[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 47867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23225]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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 425.54 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.
DATES: The effective date of this boundary extension was August 22,
1996.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the map showing 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, D.C. 20090-
6090.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
J. Kenneth Myers, Lands Staff, Forest Service, USDA, P.O. Box 96090,
Washington, D.C. 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: September 3, 1996.
Larry O. Gadt,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief.
Ouachita National Forest boundary Extension
Pursuant to the Secretary of Agriculture's authority under Section
20(d), P.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
T.4 N., R. 27 E.
Section 5: NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\
Section 7: The East Twenty Acres and the Southwest Eight and
\49/100\ acres of Lot One, Lot Two, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\
The areas described an aggregate 425.54 acres more or less.
As provided by P.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: August 22, 1996.
Brian Eliot Burke,
Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment.
[FR Doc. 96-23225 Filed 9-10-96; 8:45 am]
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