[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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