[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 178 (Friday, September 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53042-53043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21286]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Boundary Revision

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notification of boundary revision.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the boundary of Big Thicket 
National Preserve is modified to include seven tracts of land adjacent 
to the park. This revision is made to include privately owned property 
that the landowners wish to donate to the United States. The National 
Park Service has determined that inclusion of the seven tracts within 
the preserve's boundary will make significant contributions to the 
purposes for which the preserve was established. After the United 
States acquires the tracts, the National Park Service will manage them 
in accordance with applicable law.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: National Park Service, Glenna F. 
Vigil, Chief, Land Resources Program Center, Intermountain Region, P.O. 
Box 728, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504.

DATES: The effective date of this boundary revision is the date of 
publication in the Federal Register.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Act of October 11, 1974, Public Law 93-
439, 88 Stat. 1254, codified as amended at 16 U.S.C. 698 through 698e 
(2006), established the Big Thicket National Preserve and provides that 
after advising the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Secretary of the 
Interior is authorized to make these boundary revisions. This action 
will add seven tracts comprising 6,281.19 acres of land, more or less, 
of land to the Big Thicket National Preserve. The acquisition of these 
tracts is required to maintain the preserve's natural and ecological 
integrity. The seven tracts are listed as follows: Tract 201-12, 92.00 
acres; Tract 202-10, 816.70 acres; Tract 224-15, 81.05 acres; Tract 
225-16, 167.05 acres; Tract 229-03, 4,500 acres, more or less; Tract 
229-04, 408.69 acres; and Tract 229-05, 215.70 acres. The referenced 
tracts are depicted on the following land acquisition segment maps as 
follows:

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Segment Map 201, sheet 7 of 8, having drawing no. 175/30,012; Segment 
Map 202, sheet 8 of 8, having drawing no. 175/30,012; Segment Map 224, 
sheet 7 of 10, having drawing no. 175/80,010; Segment Map 225, sheet 8 
of 10, having drawing no. 175/80,010 and Segment Map 229, sheet 1 of 1, 
having drawing no. 175/80,016.

    Note: When contacting this office or any government office, 
before including your address, phone number, e-mail address or other 
personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you 
can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.


    Note: This document was received at the Office of the Federal 
Register on September 9, 2008.


    Dated: March 10, 2008.
Michael D. Snyder,
Regional Director, Intermountain Region.
[FR Doc. E8-21286 Filed 9-11-08; 8:45 am]
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