[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 12 (Thursday, January 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3266-3267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-756]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-030-1430-ES; N-57063; 8-08807; TAS:14X1109]


Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification of Public Land in Washoe 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 265 acres of public land in 
Washoe County, Nevada. The City of Sparks proposes to use the land for 
a regional park.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
proposed lease/conveyance or classification of the land until March 3, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to the BLM Field Manager, Carson City 
Field Office, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, NV 89701.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo Ann Hufnagle, (775) 885-6000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 7 of the Taylor 
Grazing Act, (43 U.S.C. 315f), and Executive Order No. 6910, the 
following described public land in Washoe County, Nevada, has been 
examined and found suitable for classification for lease and subsequent 
conveyance under the provisions of the R&PP Act, as amended, (43 U.S.C. 
869 et seq.):

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 20 N., R. 20 E.,
    Sec. 28, lots 15-16, 21-24, 26, 29, 31-32 (southerly portion), 
36-37, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\.

    The area described contains 265 acres, more or less.

    Note: This description and acreage may be modified prior to 
lease or conveyance upon final approval of an official plat of 
survey which will involve amended lotting of a portion of the public 
land. A map depicting the public land is available for review at the 
Carson City Field Office.

    In accordance with the R&PP Act, the City of Sparks has filed an 
R&PP application to develop the above described land as a regional 
park. Additional detailed information pertaining to this application, 
including a plan of development, is available for review in the BLM 
Carson City Field Office.
    The land is not needed for Federal purposes. The lease or 
conveyance is consistent with the Carson City Consolidated Resource 
Management Plan (2001) and would be in the public interest. The land 
was previously withdrawn from surface entry and mining, but not from 
sales, exchanges or recreation and public purposes, by Public Land 
Order No. 7491. Upon publication of this Notice of Realty Action and 
until completion of the sale, the BLM is no longer accepting land use 
applications affecting the identified public land, except applications 
for the amendment of previously filed right-of-way applications or 
existing authorizations for the amendment to increase the term of the 
grants in accordance with 43 CFR 2807.15 and 2886.15. 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 
same under applicable law and such regulations as the Secretary of the 
Interior may prescribe; and will be subject to:
    1. Valid existing rights;
    2. Those rights for telephone/communication line purposes granted 
to Nevada Bell, and its successors or assigns, by Right-of-Way Nev-
044106 under the Act of March 4, 1911 (36 Stat. 1253, 43 U.S.C. 961);
    3. Those rights for highway purposes granted to Nevada Department 
of Transportation, and its successors or assigns, by Right-of-Way Nev-
047623 under the Act of August 27, 1958 (72 Stat. 916, 23 U.S.C. 
317(A));
    4. Those rights for electric line purposes granted to Sierra 
Pacific Power Company, and its successors or assigns, by Rights-of-Way 
Nev-058664, Nev-061608, Nev-061913, and Nev-066906 under the Act of 
March 4, 1911 (36 Stat. 1253, 43 U.S.C. 961);
    5. Those rights for gas pipeline purposes granted to Southwest Gas 
Corporation, and its successors or assigns, by Right-of-Way Nev-058689 
under the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 0437, 30 U.S.C. 185, sec. 
28);
    6. Those rights for electric line purposes granted to Sierra 
Pacific Power Company, and its successors or assigns, by Rights-of-Way 
CC-025152, N-30813, and N-57069 under the Act of October 21, 1976 (90 
Stat. 2776, 43 U.S.C. 1761);
    7. Those rights for gas pipeline purposes granted to Paiute 
Pipeline/Southwest Gas Corporation, and its successors or assigns, by 
Right-of-Way N-24960 under the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 0437, 
30 U.S.C. 185, sec. 28);
    8. Those rights for gas pipeline purposes granted to Sierra Pacific 
Power Company, and its successors or assigns, by Rights-of-Way N-46826 
and N-48540 under the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 0437, 30 
U.S.C. 185, sec. 28);
    9. Those rights for road and utility purposes granted to Rocky 
Ridge Homeowners Association, and its successors or assigns, by Right-
of-Way N-48126 under the Act of October 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 2776, 43 
U.S.C. 1761);
    10. Those rights for telephone/communication line purposes granted 
to Nevada Bell, and its successors or assigns, by Right-of-Way N-49737 
under the Act of October 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 2776, 43 U.S.C. 1761);
    11. Those rights for water facilities granted to Truckee Meadows 
Water Authority, and its successors or assigns, by Rights-of-Way N-
49752 and N-61317 under the Act of October 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 2776, 43 
U.S.C. 1761);
    12. Those rights for cable television facilities granted to Falcon 
Cable Systems, and its successors or assigns, by Right-of-Way N-51490 
under the Act of October 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 2776, 43 U.S.C. 1761);
    13. Those rights for road and utility purposes granted to the City 
of Sparks, and its successors or assigns, by Right-of-Way N-77216 under 
the Act of October 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 2776, 43 U.S.C. 1761);
    14. Those rights for access road purposes granted to George G. 
Boyce, and his successors or assigns, by Right-of-Way N-78415 under the 
Act of October 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 2776, 43 U.S.C. 1761).
    Interested parties may submit comments involving the suitability of 
the land for regional park purposes. Comments on the classification are 
restricted to whether the land is physically suited for the proposal,

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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.
    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, or any other factor not directly 
related to the suitability of the land for R&PP use.
    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 Carson City Field Office, will 
be considered properly filed. Electronic mail, facsimile, or telephone 
comments will not be considered properly filed.
    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, the classification of the land 
described in this notice will become effective on March 17, 2008. The 
land will not be available for lease/conveyance until after the 
classification becomes effective.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5)

    Dated: January 9, 2008.
Don Hicks,
Carson City Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. E8-756 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am]
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