[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 18 (Friday, January 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4089-4090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1623]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction: Joint Readiness Training 
Center (JRTC), Fort Polk Military Reservation Interchange and the 
Kisatchie National Forest, LA

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of joint interchange of lands.

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SUMMARY: The Act of July 26, 1956 (70 Stat. 656; 16 U.S.C. 505a-b) 
authorizes the interchange of land between the Department of 
Agriculture and the Department of Defense through its various services. 
On August 10, 2004, and November 12, 2004, respectively, the Secretary 
of the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture signed a Joint Order 
authorizing the transfer of administrative jurisdiction from the 
Department of Agriculture to the Department of the Army of 480.00 
acres, more or less, located in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana and 
generally described as: Parts of Sections 26, 28, 30, 34, and 35, 
Township 5 North, Range 8 West, Louisiana Meridian, lying within the 
Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Fort Polk Military Reservation, 
and the Kisatchie National Forest and more particularly described 
according to the map and legal description on file in the Forest 
Service office noted in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
    Furthermore, the Joint Order transfers from the Department of the 
Army to the Department of Agriculture for inclusion in the Kisatchie 
National Forest 481.33 acres, more or less, located in Vernon Parish, 
Louisiana, and generally described as: Parts of Section 18 and 34, 
Township 1 North, Range 6 West, Louisiana Meridian, being 120 acres, 
more or less; Parts of Sections 16 and 32, Township 1 North, Range 5 
West, Louisiana Meridian, being 51.33 acres, more or less; Parts of 
Sections 32 and 33, Township 1 North, Range 8 West, Louisiana Meridian, 
being 310 acres, more or less, within the boundaries of the Kisatchie 
National Forest, and more particularly described according to the map 
and legal description on file in the Forest Service office noted in the 
ADDRESSES section of this notice. A copy of the Joint Order is set out 
at the end of this notice.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The 45-day Congressional oversight requirement of the 
Act of July 26, 1956 has been met. The Joint Order is effective January 
28, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the maps with adjoining legal descriptions showing 
the lands included in this joint interchange are on file and available 
for public inspection in the Office of the Director of Lands, 4th Floor 
South, Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, Forest Service, USDA, 201 14th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20250, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 
4:30 p.m. on business days. Those wanting to inspect the maps with 
adjoining legal descriptions are encouraged to call ahead to (202) 205-
1248 to facilitate entry into the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  A.L. Richard, Lands Staff, at (202) 
205-1792. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf 
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.

    Dated: January 25, 2005.
Gloria Manning,
Associate Deputy Chief.

Department of the Army

Department of Agriculture

Fort Polk, Louisiana 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 Array 
and the Secretary of Agriculture by the Act of July 26, 1956 (70 
Stat. 656; 16 U.S.C. 505a) it is ordered as follows:
    1. The lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the 
Army described in Exhibit A and shown on the attached maps which are 
on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the 
Chief, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, 
Washington, DC, which lie within the boundary of Joint Readiness 
Training Center (JRTC) and Fort Folk's military reservation, Vernon 
and Natchitoches Parishes, Louisiana, are hereby transferred from 
the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army to the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary of Agriculture, subject to outstanding rights or 
interests of record.
    2. The lands under the jurisdiction of the USDA Forest Service 
described in Exhibit B

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and shown on the attached map which are on file and available for 
public inspection in the Office of the Chief, USDA Forest Service, 
Washington, DC, which lie within the Kisatchie National Forest 
(KNF), Louisiana, are hereby transferred from the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary of Agriculture to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
the Army, subject to outstanding rights or interests of record.
    3. Pursuant to Section 2 of the aforementioned Act of July 26, 
1956, the National Forest lands transferred to the Secretary of Army 
by this Joint Interchange order, are hereby subject only to the laws 
applicable to the Department of the Army lands comprising JRTC and 
Fort Polk, Louisiana. The Department of the Army lands transferred 
to the Secretary of Agriculture by this order are hereafter subject 
only to the laws applicable to lands acquired under the Act of March 
1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961) as amended.
    4. After the effective date of this Joint Interchange Order, the 
Department of the Army shall remain responsible for the response to 
any ordnance, explosives, hazardous substances, or pollutants or 
contaminants discovered on the lands described in Exhibits A and B, 
that are the result of past Army operations on those lands or that 
occurred during the Army's administration of those lands.
    This joint Interchange Order will be effective as of the date of 
publication in the Federal Register.


    Dated: August 10, 2004.
R.L. Brownlee,
Acting Secretary of the Army.
    Dated: November 12, 2004.
Ann M. Veneman,
Secretary of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 05-1623 Filed 1-27-05; 8:45 am]
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