[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27584-27585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12523]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES-032-3-1430-EU]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The following public lands near the community of Northport in 
Leelanau County, Michigan have been examined and found suitable for 
classification for lease or conveyance to the State of Michigan 
Department of Natural Resources, 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. 32 N., R. 10 W.,

    Grand Traverse Light Station Reservation, located in Lot 3, Section 
6 being more particularly described as:

Beginning at the intersection of sections 5, 6, 7 and 8, T. 32 N., R. 
10 W.,
Thence,
    N. 53[deg] 27' W., 34.456 chains, to Angle Point 1, the 
place of beginning,
    N. 0[deg] 18' E., 12.600 chains, to Angle Point 2 on the 
present shoreline of Lake Michigan,
Thence, with the meanders of Lake Michigan,
    S. 89[deg] 41' W., 2.199 chains,
    S. 70[deg] 45' W., 3.741 chains,
    N. 82[deg] 22' W., 4.781 chains,
    S. 80[deg] 33' W., 2.563 chains,
    S. 19[deg] 35' W., 5.144 chains,
    S. 9[deg] 47' E., 6.241 chains to Special Meander Corner,
    S. 89[deg] 42' E., 13.636 chains to Angle Point 1, the 
place of beginning, as shown on the plat of survey for the Grand 
Traverse Light Station in Lot 3, Section 6, accepted for the Director 
on January 22, 2002.

    The area described contains 16.37 acres in Leelanau County.

    The State of Michigan, Department of Natural Resources proposes to 
integrate the lands into the existing Leelanau State 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, lighthouse related structures 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 an Executive Order dated June 
30, 1851, a parcel of public land totaling 58.75 acres was reserved for 
lighthouse purposes on the Leelanau Peninsula. In accordance with 
Public Law 827 dated March 3, 1931, a deed was issued on February 15, 
1932, to the State of Michigan for that portion of the lighthouse 
reservation no longer needed for lighthouse purposes. The portion 
conveyed was to be used for public park purposes and comprised 
approximately 42.38 acres.
    The Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard, 
submitted a Notice of Intent (NOI) to relinquish custody, 
accountability, and control of the remaining 16.37 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 State of Michigan Department of Natural Resources has applied 
for patent to the land under the R&PP Act of 1926, as an addition to 
Leelanau State 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. Interested parties may submit comments 
regarding

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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 until July 7, 
2003.
    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 state 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 state 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 on July 
21, 2003.

    Dated: April 11, 2003.
James W. Dryden,
Milwaukee Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 03-12523 Filed 5-19-03; 8:45 am]
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