[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 28569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13343]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Establishment of Ocmulgee Purchase Unit, Georgia
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Establishment of a Purchase Unit.
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SUMMARY: On April 10, 1995, the Deputy Under Secretary, Natural
Resources and Environment, created the Ocmulgee Purchase Unit. This
purchase unit comprises 10,000 acres, more or less, in Butts and Monroe
Counties, Georgia. A copy of the establishment document, which includes
the legal description of the lands within this purchase unit, appears
at the end of this notice.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of this purchase unit was April 10,
1995.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the map showing this purchase unit is on file and
available for public inspection in the Office of the Director of Lands,
Forest Service, Auditor's Building, 201 14th Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20090-6090.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ralph Bauman, Lands Staff, Forest Service USDA P.O. Box 96090,
Washington, DC 20090-6090, (202) 205-1248.
Dated: May 25, 1995.
Janice H. McDougle,
Associate Deputy Chief.
Proposed Boundary Description for the Ocmulgee Purchase Unit, Butts and
Monroe Counties, Georgia
Pursuant to the Secretary of Agriculture's authority under Section
17, P.L. 94-588 (90 Stat. 2949) the Ocmulgee Purchase Unit is being
established and is described as follows:
All that certain tract of land lying on the waters of the Ocmulgee
River and being approximately 10,000 acres in Butts and Monroe
Counties, Georgia, bounded on the north by Georgia Highway #16, east by
said Ocmulgee River; on the south by Georgia Highway #83, and on the
west by lines described as follows: (Distances recited are approximate)
BEGINNING in Monroe County at the intersection of Georgia Highway #83
with Georgia Highway #87, aka U.S. Highway 23. Thence, along and with
Highway 87 in a north-northwesterly direction 3 miles to the
intersection of Highway 87 with Sandy Creek.
Thence, along and with the meanders of Sandy Creek, being the Monroe-
Butts County line, 1.0 mile in a general southeasterly direction to the
intersection of Sandy Creek with Mt. Pleasant Road.
Thence, into Butts County along and with the meanders of Mt. Pleasant
Road 1.5 miles in a general northwesterly direction to its intersection
with Vicker Road.
Thence, along Vicker Road 1.8 miles in a general northerly direction to
its intersection with Lamar's Mill Road.
Thence, along Lamar's Mill Road 3.3 miles in a general north-
northwesterly direction to its intersection with Giles Ferry Road.
Thence, along Giles Ferry Road about 100 yards in a southwest direction
to its intersection with Dave Bailey Road.
Thence, along Dave Bailey Road 2.1 miles in a general northwesterly
direction to Georgia Highway #16.
The proposed boundary for the Ocmulgee Purchase Unit is more
particularly delineated on the map which is attached hereto and made a
part hereof.
These lands are well suited for watershed protection and meet the
requirements of the Act of March 1, 1911, as amended.
Dated: April 10, 1995.
Adela Backiel,
Deputy Under Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-13343 Filed 5-31-95; 8:45 am]
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