81 FR 20414 - Notice of Realty Action: Classification for Lease and/or Subsequent Conveyance for Recreation and Public Purposes of Public Lands (N-90372) for an Elementary School in the Southwest Portion of the Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, NV

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 67 (April 7, 2016)

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found suitable for classification under provisions of the Taylor Grazing Act, and for lease and/or subsequent conveyance under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, approximately 12.5 acres of public land in the Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, Nevada. The Clark County School District proposes to use the land for an elementary school in the southwest portion of the Las Vegas Valley.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 67 (Thursday, April 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20414-20415]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08029]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNVS01000.L58530000.PN0000.241A; N-90372; 12-08807; MO#4500090606; 
TAS:14X5232]


Notice of Realty Action: Classification for Lease and/or 
Subsequent Conveyance for Recreation and Public Purposes of Public 
Lands (N-90372) for an Elementary School in the Southwest Portion of 
the Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found 
suitable for classification under provisions of the Taylor Grazing Act, 
and for lease and/or subsequent conveyance under the provisions of the 
Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, approximately 
12.5 acres of public land in the Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, 
Nevada. The Clark County School District proposes to use the land for 
an elementary school in the southwest portion of the Las Vegas Valley.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
proposed classification of the land for lease and/or subsequent 
conveyance of the land, and the environmental assessment (EA), until 
May 23, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to the BLM Las Vegas Field Manager, 
4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130, by FAX at 702-515-
5110, or email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Moody, 702-515-5084, or 
[email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the 
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business 
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a 
message or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply 
during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The parcel of public land is located along 
on the northwest corner of West Torino Avenue and South Juliano Road, 
and is legally described as:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 22 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 17, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.

    The area described contains 12.5 acres, more or less, in Clark 
County.

    In accordance with the R&PP Act, the Clark County School District 
has filed an application to develop the above described land for an 
elementary school in the southwest portion of the Las Vegas Valley. 
Related facilities include one and/or two story building with 
classrooms, sports field(s), playgrounds, parking lot, and related 
ancillary structures. Additional detailed information pertaining to 
this application, plan of development, and site plan is in case file N-
90372, which is located in the BLM Las Vegas Field Office at the above 
address. Environmental documents associated with this proposed action 
are available for review at the BLM Las Vegas Field Office, and on the 
Web at: www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo/blm_information/nepa.html.
    The Clark County School District is a political subdivision of the 
State of Nevada and is a qualified applicant under the R&PP Act.
    The lease and/or subsequent conveyance of the public land shall be 
subject to valid existing rights. Subject to limitations prescribed by 
law and regulations, prior to patent issuance, a holder of any right-
of-way within the lease area may be given the opportunity to amend the 
right-of-way for conversion to a new term, including perpetuity, if 
applicable.
    The land is not required for any Federal purpose. The lease and/or 
subsequent conveyance is consistent with the BLM Las Vegas Resource 
Management Plan dated October 5, 1998, and would be in the public 
interest. The Clark County School District has not applied for more 
than the 640-acre limitation for public purpose uses in a year and has 
submitted a statement in compliance with the regulations at 43 CFR 
2741.4(b).
    The lease and/or subsequent conveyance, if and when issued, will be 
subject to valid existing rights and the provisions of the R&PP Act and 
applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, and will 
contain the following terms, conditions, and reservations to the United 
States:
    1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States, Reservation in Patents Right-of-Way for 
Ditches or Canals Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945);

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    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;
    3. Right-of-way N-59041 for flood control purposes granted to Clark 
County, its successors or assigns, pursuant to the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761);
    4. Right-of-way N-74516 for flood control purposes granted to Clark 
County, its successors or assigns, pursuant to the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761);
    5. Right-of-way N-74977 for roadway purposes granted to Clark 
County, its successors or assigns, pursuant to the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761);
    6. Right-of-way N-78335 for roadway purposes granted to Clark 
County, its successors or assigns, pursuant to the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761);
    7. Right-of-way N-83273 for sanitary sewer purposes granted to the 
Clark County Water Reclamation District, its successors or assigns, 
pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of October 21, 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761);
    8. Right-of-way N-84230 for a gas pipeline granted to Southwest Gas 
Corporation, its successors or assigns, pursuant to the Federal Land 
Policy Management Act of October 21, 1973 (43 U.S.C. 1761);
    9. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United 
States from claims arising out of the lessee's/patentee's use, 
occupancy, or occupations on the leased/patented lands.
    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 and/or subsequent 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 on the suitability 
of the land for an elementary school in the Las Vegas Valley. 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. Interested parties may also submit written comments regarding 
the specific use proposed in the application and plan of development, 
and whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures in 
reaching the decision to lease and/or convey under the R&PP Act.
    Before including your address, phone number, email 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.
    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, the decision will become effective on 
June 6, 2016.
    The lands will not be available for lease and/or subsequent 
conveyance until after the decision becomes effective.

    Authority:  43 CFR 2741.5(h).

Frederick Marcell,
Acting Assistant Field Manager, Las Vegas Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2016-08029 Filed 4-6-16; 8:45 am]
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