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northern transmission line alignment 

and substations ROW, northern well 

field and water line ROW, northern 

railroad spur ROW, access roads ROW, 

and ancillary features ROW. Alternative 

1 includes the following actions: 

Southern coal-fired power plant site 

ROW, southern transmission line 

alignment and substations ROW, 

southern well field and water line ROW, 

southern railroad spur ROW, access 

roads ROW, and ancillary features 

ROW. 

The Proposed Action and Alternative 

1 also include the following project 

actions and features: Issue ROWs for 

White Pine Energy Station construction 

and operation and subsequently arrange 

for the sale of the power plant site to 

White Pine Energy Associates; 

construct, operate, and maintain a 

1,600-megawatt (maximum) coal-fired 

electric power generating plant using 

hybrid cooling systems that has an 

expected commercial life of 50 years or 

longer; develop a well field in the 

Steptoe Valley Hydrographic Basin to 

meet the water needs of the power 

plant; construct a new rail spur from the 

Nevada Northern Railway (NNR) to the 

power plant site to supply coal; develop 

the linear infrastructure necessary to 

connect the power plant to the new 

water source, to existing electric 

transmission lines serving the region, 

and to provide site access; and 

implement a seeding project to enhance 

the grazing and wildlife value of 700 to 

900 acres. The Proposed Action and 

Alternative 1 differ primarily in the 

location of the power plant site, well 

field, and transmission line alignment 

(northern vs. southern). 

The No Action Alternative represents 

the current situation (i.e., not approving 

or implementing any of the abovedescribed actions). 

Public participation is occurring 

throughout the processing of the 

application for this proposed project. A 

Notice of Intent was published in the 

Federal Register on August 6, 2004, 69 

FR 47954–47955. One round of public 

meetings was held. Comments 

presented throughout the process have 

been considered and incorporated into 

the DEIS as appropriate. 

Dated: October 13, 2006. 

Jack Tribble, 

Acting Assistant Field Manager, 

Nonrenewable Resources. 

Note: This notice was received by the 

Office of the Federal Register on April 13, 

2007. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[NV–050–5853–ES; N–63293, N–76478, and 

N–76479; 7–08807] 

Notice of Realty Action: Recreation 

and Public Purposes Act Classification 

of Public Lands in Clark County, NV 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) 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 37.5 acres of public land 

in Clark County, Nevada. The City of 

Las Vegas (City) proposes to use the 

land as a Fire Station/Metro Police 

Substation and two public parks. 

DATES: Interested parties may submit 

comments regarding the proposed lease/ 

conveyance or classification of the lands 

until June 4, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

the Las Vegas Field Manager, BLM, Las 

Vegas Field Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines 

Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130–2301. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebecca L. Rury, Realty Specialist, Las 

Vegas Field Office, (702) 515–5087. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following described public lands in Las 

Vegas, Clark County, Nevada have 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.) and is hereby classified 

accordingly. 

The City of Las Vegas proposes to use 

7.5 acres of land for a Fire Station with 

a Metro Police Substation (N–63293). 

The other 30 acres will consist of two 

15-acre public parks (N–76478 and 

N–76479). These facilities will serve 

citizens in the northwest sector of the 

City, where rapid growth has occurred. 

N–63293: 

Mount Diablo Meridian 

T. 19 S., R. 59 E. 

Sec. 13, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

S1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4. 

The area described contains 7.5 acres, more 

or less, in Clark County. 

N–76478: 

Mount Diablo Meridian 

T. 19 S., R. 59 E. 

Sec. 24, W1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, 

NW1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4. 

The area described contains 15 acres, more 

or less, in Clark County. 

N–76479: 

Mount Diablo Meridian 

T. 19 S., R. 59 E. 

Sec. 13, E1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, 

NE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4. 

The area described contains 15 acres, more 

or less, in Clark County. 

The land is not required for any 

Federal purpose. The proposed actions 

are in conformance with the Las Vegas 

Resource Management Plan approved 

on October 5, 1998. The Plans of 

Development have been reviewed and it 

is determined the proposed action 

conforms with land use plan decision 

LD–1 established in accordance with 

Section 202 of FLPMA, as amended (43 

U.S.C. 1713). 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 lands under 

applicable law and such regulations as 

the Secretary of the Interior may 

prescribe, including all necessary access 

and exit rights. 

The lease/conveyances for N–63293, 

N–76478 and N–76479 will also be 

subject to: 

1. Valid existing rights; 

2. Right-of-Way N–78524 for roadway, 

sanitary sewer and drainage purposes 

granted to City of Las Vegas, its 

successors or assigns, pursuant to the 

Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

1761); 

3. Right-of-way N–78783 for water 

pipeline purposes granted to Las Vegas 

Valley Water District, its successors or 

assigns, pursuant to the Act of October 

21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761); 

4. Right-of-way N–80137 for 

underground fiber optic cable purposes 

granted to Cox Communications, its 

successors or assigns, pursuant to the 

Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

1761); 

5. Right-of-way N–80169 for fiber 

optic cable purposes granted to Central 

Telephone Company, its successors or 

assigns, pursuant to the Act of October 

21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761); 

6. Right-of-way N–80658 for gas 

pipeline purposes granted to Southwest 

Gas Corporation, its successors or 

assigns, pursuant to the Act of February 

25, 1920 (30 U.S.C. 185 Section 28); 

7. Right-of-way N–81399 for power 

line purposes granted to Nevada Power 


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Company, its successors or assigns, 

pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976 

(43 U.S.C. 1761). 

