[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38419-38420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19005]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Minor Adjustment of Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Boundary

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of boundary adjustment.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Regional 
Director, Region 7, of the Fish and Wildlife Service, has made a minor 
modification to the boundary of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in 
the State of Alaska. This boundary adjustment was made to incorporate 
within the Refuge a parcel of land, purchased by the United States, 
which is adjacent to the former Refuge boundary. This action added 
71.84 acres to the Refuge.

DATES: Title to the land in question vested in the United States of 
America on December 24, 1996. Notification to Congress of the proposed 
boundary change was provided August 5, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Division of Realty, Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 East 
Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503-6199.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sharon N. Janis, 907-786-3490.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1996, a 1377-acre parcel of land was 
purchased from the Salamatof Native Corporation by the United States, 
for administration by the Fish and Wildlife Service. The majority of 
this parcel lies within the boundaries of the Kenai National Wildlife 
Refuge as established by the Alaska National Interest Lands 
Conservation Act. A portion of the purchased land, 71.84 acres in size, 
falls between the ANILCA boundary and the Kenai River. This portion is 
more particularly described as Lot 7 of Section 31, and Lots 8 and 9 of 
Section 32, Township 5 North, Range 9 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska.

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    Section 103(b) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
Act (16 U.S.C. 3103(b)) establishes authority for the Secretary of the 
Interior to make minor boundary adjustments to the Wildlife Refuges 
created by the Act. Under this authority, and following due notice to 
Congress, the Secretary, acting through the Regional Director, Region 
7, of the Fish and Wildlife Service, has used this authority to adjust 
the boundaries of the Kenai Refuge to include the 71.84-acre parcel 
described above. This adjustment modifies the boundary previously 
described in the Federal Register (48 FR 7955, Feb. 24, 1983).
Robyn Thorson,
Acting Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 98-19005 Filed 7-15-98; 8:45 am]
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