[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 160 (Tuesday, August 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49101-49102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19611]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNVS00560.L58530000.ES0000] MO#4500063562


Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Lease, 
Partial Change of Use of Public Lands in Clark County, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) 
Act, Clark County requests to change the use of a portion of a 
previously approved R&PP lease in Clark County, Nevada (N-51437). Clark 
County proposes to change the use of 5 acres of an R&PP lease from a 
tree farm to a public park.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
proposed change of use of the lands until October 3, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to the BLM Las Vegas Field Office, 
4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130, or email: 
[email protected] and [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dorothy Dickey, 702-515-5119, or 
[email protected], and Kerri-Anne Thorpe, 702-515-5196, or 
[email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the 
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339 to contact Ms. Dickey or Ms. Thorpe during normal business 
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a 
message or question for Ms. Dickey or Ms. Thorpe. You will receive a 
reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The change of use requested by Clark County 
is consistent with the BLM Las Vegas Resource Management Plan dated 
October 5, 1998, and is in the public interest. The original proposed 
R&PP lease for a civic multi-use facility was analyzed under 
Environmental Assessment (EA) NV-054-90-69 dated October 3, 1990. The 
lease was issued on August 21, 1991.
    On August 11, 2000, Clark County requested to amend its lease and 
submitted a new plan of development for a demonstration garden park and 
tree farm. A Notice of Realty Action was issued on November 21, 2000 
and published on December 4, 2000, (65 FR 75732) segregating 52.5 acres 
for use as a park and 10 acres for use as a tree farm under the R&PP 
Act. Clark County has now requested to change the use of 5 acres from a 
tree farm to a park. The parcel of land is located on the corner of 
Flamingo Road and Buffalo Drive in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is legally 
described as:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 21 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 15, E\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\.

    The change of use area described contains 5 acres in Clark 
County.

    The proposed change of use area as a park will consist of a general 
park area with related facilities, such as parking lots, walkways, 
lighting, landscaping, drainage, irrigation, restrooms, and park 
amenities. Information pertaining to this application, plan of 
development, site plan, and environmental review documentation can be 
reviewed at the BLM, Las Vegas Field Office.
    The lands are not required for any other Federal purpose. The 
change of use of 5 acres from a tree farm to a park is consistent with 
the BLM Las Vegas Resource Management Plan dated October 5, 1998, and 
is in the public interest. Clark County, a qualified applicant under 
the R&PP Act, has not applied for more than the 6,400-acre limitation 
consistent with the regulation at 43 CFR 2741.7(a)(1), and has 
submitted a statement in compliance with the regulation at 43 CFR 
2741.4(b).
    Interested parties may submit written comments on the suitability 
of the land for use as a park. Interested parties may

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also submit written comments regarding the specific use proposed in the 
application and plan of development, and whether the BLM followed 
proper administrative procedures in reaching the decision to change the 
use to a park 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, email 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.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the BLM Nevada State 
Director or other authorized official of the Department of the 
Interior, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the 
absence of any adverse comments, the decision will become effective on 
October 20, 2014. The lands will not be available for use as a public 
park until after the decision becomes effective.

    Authority:  43 CFR 2741.5(h).

Vanessa L. Hice,
Assistant Field Manager, Las Vegas Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2014-19611 Filed 8-18-14; 8:45 am]
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