81 FR 71760 - Minor Boundary Revision at Big Thicket National Preserve

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 201 (October 18, 2016)

The boundary of Big Thicket National Preserve is modified to include ten tracts totaling 822.48 acres of land. These lands are located in Hardin County, Liberty County, Orange County and Tyler County, Texas, immediately adjacent to the boundary of the preserve. Subsequent to the publication of this notice, the United States will acquire fee title to those tracts of land by donation from several nonprofit conservation organizations and an individual donor.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 71760]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25179]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

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Minor Boundary Revision at Big Thicket National Preserve

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notification of boundary revision.

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SUMMARY: The boundary of Big Thicket National Preserve is modified to 
include ten tracts totaling 822.48 acres of land. These lands are 
located in Hardin County, Liberty County, Orange County and Tyler 
County, Texas, immediately adjacent to the boundary of the preserve. 
Subsequent to the publication of this notice, the United States will 
acquire fee title to those tracts of land by donation from several 
nonprofit conservation organizations and an individual donor.

DATES: The effective date of this boundary revision is October 18, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: The map depicting this boundary revision is available for 
inspection at the following locations: National Park Service, Land 
Resources Program Center, Intermountain Region, 12795 West Alameda 
Parkway, Denver, Colorado 80228 and National Park Service, Department 
of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chief Realty Officer Steve Muyskens, 
National Park Service, Land Resources Program Center, Intermountain 
Region, 12795 West Alameda Parkway, Denver, Colorado 80228, telephone 
(303) 969-2610.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 
section 1 of the Act of October 11, 1974 (Pub. L. 93-439, 88 Stat. 
1254), codified as amended at 16 U.S.C. 698, the boundary of Big 
Thicket National Preserve is modified to include ten tracts of lands 
listed as follows: Tract 127-10 (1.72 acres); Tract 134-07 (114.45 
acres); Tract 172-10 (18 acres); Tract 215-04 (.57-acre); Tract 219-17 
(11.60 acres); Tract 219-18 (360.97 acres); Tract 219-19 (29.03 acres); 
Tract 222-08 (1 acre); Tract 223-14 (118.65 acres) and Tract 229-06 
(166.49 acres) for a total of 822.48 acres. The boundary revision is 
depicted on Map No. 175/120,858 dated April 18, 2016.
    16 U.S.C. 698 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.

    Dated: October 7, 2016.
Sue Masica,
Regional Director, Intermountain Region.
[FR Doc. 2016-25179 Filed 10-17-16; 8:45 am]
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