[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 115 (Friday, June 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27721-27722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12485]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

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Boundary Revision at Fort Monroe National Monument

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notification of boundary revision.

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SUMMARY: The boundary of Fort Monroe National Monument is modified to 
include 44 acres of land, more or less, located in the City of Hampton, 
Virginia, consisting of two parcels immediately adjacent to the 
boundary of Fort Monroe National Monument. Subsequent to the proposed 
boundary revision, the United States will acquire the lands by donation 
from the Commonwealth of Virginia.

DATES: The effective date of this boundary revision is June 16, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The map depicting this boundary revision is available for 
inspection at the following locations: National Park Service, Land 
Resources Program Center, Northeast Region, New England Office, 115 
John Street, 5th Floor, Lowell, Massachusetts 01852, at (978) 970-5262 
and National Park Service, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deputy Realty Officer Jennifer Cherry, 
National Park Service, Land Resources Program Center, Northeast Region, 
New England Office, 115 John Street, 5th Floor, Lowell, Massachusetts 
01852, at (978) 970-5262.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 54 
U.S.C. 100506, the boundary of Fort Monroe National Monument is 
modified to include 44 acres of land, more or less, identified as: 
Wherry Quarters addition Fee area of 40 acres of land, more or less, 
and Easement area of 4 acres of land, more or less. These lands are 
located in the City of Hampton, Virginia, immediately adjacent to the 
boundary of Fort Monroe National Monument. The boundary revision is 
depicted on Map No. 250/133082, dated June 9, 2016.
    Specifically, 54 U.S.C. 100506 provides that, after notifying the 
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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 and subsequent acquisition will ensure 
preservation and protection of Fort Monroe's scenic and historic 
resources.

    Dated: June 8, 2017.
Jonathan Meade,
Deputy Regional Director, Northeast Region.
[FR Doc. 2017-12485 Filed 6-15-17; 8:45 am]
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