[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57959-57960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21571]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-930-1430-ET; NVN-78993, 4-08807]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; 
Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has asked the 
Secretary of the Interior to transfer jurisdiction of 154.70 acres of 
public land within Clark County, Nevada, to the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for a period of 20 years the land to be dedicated to the use of 
the VA for a medical center.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
December 27, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be submitted in writing 
to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Nevada State Director, P.O. Box 
12000, Reno, Nevada 89520-0006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Samuelson, Bureau of Land 
Management, Nevada State Office, 775-861-6532.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Veterans Affairs has filed 
an application to withdraw, reserve and transfer jurisdiction over the 
following described land from the Department of the Interior (Interior) 
to the VA:

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 19 S., R. 62 E.,
    Sec. 19, lots 2 and 3, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\ and NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
    The area described contains 154.70 acres in Clark County.
    The above-described public land also is located within the city 
limits of the City of North Las Vegas, Nevada. The purpose of the 
proposed withdrawal, reservation and transfer of jurisdiction

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(hereinafter the ``withdrawal'') is to allow the VA to construct, 
operate and maintain a medical center, including a hospital, an 
outpatient clinic and a nursing home for the care of veterans of the 
United States armed forces. The term of the proposed withdrawal would 
be for 20 years and, in the future, the withdrawal could be renewed for 
the like terms if, when a renewal is requested, it is determined by 
Interior that the same need for the land as a VA medical center 
continues to exist.
    Currently the above-described public land is subject to a 
protective withdrawal established pursuant to section 4 (c) of Pub. L. 
105-263, as amended. Consequently, there is no need to segregate the 
above-described land from the operation of the general land laws while 
BLM processes the VA withdrawal application; and, therefore, this 
notice does not specify a segregation period.
    All persons who wish to submit written comments, including 
suggestions, or objections in connection with the proposed withdrawal 
may submit their views by mail in writing to the BLM, Nevada State 
Director at the address listed above by December 27, 2004. Letters must 
be post-marked within the 90-day period.
    The application and case file for the proposed withdrawal and 
relevant comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, 
will be available for public review at the Nevada State Office, 1340 
Financial Boulevard, Reno, Nevada, during regular business hours, 7:30 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Individual 
respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your 
name or address from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom 
of Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of 
your comments. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by 
law. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and from 
individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of 
organizations or businesses, will be made available for public 
inspection in their entirety.
    Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is 
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal. All interested 
persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on 
the proposed withdrawal should submit a written request to the Nevada 
State Director by December 27, 2004. If the authorized officer 
determines that a public meeting will be held, a notice of the time and 
place will be published in the Federal Register at least 30 days before 
the scheduled date of the meeting.
    This proposed withdrawal will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.
    Licenses, permits, cooperative agreements, or discretionary land 
use authorizations of a temporary nature which will not significantly 
conflict with the proposed use may be allowed with the approval of the 
BLM authorized officer.

(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714(b)(1))

    Dated: August 26, 2004.
Jim Stobaugh,
Lands Team Lead.
[FR Doc. 04-21571 Filed 9-27-04; 8:45 am]
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