[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 161 (Thursday, August 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50611-50615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20590]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Transfers of Administrative Jurisdiction, Camp Frank D. Merrill 
and Lake Lanier, Georgia

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, 
ordered transfers of two properties: Camp Frank D. Merrill from the 
Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Army and the Lake 
Lanier Property from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of 
Agriculture, as well as publication of the maps and legal description 
in the Federal Register. This notice provides the required maps and 
legal description.

ADDRESSES: Documents are on file at locations:
    1. U.S. Army Engineer District, Savannah, 100 East Oglethorpe 
Avenue, Savannah, Georgia 31401-3064.
    2. Office of the Southern Region, USDA, 1720 Peachtree Street NW., 
Room 792, Atlanta, Georgia 30309-2449.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Belinda Estabrook, Realty 
Specialist, 912-652-5667.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Pub. L. 113-291, Section 2836), ordered transfers as 
follows:
    (1) CAMP FRANK D. MERRILL.--Not later than September 30, 2015, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall transfer to the administrative 
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army for required Army force 
protection measures certain Federal land administered as part of the 
Chattahoochee National Forest, but permitted to the Secretary of the 
Army for Camp Frank D. Merrill in Dahlonega, Georgia, consisting of 
approximately 282 acres identified in the permit numbers 0018-01.
    (2) LAKE LANIER PROPERTY.--In exchange for the land transferred 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Army (acting through the 
Chief of Engineers) shall transfer to the administrative jurisdiction 
of the Secretary of Agriculture certain Federal land administered by 
the Army Corps of Engineers and consisting of approximately 10 acres 
adjacent to Lake Lanier at 372 Dunlap Landing Road, Gainesville, 
Georgia.
    The legal descriptions and maps of the transferred parcels, Camp 
Merrill and Lake Lanier are provided below:

