[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 14164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7462]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Proposed Land Exchange and Opportunity for Public Comment, 
Tucson, Arizona

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 16 U.S.C., Subsection 4601-22(b); the Saguaro 
National Monument Expansion Act of 1991, Public Law No. 102-61, 105 
Stat. 303; and the Saguaro National Park Establishment Act of 1994, 
Public Law No. 103-364, 108 Stat. 3467, the National Park Service, 
hereinafter called the Service, intends to exchange certain lands and 
interests in lands with Pima County, Arizona, hereinafter called the 
County.
    Both entities agree to mutually exchange 15.47 acres, owned by the 
County within the boundaries of Saguaro National Park, for a perpetual 
right-of-way on 40.08 acres of Federal land on the perimeter of the 
park. The County parcels are identified as Tracts 02-163, consisting of 
10 acres, and 02-110, containing 5.47 acres. Both tracts are located in 
the SE1/4 of Section 34, Township 13 S., Range 12 E., Gila and Salt 
River Meridian.
    The Service lands are in six linear parcels, described as follows:

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              Tract                   Acres       Right-of-way location 
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01-165...........................         2.25  Portions of Old Spanish 
                                                 Trail between Escalante
                                                 Road and Camino Del    
                                                 Desierto.              
01-166...........................         0.99                          
01-167...........................         0.13  A portion of Old Spanish
                                                 Trail between Camino   
                                                 Del Desierto and Alvard
                                                 Road.                  
02-184...........................        15.78  A portion of Rudasill   
                                                 Road between Van Ark   
                                                 and Sanders Road.      
02-185...........................        14.61  A portion of Sandario   
                                                 Road between Sunset    
                                                 Road and Manville Road.
                                                 A portion of Manville  
                                                 Road between Sandario  
                                                 Road and Sanders Road. 
02-186...........................         6.32  A portion of Sandario   
                                                 Road between Lowell    
                                                 Road and Mile High Road
                                                 and 2640 feet along    
                                                 Mile High Road.        
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    Acquisition of the County lands inside the park will place valuable 
cultural and natural resources under Federal protection. The Federal 
lands on which perpetual rights-of-way will be granted to Pima County 
are all located on the park boundary and are currently encumbered by 
dirt roads maintained by the County. Granting the rights-of-way will 
eliminate the administrative cost and burden of processing 
authorizations and agreements for continued County maintenance of the 
roads. It will also allow the County to spend additional funds to 
improve and better maintain the roads.
    Appraisals have been completed and approved on all the tracts 
involved in the exchange. Both parties have determined that the lands 
and interests therein to be exchanged are of equal value.

COMMENTS AND FURTHER INFORMATION: The comment period on this proposed 
exchange ends 45 days from the date of this publication. Any comments 
pertaining to this exchange should be sent to the Superintendent, 
Saguaro National Park, 3693 S. Old Spanish Trail, Tucson, Arizona 
85730-5699. Further information on this exchange can be obtained at the 
same address.

    Dated: March 3, 1997.
John E. Cook,
Director, Intermountain Field Area, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 97-7462 Filed 3-24-97; 8:45 am]
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