[Federal Register: April 19, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 75)]
[Notices]
[Page 19722-19723]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[ES-030-1430-ET; WIES 51517]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Transfer of Jurisdiction;
Wisconsin
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management has received a petition/
application from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service requesting
that the Secretary of the Interior withdraw for a 50-year term 328.70
acres of public land from surface entry, and transfer administrative
jurisdiction to the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to protect and manage
migratory bird and threatened and endangered species habitat. The land
is located within the exterior boundaries of the Green Bay Islands
National Wildlife Refuge System and was reserved for lighthouse
purposes by Executive Orders dated December 11, 1848, and May 28, 1858.
These orders will not be disturbed by the proposed withdrawal. This
land presently is under the administrative jurisdiction of the United
States Coast Guard, which recognizes that wildlife refuge management
will make better use of the land than its current outdated use for
lighthouse purposes. This notice provides an opportunity to comment on
the proposed withdrawal and to request a public meeting.
DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by
July 18, 2007. Electronic format submittals will not be accepted.
ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the State
Director, Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States, 7450 Boston
Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia 22153.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ida Doup, Bureau of Land Management-
Eastern States, 703-440-1541, or at the above stated address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Fish and Wildlife Service
has filed a petition/application to withdraw the following described
public land from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the public
land laws for a 50-year term, subject to valid existing rights:
Fourth Principal Meridian
T. 33 N., R. 29 E.,
Sec. 26, lots 1 and 2;
Sec. 27, lots 1, 2 and 3.
T. 33 N., R. 29 E.,
Sec. 1, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
The area described contains 328.70 acres in Door County known as
Plum and Pilot Islands.
The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect important
native and migratory bird habitat, threatened and endangered species
habitat, and historic resources in the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem.
Management of the land would transfer from the United States Coast
Guard to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service with the proposed
withdrawal.
There are no suitable alternative sites as the lands described lie
within the approved boundary of the Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge
and contain the resources that need protection.
A right-of-way or cooperative agreement would not provide the
necessary administrative controls to adequately protect and manage the
area in conjunction with, and on the same basis as the rest of the
Refuge, or for the purposes for which the Refuge was established.
No water rights would be needed to fulfill the purpose of the
requested withdrawal.
For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this
notice, all persons who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or
objections in connection with the proposed withdrawal may present their
views in writing to the State Director of the Bureau of Land
Management-Eastern States at the address listed above.
Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal. All interested
persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on
the proposed withdrawal must submit a written request to the State
Director, Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States within 90 days from
the date of publication of this notice. If the authorized officer
determines that a public meeting will be held, a notice of the time and
place will be published in the Federal Register at least 30 days before
the scheduled date of the meeting.
Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will
be available for public review at the Bureau of Land Management-Eastern
States, 7450 Boston Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia 22153, during
regular business hours. Individual respondents may request
confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name or address from
public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act,
you must state this prominently at the
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beginning of your comments. Such requests will be honored to the extent
allowed by law. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and
from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials
of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public
inspection in their entirety.
The proposed withdrawal will be processed in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1)
Michael D. Nedd,
State Director, Eastern States.
[FR Doc. E7-7429 Filed 4-18-07; 8:45 am]
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