[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53517-53518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16946]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_NV_FRN_MO4500169446]


Notice of Realty Action: Classification for Recreation and Public 
Purposes Lease and Conveyance (N-101539) for a Public Park in Las Vegas 
Valley, Clark County, Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Las Vegas Field Office, 
has 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 10 acres of public land 
in the Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, Nevada. Clark County Real 
Property Management proposes to add the land to the existing Desert 
Breeze public park for use as public park and appurtenant facilities.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
proposed change in classification for lease and conveyance of the land 
until September 22, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 
Las Vegas Field Office, Assistant Field Manager, Division of Lands, 
4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130, or fax to (775) 
515-5010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Moody, Realty Specialist, Major 
Projects for the Las Vegas Field Office, at the above address, by 
telephone at (702) 515-5084, or by email at [email protected]. Individuals 
in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have 
a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United 
States should use the relay services offered within their country to 
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States. 
You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The parcel is located north of Flamingo Road 
and west of S Cimarron Road in Las Vegas and is legally described as:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 21 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 16, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.

    The area described contains approximately 10 acres, according to 
the official plats of the surveys of said land on file with the BLM.

    In accordance with the R&PP Act, Clark County Real Property 
Management has filed an application to lease and purchase the above-
described land to develop as a park site that will consist of Little 
League Baseball fields, a warmup area, restrooms, a maintenance yard, 
turf areas, landscaping, irrigation, utilities, and off-site 
improvements to integrate the new facilities into the existing Desert 
Breeze Park that is adjacent to the proposed 10-acre project. 
Additional detailed information pertaining to the BLM's proposed lease 
and conveyance, the County's plan of development, and the site plan is 
available in case file N-101539, which is available for review at the 
BLM Las Vegas Field Office at the above address. Clark County Real 
Property Management is a political subdivision of the State of Nevada, 
and is, therefore, a qualified applicant under the R&PP Act.
    Subject to limitations prescribed by law and regulation, prior to 
patent issuance, the holder of any right-of-way grant from the BLM 
within the lease area would be given the opportunity to amend the 
right-of-way grant for conversion to a new term, including perpetuity, 
if applicable.
    The land identified is not needed for any Federal purpose. The 
lease and conveyance is consistent with the BLM Las Vegas Resource 
Management Plan dated October 5, 1998, and would be in the public 
interest. Clark County Real Property Management has not applied for 
more than the 640-acre annual limitation for public purpose uses and 
has submitted a statement that their application is for a definite 
project as required by regulations at 43 CFR 2741.4(b).
    The lease and conveyance, when issued, will be subject to the 
provisions of the R&PP Act and applicable regulations of the Secretary 
of the Interior, and any patent issued 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); and
    2. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove such deposits for 
the same under applicable law and such regulations as the Secretary 
of the Interior may prescribe; and

    Any lease and conveyance will also be subject to valid existing 
rights, will contain any terms or conditions required by law 
(including, but not limited to, any terms or conditions required by 43 
CFR 2741.4), and will contain an appropriate indemnification clause 
protecting the United States from claims arising out of the lessee's/
patentee's use, occupancy, or operations on the leased/patented lands. 
It will also contain any other terms and conditions deemed necessary 
and appropriate by the Authorized Officer.
    Under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (Pub. 
L. 105-263) as amended, lands identified for disposal within the Las 
Vegas Valley are already withdrawn from location and entry under the 
U.S. mining laws and from operation of the mineral and geothermal 
leasing laws. Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, 
the land described above will be segregated from all other forms of 
appropriation under the public land laws, except for lease and 
conveyance under the R&PP Act.
    Interested parties may 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

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lease and convey under the R&PP Act. 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.
    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. Only written comments submitted to the Assistant Field 
Manager, BLM Las Vegas Field Office, will be considered properly filed. 
Any adverse comments on the classification will be reviewed as protests 
by the BLM Nevada State Director, who may sustain, vacate, or modify 
this realty action.
    In the absence of any adverse comments, the decision will become 
effective on October 10, 2023. The lands will not be available for 
lease and conveyance until after the decision becomes effective.
    Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5.

Bruce Sillitoe,
Field Manager, Las Vegas Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2023-16946 Filed 8-7-23; 8:45 am]
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