[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 241 (Monday, December 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87454-87455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27710]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_NV_FRN_MO4500174065]


Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification of Public Lands for Lease or Conveyance as a Community 
Park and Fire Station Complex in Henderson, NV

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 approximately 80 acres of public lands in Henderson, Nevada, 
and has found them suitable for classification to lease and convey 
under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act (RPPA), 
as amended. The City of Henderson proposes to develop a community park 
over approximately 76 acres and a fire station that will be located on 
approximately 4 acres on the north-east corner of the parcel.

DATES: Submit written comments regarding this classification and RPPA 
lease/conveyance on or before February 1, 2024. Only written comments 
submitted to the Assistant Field Manager, at the address below, will be 
considered properly filed.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be mailed to the BLM Las Vegas Field 
Office, Assistant Field Manager, Division of Lands, 4701 North Torrey 
Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130, or fax to (775) 515-5010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Varner, Supervisory Realty 
Specialist, Las Vegas Field Office, at the above address, by telephone 
at (702) 515-5488, or by email at [email protected]. Additional detailed 
information pertaining to the BLM's proposed lease and conveyance, or 
the city's plan of development and site plan, is available for review 
at the BLM Las Vegas Field Office at the above address in the ADDRESSES 
section.
    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 at the southeast 
corner of Larson Lane and Bermuda Road in Henderson, Nevada, and is 
legally described as:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 23 S., R. 61 E.,
    Sec. 15, N\1/2\NW\1/4\.

    The area described contains 80 acres, according to the official 
plats of the surveys of said land on file with the BLM. The subject 
lands are not needed for any Federal purpose and lease/conveyance of 
the RPPA parcel is

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consistent with the BLM Las Vegas Resource Management Plan dated 
October 5, 1998.
    The planned park would consist of several multi-use fields, an 
outdoor track, events plaza, a recreation center, tennis and pickleball 
courts, a field house with a gym, basketball and volleyball courts, a 
skate park, a multi-use recreation center with an indoor aquatics area, 
an outdoor aquatics area, playgrounds, a splash pad, restrooms, storage 
areas, concession space, picnic areas, activity areas, parking areas, a 
parking garage, bus parking, an undercrossing for pedestrian access, an 
irrigation system, utility services, and a maintenance site with a 
fill-up station and wash area for recreation and fire support vehicles.
    The fire station would include an approximately 12,000 square foot 
structure with four apparatus bays, 14 dorms, 7 bathrooms, and other 
accessory spaces to support 24-hour staffing, 365 days a year. The 
building will be based on the design of other similar Henderson fire 
station facilities (Fire Stations 91, 85, 87) with an added bay and 
dorms for additional staff. This fire station would be known as the 
Henderson Fire Station 92. There would also be an area outside of the 
firehouse dedicated for fire response training.
    Several trails would meander through and around the entire 80-acre 
parcel. All buildings would be constructed using Type 11B unprotected 
non-combustible materials and would be fabricated using a combination 
of tilt up concrete slabs, concrete masonry units, wood and steel 
frames, refrigerated air-conditioning, and heating systems that are 
placed throughout. Paved parking would be provided for faculty, 
visitors, buses, maintenance staff, and delivery vehicles. Access would 
be on paved roads 25 feet to 45 feet in width to allow for automobile 
and emergency vehicle travel.
    Under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 
(Public Law 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 RPPA. The segregation will terminate upon issuance 
of a patent, upon rejection of the application, or 18 months from the 
date of this notice, whichever occurs first.
    The lease or conveyance, when issued, will be subject to the 
provisions of the RPPA and applicable regulations of the Secretary of 
the Interior, and in addition, when a patent is issued, it will contain 
the following additional 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 for the 
same under applicable law and such regulations as the Secretary of the 
Interior may prescribe,
    3. Subject to valid existing rights,
    4. Any terms or conditions required by law (including, but not 
limited to, any terms or conditions required by 43 CFR 2741.4),
    5. 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,
    6. Any other reservations that the authorized officer determines 
appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of Federal 
lands and interests therein,
    7. A reversionary provision stating that title shall revert to the 
United States upon a finding, after notice and opportunity for a 
hearing, that, without the approval of the Secretary of the Interior or 
her delegate, the patentee or its approved successor attempted to 
convey title to or control over the lands to another; the lands have 
been devoted to a use other than that for which the lands were 
conveyed; the lands have not been used for the purpose for which the 
lands were conveyed for a 5-year period; or the patentee has failed to 
follow the approved development plan or management plan, except that 
any portion of the lands that may result in the disposal, placement, or 
release of any hazardous substance shall under no circumstance return 
to the U.S. Those lands must be patented without lease and must include 
a limited reversionary clause for 5 years, which if not developed 
within that time, the lands will return to the U.S., so long as no 
hazardous materials exist.
    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.
    Classification Comments: 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 
whether the use is consistent with State and Federal programs.
    Application Comments: Interested parties may 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 lease and convey under the RPPA.
    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 February 16, 2024. The lands will not 
be offered for lease and conveyance until after the classification 
becomes effective.
    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.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5)

Bruce L. Sillitoe,
Field Manager, Las Vegas Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2023-27710 Filed 12-15-23; 8:45 am]
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