[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 56231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22406]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-SER-VIIS-10517; 5360-726]


Minor Boundary Revision at Virgin Islands National Park

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notification of Boundary Revision.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 4601-
9(c)(1)(ii), the boundary of the Virgin Islands National Park is 
modified to include an additional 3.57 acres of unimproved land 
identified as Tract 03-157, which will then be donated to the United 
States. The land is located at Estate Haulover on the east end of the 
Island of St. John, immediately adjacent to the current boundary of the 
Virgin Islands National Park. The boundary revision is depicted on Map 
No. 161/92,009A dated March 2011. The map is available for inspection 
at the following locations: National Park Service, Southeast Region 
Land Resources Program Center, 1924 Building, 100 Alabama Street SW., 
Atlanta, Georgia 30301, and National Park Service, Department of the 
Interior, Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: National Park Service, Chief, 
Southeast Region Land Resources Program Center, 1924 Building, 100 
Alabama Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303, telephone (404) 507-5664.

DATES: The effective date of this boundary revision is September 12, 
2012.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 16 U.S.C. 460l-9(c)(1)(ii) provides that, 
after notifying the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Secretary of the 
Interior is authorized to make this boundary revision upon publication 
of notice in the Federal Register. The Committees have been notified of 
this boundary revision. This boundary revision will make a significant 
contribution to the purposes for which the national park was 
established by enabling the Service to efficiently manage and protect 
significant resources similar to that already protected within the 
present park boundary. This property contains significant natural and 
cultural resources. Its two wetlands and expanse of shoreline make this 
an important site for resident and migratory birds, as well as locally 
listed flora and fauna. The site has a rich history as well, as Taino 
Indian and colonial period pottery shards have been found in this area.

     Dated: July 23, 2012.
David Vela,
Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 2012-22406 Filed 9-11-12; 8:45 am]
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