1. Camp Merrill

    Being a part of USA Tracts G-274, G-380, G-641-L, G-641-L-II, G-
678a, G-678b, G-1320Ah, G-1320Aj, and G-1634, and lying and being in 
Land Lots 310, 311, & 312 of the 6th District, 1st Section, and Land 
Lots 937, 938, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, & 1080 of the 11th District, 1st 
Section, Lumpkin County, Georgia, containing 282.21 acres more or less. 
Said tracts were acquired by the United States in the hereinafter 
listed Condemnation Actions:
     United States of America v. J. E. Collins. Tract G-274, 
consisting of 399.45 acres, At Law #38, entered on December 29, 1929 
and recorded in Lumpkin County at Book Q1-61 on February 26, 1930.
     United States of America v. Craig R. Arnold. Tract G-380, 
consisting of 313.00 acres, At Law #144, entered on December 2, 1935 
and recorded in Lumpkin County at Book S1-427 on March 16, 1936.
     United States of America v. Rowland Lumber Company. Tract 
G-641-L, consisting of 187.56 acres, At Law #59, entered on April 27, 
1931 and recorded in Lumpkin County at Book Q1-430 on May 28, 1931.
     United States of America v. Rowland Lumber Company. Tract 
G-641-L-II, consisting of 12.44 acres, At Law #59, entered on April 27, 
1931 and recorded in Lumpkin County at Book Q1-430 on May 28, 1931.
     United States of America v. J. H. Hawes. Tract G-678a, 
consisting of 78.94 acres, At Law #1255, entered on December 15, 1930 
and recorded in Lumpkin County at Book Q1-299 on February 9, 1931.
     United States of America v. J. H. Hawes. Tract G-678b, 
consisting of 18.08 acres, At Law #1255, entered on December 15, 1930 
and recorded in Lumpkin County at Book Q1-299 on February 9, 1931.
     United States of America v. Morse Brothers Lumber Company. 
Tract G-1320Ah, consisting of 169.16 acres, At Law #1106, entered on 
April 11, 1929 and recorded in Lumpkin County at Book Q1-170 on June 9, 
1930.
     United States of America v. Morse Brothers Lumber Company. 
Tract G-1320Aj, consisting of 267.04 acres, At Law #1106, entered on 
April 11, 1929 and recorded in Lumpkin County at Book Q1-170 on June 9, 
1930.
     United States of America v. William Black. Tract G-1634, 
consisting of 188.40 acres, At Law #478, entered on October 21, 1952 
and recorded in Lumpkin County at Book C2-305 on December 30, 1952.
    Depicted as USA Tract C-2368 on a plat titled ``SURVEY FOR: U.S. 
Department of Defense U.S. Army Camp Merrill'' dated July 13, 2015 by 
Georgia Licensed Surveyors Mark E. Chastain and Jason D. Watkins, and 
recorded in Plat Book ___ Page ___, of the Lumpkin County Superior 
Court public records, which plat is attached hereto and made part 
hereof, more particularly described as follows:
    Commencing at Corner 2 of USA Tract G-641 L-I, a 1\1/4\'' 
galvanized pipe, being also the SE corner of land lot 1007, 11th 
District, 1st Section Lumpkin County, Georgia; thence N. 05[deg]10'13'' 
W. 1,506.72 feet to Corner 1 of USA Tract C-2368, a 2\3/8\ inch 
aluminum post with 3\1/4\ inch USFS cap, being a point interior to USA 
Tract G-641-L and Land Lot 938, and the Point of Beginning; thence S. 
15[deg]08'01'' W. 920.63 feet to Corner 2, a 2\3/8\ inch aluminum post 
with 3\1/4\ inch USFS cap in Land Lot 1007; thence S. 61[deg]58'52'' W. 
193.61 feet to Corner 3, a 2\3/8\ inch aluminum post with 3\1/4\ inch 
USFS cap; thence S. 52[deg]49'47'' W. 1,082.21 feet to Corner 4, a 2\3/
8\ inch aluminum post with 3\1/4\ inch USFS cap in Land Lot 1009; 
thence N. 74[deg]08'17'' W. 1,074.48 feet to Corner 5, a point in 
Hightower Church Road, and interior to Land Lot 1008, witnessed by a 
2\3/8\ inch aluminum post with 3\1/4\ inch USFS cap which bears S. 
74[deg]08'17'' E. 24.99 feet; thence along and with the meanders of the 
center of Hightower Church Road the following 14 calls, as shown on the 
attached plat: S. 32[deg]27'28'' W. 51.69 feet to a point; thence S. 
34[deg]30'28'' W. 67.86 feet to a point; thence S. 33[deg]48'29'' W. 
66.47 feet to a point; thence S. 32[deg]14'01'' W. 63.81 feet to a 
point; thence S. 27[deg]59'39'' W. 61.95 feet to a point; thence S. 
21[deg]47'03'' W. 63.21 feet to a point; thence S. 15[deg]12'00'' W. 
66.96 feet to a point; thence S. 12[deg]01'22'' W. 70.88 feet to a 
point; thence S. 10[deg]45'50'' W. 72.00 feet to a point; thence S. 
10[deg]13'53'' W. 65.57 feet to a point; thence S. 10[deg]32'03'' W. 
64.67 feet to a point; thence S. 11[deg]58'44'' W. 63.85 feet to a 
point; thence S. 12[deg]42'26'' W. 43.48 feet to a point; thence S. 
13[deg]58'11'' W. 8.67 feet to Corner 6, a point in Land Lot 310 and 
the center of Hightower Church Road, witnessed by a 2\3/8\ inch 
aluminum post with 3\1/4\ inch USFS cap which bears S 78[deg]58'43'' W. 
26.31 feet; thence leaving said Hightower Church Road, S 78[deg]58'43'' 
E. 208.95 feet to Corner 7, a 2\3/8\ inch aluminum post with 3\1/4\ 
inch USFS cap in Land Lot 1009; thence S. 14[deg]09'32'' E. 804.72 feet 
to Corner 8, a 2\3/8\ inch aluminum post with 3\1/4\ inch USFS cap in 
Land Lot 1080; thence S 69[deg]15'21'' W. 455.17 feet to Corner 9, a 
2\3/8\ inch aluminum post with 3\1/4\ inch USFS cap in Land Lot