Classification Comments: Interested 

parties may submit comments involving 

the suitability of the land for a Fire 

Station with a Metro Police Substation 

and two public parks. Comments on the 

classification are restricted to whether 

the lands are 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. The classification of the land 

described in this Notice will become 

effective 60 days from the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. The lands will not be offered 

for lease/conveyance until after the 

classification becomes effective. 

Application Comments: Interested 

parties may submit comments regarding 

the specific use proposed in the 

applications and Plans of Development, 

whether the BLM followed proper 

administrative procedures in reaching 

the decision, or any other factor not 

directly related to the suitability of the 

land for a Fire Station with a Metro 

Police Substation and two public parks. 

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, this realty action 

will become the final determination of 

the Department of the Interior. 

Detailed information concerning this 

action is available for review at the BLM 

Las Vegas Field Office at the address 

above. The Field Manager, BLM Las 

Vegas Field Office, will review the 

comments of all interested parties 

concerning the lease/conveyance. To be 

considered, comments must be received 

at the BLM Las Vegas Field Office on or 

before the date stated above in this 

notice for that purpose. Before including 

your address, phone number, e-mail 

address, or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, be 

advised 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 from 

public review your personal identifying 

information, 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 Las Vegas Field Office will be 

considered properly filed. E-mail, 

facsimile or telephone comments will 

not be considered properly filed. 

In the absence of any adverse 

comments, the decision will become 

effective on June 19, 2007. The lands 

will not be offered for lease/conveyance 

until after the decision becomes 

effective. 

Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5. 

Dated: March 21, 2007. 

Philip Rhinehart, 

Acting Assistant Field Manager, NonRenewable Resources, Las Vegas, NV. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[UT–060–5870–EU; UTU 79436] 

Notice of Realty Action; NonCompetitive Sale of Public Land; 

Grand County, UT 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of realty action. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) has examined and 

determined that 50 acres of public land 

(2 parcels) located in Grand County, 

Utah are suitable for disposal by direct 

(non-competitive) sale to the Palladium 

Foundation LLC, the adjacent 

landowner, at no less than the appraised 

fair market value, pursuant to Sections 

203 and 209 of the Federal Land Policy 

and Management Act of 1976, as 

amended. The parcels are isolated from 

other public lands by adjacent private 

land and topography and are difficult to 

manage as part of the public lands. It 

has been determined that resource 

values will not be affected by the 

disposal of the two parcels as mitigated 

in the patent. The non-competitive sale 

is justified by lack of physical access to 

the lands by anyone other than the 

adjacent landowner. Disposal of the 

parcels will resolve historic use of the 

lands for livestock grazing and hay 

production which have been authorized 

by BLM under land use permit UTU–

64085 since 1989. The permit will be 

terminated at the time of sale. 

DATES: Interested parties may submit 

comments to the BLM Moab Field Office 

Manager, at the address below. 

Comments must be received no later 

than June 4, 2007. Only written 

comments will be accepted. 

ADDRESSES: Address all written 

comments concerning this notice to the 

BLM Moab Field Manager, 82 East 

Dogwood Avenue, Moab, Utah 84532. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary von Koch, Realty Specialist, at the 

above address or at (435) 259–2128. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following described lands in Grand 

County, Utah have been determined to 

be suitable for sale. The lands will be 

sold at no less than the fair market value 

established by appraisal at $50,000 by a 

certified appraiser. 

Salt Lake Meridian, Utah 

T. 21 S., R. 24 E., 

Sec. 27, E1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, and 

NE1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 34, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4; 

sec. 35, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, 

N1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, and 

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4NW1⁄4NW1⁄4. 

The areas described contain 50 acres, more 

or less, in Grand County. 

The sale meets the disposal criteria in 

Section 203 (a)(1) of FLPMA and 43 CFR 

2710.0–3 (a)(3) because the location and 

topography of the parcels make them 

difficult and uneconomic to manage as 

part of the public lands and they are not 

suitable for management by another 

Federal department or agency. The sale 

meets the criteria for direct sale under 

43 CFR 2711.3–3 (a)(3, 4, and 5) based 

on the fact that the public lands have 

been an integral part of agricultural use 

on the adjoining private land since the 

1980s, they are isolated from other 

public lands by surrounding private 

ownership and topography, and the sale 

to the adjacent private owner would 

resolve a long-term occupancy of the 

public lands. The parcels were 

identified for disposal in the March 10, 

1995, amendment to the BLM Grand 

Resource Area Resource Management 

Plan approved in July 1985, and 

therefore meet the disposal qualification 

of the Federal Land Transaction 

Facilitation Act of July 25, 2000 

(FLTFA) (43 U.S.C. 2304). Proceeds 

from the sale will be deposited in the 

Federal Land Disposal Account for Utah 

pursuant to FLTFA. 

The land will not be offered for sale 

until at least 60 days after the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. This land is being offered as a 

direct non-competitive sale to the 

adjacent landowner. The parcels are not 

required for any Federal purpose or 

program. Sale of the parcels is 

consistent with current BLM land use 

planning and would be in the public 

interest. 

The terms and conditions applicable 

to the sale are: 

1. All valid existing rights of record, 

including those documented on the 

official public land records at the time 

of sale. 

2. A reservation to the United States 

for rights-of-way for ditches or canals 

under the Act of August 20, 1890 (26 

Stat. 391; 43 U.S.C. 945). 


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