[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48517-48518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18255]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-050-5853-ES; N-37124]


Notice of Realty Action: Lease/Conveyance for Recreation and 
Public Purposes, Las Vegas, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has determined that land 
located in Clark County, Nevada is suitable for classification for 
lease/conveyance to the City of Las Vegas.

DATES: Interested parties may submit comments regarding the proposed 
lease/conveyance for classification until September 24, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Please mail your comments to the Las Vegas Field Manager, 
Bureau of Land Management, Las Vegas Field Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines 
Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130-2301.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Wharton, Supervisory Realty 
Specialist, (702) 515-5095.

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.).
    N-37124--The City of Las Vegas proposes to use the land for a 
public park. Mount Diablo Meridian, T. 19S., R. 60E., Sec. 18, 
Government Lots, 15 and 16. Consist of 9.87 acres.
    The land is not required for any federal purpose. Lease/conveyance 
is consistent with current Bureau planning for this area and would be 
in the public interest. The lease/ conveyance, 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 
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the Las Vegas Valley Water District by permit No. N-75502 under Title V 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of October 21, 1976 
(FLPMA).
    3. Those rights for public utility purposes which have been granted 
to the Las Vegas Valley Water District by permit No. N-77494 under 
Title V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of October 21, 
1976 (FLPMA).
    4. Those right for roadway, sewer and drainage purposes which have 
been granted to the City of Las Vegas by permit No. N-76812, under 
Title V of 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 
at the address listed above. On August 10, 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 facility. 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 on October 12, 2004. The 
lands will not be offered for lease/conveyance until after the 
classification becomes effective.

    Dated: June 18, 2004.
Sharon DiPinto,
Assistant Field Manager, Division of Lands, Las Vegas, NV.
[FR Doc. 04-18255 Filed 8-9-04; 8:45 am]
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