[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 50958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21896]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-NCR-HAFE-25439; PS.SHAFE0001.01.1]


Minor Boundary Revision at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notification of boundary revision.

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SUMMARY: The boundary of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is 
modified to include approximately 12.97 acres of land with all 
improvements thereon, situate in Harpers Ferry District, Jefferson 
County, West Virginia lying on the south side of U.S. Route 340, on the 
east side of the relocation of Route 27 and on the west side of Old 
Route 27, more particularly bounded and described in a plat of survey 
made by Appalachian Survey, Inc., dated June 6, 1981, and recorded with 
a deed dated August 28, 1981 in the Office of the Clerk of the County 
Commission of Jefferson County, West Virginia, in Deed Book 490, at 
Page 384. The property will be donated to the United States by the 
American Battlefield Trust formerly known as the Civil War Preservation 
Trust.

DATES: The applicable date of this boundary revision is October 10, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: The map depicting this boundary revision is available for 
inspection at the following locations: National Park Service, National 
Trails System Program Center, 216 B Viking Way, Martinsburg, West 
Virginia 25401, telephone (304) 263-4943.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: National Park Service, Donald King, 
Realty Officer, National Trails System Program Center, 216 B Viking 
Way, Martinsburg, West Virginia 25401, telephone (304) 263-4943.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 54 
U.S.C. 100506(c), the boundary of Harpers Ferry National Historical 
Park is modified to include 12.97 acres of land with all improvements. 
The boundary revision is depicted on the Harpers Ferry National 
Historical Park Proposed Minor Boundary Revision map numbered 385/
133094 and dated June 2016.
    Specifically, 54 U.S.C. 100506(c) provides that, after consultation 
with the governing body of the county, city, town, or other 
jurisdiction or jurisdictions having taxing authority over the land or 
interest to be acquired as to the impact of the proposed action, and 
subsequent notification of the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to 
make this boundary revision upon publication of notice in the Federal 
Register. The relevant governing bodies have been consulted and the 
Committees have been notified of this boundary revision. This boundary 
revision and subsequent donation will ensure preservation and 
protection of the Park's historic and natural resources.
    Once this property is included within the park boundary and 
acquired by the United States, it is the intention of the National Park 
Service to manage the property for public purposes.

    Dated: August 6, 2018.
Peter May,
Acting Regional Director, National Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2018-21896 Filed 10-9-18; 8:45 am]
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