[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54923-54924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21925]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-IMR-BITH-10384; 7880-726]


Minor Boundary Revision at Big Thicket National Preserve

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notification of Boundary Revision.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Act of October 
11, 1974 (Pub. L. 93- 439, 88 Stat. 1245), the boundary of Big Thicket 
National Preserve is modified to include 9 tracts of lands listed as 
follows: Tract 119-07, 123.07 acres; Tract 219-12, 6.45 acres; Tract 
219- 13, 177.28 acres; Tract 221-15, 8.51 acres; Tract 221-16, 4.29 
acres; Tract 224-16, 648.01 acres; Tract 225-20, 41.40 acres; Tract 
227-04, 52.74 acres; and Tract 230-01, 1,141.87 acres; for a total of 
2,203.62 acres. These lands are located in Hardin County, Polk County, 
and Tyler County, Texas, immediately adjacent to the existing boundary 
of Big Thicket National Preserve. The boundary revision is depicted on 
Map No. 175/106,913A dated August, 2011. The map is available for 
inspection at the following locations: National Park Service, 
Intermountain Region Land Resources Program Center, 12795 West Alameda 
Parkway, Denver, Colorado 80225-0287 and National Park Service, 
Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240.

DATES: The effective date of this boundary revision is September 6, 
2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: National Park Service, Chief Realty 
Officer, Intermountain Region Resources Program Center, 12795 West 
Alameda Parkway, Denver, Colorado 80225-0827, at (303) 969-2610.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Act of October 11, 1974, as amended, 
established the Big Thicket National Preserve and provided that after 
notifying the House Committee on Resources and the Senate Committee on 
Energy and Resources, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to 
make this boundary revision. The Committees have been notified of this 
boundary revision.
    This boundary revision will make a significant contribution toward 
the preservation and protection of the ecological crossroads of 
Southeast Texas for which the preserve was established. The acquisition 
of these parcels will provide connectivity between the various units 
and will aid in maintaining wildlife migration corridors and the 
management of the park. These

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lands provide some of the most outstanding recreational opportunities 
for wetland canoeing within the National Park Service System, and 
include significant biological and geological diversity.

    Dated: August 23, 2012.
Colin Campbell,
Deputy Regional Director, Intermountain Region.
[FR Doc. 2012-21925 Filed 9-5-12; 8:45 am]
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