2640 Federal Register / Vol. 5, No. 11 / Tuesday, January 18, 2000 / Notices

Public Lands Improvement Act of 1990,

P.L. 101–442 (104 Stat. 1020).

6. Except for valid existing rights, this

island will not be subject to application,

petition, location or selection under any

public law until February 22, 2000.

7. Interested parties protesting the

determination that these islands are

public land of the United States, must

present valid proof showing that the

island in question did not exist at the

time of statehood or that it was attached

to the mainland at the time of the

original survey. Such protests must be

submitted in writing to the Chief

Cadastral Surveyor, Eastern States,

Bureau of Land Management, 7450

Boston Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia

22153, prior to 7:30 a.m., February 22,

2000.

Copies of the plat will be made

available upon request and prepayment

of the appropriate fee.

Dated: January 6, 2000.

Stephen G. Kopach,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor.

[FR Doc. 00–1114 Filed 1–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–GJ–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES–030–1430–00] ES–50582, Group 547,

Minnesota

Notice of filing of plat of an island;

Minnesota

1. The plat of the survey of an island

in Cedar Lake, Township 117 North,

Range 30 West, Fifth Principal

Meridian, Minnesota, accepted on

January 6, 2000, will be officially filed

in Eastern States, Springfield, Virginia

at 7:30 a.m., on February 22, 2000. The

tract shown below describes the island

omitted from the original survey.

Fifth Principal Meridian, Minnesota

T. 117 N. R. 30 W.

Tract No. 42.

2. Tract No. 42 is firm land rising 10–

15 ft. above the ordinary high water

mark. The soil has evolved from glacial

till parent material and is similar to the

soil found on the adjacent uplands.

Numerous stones were located along the

northerly and westerly shore line and at

the highest points of the island. Tree

species consist of ash, basswood, cedar,

cottonwood, elm, oak and willow,

ranging in size from 3 to 20 inches in

diameter, with a maximum age of 120+

years. The ground cover consists of

hazel, willow, cattails and native grasses

along the southerly shore line.

3. The present water level of the lake

compares favorably with that of the lake

at the time of the original survey;

therefore, the elevation and upland

character of the island along with the

depth and width of the lake between the

adjacent upland and the island are

considered evidence that the island did

exist in 1858, the year Minnesota was

admitted to the Union. The original

survey in 1857 did not note the

presence of this island.

4. Tract No. 42 is more than 50

percent upland in character within the

interpretation of the Swamp and

Overflow Act of September 28, 1850 (9

Stat. 519) as extended to the State of

Minnesota under the Act of March 12,

1860 (12 Stat. 3). Therefore, the island

is held to be public land.

5. The survey was requested by the

Assistant Field Manager, Division of

Natural Resource Management, under

the authority of Section 211 of FLPMA

(43 U.S.C. 1721) and the Minnesota

Public Lands Improvement Act of 1990,

Public Law 101–442 (104 Stat. 1020).

6. Except for valid existing rights, this

island will not be subject to application,

petition, location or selection under any

public law until February 22, 2000.

7. Interested parties protesting the

determination that these islands are

public land of the United States, must

present valid proof showing that the

island in question did not exist at the

time of statehood or that it was attached

to the mainland at the time of the

original survey. Such protests must be

submitted in writing to the Chief

Cadastral Surveyor, Eastern States,

Bureau of Land Management, 7450

Boston Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia

22153, prior to 7:30 a.m., February 22,

2000.

Copies of the plat will be made

available upon request and prepayment

of the appropriate fee.

Dated: January 6, 2000.

Stephen G. Kopach,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor.

[FR Doc. 00–1115 Filed 1–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–GJ–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES–030–1430–00] ES–50578, Group 545,

Minnesota]

Notice of Filing of Plat of an Island;

Minnesota

1. The plat of the survey of an island

in Fox Lake, Township 59 North, Range

25 West, Fourth Principal Meridian,

Minnesota, accepted on January 6, 2000,

will be officially filed in Eastern States,

Springfield, Virginia at 7:30 a.m., on

February 22, 2000. The tract shown

below describes the island omitted from

the original survey.

Fourth Principal Meridian, Minnesota

T. 59 N. R. 25 W.

Tract No. 37

2. Tract No. 37 is firm land rising 3–

5 ft. above the ordinary high water

mark. The soil has evolved from glacial

till parent material and is similar to the

soil found on the adjacent uplands.

Numerous stones were located along the

northerly and easterly shore of the

island. Tree species consist of birch,

cedar, fir and spruce, ranging in size

from 3 to 15 inches in diameter, with a

maximum age of 80+ years. The ground

cover consists of alder, hazel, willow

and native grasses on the southerly and

westerly shore line.

Structures located on the island

consist of an old log cabin, 141⁄2 × 211⁄2

feet, longside bears S. 68° W., a privy,

an old well and a power pole with line

bearing S. 19 E., to the adjacent upland.

3. The present water level of the lake

compares favorably with that of the

original meander line; therefore, the

elevation and upland character of the

island along with the depth and width

of the lake between the adjacent upland

and the island are considered evidence

that the island did exist in 1858, the

year Minnesota was admitted to the

Union. The original survey in 1875 did

not note the presence of this island.

4. Tract No. 37 is more than 50

percent upland in character within the

interpretation of the Swamp and

Overflow Act of September 28, 1850 (9

Stat. 519) as extended to the State of

Minnesota under the Act of March 12,

1860 (12 Stat. 3). Therefore, the island

is held to be public land.

5. The survey was requested by Edwin

A. and Sheryl I. Olson, under the

authority of Section 211 of FLPMA (43

U.S.C. 1721) and the Minnesota Public

Lands Improvement Act of 1990, P.L.

101–442 (104 Stat. 1020).

6. Except for valid existing rights, this

island will not be subject to application,

petition, location or selection under any

public law until February 22, 2000.

7. Interested parties protesting the

determination that this island is public

land of the United States, must present

valid proof showing that the island did

not exist at the time of statehood or that

it was attached to the mainland at the

time of the original survey. Such

protests must be submitted in writing to

the Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Eastern

States, Bureau of Land Management,

7450 Boston Boulevard, Springfield,

Virginia 22153, prior to 7:30 a.m.,

February 22, 2000.