[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 75 (Thursday, April 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19722-19723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7429]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES-030-1430-ET; WIES 51517]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Transfer of Jurisdiction; 
Wisconsin

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management has received a petition/
application from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service requesting 
that the Secretary of the Interior withdraw for a 50-year term 328.70 
acres of public land from surface entry, and transfer administrative 
jurisdiction to the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to protect and manage 
migratory bird and threatened and endangered species habitat. The land 
is located within the exterior boundaries of the Green Bay Islands 
National Wildlife Refuge System and was reserved for lighthouse 
purposes by Executive Orders dated December 11, 1848, and May 28, 1858. 
These orders will not be disturbed by the proposed withdrawal. This 
land presently is under the administrative jurisdiction of the United 
States Coast Guard, which recognizes that wildlife refuge management 
will make better use of the land than its current outdated use for 
lighthouse purposes. This notice provides an opportunity to comment on 
the proposed withdrawal and to request a public meeting.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
July 18, 2007. Electronic format submittals will not be accepted.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the State 
Director, Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States, 7450 Boston 
Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia 22153.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ida Doup, Bureau of Land Management-
Eastern States, 703-440-1541, or at the above stated address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
has filed a petition/application to withdraw the following described 
public land from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the public 
land laws for a 50-year term, subject to valid existing rights:

Fourth Principal Meridian

T. 33 N., R. 29 E.,
    Sec. 26, lots 1 and 2;
    Sec. 27, lots 1, 2 and 3.
T. 33 N., R. 29 E.,
    Sec. 1, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
    The area described contains 328.70 acres in Door County known as 
Plum and Pilot Islands.

    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect important 
native and migratory bird habitat, threatened and endangered species 
habitat, and historic resources in the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem. 
Management of the land would transfer from the United States Coast 
Guard to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service with the proposed 
withdrawal.
    There are no suitable alternative sites as the lands described lie 
within the approved boundary of the Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge 
and contain the resources that need protection.
    A right-of-way or cooperative agreement would not provide the 
necessary administrative controls to adequately protect and manage the 
area in conjunction with, and on the same basis as the rest of the 
Refuge, or for the purposes for which the Refuge was established.
    No water rights would be needed to fulfill the purpose of the 
requested withdrawal.
    For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this 
notice, all persons who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or 
objections in connection with the proposed withdrawal may present their 
views in writing to the State Director of the Bureau of Land 
Management-Eastern States at the address listed above.
    Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is 
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal. All interested 
persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on 
the proposed withdrawal must submit a written request to the State 
Director, Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States within 90 days from 
the date of publication of this notice. If the authorized officer 
determines that a public meeting will be held, a notice of the time and 
place will be published in the Federal Register at least 30 days before 
the scheduled date of the meeting.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will 
be available for public review at the Bureau of Land Management-Eastern 
States, 7450 Boston Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia 22153, during 
regular business hours. Individual respondents may request 
confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name or address from 
public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 
you must state this prominently at the

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beginning of your comments. Such requests will be honored to the extent 
allowed by law. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and 
from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials 
of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public 
inspection in their entirety.
    The proposed withdrawal will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1)

Michael D. Nedd,
State Director, Eastern States.
[FR Doc. E7-7429 Filed 4-18-07; 8:45 am]
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