[Federal Register: February 12, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 29)] [Notices] [Page 7177] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr12fe98-67] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Establishment of Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Act requires that when sufficient property is acquired, public notices be published. The Connecticut River Watershed Council donated Third Island, Deerfield, Massachusetts, to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for inclusion in the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. This notice is to inform the public that sufficient property has been acquired to be managed as a refuge. EFFECTIVE DATE: February 12, 1998. ADDRESSES: Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, at the Great Falls Discovery Center; 38 Avenue A, Turners Falls, Massachusetts, 01376. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence Bandolin, Project Leader, at (413) 863-0209, FAX (413) 863- 3070, E-mail: r5w__socnwr@mail.fws.gov SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Act, Public Law 102-212, Section 106(b) Establishment, requires that when sufficient property is acquired public notices be published. The Connecticut River Watershed Council donated Third Island, Deerfield, Massachusetts, to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for inclusion in the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. With this donation sufficient property has been acquired for the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. Ronald Lambertson, Regional Director, Region 5, Hadley, Massachusetts. [FR Doc. 98-3537 Filed 2-11-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-M