Conveyance of Public Lands for a Public Heliport Facility in Clark County, NV, 39094-39095 [E9-18718]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Land Management
• Land Management Bureau

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39094-39095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18718]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNVSO0560. L71220000. EU0000. LVRWF091620; N-81451; 9-08807; TAS: 
14X8069]


Conveyance of Public Lands for a Public Heliport Facility in 
Clark County, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior is directed by the 
Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, 
the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies' Appropriations Act 
of 2006, Public Law (Pub. L.) 109-115, Section 180, to convey 
approximately 229 acres of public land in Clark County for the Southern 
Nevada Regional Heliport, a public facility. The land is under the 
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

DATE: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
proposed conveyance of the land until September 21, 2009.

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

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl G. Cote (702) 515-5104.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The heliport facility will lie within a 
corridor established by Public Law 107-282 dated November 6, 2002. The 
2,640-foot wide Transportation and Utilities Corridor will be located 
along Interstate 15 south of Las Vegas Valley to the border between the 
states of California and Nevada, and will be managed for multiple uses.
    The following described public land in Clark County, Nevada, has 
been examined and found suitable for conveyance to Clark County for 
airport purposes. The parcel of land is located south of Las Vegas, 
Nevada, approximately 3.5 miles southwest of the Sloan Road and 
Interstate 15 interchange and east of State Route 604, and is described 
as:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 24 S., R. 60 E.,
    Sec. 1, that portion lying east of State Route 604 as depicted 
as Tract A on the map entitled Clark County Public Heliport 
Facility, dated May 3, 2004.

    The area described contains 229 acres, more or less.

    Public Law 109-115, Section 180, directs the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey to Clark County, Nevada, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in the parcel described, subject to valid 
existing rights and for no consideration. Clark County must use the 
parcel for the operation of a heliport. If the County ceases to use any 
of the land conveyed for the purpose described, title to the parcel 
will revert to the United States, at the option of the United States, 
and the County will be responsible for any reclamation necessary.
    The land is not needed for any Federal purpose. The conveyance is 
consistent with the BLM Las Vegas Resource Management Plan, dated 
October 5, 1998, and would be in the public interest. The proposed 
conveyance for the Southern Nevada Regional Heliport was analyzed in 
the environmental analysis (EA) Proposed Southern Nevada Regional 
Heliport. This document was approved by the Federal Aviation 
Administration on December 9, 2008. The BLM is a cooperating agency on 
the preparation of the EA and will issue its own decision. A copy of 
the EA and the reference map are available at the Las Vegas Field 
Office.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the land 
described will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation 
under the public land laws, including the general mining laws. The 
conveyance, when issued, will be subject to:
    1. Valid existing rights;
    2. Right-of-way N-7100 for oil and gas pipeline purposes granted to 
CalNev Pipeline Co., its successors and assigns, pursuant to the Act of 
Feb. 20, 1920, as amended (30 U.S.C. 185);
    3. Right-of-way N-43923 for fiber optic line purposes granted to 
MCI WorldCom, its successors and assigns, pursuant to the Act of Oct. 
21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761);
    4. Right-of-way N-47888 for fiber optic line purposes granted to 
Sprint Communications, its successors and assigns, pursuant to the Act 
of Oct. 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761);
    5. Right-of-way N-48572 for fiber optic line purposes granted to 
AT&T, its successors and assigns, pursuant to the Act of Oct. 21, 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1761);
    6. Right-of-way N-56213 for oil and gas pipeline purposes granted 
to CalNev Pipeline Co., its successors and assigns, pursuant to the Act 
of Feb. 20, 1920, as amended (30 U.S.C. 185);
    7. Permit N-85582 for soil testing purposes authorized to Clark 
County Department of Aviation, its successors and assigns, pursuant to 
the Act of Oct. 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761).
    8. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United 
States from claims arising out of the patentee's use, occupancy, or 
operations on the property.
    9. To the extent required by law, the conveyance will be subject to 
the requirements on section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).
    Interested parties may submit written comments regarding whether 
the BLM followed proper administrative procedures as directed by Public 
Law 109-115, Section 180. 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 on October 5, 2009. The 
lands will not be available for conveyance until after the decision 
becomes effective.

    Authority: Public Law 109-115, Section 180.

Kimber Liebhauser,
Assistant Field Manager, Lands, Las Vegas Field Office.
[FR Doc. E9-18718 Filed 8-4-09; 8:45 am]
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