[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40998-40999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17389]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES-032-3-1430-EU]


Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purpose Act Classification; 
Door County, WI

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification; Wisconsin.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The following public lands near the community of Fish Creek in 
Door County, Wisconsin have been examined and found suitable for 
classification for lease or conveyance to the State of Wisconsin 
Department of Natural Resources (DNR), 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.

Fourth Principal Meridian

T. 31 N., R. 27 E.,
    Eagle Bluff Light Station Reservation, located in Fractional 
Northeast Quarter of Section 17, being more particularly described 
as:
    Beginning at the Triangulation Station ``Eagle Bluff'', 1874, 
1934, 1953, T. 31 N., R. 27 E.
    Thence,

    N. 89[deg] 50' E, 0.227 chains to the WC MC, the place of 
beginning,
    S. 49[deg] 05' E., 3.135 chains, to Angle Point 1,
    N. 38[deg] 17' E., 2.502 chains, to Angle Point 2,
    N. 40[deg] 10' 4.001 chains, to MC on the present shoreline of 
Green Bay,

    Thence with meanders of Green Bay,

    S. 59[deg] 35' W., 1.14 chains,
    S. 37[deg] 38' W., 1.90 chains,
    S. 30[deg] 23' W., 0.15 chains to MC on the present shoreline of 
Green Bay,

    Thence,

    S. 49[deg] 05' E., 1.160 chains to WC MC, the place of 
beginning, as shown on the plat of survey for the Eagle Bluff Light 
Station accepted for the Director on October 18, 2001.

    The area described contains 1.21 acres in Door County

    The Wisconsin DNR proposes to integrate the lands into existing 
Peninsula State Park. This action classifies the lands identified above 
for disposal through the R&PP Act of 1926 (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) to 
protect the historic light station and the surrounding lands. The 
subject land was identified in the Wisconsin Resource Management Plan 
Amendment, approved March 2, 2001, 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 October 
19,

[[Page 40999]]

1866, a parcel of public land totaling 8.8 acres located in Door 
County, Wisconsin, was reserved for lighthouse purposes. The parcel 
contained the Eagle Bluff light station located on the eastern shore of 
Green Bay near the village of Fish Creek, Wisconsin.
    On May 28, 1935, through an Act of Congress, the Secretary of 
Commerce was authorized to dispose of certain lighthouse reservations. 
Section 28 of that Act authorized the Secretary of Commerce to convey 
that portion of the Eagle Bluff lighthouse reservation no longer needed 
for lighthouse purposes to the State of Wisconsin for public park 
purposes. The Secretary of Commerce conveyed these lands, approximately 
7.68 acres, through a deed dated May 9, 1936. The remaining lands 
continued to be reserved by the 1866 Executive Order after 1936. The 
Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard, submitted a 
Notice of Intent to relinquish custody, accountability and control of 
the remaining 1.21 acres. 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 Wisconsin DNR has applied for patent to the land under 
the R&PP Act of 1926, as an addition to Peninsula State Park.
    The lease/patent when issued, will be subject to the following 
terms, conditions and reservations:
    1. Provisions of the R&PP 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 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 60 days 
from the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

    Dated: May 9, 2003.
James W. Dryden,
Milwaukee Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 03-17389 Filed 7-8-03; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-PN-P