[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 64 (Thursday, April 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 15876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8550]
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Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 64 / Thursday, April 3, 1997 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Boundary Extension, Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of boundary extension.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture has extended the boundary of the
Ouachita National Forest to include 106.75 acres, more or less, in Le
Flore County, Oklahoma, which were recently acquired through exchange.
A copy of the Secretary's establishment document which includes the
legal description of the lands within the extension appears at the end
of this notice.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of this boundary extension was March
11, 1997.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the map depicting the lands within the boundary
extension is on file and available for public inspection in the Office
of the Director of Lands, Auditor's Building, 201 14th Street, SW,
Washington, DC. 20250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jack Craven, Lands Staff, Forest Service, USDA, PO Box 96090,
Washington, DC. 20090-6090, telephone: (202) 205-1248.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the authority under section
20(d), Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation and Wilderness Act of
October 18, 1988 (16 U.S.C. 460), the Secretary of Agriculture has
extended the boundary of the Ouachita National Forest. The Act provided
authority to the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire by purchase,
exchange, donation, or otherwise, any right, title, and interest in
lands in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, which are outside the boundaries of
the Ouachita National Forest. This Act also provided that the Secretary
would extend the boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest to include
such lands.
Dated: March 28, 1997.
Gerald Coghlan,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
Ouachita National Forest Boundary Extension
Pursuant to the Secretary of Agriculture's authority under
Section 20(d), Pub. L. 100-499 (102 Stat. 2491) the Ouachita
National Forest boundary is hereby extended to include the following
lands.
Le Flore County, Oklahoma, Indian Meridian
Township 3 North, Range 27 East
Section 10: The North Half of the Northwest Quarter and Lot 1.
The areas described aggregate 106.75 acres more or less.
As provided by Pub. L. 100-499, the lands described shall be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the
Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961) and in accordance with the laws,
rules, and regulations generally applicable to units of the National
Forest System.
Dated: March 11, 1997.
Brian Eliot Burke,
Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment.
[FR Doc. 97-8550 Filed 4-2-97; 8:45 am]
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