[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58682-58683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5076]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

(NV-056-5853-ES; N-80113-01; 7-08807)


Notice of Realty Action: Lease/Conveyance for Recreation and 
Public Purposes in Clark County, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.

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SUMMARY: Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act request for lease 
and subsequent conveyance of approximately 41.48 acres of public land 
in Clark County, Nevada. The City of North Las Vegas proposes to use 
the land for a public park and a police substation.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
proposed lease/conveyance of the lands until November 30, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to BLM Field Manager, Las Vegas Field 
Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130-2301.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frederick Marcell, (702) 515-5164.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public lands in 
North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada have been examined and found 
suitable for lease and subsequent conveyance under the provision of the 
R&PP Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). The City of North Las 
Vegas proposes to use 41.48 acres of land for a public park and a 
police substation. The park amenities will include indoor/outdoor 
swimming pools, multi-generational center, gymnasiums, dance/aerobics 
rooms, dog park, parking areas, baseball fields, basketball court, 
playground areas, walking trails, and barbeque areas. The park and 
police substation facility will serve citizens in the northeast sector 
of North Las Vegas where rapid growth has occurred. The parcel of land 
is located north of Centennial Parkway and south of Rome Boulevard, and 
is legally described as:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada,

T. 19 S., R. 61 E.,
    Section 24, lot 12.

    The area described contains 41.48 acres, more or less.

    The land is not required for any federal purpose. The proposed 
action is in conformance with the Las Vegas Resource Management Plan 
approved on October 5, 1998, and would be in the public interest. The 
Plan of Development has been reviewed and it has been determined the 
proposed

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action is in conformance with the land use plan decision, LD-1, 
established in accordance with section 202 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1712). 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 pursuant to the 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 the minerals under 
applicable laws and such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior 
may prescribe, including all necessary access and exit rights.
    The lease/conveyance for N-80113-01 will be subject to:
    1. Valid existing rights;
    2. A right-of-way for underground distribution line purposes 
granted to Nevada Power Company, its successors or assigns, by right-
of-way N-80612, pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976, 090 Stat. 
2776, 43 U.S.C. 1761;
    3. A right-of-way for underground distribution line purposes 
granted to Nevada Power Company, its successors or assigns, by right-
of-way N-81066, pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976, 090 Stat. 
2776, 43 U.S.C. 1761;
    4. A right-of-way for temporary use purposes granted to Nevada 
Power Company, its successors or assigns, by right-of-way N-81066-01, 
pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976, 090 Stat. 2778, 43 U.S.C. 
1764; and expires December 30, 2007;
    5. A right-of-way for telephone line purposes granted to Central 
Telephone Company, its successors or assigns, by right-of-way N-81442, 
pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976, 090 Stat. 2776, 43 U.S.C. 
1761;
    6. A right-of-way for natural gas pipeline purposes granted to 
Southwest Gas Corporation, its successors or assigns, by right-of-way 
N-82820, pursuant to the Act of February 25, 1920, 041 Stat. 0437, 30 
U.S.C. 185 Sec. 28.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the public 
lands described above will be segregated from all other forms of 
appropriation under the public land laws, including the general mining 
laws, leasing under the mineral leasing laws, and disposals under the 
mineral material disposal laws. Detailed information concerning this 
action is available for review at the Bureau of Land Management, Las 
Vegas Field Office at the address listed above.
    Interested parties may submit comments regarding the specific use 
proposed in the application and Plan of Development, whether the BLM 
followed proper administrative procedures in reaching the decision to 
lease/convey under the R&PP Act, or any other factor not directly 
related to the suitability of the land for a public park site and 
police substation. 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.
    Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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 by postal service or 
overnight mail to the Field Manager BLM Las Vegas Field Office will be 
considered properly filed. Electronic mail, facsimile, or telephone 
comments will not be considered properly filed. Documents related to 
this action are on file at the BLM Las Vegas Field Office at the 
address above and may be reviewed by the public at their request.
    In the absence of any adverse comments, the decision will become 
effective on December 17, 2007. The lands will not be available for 
lease/conveyance until after the decision becomes effective.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5)

    Dated: October 3, 2007.
Mark R. Chatterton,
Assistant Field Manager, Division of Non-Renewable Resources.
[FR Doc. 07-5076 Filed 10-15-07; 8:45 am]
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