[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 160 (Tuesday, August 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49100-49101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19612]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLES003420.L14300000.FR0000;MIES-057953]


Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification for Conveyance, Alpena County, MI

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 and conveyance under the provisions of the 
Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, 43.08 acres of 
land on Thunder Bay Island in Alpena Township, Michigan. Alpena 
Township proposes to acquire the lighthouse and surrounding land on 
Thunder Bay Island to use as a historic site.

DATES: Comments must be received by the Northeastern States Field 
Office at the address listed below by October 3, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Field Manager, BLM, Northeastern States Field Office, 626 
East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 200, Milwaukee, WI 53202-4617.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Grundman, Realty Specialist, at 
the above address or at 414-297-4447. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above 
individual. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to 
leave a message or question with the above individual. You will receive 
a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land on 
Thunder Bay Island in Alpena County, Michigan, reserved under the 
jurisdiction of the United States Coast Guard (USCG), Department of 
Homeland Security, has been examined and found suitable for conveyance 
under Section 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act, 43 U.S.C. 315f, and the 
provision of the R&PP Act as amended, 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.:

Michigan Meridian,

T. 30 N., R. 10 E.,
Sec. 3.

    The area described contains 43.08 acres in Alpena County, 
Michigan.

    Alpena Township has applied to acquire the public land and 
lighthouse structures on Thunder Bay Island under the R&PP Act. The 
Township proposes to protect and manage the lighthouse

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and surrounding acreage as a historic site open to the public under 
regulated access. The USCG concurs with the proposed disposition of the 
land. The conveyance is consistent with the Michigan Resource 
Management Plan Amendment approved June 27, 1997. The land is not 
needed for any Federal purpose and a conveyance to protect the historic 
structures and surrounding land would be in the public interest.
    The conveyance document, if issued, would be subject to the 
provisions of the R&PP Act and applicable regulations of the Secretary 
of the Interior and would contain the following reservations, terms, 
and conditions:
    1. Valid existing rights.
    2. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together 
with the right to prospect for, mine and remove minerals under 
applicable laws and such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior 
may prescribe.
    3. Any other terms and conditions that the authorized officer deems 
appropriate, including conditions to ensure public access and proper 
management of Federal land and interest therein.
    Commencing on August 19, 2014, the public land described above will 
be segregated from all forms of appropriation under the public land 
laws, except for conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposes 
Act. For a period of 45 days after issuance of this notice, interested 
parties may submit written comments regarding the proposed conveyance 
or classification of the land to the Field Manager at the address 
listed above. Detailed information concerning this action including but 
not limited to documentation related to compliance with applicable 
environmental and cultural resource laws is available for review at the 
address listed above.
    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 management as a 
historic site, 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 and the plan of 
development, 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 management as a historic site. 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 of the land described in this 
notice will become effective on October 20, 2014. The land will not 
become available for conveyance until after the classification becomes 
effective.
    Before including your address, phone number, email 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.

    Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5

Dean Gettinger,
Field Manager, Northeastern States Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2014-19612 Filed 8-18-14; 8:45 am]
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