[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8613-8614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3296]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-050-5853-ES; N-78101]


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 45 days after the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESS: 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

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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-78101--The City of Las Vegas proposes to use the land for a 
public park.

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 19S., R. 60E., Sec. 7
    Government Lot 5 (E\1/2\E\1/2\).

    Consist of 10 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 
to the Las Vegas Valley Water District by permit No. N-62751 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-76984 under 
Title V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of October 21, 
1976 (FLPMA).
    4. Those rights for roadway, sewer and drainage purposes which have 
been granted to the City of Las Vegas by permit No. N-76109, under 
Title V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of October 21, 
1976 (FLPMA).
    5. Those rights for public utility purposes which have been granted 
to Nevada Power Company by permit No. N-75702, under Title V of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of October 21, 1976 (FLPMA).
    6. Those rights for public utility purposes which have been granted 
to Southwest Gas Company by permit No. N-76691, under Section 28 of the 
Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended (30 U.S.C. 185).
    7. Those rights for public utility purposes which have been granted 
to Southwest Gas Company by permit No. N-76705, under Section 28 of the 
Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended (30 U.S.C. 185).
    8. Those rights for public utility purposes which have been granted 
to Central Telephone Company by permit No. N-76618, 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 February 22, 2005, 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 date 60 days from the 
date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The lands 
will not be offered for lease/conveyance until after the classification 
becomes effective.

    Dated: October 18, 2004.
Sharon DiPinto,
Assistant Field Manager, Division of Lands, Las Vegas, NV.
[FR Doc. 05-3296 Filed 2-18-05; 8:45 am]
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