[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58684-58685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5078]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-050-5853-ES; N-82353; 8-08807]


Notice of Realty Action: Lease/Conveyance for Recreation and 
Public Purposes of Public Lands in Clark County, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.

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SUMMARY: Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act request for lease 
and subsequent conveyance of approximately 2.5 acres of public land in 
Clark County, Nevada. The City of Las Vegas (City) proposes to use the 
land as a fire station.

DATES: Interested parties may submit comments regarding the proposed 
lease/conveyance of the lands until November 30, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to the BLM Field Manager, Las Vegas 
Field Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130-2301.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Liebhauser, Supervisory Realty 
Specialist, Las Vegas Field Office, (702) 515-5088.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public lands in Las 
Vegas, Clark County, Nevada have been examined and found suitable for 
lease and subsequent conveyance under the provisions of the R&PP Act, 
as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). The City of Las Vegas proposes to 
use 2.5 acres of land for a fire station. The fire station amenities 
will include fire personnel living quarters, kitchen facilities, office 
and conference rooms, street grading and paving as well as signage and 
traffic signal construction, a dumpsite enclosure, landscaping and a 
parking lot. This fire station will serve citizens in the northwest 
sector of the City, where rapid growth has occurred. The parcel of 
public land is generally located east of Fort Apache Road and north of 
Log Cabin Way, and can be described as:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada,

T. 19 S., R. 60 E.,
    Section 5, a portion of Government Lot 18, more particularly 
described as the NW\1/4\ of Government Lot 18.
    The area described contains 2.55 acres, more or less.

    Note: This description will be replaced by a lot designation 
upon final approval of the official plat of survey.


    The land is not required for any federal purpose. The proposed 
action is

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in conformance with the Las Vegas Resource Management Plan approved on 
October 5, 1998, and would be in the public interest. The Plan of 
Development has been reviewed and it is determined the proposed action 
conforms with land use plan decision, LD-1, established in accordance 
with Section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, as 
amended (43 U.S.C. 1712). The lease/conveyance, 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 shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove such deposits from the 
lands under applicable law and such regulations as the Secretary of the 
Interior may prescribe, including all necessary access and exit rights.
    The lease/conveyance for N-82353 will be subject to valid existing 
rights.
    On October 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.
    Detailed information concerning this station is available for 
review as the BLM Las Vegas Field Office at the address listed above.
    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 to 
lease/convey under the R&PP Act, to any other factor not yet directly 
related to the suitability of the land for a fire station. Any adverse 
comments will be reviewed by the BLM Nevada State Director who may 
sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence of any 
adverse comments, this realty action will become the final 
determination of the Department of the Interior.
    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 us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.
    Only written comments submitted by postal service or overnight mail 
to the Field Manager, BLM Las Vegas Field Office will be considered 
properly filed. Electronic mail, facsimile or telephone comments will 
not be considered properly filed. Documents related to this action are 
on file at the BLM Las Vegas Field Office at the address above and may 
be reviewed by the public at their request.
    In the absence of any adverse comments, the decision will become 
effective on December 17, 2007. The lands will not be available for 
lease/conveyance until after the decision becomes effective.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5)

    Dated: October 4, 2007.
Philip Rhinehart,
Supervisory Realty Specialist, Acting Assistant Field Manager, Las 
Vegas Field Office.
[FR Doc. 07-5078 Filed 10-15-07; 8:45 am]
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