Notice2023-27202
Determination of Eligibility for Consideration as Wilderness Areas, Congaree National Park
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Published
December 12, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
Pursuant to the Wilderness Act of 1964 and in accordance with National Park Service (NPS) Management Policies 2006, Section 6.2.1, the NPS has completed a Wilderness Eligibility Assessment to determine if lands added to Congaree National Park since 1988 (Addition Lands) meet the criteria indicating eligibility for preservation as wilderness. Based on this assessment, the NPS has concluded that of the 5,356 acres of Addition Lands assessed, 3,937 acres meet the eligibility criteria in the Wilderness Act of 1964 and NPS Management Policies 2006 (6.2.1 and 6.2.1.1). This notice is being furnished as required by NPS Management Policies 2006, Section 6.2.1.3.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 86144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27202]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-SERO-CONG-NPS0035319; PPSESEROC3, PPMPSAS1Y.YP0000]
Determination of Eligibility for Consideration as Wilderness
Areas, Congaree National Park
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of determination of wilderness eligibility for lands in
Congaree National Park.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Wilderness Act of 1964 and in accordance with
National Park Service (NPS) Management Policies 2006, Section 6.2.1,
the NPS has completed a Wilderness Eligibility Assessment to determine
if lands added to Congaree National Park since 1988 (Addition Lands)
meet the criteria indicating eligibility for preservation as
wilderness. Based on this assessment, the NPS has concluded that of the
5,356 acres of Addition Lands assessed, 3,937 acres meet the
eligibility criteria in the Wilderness Act of 1964 and NPS Management
Policies 2006 (6.2.1 and 6.2.1.1). This notice is being furnished as
required by NPS Management Policies 2006, Section 6.2.1.3.
ADDRESSES: Maps and descriptions of the eligible lands are on file at
Congaree National Park Headquarters, 100 National Park Road, Hopkins,
South Carolina 29061.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for further information
should be directed to Congaree National Park Superintendent Gregory A.
Hauburger by phone at 803-647-3983, via email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8cfdacdcff7c0c9ddcadddacfcddae8c6d8db86cfc7de"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="690e1b0c0e3601081c0b1c1b0e0c1b2907191a470e061f">[email protected]</span></a>, or by mail at Congaree National Park, 100
National Park Road, Hopkins, South Carolina 29061.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since 1988, the exterior boundary of
Congaree National Park has been expanded three times: once
legislatively, and twice administratively via minor boundary
modifications. See Public Law 108-108 (November 10, 2003) and notices
of minor boundary revisions published at 83 FR 12203 (March 20, 2018)
and 86 FR 6364 (January 21, 2021). Congaree National Park staff
analyzed all 5,356 acres added to the park since 1988 (the Addition
Lands) for wilderness eligibility. Determinations of eligibility were
made by applying the wilderness criteria in the Wilderness Act of 1964,
as well as the primary eligibility criteria in NPS Management Policies
2006 Section 6.2.1.1 and the additional considerations for determining
eligibility found at Section 6.2.1.2. This analysis was completed using
the best available data on existing conditions within the Addition
Lands. The team that assessed existing conditions was made up of park
and regional staff having extensive knowledge of the area. Of the 5,356
acres assessed, 3,937 acres were found to meet the eligibility
criteria.
The area found eligible for wilderness designation consists of
approximately 1,211 acres in the park lying between the Norfolk
Southern rail line on the west and the U.S. Highway 601 right-of-way on
the east. An additional 2,715 acres of eligible land extends farther
eastward from the U.S. Highway 601 right-of-way to the park boundary on
the Wateree River. One small, isolated tract of 10.89 acres (per deed)
fronts on the Congaree River west of the Norfolk Southern rail line.
The latter tract is bordered on three sides by designated wilderness.
Public notice announcing the park's intention to conduct the
eligibility assessment was made by placing a Notice in the Federal
Register on January 19, 2016 (81 FR 2902) and, more recently, via the
park's website, social media, and direct contact with interested
Tribes, groups, and individual citizens.
Charles F. Sams, III,
Director, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-27202 Filed 12-11-23; 8:45 am]
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