[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7002-7003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2132]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-050-5853-ES; N-66348; 8-08807: TAS: 14X5232]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act request for lease 
and subsequent conveyance of approximately 55 acres of public land in 
the City of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada. The City of Las Vegas 
proposes to use the land for a public park.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
proposed lease/conveyance of the lands until March 24, 2008.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Liebhauser, (702) 515-5088.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land in Clark 
County, Nevada has been examined and found suitable for lease and 
subsequent conveyance under the provisions of the R&PP Act, as amended 
(43 U.S.C. 869 et seq). The parcel of land is located between the 
Interstate 215 Beltway and Centennial Parkway at Grand Canyon Drive, 
Las Vegas, Nevada, and is legally described as:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 19 S., R. 60 E.,
    sec. 19, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, 
SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\. The area described 
contains 55 acres, more or less.

    In accordance with the R&PP Act, the City of Las Vegas has filed an 
application to develop the above described land as a public park with 
related facilities to meet the park space needs of this rapidly growing 
area. Related facilities include four soccer fields, three baseball 
diamonds, a children's play area with shade canopy, picnic shelters, 
restrooms, concession area, large grass open play area, landscaping, 
and parking lot. Additional detailed information pertaining to this 
application, plan of development, and site plan is in case file N-
66348, which is located in the BLM Las Vegas Field Office at the above 
address.
    Cities are a common applicant under the public purposes provision 
of the R&PP Act. The City of Las Vegas is a political subdivision of 
the State of Nevada and is therefore a qualified applicant under the 
Act. The land is not required for any Federal purpose. The lease/
conveyance is consistent with the BLM Las Vegas Resource Management 
Plan, dated October 5, 1998, and would be in the public interest. 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 
same under applicable law and such regulations as the Secretary of the 
Interior may prescribe.
    The lease/conveyance will be subject to:
    1. Valid existing rights;
    2. A right-of-way for gas pipeline granted to Kern River 
Transmission Company, its successors and assigns, by right-of-way N-
42581, pursuant to the Act of February 25, 1920, 041 Stat. 0437, 30 
U.S.C. 185 Sec. 28;
    3. A right-of-way for road granted to Clark County, its successors 
and assigns,

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by right-of-way N-54102, pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976, 090 
Stat. 2776, 43 U.S.C. 1761;
    4. A right-of-way for an underground distribution line granted to 
Nevada Power Company, its successors or assigns, and those rights 
granted to Central Telephone Company, its successors or assigns, by 
right-of-way N-54331, pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976, 090 
Stat. 2776, 43 U.S.C. 1761;
    5. A right-of-way for an underground distribution line granted to 
Nevada Power Company, its successors and assigns, by right-of-way N-
55341, pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976, 090 Stat. 2776, 43 
U.S.C. 1761;
    6. A right-of-way for road granted to Clark County, its successors 
and assigns, by right-of-way N-57092, pursuant to the Act of October 
21, 1976, 090 Stat. 2776, 43 U.S.C. 1761;
    7. A right-of-way for road granted to Clark County, its successors 
and assigns, by right-of-way N-58559, pursuant to the Act of October 
21, 1976, 090 Stat. 2776, 43 U.S.C. 1761;
    8. A right-of-way for road granted to Clark County, its successors 
and assigns, by right-of-way N-59744, pursuant to the Act of October 
21, 1976, 090 Stat. 2776, 43 U.S.C. 1761;
    9. A right-of-way for road granted to Clark County, its successors 
and assigns, by right-of-way N-60079, pursuant to the Act of October 
21, 1976, 090 Stat. 2776, 43 U.S.C. 1761;
    10. A right-of-way for construction staging granted to Las Vegas 
Valley Water District, its successors and assigns, by right-of-way N-
61176-01, pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976, 090 Stat. 2776, 43 
U.S.C. 1761.
    11. A right-of-way for the north segment of the Interstate 215 
Beltway granted to Clark County, its successors and assigns, by right-
of-way N-61323, pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976, 090 Stat. 
2776, 43 U.S.C. 1761;
    12. A right-of-way for an underground distribution line granted to 
Nevada Power Company, its successors and assigns, by right-of-way N-
61629, pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976, 090 Stat. 2776, 43 
U.S.C. 1761;
    13. A right-of-way for an underground distribution line granted to 
Nevada Power Company, its successors and assigns, by right-of-way N-
61910, pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976, 090 Stat. 2776, 43 
U.S.C. 1761;
    14. A right-of-way for a water pipeline granted to Las Vegas Valley 
Water District, its successors and assigns, by right-of-way N-62096, 
pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976, 090 Stat. 2776, 43 U.S.C. 
1761;
    15. A right-of-way for a water line granted to Las Vegas Valley 
Water District, its successors and assigns, by right-of-way N-62751, 
pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976, 090 Stat. 2776, 43 U.S.C. 
1761;
    16. A right-of-way for an underground distribution line granted to 
Central Telephone Company, its successors or assigns, by right-of-way 
N-63045, pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976, 090 Stat. 2776, 43 
U.S.C. 1761;
    17. A right-of-way for a natural gas line granted to Southwest Gas 
Corporation, its successors or assigns, by right-of-way N-75767, 
pursuant to the Act of February 25, 1920, 041 Stat. 0437, 30 U.S.C. 185 
Sec. 28;
    18. A right-of-way for underground electrical conduit granted to 
Nevada Power Company, its successors or assigns, by right-of-way N-
76736, pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976, 090 Stat. 2776, 43 
U.S.C. 1761; and
    19. A right-of-way for a natural gas line granted to Southwest Gas 
Corporation, its successors or assigns, by right-of-way N-81742, 
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 land 
described above will be segregated from all other forms of 
appropriation under the public land laws, including the general mining 
laws, except for lease/conveyance under the R&PP Act, leasing under the 
mineral leasing laws and disposals under the mineral material disposal 
laws.
    Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
specific use proposed in the application and plan of development, 
whether 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 R&PP use. 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.
    In the absence of any adverse comments, the decision will become 
effective April 7, 2008. The lands will not be available for lease/
conveyance until after the decision becomes effective.
    (Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5)

    Dated: January 30, 2008.
Kimber Liebhauser,
Acting Assistant Field Manager, Non-Renewable Resources, Las Vegas, 
Nevada.
 [FR Doc. E8-2132 Filed 2-5-08; 8:45 am]
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