[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 32 (Friday, February 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 7673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2814]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-050-5853-ES; N-75855; 7-08807]


Notice of Realty Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification of Public Lands in Clark County, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) examined and found 
suitable for classification for lease and subsequent conveyance under 
the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as 
amended, approximately 15 acres of public land in Clark County, Nevada. 
The Legacy Vineyard Church proposes to use the land for a church and 
related facilities.

DATES: Interested parties may submit comments regarding the proposed 
lease/conveyance or classification of the lands until April 2, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to the Field Manager, BLM Las Vegas 
Field Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89130.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon DiPinto, Assistant Field 
Manager, Bureau of Land Management, Las Vegas Field Office, at (702) 
515-5062.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land in Clark 
County, Nevada, has been examined and found suitable for classification 
for lease and subsequent conveyance under the provisions of the 
Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et 
seq.), and is hereby classified accordingly: Mount Diablo Meridian, 
Nevada T. 19 S., R. 60 E., sec. 31: W\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\, W\1/
2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\. Containing 15 
acres, more or less.
    In accordance with the R&PP Act, the Legacy Vineyard Church filed 
an application for the above-described 15 acres of public land to be 
developed as a church and related facilities. These related facilities 
include a sanctuary building (offices, classrooms, kitchen, restrooms, 
utility/storage rooms, and a lobby), sidewalks, landscaped areas, paved 
parking areas, youth athletic fields, and off site improvements. 
Additional detailed information pertaining to this application, plan of 
development, and site plans is in case file N-75855 located in the BLM 
Las Vegas Field Office at the above address.
    Churches are a common applicant under the ``public purposes'' 
provision of the R&PP Act. The Legacy Vineyard Church is an Internal 
Revenue Service registered non-profit organization and is, therefore, a 
qualified applicant under the R&PP Act.
    The land is not needed for any Federal purpose. The lease/
conveyance is consistent with the Las Vegas Resource Management Plan 
dated October 5, 1998, and would be in the public interest. The lease/
patent, when issued, will be subject to the provisions of the R&PP 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 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/patent will be subject to:
    1. An easement in favor of Clark County for roads, public utilities 
and flood control purposes.
    2. All valid existing rights documented on the official public land 
records at the time of lease/patent issuance.
    On February 16, 2007, the land described above 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 R&PP Act, leasing under the mineral leasing laws, and disposals 
under the mineral material disposal laws.

Comments

    Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the land for a church and related 
facilities. 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 R&PP use.
    Confidentiality of Comments: Before including your address, phone 
number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in 
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including 
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available 
at any time. While you can ask in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    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 April 17, 2007. The 
lands will not be offered for lease/conveyance until after the 
classification becomes effective.

    Authority: 43 CFR part 2741.

Sharon DiPinto,
Assistant Field Manager, Division of Lands, Las Vegas, NV.
 [FR Doc. E7-2814 Filed 2-15-07; 8:45 am]
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