[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 56707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28113]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES-032-02-1430-EU]


Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purpose Act Classification; 
Benzie County, MI

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Milwaukee Field Office.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action; Bureau Motion; Recreation and Public 
Purposes Act (R&PP) Classification; Michigan.

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SUMMARY: The following public lands near the community of Frankfort, 
Benzie County, Michigan have been examined and found suitable for 
classification and opening under the provisions of the Recreation and 
Public Purposes Act of 1926, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). In 
accordance with section 7 of the Act of June 28, 1934, as amended, 43 
U.S.C. 315f and EO 6964, the described lands are hereby classified as 
suitable for disposal under the authority of the Recreation and Public 
Purposes Act of 1926, as amended; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.

Michigan Meridian

T. 26 N., R. 16 W.,
    Lot 10 and Lot 12, section 4
    The above lands aggregate 4.05 acres

    This action is a motion by the Bureau of Land Management to make 
the lands identified above available for disposal through the 
Recreation and Public Purposes Act of 1926 (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) to 
protect the historic lighthouse, associated structures and the 
surrounding lands. The subject lands were identified in the Michigan 
Resource Management Plan Amendment, approved June 30, 1997, as not 
needed for Federal purposes and having potential for disposal to 
protect the historic structures and surrounding lands. Lease or 
conveyance of the lands for recreational and public purpose use would 
be in the public interest. Detailed information concerning this action 
is available for review at the office of the Bureau of Land Management, 
Milwaukee Field Office, Wisconsin.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Salvatore, Realty Specialist, 
Bureau of Land Management, Milwaukee Field Office, 310 West Wisconsin 
Avenue, Suite 450, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203, (414) 297-4413.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Executive Order dated July 
24, 1875, a parcel of public located in Benzie County, Michigan was 
reserved for lighthouse purposes. The parcel contains the Point Betsie 
Lighthouse and is located on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan near 
the city of Frankfort and has subsequently been resurveyed and divided 
into three (3) separate lots: Lot 10--1.70 acres, Lot 11--3.52 acres 
and Lot 12--2.35 acres.
    The Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard, 
submitted a Notice of Intent (NOI) to relinquish custody, 
accountability and control of Lot 10 on January 6, 1984. Lot 10 was 
determined suitable for return to public domain on November 21, 1995. A 
second Notice of Intent to relinquish custody, accountability and 
control was submitted for Lot 12 on August 12, 1998. Lot 12 was 
determined suitable for return to public domain on December 6, 2000. 
Lot 11 has not been relinquished.
    Lease or conveyance of the above described public lands will be 
subject to the following terms, conditions and reservations:
    1. Provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and to all 
applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior.
    2. All valid existing rights documented on the official public land 
records at the time of lease/patent issuance.
    3. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine and remove the minerals.
    4. Any terms and conditions identified through the site specific 
environmental analysis.
    5. Any other reservations that the authorized office deems 
appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of Federal 
lands and interest therein.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the above 
described lands will be segregated from all forms of appropriation 
under the public land laws, except for lease or conveyance under the 
Recreation and Public Purposes Act of 1926 (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) and 
leasing under the mineral leasing laws.
    For a period of 45 days after issuance of this notice, interested 
parties may submit comments regarding the proposed classification to 
the Field Manager, Milwaukee Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 
310 West Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 450, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203. Any 
adverse comments will be evaluated by the State Director who may 
sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence of any 
adverse comments, the classification will become effective 60 days from 
the date of publication of this notice.
    Upon the effective date of classification, the lands will be open 
to the filing of applications under the Recreation and Public Purposes 
Act of 1926 (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) by any interested, qualified 
applicant. If, after 9 months following the effective date of the 
classification, an application has not been filed, the segregative 
effect of the classification shall automatically expire and the lands 
classified shall return to their former status without further action 
by the authorized officer.

    Dated: October 16, 2001.
Chris Hanson,
Acting Milwaukee Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 01-28113 Filed 11-8-01; 8:45 am]
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