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310; thence S 62[deg]47'26'' W. 828.38 feet to Corner 10, a 2\3/8\ inch 
aluminum post with 3\1/4\ inch USFS cap; thence N. 14[deg]08'21'' W. 
5,367.35 feet to Corner 11, a 2\3/8\ inch aluminum post with 3\1/4\ 
inch USFS cap in Land Lot 312; thence N. 75[deg]52'33'' E. 1,634.85 
feet to Corner 12, a 2\3/8\ inch aluminum post with 3\1/4\ inch USFS 
cap; thence S. 14[deg]07'40'' E. 698.63 feet to Corner 13, a 2\3/8\ 
inch aluminum post with 3\1/4\ inch USFS cap; thence S 29[deg]40'28'' 
E. 1,806.27 feet to Corner 14, a 2\3/8\ inch aluminum post with 3\1/4\ 
inch USFS cap in Land Lot 937; thence N. 67[deg]13'37'' E. 27.86 feet 
to Corner 15, a nail and washer set in the center of Coopers Gap Road; 
thence along and with the meanders of the center of Coopers Gap Road 
the following 28 calls, as shown on the attached plat: N. 
19[deg]57'36'' E 51.01 feet to a point; thence N. 39[deg]03'30'' E. 
27.54 feet to a point; thence N. 24[deg]43'35'' E 39.60 feet to a 
point; thence N. 04[deg]00'08'' E. 51.23 feet to a point; thence N. 
02[deg]16'55'' E 63.59 feet to a point; thence N. 02[deg]18'19'' E. 
67.12 feet to a point; thence N. 05[deg]26'56'' E 56.45 feet to a 
point; thence N. 17[deg]50'40'' E. 46.12 feet to a point; thence N. 
46[deg]03'49'' E 35.38 feet to a point; thence N. 84[deg]08'40'' E. 
30.28 feet to a point; thence S. 61[deg]29'42'' E 27.02 feet to a 
point; thence S. 38[deg]55'06'' E. 49.53 feet to a point; thence S. 
47[deg]14'37'' E 64.30 feet to a point; thence S. 50[deg]31'54'' E. 
30.94 feet to a point; thence S. 66[deg]57'34'' E 39.25 feet to a 
point; thence N. 89[deg]49'03'' E. 29.67 feet to a point; thence N. 
53[deg]38'19'' E 34.60 feet to a point; thence N. 26[deg]27'55'' E. 
38.55 feet to a point; thence N. 12[deg]21'38'' E 34.43 feet to a 
point; thence N. 00[deg]26'18'' E. 22.52 feet to a point; thence N. 
04[deg]56'23″ W. 45.65 feet to a point; thence N. 07[deg]11'01'' 
W. 81.94 feet to a point; thence N. 06[deg]18'04'' W. 79.77 feet to a 
point; thence N. 06[deg]02'44'' W. 74.49 feet to a point; thence N. 
06[deg]10'43'' W. 22.92 feet to a point; thence N. 05[deg]12'12'' W. 
72.09 feet to a point; thence N. 04[deg]48'48'' W. 96.88 feet to a 
point; thence N. 03[deg]22'36'' W. 23.48 feet to a Corner 16, a point 
in the center of Coopers Gap Road; witnessed by a 2\3/8\ inch aluminum 
post with 3\1/4\ inch USFS cap which bears S. 89[deg]15'22'' E. 21.00 
feet; thence leaving said Coopers Gap Road S. 89[deg]15'22'' E. 993.53 
feet to Corner 17, a 2\3/8\ inch aluminum post with 3\1/4\ inch USFS 
cap in Land Lot 938; thence S. 04[deg]28'28'' E. 1021.46 feet to the 
Point of Beginning; containing 282.21 acres, more or less; less and 
except 0.95 acres shown as ``Mount Zion #1'' and 0.26 acres for a 
cemetery as shown on said plat incorporated herewith; and any easements 
for existing or established public roads, highways, and utilities, if 
any.
    A Map of Camp Merrill is at Figure 1.

