[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 242 (Thursday, December 17, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 69646] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-33419] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [ES-931-1430-01; MIES-047725] Public Land Order No. 7374; Partial Revocation of Executive Order dated December 9, 1852, and Transfer of Jurisdiction; Michigan AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Public Land Order. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This order revokes an Executive order insofar as it affects 44.04 acres of public land withdrawn for the use by the United States Coast Guard for lighthouse purposes. The land is no longer needed for lighthouse purposes. In accordance with Public Law 104-208, this order also transfers jurisdiction of 33.08 of these acres to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for inclusion in the National Wildlife Refuge System. The remaining 10.96 acres have been conveyed out of Federal ownership. EFFECTIVE DATE: December 17, 1998. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Ruda, Management Analyst, Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States, 7450 Boston Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia 22153, 703-440-1663. By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior by Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714 (1994), it is ordered as follows: 1. The Executive Order dated December 9, 1852, which withdrew land for lighthouse purposes, is hereby revoked insofar as it affects the following described land: Whitefish Point Light Station Michigan Meridian T. 51 N., R. 5 W., Sec. 32, lots 6, 7, and 8 (formerly lot 4). The area described contains 44.04 acres in Chippewa County. 2. In accordance with Public Law 104-208, subject to valid existing rights, the administrative jurisdiction of the following described land is hereby transferred from the United States Coast Guard to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Michigan Meridian T. 51 N., R. 5 W., Sec. 32, lot 8. The area described contains 33.08 acres in Chippewa County. The land will be included in the National Wildlife Refuge System and managed in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act, 16 U.S.C. 668dd (1994). Future use of the land shall be in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Section 5505 of Public Law 104-208. 3. The following described land has been conveyed out of Federal ownership to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society and the Michigan Audobon Society in accordance with Section 5505 of Public Law 104-208: Michigan Meridian T. 51 N., R. 5 W., Sec. 32, lot 6 and 7. The area described contains 10.96 acres in Chippewa County. This is a record clearing action only. Dated: November 30, 1998. John Berry, Assistant Secretary of the Interior. [FR Doc. 98-33419 Filed 12-16-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-GJ-P