[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 179 (Thursday, September 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57074-57075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23370]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction at or Near Great Sand 
Dunes National Park

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As required by law, the Secretary of the Interior has 
transferred to the appropriate agencies jurisdiction over lands 
acquired for the benefit of Great Sand Dunes National Park, Baca 
National Wildlife Refuge, and the Rio Grande National Forest.

ADDRESSES: Maps, deeds, and documents related to this transfer may be 
reviewed at the National Park Service Land Resources Program Center, 
Intermountain Region, 12795 West Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, Colorado 
80225-0287. The approved survey plats and field notes will be available 
for review at the Colorado State Office of the Bureau of Land 
Management, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Wessels, Director, Intermountain 
Region, National Park Service, P.O. Box 25287, 12795 West Alameda 
Parkway, Lakewood, Colorado 80225-0287.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As authorized by section 8(a) of Public Law 
106-530 (114 Stat. 2527, 2532), the Secretary of the Interior 
(Secretary) acquired certain lands and interests in land for the 
benefit of Great Sand Dunes National Park, Baca National Wildlife 
Refuge, and the Rio Grande National Forest. Section 8(c) of Public Law 
106-530 directed the Secretary to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
of these lands, as appropriate, to the National Park Service for 
addition to and administration as part of the Great Sand Dunes National 
Park; to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for addition to 
and administration as part of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge; and to 
the Secretary of Agriculture, for addition to and administration as 
part of the Rio Grande National Forest. The transferred lands were 
depicted on the map having drawing number 140/80/032 and were divided 
into zones as depicted on an exhibit map having drawing number 140/
30,003.
    Under the provisions of Section 8(c) of Public Law 106-530, and 
effective on November 22, 2000, the following transfers were made:
     Administrative jurisdiction of those lands depicted on the 
exhibit map as Zone A to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
for addition to and

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administration as part of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge;
     Administrative jurisdiction on those lands depicted on the 
exhibit map as Zone B to the Secretary of Agriculture for addition to 
and administration as part of the Rio Grande National Forest; and
     Administrative jurisdiction on those lands depicted on the 
exhibit map as Zone C to the National Park Service for addition to and 
administration as part of the Great Sand Dunes National Park.
    The boundaries of all or portions of these zones are being surveyed 
by the Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior. Upon 
approval by the Bureau of Land Management, these surveys will 
supplement this notice of transfer by providing the exact locations of 
the boundaries separating these zones. The approved survey plats and 
field notes will be available for review at the Colorado State Office 
of the Bureau of Land Management.

Rachel Jacobson,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 2011-23370 Filed 9-14-11; 8:45 am]
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