[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 7177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3537]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Establishment of Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 
Wildlife Refuge.

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SUMMARY: The Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Act 
requires that when sufficient property is acquired, public notices be 
published. The Connecticut River Watershed Council donated Third 
Island, Deerfield, Massachusetts, to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
for inclusion in the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. 
This notice is to inform the public that sufficient property has been 
acquired to be managed as a refuge.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 12, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, at the 
Great Falls Discovery Center; 38 Avenue A, Turners Falls, 
Massachusetts, 01376.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lawrence Bandolin, Project Leader, at (413) 863-0209, FAX (413) 863-
3070, E-mail: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 
Wildlife Refuge Act, Public Law 102-212, Section 106(b) Establishment, 
requires that when sufficient property is acquired public notices be 
published. The Connecticut River Watershed Council donated Third 
Island, Deerfield, Massachusetts, to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
for inclusion in the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. 
With this donation sufficient property has been acquired for the 
Secretary of the Interior to establish the Silvio O. Conte National 
Fish and Wildlife Refuge.

Ronald Lambertson,
Regional Director, Region 5, Hadley, Massachusetts.
[FR Doc. 98-3537 Filed 2-11-98; 8:45 am]
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