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2. Lake Lanier Parcel

    Being formerly a part of USACE Tract N-1410, which said tract was 
acquired by the United States of America by means of condemnation 
proceedings entitled United States of America vs. 1,114.46 acres of 
land, more or less, situated in Dawson and Hall Counties, State of 
Georgia, and Fred O. Rowe, et al., Civil Action No. 701, United States 
District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Gainesville 
Division, Buford Dam and Reservoir Project.
    All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lots 122 & 
123 of the 10th District, City of Gainesville, Hall County, depicted as 
USA Tract C-2367 on a plat titled ``SURVEY FOR: United States Forest 
Service'' dated July 30, 2015 by Georgia Licensed Surveyor Mark E. 
Chastain, of Chastain & Associates, P.C. (Job #215F42), and recorded in 
Plat Book ___ Page ___, of the Hall County Superior Court public 
records, which plat is attached hereto and made part hereof, more 
particularly described as follows: Beginning at a U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers monument found, designated as ``123-C6'', said monument 
having state plane coordinates (NAD83, Georgia West Zone) of Northing 
1582107.49, Easting 2392494.60; thence North 09 Degrees 50 Minutes 54 
Seconds West a distance of 264.98 feet to a U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers monument found; thence North 09 Degrees 50 Minutes 54 Seconds 
West a distance of 263.72 feet to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
monument set, designated ``123-D1''; thence North 52 Degrees 17 Minutes 
48 Seconds East a distance of 571.14 feet to a U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers monument set, designated as ``123-D2''; passing a U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers monument set, designated ``123-D1-A, at a distance 
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origin of said course; thence South 54 Degrees 58 Minutes 07 Seconds 
East a distance of 385.00 feet to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
monument set, designated ``123-D3'', passing a U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers monument set, designated ``123-D2-A'', at a distance of 
185.63 feet from the origin of said course; thence South 44 Degrees 28 
Minutes 21 Seconds West a distance of 100.77 feet to a U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers monument set, designated ``123-D4''; thence South 05 
Degrees 49 Minutes 03 Seconds West a distance of 351.98 feet to a U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers monument set, designated ``123-D5''; thence 
with a curve turning to the right with an arc length of 149.69', with a 
radius of 233.85', with a chord bearing of South 48 Degrees 05 Minutes 
12 Seconds West, with a chord length of 147.15', to a point; thence 
South 66 Degrees 25 Minutes 26 Seconds West a distance of 239.26 feet 
to a point; thence with a curve turning to the right with an arc length 
of 171.55', with a radius of 569.78', with a chord bearing of South 75 
Degrees 02 Minutes 57 Seconds West, with a chord length of 170.90', to 
a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers monument set, designated ``123-D6''; 
thence North 50 Degrees 50 Minutes 59 Seconds West a distance of 14.08 
feet to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers monument found, designated 
``123-C5''; thence North 88 Degrees 11 Minutes 43 Seconds West a 
distance of 65.64 feet to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers monument 
found, designated ``123-C6'' and the point of beginning; containing 
10.00 acres, more or less.
    Together with a single point of access from the subject tract to 
and across an existing 50-year public road easement, between the 
Department of the Army, acting by and through the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers (USACE), and the City of Gainesville, dated April 26, 1994, 
to that adjoining public right-of-way known as Dunlap Landing Road, and 
in accordance with USACE Contract No. DACW01-2-95-0092, including any 
extensions or renewals of said aforementioned public road easement.
    This statement is being made for the purpose of assuring a legal 
means of ingress and egress to and from Dunlap Landing Road in 
accordance with the Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction of subject 
tract from the Department of Army to the Department of Agriculture, 
pursuant to Public Law 113-291, National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (H.R. 3979) and those authorities under 16 U.S.C 505a-
505b. This transfer is subject to existing easements for public roads, 
highways, public utilities, pipelines as well as any and all oil, gas, 
and mineral rights outstanding in third parties.
    A Map of Lake Lanier Parcel is at Figure 2.

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    Dated: August 6, 2015.
Ralph J. Werthmann,
Chief, Real Estate Division, Savannah District.
[FR Doc. 2015-20590 Filed 8-19-15; 8:45 am]
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