[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 45578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6782]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES-030-1430-ES; WIES 050211]


Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) 
Act Classification and Conveyance; Vilas County, WI

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found 
suitable for classification for conveyance under the provisions of the 
Recreation and Public Purposes Act (R&PP), as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et 
seq.), 63.67 acres in Vilas County, Wisconsin. The Vilas County 
Forestry, Recreation and Land Department has filed an application and 
plans proposing to use the land for recreational purposes.

DATES: Written comments must be received by the BLM not later than 
September 25, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Please submit your written comments to the Field Manager, 
BLM-ES, Milwaukee Field Office, 626 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 200, 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. Comments received in electronic form, such 
as e-mail or facsimile, will not be considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcia Sieckman, Supervisor, BLM-ES 
Milwaukee Field Office, at 414-297-4402.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described land in Vilas 
County, Wisconsin, has been examined and found suitable for 
classification for conveyance under the provisions of the Recreation 
and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act of 1926, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et 
seq.), and is hereby classified accordingly:

Fourth Principal Meridian

T. 40 N., R.9 E.,
    sec. 4, lots 8 and 9.
    The area described contains 63.67 acres in Vilas County, Wisconsin. 
Prior to 1973, Vilas County Forestry, Recreation and Land Department 
believed that it owned the land within lots 8 and 9. However, a 
resurvey of the original meander in 1973 showed the original survey of 
June 9, 1864, to be in error. Lots 8 and 9 2343 created as a result of 
that resurvey. Vilas County wishes to acquire title to lots 8 and 9 in 
order to consolidate the County's ownership on the northeast side of 
Pickerel Lake. This action classifies the land for conveyance under the 
R&PP Act to protect natural resource values and to provide public 
recreation. The subject land was identified in the BLM's Wisconsin 
Resource Management Plan Amendment (March 2001), as not needed for 
Federal purposes and as having potential for disposal in order to 
eliminate scattered tracts difficult to manager and to improve land 
ownership patterns.
    If and when issued, the patent for the subject land will be issued 
subject to the following terms, conditions, and reservations:
    1. Provisions of the R&PP Act of 1926, as amended and all 
applicable regulations established by the Secretary of the Interior.
    2. Valid existing rights, whether or not of record.
    3. Easements for township roads, Pickerel Lake Road and Camp 12 
Road.
    4. All mineral deposits in the subject lands are reserved to the 
United States, together with the right to prospect for, mine and remove 
such deposits under regulations established by the Secretary of the 
Interior and applicable laws.
    5. Terms and conditions prompted by the site specific environmental 
analysis.
    6. Any other rights or reservations that the authorized officer 
deems appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of the 
Federal ands and interests therein.

On August 9, 2006, the land described above will be segregated from all 
forms of disposal or appropriation under the public land laws, except 
for conveyance under the R&PP Act and leasing under the mineral leasing 
laws.

    Detailed information concerning this action is available for review 
in the BLM-ES, Milwaukee Field Office, at the address listed above.
    Classification Comments: Interested persons may submit comments 
regarding the proposed classification at the address stated above for 
that purpose. Comments on classification are restricted to four 
subjects: (1) Whether the land is physically suited for the proposal; 
(2) whether the use will maximize the future use or uses of the land; 
(3) whether the use is consistent with local planning and zoning; and 
(4) whether the use is consistent with State and Federal programs.
    Application Comments: Interested persons may submit comments 
regarding: (1) The specific use to be made of the subject land as 
proposed in the County's application, plan of development and 
management plan; (2) whether the BLM followed proper administrative 
procedure in reaching the decision; or (3) any other factor not 
directly related to the suitability of the land for recreation.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will 
be available for public review at the BLM-ES, Milwaukee Field Office at 
the address listed above during business hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m.); Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Individual 
respondents may request confidentiality with respect to their name, 
address, and phone number. If you wish to have your name or street 
address withheld from public review, or from disclosure under the 
Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently at the 
beginning of your comments. Such requests will be honored to the extent 
allowed by law. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and 
from individual identifying themselves as representatives or officials 
or organizations or businesses, will be made available for pubic 
inspection in their entirety.
    Any adverse comments will be evaluated by the State Director. In 
the absence of any adverse comments, the classification of the subject 
land will become effective on October 10, 1006. The land will not be 
offered for conveyance until after the classification becomes 
effective.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2471.5)

    Dated: July 13, 2006.
Michael D. Nedd,
State Director, Eastern States.
[FR Doc. 06-6782 Filed 8-8-06; 8:45 am]
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