[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 71 (Thursday, April 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18896-18897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9107]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction: Hawthorne Army Depot New 
Bomb Project Interchange, Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of land interchange.

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SUMMARY: On December 23, 1999, the agency published a notice of the 
Hawthorne Army Depot New Bomb Project Interchange, which became 
effective on that date (64 FR 72067). That original notice did not 
include a copy of the joint interchange order; therefore, the Forest 
Service is publishing it as part of this notice.

DATES: The Hawthorne Army Depot New Bomb Project Interchange was 
effective on December 23, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David M. Sherman, Lands Staff, Forest 
Service, telephone (202) 205-1362.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 15, 1999, and November 4, 1999, 
the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture, 
respectively, signed a joint interchange order authorizing the transfer 
of administrative jurisdiction of approximately 3,183 acres, more or 
less, lying within the Toiyabe National Forest, Mineral County, Nevada, 
from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of the Army. 
Furthermore, the order transfers from the Department of the Army to the 
Department of Agriculture approximately 488 acres,

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more or less, lying adjacent to the exterior boundaries of the Los 
Padres National Forest, Monterey County, California, for inclusion in 
the Los Padres National Forest. The 45-day Congressional oversight 
requirement of the Act of July 26, 1956 (70 Stat. 656; 16 U.S.C. 505a, 
505b) has been met.

    Dated: May 6, 2001.
James R. Furnish,
Deputy Chief, National Forest Systems.

Hawthorne Army Depot, New Bomb Project Nevada and California

Joint Order Interchanging Administrative Jurisdiction of Department 
of the Army Lands and National Forest System Lands

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Army and 
in the Secretary of Agriculture by the Act of July 26, 1956 (70 Stat. 
656; 16 U.S.C. 505a, 505b), it is ordered as follows:
    (1) The lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army 
described in Exhibit A-1 and shown on Exhibit A, (maps are on file and 
available for public inspection in the office of the Chief, USDA Forest 
Service, Washington, DC), attached hereto and made a part hereof, which 
lands lie within or adjacent to the exterior boundaries of the Los 
Padres National Forest, California, are hereby transferred from the 
Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of Agriculture, subject to 
outstanding rights or interest of record.
    (2) The lands under the jurisdiction of the USDA Forest Service 
described in Exhibit B-1 and shown on Exhibit B, (maps are on file and 
available for public inspection in the office of the Chief, USDA Forest 
Service, Washington, DC), attached hereto and made a part hereof, which 
are a part of the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada, are hereby 
transferred from the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture to 
the Secretary of the Army, subject to outstanding rights or interests 
of record.
    (3) Pursuant to section 2 of the aforesaid Act of 26 July 1956, the 
National Forest System lands transferred to the Secretary of the Army 
by this order are hereby subject only to the laws applicable to the 
Department of the Army lands comprising the Hawthorne Army Depot. The 
Department of the Army lands transferred to the Secretary of 
Agriculture by this order are hereby subject to the laws applicable to 
lands acquired under the Act of 1 March 1911 (36 Stat. 961), as 
amended.
    (4) Any environmental liability created by Department of the Army's 
use associated with the lands described in Exhibits A-1 & B-1 shall be 
the Department of the Army's sole judicial and financial responsibility 
as provided for the Memorandum of Understanding entered into by the 
Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture (Exhibit C). In the 
event the Forest Service encounters any ``Hazardous Material'' 
contamination on the lands, as that term is defined in Exhibit C, that 
are a result of Department of the Army's occupancy, the Forest Service 
will immediately notify the Department of the Army in writing. Any 
judicial or financial responsibilities, including but not limited to 
the cleanup of Hazardous Materials, with the exception of acts of 
negligence on the part of the Forest Service, will be borne by the 
Department of the Army.
    This order will be effective as of the date of publication in the 
Federal Register.

Dated: September 19, 1999.

Louis Caldera,
Secretary of the Army.

Dated: November 4, 1999.

Dan Glickman,
Secretary of Agriculture.
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