81_FR_2913 81 FR 2902 - Assessment of Eligible and Ineligible Lands for Consideration as Wilderness Areas, Congaree National Park, South Carolina

81 FR 2902 - Assessment of Eligible and Ineligible Lands for Consideration as Wilderness Areas, Congaree National Park, South Carolina

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 11 (January 19, 2016)

Page Range2902-2902
FR Document2016-00804

The NPS intends to assess certain lands within the authorized boundary of Congaree National Park for wilderness eligibility.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 11 (Tuesday, January 19, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 2902]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00804]


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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-SERO-CONG-19127; PPSESEROC3, PMP00UP05.YP0000]


Assessment of Eligible and Ineligible Lands for Consideration as 
Wilderness Areas, Congaree National Park, South Carolina

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The NPS intends to assess certain lands within the authorized 
boundary of Congaree National Park for wilderness eligibility.

DATES: The eligibility assessment will begin on November 2, 2015 and is 
anticipated to be completed by January 29, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suggestions, comments, and requests 
for further information should be directed to Congaree National Park 
Integrated Resources Program Manager Liz Struhar by phone at 803-647-
3968, email [email protected], or by mail at Congaree National Park, 
100 National Park Road, Hopkins, South Carolina 29061.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Wilderness Act of 1964, and 
in accordance with National Park Service (NPS) Management Policies 
(2006), Section 6.2.1, the NPS intends to assess certain lands within 
the authorized boundary of Congaree National Park for wilderness 
eligibility. The lands to be assessed are approximately 4,576 acres 
added to the park boundary since 2003 by virtue of Section 148 of 
Public Law 108-108 (November 10, 2003) and approximately 100 acres 
under consideration for addition to the park via NPS' minor boundary 
modification authority (54 U.S.C. 100506 (c)(5)). A determination of 
eligibility and subsequent future actions will be announced in the 
Federal Register upon completion of the assessment.

