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Notices Federal Register

15876

Vol. 62, No. 64

Thursday, April 3, 1997

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Boundary Extension, Ouachita

National Forest, Arkansas

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of boundary extension.

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]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

Establishment of Ramsey Creek

Purchase Unit

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Establishment of

Ramsey Creek Purchase Unit.

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture

created the 2,276.39-acre Ramsey Creek

Purchase Unit in Wasco County,

Oregon. A copy of the establishment

document, which includes the legal

description of the lands within the

purchase unit, appears at the end of this

notice.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Establishment of this

purchase unit was effective January 28,

1997.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the map depicting

the lands within the purchase unit is on

file and available for public inspection

in the office of the Director, Lands Staff,

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.

Dated: March 28, 1997.

Gerald Coghlan,

Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National

Forest System.

Establishment of Ramsey Creek Purchase

Unit, Wasco County, Oregon

Pursuant to the Secretary of Agriculture’s

authority under Section 17, Pub. L. 94–588

(90 Stat. 2949), the Ramsey Creek Purchase

Unit is being created in Wasco County,

Oregon. The lands within the purchase unit

are described as follows:

Wasco County, Oregon, Willamette Meridian

T. 2 S., R. 12 E., W.M.

Section 3 SW1⁄4SW1⁄4;

Section 7 S1⁄2SW1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4, N1⁄2S1⁄2 lying

southerly of the County road;

Section 8 SE1⁄4NW1⁄4 lying southerly of the

County road, NE1⁄4 lying south and east

of the County roads, S1⁄2 excepting

beginning at the southwest corner of

Section 8 and running thence easterly

240 feet; thence in a northwesterly

direction to the westerly line of said

Section 8 at a point 240 feet north of the

starting point; thence south to the place

of beginning;

Section 9 All, excepting the north 617.5

feet of the N1⁄2NW1⁄4 and the north 617.5

feet of the NW1⁄4NE1⁄4;

Section 10 NW1⁄4NW1⁄4;

Section 16 Beginning at the northwest

corner, running thence south along

section a distance of 1,712 feet; thence

north 80°05′ east 5,357 feet to the east

boundary of said Section 16; thence

north 783 feet to the northeast corner

thereof; thence west one mile, to the

point of beginning;

Section 17 All that part lying northerly of

a line beginning at the southwest corner

of the N1⁄2 of Section 17 and running

thence N 80°05′ east 5,357 feet to the east

boundary of Section 17, said point being

928 feet north of the southeast corner of

the N1⁄2 of Section 17;

Section 18 Lots 1, 2, 3, NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

E1⁄2NW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4.

The area described contains 2,276.39, more

or less, and is adjacent to the Mt. Hood

National Forest.

These lands are well suited for watershed

protection and meet the requirements of the

Act of March 1, 1911, as amended.

Dated: January 28, 1997.

Brian Eliot Burke,

Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources

and Environment.

[FR Doc. 97–8552 Filed 4–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

Establishment of Yonah Mountain

Purchase Unit

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.