[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 14164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7462]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Proposed Land Exchange and Opportunity for Public Comment,
Tucson, Arizona
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 16 U.S.C., Subsection 4601-22(b); the Saguaro
National Monument Expansion Act of 1991, Public Law No. 102-61, 105
Stat. 303; and the Saguaro National Park Establishment Act of 1994,
Public Law No. 103-364, 108 Stat. 3467, the National Park Service,
hereinafter called the Service, intends to exchange certain lands and
interests in lands with Pima County, Arizona, hereinafter called the
County.
Both entities agree to mutually exchange 15.47 acres, owned by the
County within the boundaries of Saguaro National Park, for a perpetual
right-of-way on 40.08 acres of Federal land on the perimeter of the
park. The County parcels are identified as Tracts 02-163, consisting of
10 acres, and 02-110, containing 5.47 acres. Both tracts are located in
the SE1/4 of Section 34, Township 13 S., Range 12 E., Gila and Salt
River Meridian.
The Service lands are in six linear parcels, described as follows:
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Tract Acres Right-of-way location
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01-165........................... 2.25 Portions of Old Spanish
Trail between Escalante
Road and Camino Del
Desierto.
01-166........................... 0.99
01-167........................... 0.13 A portion of Old Spanish
Trail between Camino
Del Desierto and Alvard
Road.
02-184........................... 15.78 A portion of Rudasill
Road between Van Ark
and Sanders Road.
02-185........................... 14.61 A portion of Sandario
Road between Sunset
Road and Manville Road.
A portion of Manville
Road between Sandario
Road and Sanders Road.
02-186........................... 6.32 A portion of Sandario
Road between Lowell
Road and Mile High Road
and 2640 feet along
Mile High Road.
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Acquisition of the County lands inside the park will place valuable
cultural and natural resources under Federal protection. The Federal
lands on which perpetual rights-of-way will be granted to Pima County
are all located on the park boundary and are currently encumbered by
dirt roads maintained by the County. Granting the rights-of-way will
eliminate the administrative cost and burden of processing
authorizations and agreements for continued County maintenance of the
roads. It will also allow the County to spend additional funds to
improve and better maintain the roads.
Appraisals have been completed and approved on all the tracts
involved in the exchange. Both parties have determined that the lands
and interests therein to be exchanged are of equal value.
COMMENTS AND FURTHER INFORMATION: The comment period on this proposed
exchange ends 45 days from the date of this publication. Any comments
pertaining to this exchange should be sent to the Superintendent,
Saguaro National Park, 3693 S. Old Spanish Trail, Tucson, Arizona
85730-5699. Further information on this exchange can be obtained at the
same address.
Dated: March 3, 1997.
John E. Cook,
Director, Intermountain Field Area, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 97-7462 Filed 3-24-97; 8:45 am]
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