[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54452-54453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21392]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES-032-2-1430-EU]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
(R&PP) Classification; Michigan.

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SUMMARY: The following public lands near the community of Port Hope in 
Huron County, Michigan have been examined and found suitable for 
classification for lease or conveyance to the Huron County Road 
Commission, County Parks Department, under the provisions of the 
Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act of 1926, as amended (43 
U.S.C. 869 et seq.). Therefore, in accordance with Section 7 of the Act 
of June 28, 1934, as amended (43 U.S.C. 315f) and EO 6964, the 
following described lands are hereby classified as suitable for 
disposal under the provisions of the R&PP Act of 1926, as amended (43 
U.S.C. 869 et seq.) and, accordingly, opened for only that purpose.

Michigan Meridian

T. 18 N., R. 14 E.,
Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse Reservation, located in lot 2, sec. 2, 
being more particularly described as:
    Beginning at the \1/4\ section corner of secs. 2 and 11, T. 18 
N., R. 14 E., Thence,
    N. 34 deg. 11' E., 29.39 chs., to Angle Point No. 1, the place 
of beginning,
    N. 50 deg. 10' E., 0.50 chs., to a point on line,
    N. 50 deg. 10' E., 4.21 chs., to Angle Point No. 2,
    S. 89 deg. 31' E., 1.14 chs., to a point on line,
    S. 89 deg. 31' E., 0.46 chs., to Angle Point No. 3 on the 
present shoreline of Lake Huron,
    Thence, with the meanders of Lake Huron,
    N. 35 deg. 48' W., 0.62 chs.,
    N. 3 deg. 51' E., 1.24 chs.,
    N. 54 deg. 52' W., 1.59 chs., to Angle Point No. 4,
    S. 0 deg. 29' W., 0.52 chs., to a point on line,
    S. 0 deg. 29' W., 1.63 chs., to Angle point No. 5,
    S. 50 deg. 11' W., 4.54 chs., to a point on line,
    S. 50 deg. 11' W., 0.50 chs., to Angle Point No. 6,
    S. 39 deg. 50' E., 0.38 chs., to Angle Point No. 1, the place of 
beginning.

    The area described contains 0.47 acre in Huron County.
    Huron County proposes to integrate the lands into the existing 
Lighthouse County Park. This action classifies the lands identified 
above for disposal through the Recreation and Public Purposes Act of 
1926 (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) to protect the historic lighthouse and the 
surrounding lands. The subject land was 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 land 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 Executive Order dated May 24, 
1857, a parcel of public land totaling 87.1 acres located in Huron 
County, Michigan, described as Lots 1 and 2, Section 2, Township 18 
North, Range 14 East, Michigan Meridian, was reserved for lighthouse 
purposes. The parcel contains the Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse and is 
located on the western shore of Lake Huron near the cities of Port Hope 
and Huron City, Michigan.
    On May 28, 1935, through an Act of Congress, the Secretary of 
Commerce was authorized to dispose of certain lighthouse reservations. 
Section 16 of

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that Act authorized the Secretary of Commerce to convey that portion of 
the Pointe Aux Barques lighthouse reservation no longer needed for 
lighthouse purposes to Huron County, Michigan for public park purposes. 
The Secretary of Commerce conveyed these lands, approximately 56.6 
acres, through a Deed dated August 10, 1935.
    Through a Quit Claim Deed dated March 18, 1958, the General 
Services Administration transferred 29.9 acres of the remaining lands 
of the lighthouse reservation to Huron County for park and recreation 
purposes. This left 0.47 acres, more or less, of the original 
lighthouse reservation of 87.1 acres.
    The Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard, 
submitted a Notice of Intent (NOI) to relinquish custody, 
accountability and control of the remaining 0.47 acres, more or less. 
The Bureau of Land Management has recommended that the remaining lands 
be determined suitable for return to their former status as public 
lands, such determination to be made by the Secretary of the Interior 
and accomplished by the issuance of a public land order revoking the 
Executive Order as to the remaining lands. A proposed public land order 
for this purpose currently is pending and awaiting action within the 
Department.
    The Huron County Road Commission, County Parks Department, has 
applied for patent to the land under the R&PP Act of 1926, as an 
addition to Lighthouse County Park.
    The lease/patent when issued, will be subject to the following 
terms, conditions and reservations:
    1. Provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act of 1926, as 
amended and to all applicable regulations of the Secretary of the 
Interior.
    2. Valid existing rights.
    3. All minerals are reserved to the United States, together with 
the right to prospect for, mine and remove the minerals.
    4. Terms and conditions identified through the site specific 
environmental analysis.
    5. Any other rights or reservations that the authorized officer 
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 disposal or 
appropriation under the public land laws, except for lease or 
conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act 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 conveyance or classification of the lands to the Field 
Manager, Milwaukee Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 310 West 
Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 450, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203.

Classification Comments

    Interested parties may submit comments involving the suitability of 
the land for R&PP Act classification, and particularly, whether the 
land is physically suited for inclusion in the county park, whether the 
use will maximize 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.

Application Comments

    Interested parties may submit comments regarding the specific use 
proposed in the application, the development plan, the management plan, 
whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures in reaching 
the decision, or any other factor not directly related to the 
suitability of the land for inclusion in the county park.
    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 in the Federal Register.

    Dated: August 1, 2002.
James W. Dryden,
Milwaukee Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 02-21392 Filed 8-21-02; 8:45 am]
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