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<br />001290 <br />the East, there are over 5,000 public land islands (most of which ar~ <br /> <br />small, averaging an acre in size). <br /> <br />In pursuing a vigorous wilderness inventory, all public land islands <br /> <br />and those roadless areas of at least 5,000 acres, where the surface <br /> <br />estate is administered by BLM, will be considered for wilderness pre- <br /> <br />servation, except for about those 30 percent of the lands which are <br /> <br />exempt from wilderness review. These exceptions are indicated below: <br /> <br />1. Lands held for the benefit of Indians, Aleuts, and <br /> <br />Eskimos, as provided for by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act <br /> <br />(ANCSA), until such time as they are released because of congressional <br /> <br />action '10 the claims (when the native claims are settled, lands not <br /> <br />conveyed will be considered for wilderness preservation); <br /> <br />2. Land withdrawn under provisions of section 17(p)(~L of <br /> <br />the &~CSA or from administrative proposals, such as H.R. 3~, September 15, <br /> <br />1977, that are being considered for new parks, wildlife refuges, or <br /> <br />forest (any land remaining after the transfer is consummated by congres~ <br /> <br />sional action, will be considered for wilderness potential by BLMli <br /> <br />3. Lands on which State selections have tentative approval; <br /> <br />4. Land located on the Outer Continental Shelf; and <br /> <br />5. Timber land identified as being of commercial value on the <br /> <br />Oregon-California Grant Lands. <br /> <br />6 <br />