    Dated: December 28, 2015.
Stan Austin,
Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 2016-00804 Filed 1-15-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    agency that has control of the Native                   Tribal Community (previously known as                  boundary of Congaree National Park for
                                                    American human remains and                              Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish                     wilderness eligibility. The lands to be
                                                    associated funerary objects. The                        Reservation of Washington); and the                    assessed are approximately 4,576 acres
                                                    National Park Service is not responsible                Tulalip Tribes of Washington                           added to the park boundary since 2003
                                                    for the determinations in this notice.                  (previously listed as the Tulalip Tribes               by virtue of Section 148 of Public Law
                                                      This notice corrects the number of                    of the Tulalip Reservation, Washington)                108–108 (November 10, 2003) and
                                                    associated funerary objects published in                may proceed.                                           approximately 100 acres under
                                                    a Notice of Inventory Completion in the                   The Burke Museum is responsible for                  consideration for addition to the park
                                                    Federal Register (78 FR 45958–45959,                    notifying the Lummi Tribe of the                       via NPS’ minor boundary modification
                                                    July 30, 2013). While cataloging,                       Lummi Reservation; Samish Indian                       authority (54 U.S.C. 100506 (c)(5)). A
                                                    additional documentation was found                      Nation (previously listed as the Samish                determination of eligibility and
                                                    indicating that three items were                        Indian Tribe, Washington); Sauk-                       subsequent future actions will be
                                                    funerary objects. Transfer of control of                Suiattle Indian Tribe; Stillaguamish                   announced in the Federal Register upon
                                                    the items in this correction notice has                 Tribe of Indians of Washington                         completion of the assessment.
                                                    not occurred.                                           (previously listed as Stillaguamish Tribe                Dated: December 28, 2015.
                                                                                                            of Washington); Swinomish Indian                       Stan Austin,
                                                    Correction
                                                                                                            Tribal Community (previously known as                  Regional Director, Southeast Region.
                                                      In the Federal Register (78 FR 45958–                 Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish
                                                    45959, July 30, 2013), paragraph 7,                                                                            [FR Doc. 2016–00804 Filed 1–15–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            Reservation of Washington); Tulalip
                                                    sentence 5 is corrected by substituting                 Tribes of Washington (previously listed                BILLING CODE 4310–JD–P
                                                    the following sentence:                                 as the Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip
                                                       The 35 associated funerary objects are 2             Reservation, Washington); and the                      DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                    lots of unmodified wood; 2 lots of wood                 Upper Skagit Indian Tribe that this
                                                    grave stakes; 2 metal objects; 1 pair of                notice has been published.                             National Park Service
                                                    scissors; 1 black plastic comb; 2 shells; 1
                                                                                                             Dated: October 21, 2015.                              [NPS–PWR–YOSE–19170;
                                                    modified bone fragment; 1 unmodified bone
                                                    fragment; 1 stone abrader; 1 .22 caliber gun;           Melanie O’Brien,                                       PS.SPWLA0056.00.1]
                                                    3 bags of buttons (glass, porcelain, bone,              Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
                                                    copper); 8 U.S. coins; 1 porcelain doll head;           [FR Doc. 2016–00915 Filed 1–15–16; 8:45 am]            Minor Boundary Revision at Yosemite
                                                    1 bag containing metal buckle fragments; 1              BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
                                                                                                                                                                   National Park
                                                    lot of marbles; 1 stone ulu; and 6 composite
                                                    artifact bags containing wood, nails, charcoal,                                                                AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
                                                    pebbles, metal, leather, watch faces, a watch                                                                  ACTION:Notification of Boundary
                                                    chain, and organic and inorganic materials.             DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR                                 Revision.
                                                      In the Federal Register (78 FR 45958–                 National Park Service                                  SUMMARY:   The boundary of Yosemite
                                                    45959, July 30, 2013), paragraph 20 is                                                                         National Park is modified to include 400
                                                                                                            [NPS–SERO–CONG–19127; PPSESEROC3,
                                                    corrected by substituting the following                 PMP00UP05.YP0000]                                      acres of land located in Tuolumne
                                                    paragraph:                                                                                                     County, California, immediately
                                                      Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 35              Assessment of Eligible and Ineligible                  adjoining the current park boundary.
                                                    objects described above are reasonably                  Lands for Consideration as Wilderness                  Subsequent to the proposed boundary
                                                    believed to have been placed with or near               Areas, Congaree National Park, South                   revision, the National Park Service
                                                    individual human remains at the time of                 Carolina                                               (NPS) will acquire the land by donation
                                                    death or later as part of the death rite or
                                                                                                            AGENCY:   National Park Service, Interior.             from The Trust for Public Land, a
                                                    ceremony.
                                                                                                                                                                   nonprofit conservation organization.
                                                                                                            ACTION:   Notice of intent.
                                                    Additional Requestors and Disposition                                                                          DATES: The effective date of this
                                                                                                            SUMMARY:   The NPS intends to assess                   boundary revision is January 19, 2016.
                                                      Lineal descendants or representatives
                                                    of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian                  certain lands within the authorized                    ADDRESSES: The map depicting this
                                                    organization not identified in this notice              boundary of Congaree National Park for                 boundary revision is available for
                                                    that wish to request transfer of control                wilderness eligibility.                                inspection at the following locations:
                                                    of these human remains and associated                   DATES: The eligibility assessment will                 National Park Service, Land Resources
                                                    funerary objects should submit a written                begin on November 2, 2015 and is                       Program Center, Pacific West Region,
                                                    request with information in support of                  anticipated to be completed by January                 333 Bush Street, Suite 500, San
                                                    the request to Peter Lape, Burke                        29, 2016.                                              Francisco, CA 94104, and National Park
                                                    Museum, University of Washington, Box                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       Service, Department of the Interior,
                                                    353010, Seattle, WA 98195, telephone                    Suggestions, comments, and requests for                1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
                                                    (206) 685–3849 x2, email plape@uw.edu                   further information should be directed                 20240.
                                                    by February 18, 2016. After that date, if               to Congaree National Park Integrated                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    no additional requestors have come                      Resources Program Manager Liz Struhar                  Chief Realty Officer Gregory Gress,
                                                    forward, transfer of control of the                     by phone at 803–647–3968, email Liz_                   National Park Service, Land Resources
                                                    human remains and associated funerary                   Struhar@nps.gov, or by mail at Congaree                Program Center, Pacific West Region,
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                                                    objects to the Lummi Tribe of the                       National Park, 100 National Park Road,                 333 Bush Street, Suite 500, San
                                                    Lummi Reservation; Samish Indian                        Hopkins, South Carolina 29061.                         Francisco, CA 94104, telephone (415)
                                                    Nation (previously listed as the Samish                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant                    623–2120.
                                                    Indian Tribe, Washington); Sauk-                        to the Wilderness Act of 1964, and in                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
                                                    Suiattle Indian Tribe; the Stillaguamish                accordance with National Park Service                  hereby given that, pursuant to 54 U.S.C.
                                                    Tribe of Indians of Washington                          (NPS) Management Policies (2006),                      100506(c), the boundary of Yosemite
                                                    (previously listed as Stillaguamish Tribe               Section 6.2.1, the NPS intends to assess               National Park is modified to include 400
                                                    of Washington); Swinomish Indian                        certain lands within the authorized                    acres of land known as Ackerson


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Document Created: 2016-01-16 01:08:10
Document Modified: 2016-01-16 01:08:10
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of intent.
DatesThe eligibility assessment will begin on November 2, 2015 and is anticipated to be completed by January 29, 2016.
ContactSuggestions, comments, and requests for further information should be directed to Congaree National Park Integrated Resources Program Manager Liz Struhar by phone at 803-647- 3968, email [email protected], or by mail at Congaree National Park, 100 National Park Road, Hopkins, South Carolina 29061.
FR Citation81 FR 2902 

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