communication by permit No. N-74001, Nevada Department of 
Transportation by permit No. NVCC-18138, Nevada Bell by permit No. 
NVCC-21488, FWHA by permit No. N-46063, Central Telephone by permit No. 
N-73808, and the City of Las Vegas by permit No's. N-73902 and N-76529-
01 under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of October 21, 1976 
(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. On March 24, 2004, 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.
    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, 2004.
Sharon DiPinto,
Acting Assistant Field Manager, Division of Lands, Las Vegas, NV.
[FR Doc. 04-6543 Filed 3-23-04; 8:45 am]
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