[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 15754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6898]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Appalachian National Scenic Trail; Notice of Realty Action

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a proposed exchange of a federally-owned 
easement interest for easement interests in private lands both located 
in Putnam County, New York. The proposed exchange will benefit the 
United States by acquisition of 63.28 acres in easement interest. A 
portion of this land is encumbered with an easement already owned by 
the United States. This area includes 1.52 miles of the Appalachian 
Trail (AT) footpath. The new easement will supercede the previous 
easement acquired in Deed Book 829, Page 230. It will provide enhanced 
permanent protection for the AT and relocate the footpath away from 
recently developed property. In exchange the United States will release 
a portion of the previously acquired easement to the Friars of the 
Atonement resulting in 1.81 acres in the vicinity of their improvements 
being unencumbered by a Federal interest and will allow a reservation 
for the sewer lines in the area.
    I. The following described Federally-owned easement acquired by the 
National Park Service, has been determined to be suitable for disposal 
by exchange. The selected Federal land is within the protective 
corridor for the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. The land has been 
surveyed for cultural resources and endangered and threatened species. 
These reports are available upon request.
    A Federally owned easement interest is to be exchanged: Tracts 277-
49/51/53/55 are an easement acquired by the United States of America by 
deed recorded in Deed Book 829, Page 230, in the Clerk's Office of 
Putnam County, State of New York. Conveyance by the United States will 
be done by a Quitclaim Deed.
    II. In exchange for the interest described in Paragraph I above, 
the Friars of the Atonement will convey to the United States of America 
a right-of-way easement interest in land located within the boundaries 
of the protective corridor for the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
    The interest in the land to be acquired by the United States of 
America is described as follows: Tract 277-31, is an easement 
containing 63.28 acres acquired by the Friars of the Atonement by deeds 
recorded in Deed Book 123, Page 250; Deed Book 123, Page 249; Deed Book 
131, Page 295; Deed Book 144, Page 106; Deed Book 152, Page 434; Deed 
Book 456, Page 256; Deed Book 474, Page 329; Deed Book 530, Page 405; 
Deed Book 635, Page 197 and Deed Book 709, Page 133; all recorded in 
the Clerk's Office of Putnam County, State of New York. The conveyance 
will be done by General Warranty Deed.
    The value of the interests to be exchanged shall be determined by 
current fair market value appraisals and if they are not appropriately 
equal, the values shall be equalized by a cash payment.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The authority for this exchange is Section 
5(b) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act Amendments in Public 
Law 90-401, approved July 15, 1968, and section 7(f) of the National 
Trails System Act, Public Law 90-543, as amended.
    Detailed information concerning this exchange including precise 
legal descriptions, Land Protection Plan and Cultural reports are 
available at the address below.
    For a period of 45 days from the date of this notice, interested 
parties may submit written comments to the address below. 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 
the Interior.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chief, Acquisition Division, National 
Park Service, Appalachian Trail Land Acquisition Field Office, PO Box 
908, Martinsburg, West Virginia 25402-0908, (304) 263-4943.

    Dated: November 3, 2000.
Pamela Underhill,
Park Manager, Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
[FR Doc. 01-6898 Filed 3-19-01; 8:45 am]
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