[Federal Register: November 25, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 227)]
[Notices]
[Page 70619-70620]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV-050-1420-ES; N-74685]
Notice of Realty Action: Lease/Conveyance for Recreation and
Public Purposes
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.
ACTION: The following described public land in the Las Vegas Valley,
Clark County, Nevada, has been examined and found suitable for lease/
conveyance for recreational or public purposes under the provisions of
the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et
eq.). Clark County proposes to use the land for a multi-use service
center.
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Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada,
T. 22 S., R. 60 E.,
Section 26: SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\.
Approximately 77.5 acres.
The service center would be located in the southern end of the Las
Vegas Valley, west of Jones Blvd., east of Torrey Pines Drive, south of
Le Baron Ave., and north of Pyle Ave. The location is adjacent to an
industrial area on the north and immediately east of the Union Pacific
Railroad tracks. The land is not required for any Federal purpose. The
lease/conveyance is consistent with current Bureau planning for this
area and would be in the public interest. The lease/patent, when
issued, will be subject to the provisions of the Recreation and Public
Purposes Act and applicable regulations of the Secretary of the
Interior, and each will contain the following reservations to the
United States:
1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches and 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 and will be subject to:
1. All valid and existing rights, which are identified and shown in
the case file.
The lands have been segregated from all forms of appropriation
under the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act (P.L. 105-263).
Detailed information concerning this action is available for review
at the office of the Bureau of Land Management, Las Vegas Field Office,
4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV, or by calling (702) 515-
5164. Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the
above described land 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 Recreation and Public
Purposed Act, leasing under the mineral leasing laws
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and disposal under the mineral material disposal laws.
For a period of 45 days from the date of publication of this notice
in the Federal Register, interested parties may submit comments
regarding the proposed lease/conveyance for classification of the lands
to the Las Vegas Field Manager, Las Vegas Field Office, 4701 N. Torrey
Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130-2301.
Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments
involving the suitability of the land for a Clark County service
center. 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 if the use is consistent
with State and Federal programs.
Application Comments: 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, or any other factor not directly related to
the suitability of the lands for a multi-use service center. Any
adverse comments will be reviewed by the State Director who may
sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence of any
adverse comments, these realty actions will become the final
determination of the Department of the Interior. The classification of
the land described in this Notice will become effective 60 days from
the date of publication in the Federal Register. The lands will not be
offered for lease/conveyance until after the classification becomes
effective.
Dated: October 16, 2002.
Rex Wells,
Assistant Field Manager, Division of Lands, Las Vegas, NV.
[FR Doc. 02-29826 Filed 11-22-02; 8:45 am]