[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41050-41051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6313]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Multiple National Natural Landmark Boundary Changes and 
De-designations

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Public Notice of National Natural Landmark Boundary Changes and 
De-designations.

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SUMMARY: Secretarial action on May 9, 2006, formally removed National 
Natural Landmark (NNL) designations in response to owner requests. This 
action resulted in boundary changes to 66 NNLs and complete de-
designation of 8 NNLs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Margaret Brooks at 520-670-6501 
extension 232.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Secretarial action pursuant to 36 CFR 
62.8(f)(3) occurred on May 9, 2006. This action formally removed 
National Natural Landmark (NNL) designations in response to owner 
requests. all such requests that have been fully processed have been 
granted. These removals resulted in the de-designation of eight NNLS, 
listed below, and boundary adjustments to 66 additional NNLs, also 
listed below. these de-designations and boundary adjustments were 
reviewed by the National Park Service Advisory Board in July 2004 prior 
to being presented to the Secretary for action. notification of the 
owners who requested that the designation be removed from their 
property was made at the start of the removal process in 2000. By 
regulation, this is a one-time action, and all removal requests 
pertaining to the 74 NNLs listed below were granted. Requests for 
removal from other NNLs are still being processed.
    The following National Landmarks were de-designated:

Alaska: Middleton Island
Georgia: Sag Ponds Natural Area; Spooner Springs
Maine: Meddybemps Heath
New York: Gardiner's Island
West Virginia: Swago Karst
Wyoming: Bone Cabin; Lance Creek

    The boundaries of the following National Natural Landmarks were 
revised:

Alabama: Newsome Sinks Karst Area
Alaska: Lake George; Malaspina Glacier; Mount Veniamenof
California: American River Bluffs & Phoenix Park Vernal Pools; Dixon 
Vernal Pools; Elder Creek; Imperial Sand Hills, Mt. Diablo State 
Park; Nipomo Dunes-Point Sal Coastal Area
Colorado: Slumgullion Earth Flow; Spanish Peaks
Connecticut: Chester Cedar Swamp; Pachaug-Great Meadow Swamp
Florida: Emeralda MarshPaynes Prairie; San Felasco Hammock
Georgia: Ebenezer Creek Swamp
Idaho: Menan Buttes
Illinois: Lower Cache River Swamp; Markham Prairie
Indiana: Big Walnut Creek
Kansas: Baldwin Woods
Kentucky: Henderson Sloughs
Maine: Appleton Bog Atlantic White Cedar Stand; Orono Bog; 
Passadumkeag Marsh and Boglands; Penny Pond-Joe Pond Complex
Massachusetts: Lynfield Marsh; North and South Rivers
Minnesota: Upper Red Lake Peatland
Nebraska: Dissected Loess Plains; Nebraska Sand Hills
New Jersey: Pigeon Swamp; Troy Meadows
New Mexico: Border Hills Structural Zone; Kilbourne Hole
North Carolina: Smith Island
North Dakota: Fischer Lake; Rush Lake; Sibley Lake
Oregon: Newberry Crater
Pennsylvania: Pine Creek Gorge; Tannersville Cranberry Bog
South Dakota: Cottonwood Slough-Dry Run; Lake Thompson
Tennessee: Grassy Cove Karst Area
Texas: Catfish Creek
Vermont: Cornwall Swamp; Franklin Bog
U.S. Virgin Islands: Coki Point Cliffs; Sand Point
Virginia: Grand Caverns
Washington: Boulder Park & McNeil Canyon Haystack; Drumheller 
Channels; Grand Ronde Goosenecks; Sims Corner Eskers and Kames; 
Steptoe and Kamaiak Buttes; Withrow Moraine & Jamison Lake Drumlin
West Virginia: Organ Cave System (Greenbirar Caverns)
Wisconsin: Cedarburg Bog; Ridges Santuary-Toft's Point-Mud Lake Area
Wyoming: Big Hollow; Como Bluff; Red Canyon; Sand Creek

    The Secretary of the Interior established the National Natural 
Landmarks Program in 1962 under the authority of the Historic Sites Act 
of 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.). The National Park Service (NPS) 
manages this program using regulations found at 36 CFR part 62. 
Potential natural landmarks are identified in studies by the NPS and 
from other sources, evaluated by expert natural scientists, and, if 
determined nationally significant, designated as landmarks by the 
Secretary of the Interior. When designated, a landmark is included in 
the National Registry of Natural Landmarks, which currently lists 580 
National Natural Landmarks nationwide. Of the 580 listed landmarks, 
half are administered solely by public agencies; ie., Federal, State, 
county or municipal governments. nearly one-third are owned solely by 
private parties. The remaining natural landmarks are owned or 
administered by a mixture of public and private owners. Because many 
natural landmarks are privately owned or not managed for public access, 
owner permission must be obtained to visit them. Designation does not 
infer a right of public access.

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    National natural landmark designation is not a land withdrawal, 
does not change the ownership of an area and does not dictate activity. 
However, Federal agencies should consider impacts to the unique 
properties of these nationally significant areas in carrying out their 
responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
3232 et seq.). Designation could result in state or local planning or 
land use implications. National Natural Landmark preservation is made 
possible by the long-term, voluntary commitments of public and private 
owners to protect the outstanding values of the areas. Information on 
the National Natural Landmarks Program can be found in 36 CFR part 62 
or on the Internet at http://www.nature.nps.gov/nnl.

    Dated: June 19, 2006.
Margaret A. Brooks,
National Natural Landmarks Program Manager.
[FR Doc. 06-6313 Filed 7-18-05; 8:45 am]
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