[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45876-45877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23085]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Zion National Park, Utah; Proposed Exchange of Federally-Owned
Land for Privately-Owned Land, Both Within Washington County, Utah
AGENCY: National Park Service, DOI.
ACTION: Notice of realty action.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authority contained in the Act of November 12,
1996 (Pub. L. 104-333, 110 Stat. 4105), the Secretary of the Interior
has been authorized to acquire certain lands by exchange, and is
authorized, upon completion of said exchange, to revise the boundaries
of Zion National Park accordingly.
DATES: The effective date for this notice is August 29, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Realty Officer, Land Resources Program
Center, Intermountain Region, P.O. Box 25287, Denver Colorado 80225-
0287, (303) 969-2611.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The above-cited Act authorizes the Secretary
of the Interior to exchange certain privately-owned lands adjacent to
Zion National Park for Federally-owned lands within the park boundary.
The lands to be exchanged are of approximately equal size. Upon
completion of this exchange, the boundaries of Zion
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National Park will be revised to add the parcel now adjacent to the
park and to exclude the parcel now inside the park. Land added to the
park shall be administered as part of the park in accordance with the
laws and regulations applicable thereto. The lands to be exchanged are
generally described as follows:
Federally-owned parcel.
A parcel of land in Lot 2, Section 5, Township 41 South, Range 11
West, Salt Lake Base and Meridian, containing 5.33 acres, more or less.
Privately-owned parcel.
A parcel of land in the NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ of Section 28, Township 41
South, Range 10 West, Salt Lake Base and Meridian containing 5.40 acres
more or less.
The value of the properties exchanged shall be determined by a
current fair market value appraisal and if they are not approximately
equal, the values shall be equalized by payment of cash as
circumstances require.
For a period of 45 calendar days from the date of this notice,
interested parties may submit comments to the above address. Adverse
comments will be evaluated and this action may be modified or vacated
accordingly. In the absence of any action to modify or vacate, this
realty action will become the final determination of the Department of
Interior.
Dated: August 7, 1997.
Michael D. Snyder,
Acting Director, Intermountain Region.
[FR Doc. 97-23085 Filed 8-28-97; 8:45 am]
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