[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 166 (Monday, August 29, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-21276] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: August 29, 1994] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Establishment of Three Purchase Units, Florida and Washington AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of Establishment of Purchase Units. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On August 12, 1994, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment created Illabot Creek Purchase Unit, 1,280 acres, more or less, Skagit County, Washington; Pinhook Purchase unit, 108,000 acres, more or less, Baker and Columbia Counties, Florida; and Tate's Hell-New River Purchase Unit, 6,863 acres, more or less, Franklin and Liberty Counties, Florida. Copies of the establishment documents which include the legal description of the lands within these purchase units appear at the end of this notice. EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of these purchase units was August 12, 1994. ADDRESSES: Copies of the maps showing these purchase units are on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Director of Lands, Forest Service, Auditor's Building, 201 14th Street, SW., Washington, D.C. 20090-6090. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph Bauman, Lands Staff, Forest Service, USDA, P.O. Box 96090, Washington, D.C. 20090-6090, (202) 205-1248. Dated: August 23, 1994. Sterling J. Wilcox, Acting Associate Deputy Chief. Establishment of Illabot Creek Purchase Unit, Skagit County, WA Pursuant to the Secretary of Agriculture's authority under Section 17, P.L. 94-588 (90 Stat. 2949), the Illabot Creek Purchase Unit is being created in Skagit County, Washington. The lands within the purchase unit are described as follows: Skagit County, Washington, Willamette Meridian T. 34 N., R. 10 E. Section 1: All Section 2: All The area described contains 1,280 acres, more or less, and is adjacent to the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. These lands are well suited for watershed protection and meet the requirements of the Act of March 1, 1911, as amended. Dated: August 12, 1994. Adela Backiel, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment. Establishment of Pinhook Purchase Unit, Baker & Columbia County, FL Pursuant to the Secretary of Agriculture's authority under Section 17, Public Law 94-588 (90 Stat. 2949) the Pinhook Purchase Unit is being established and described as follows: Baker County, Florida, Tallahassee Meridian T. 1 N., R. 19 E. All; T. 1 N., R. 20 E. All; T. 2 N., R. 19 E. All; T. 2 N., R. 20 E. All except Section 19, 20, 21, 22, the N\1/2\ and N\1/2\SW\1/4\, Section 30; T. 1 S., R. 19 E. N\1/2\ of Township, being Section 1 through and including Section 18; Columbia County, Florida, Tallahassee Meridian T. 1 N., R. 17 E. N\1/2\ of Township being Sections 1 through and including Section 18; T. 1 N., R. 17 E. All of Sections 22 through and including 27 and Sections 34, 35, 36; T. 1 N., R. 18 E. All; T. 2 N., R. 17 E. All; T. 2 N., R. 18 E. All; T. 1 S., R. 17 E. All of Sections 1, 2, 3, 10 through and including Section 15; T. 1 S., R. 18 E. N\1/2\ of Township being Sections 1 through and including Section 18. Containing approximately 108,000 acres, more or less, and being adjacent to the Osceola National Forest, Florida. These lands are well suited for watershed protection and meet requirements of the Weeks Law, Act of March 1, 1911, as amended. Dated: August 12, 1994. Adela Backiel, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment. Establishment of Tate's Hell-New River Purchase Unit Franklin & Liberty Counties, FL Pursuant to the Secretary of Agriculture's authority under Section 17, P.L. 94-588 (90 Stat. 2949) the Tate's Hell-New River Purchase Unit is being established and is described as follows: Franklin and Liberty Counties, FL, Tallahassee Meridian All of Sec. 23 lying N. & NE. of New River and that lying S. of New River and E. of N. extension of North Road; T. 5 S., r. 6 W.; Tallahassee Meridian; Liberty County, Florida; That part of N. half of Sec. 26 lying N. and S. of New River, except those portions lying W. of North Road, S. of Billy's Road, SE. of Roberts Road; and if any, that part of the S. half of said section that is bounded on W. by North Road, on S. by Billy's Road, and on E. by Roberts Road; T. 5 S., R. 6 W., Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; That portion of N. half of Sec. 25 lying N. of Roberts Road and all of S. half of Sec. 25 lying NE. of Roberts Road; T. 5 S., R. 6 W.; Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; All of N\1/2\ of Sec. 30 lying S. of New River, except that portion, if any, lying SW. of Roberts Road; and that portion of the S\1/2\ of Sec. 30 lying between New River on N. Roberts Road on S.; T. 5 S., R. 5 W.; Tallahassee Meridian, Liberty and Franklin Counties, Florida; All of N\1/2\ of Sec. 29 lying S. of New River and all of the S\1/2\ of Sec. 29 lying S. and W. of New River and N. of Roberts Road, T. 5 S., R. 5 W., Tallahassee Meridian, Liberty and Franklin Counties, Florida; All of Sec. 31 lying NE. of Roberts Road, T. 5 S., R. 5 W., Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; That Portion of Sec. 32 lying between New River on E. and Roberts Road on W., T. 5 S., R. 5 W., Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; All of Sec. 33 lying SW. of New River and NE. of Roberts Road, T. 5 S., R. 5 W., Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; That portion of Sec. 4 lying between New River on the East and Billy's Road on the West; T. 6 S., R. 5 W.; Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; That portion of Sec. 3 lying between New River on the E. and Billy's Road on W. and that portion bounded by New River on W., Juniper Creek on N., and River Road on E.; T. 6 S., R. 5 W.; Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; All of Sections 19 and 20 in T. 5 S., R. 5 W.; Tallahassee Meridian, Liberty County, Florida; All of Section 24 in T. 5 S., R. 5 W.; Tallahassee Meridian, Liberty County, Florida; All of Sec. 21 lying W. of River Road, T. 5 S., R. 5 W., Tallahassee Meridian, Liberty County, Florida; The N\1/2\ of Sec. 30 lying North of New River, T. 5 S., R. 5 W., Liberty County, Florida; N\1/2\ of Sec. 28 lying W. of River Road, T. 5 S., R. 5 W., Tallahassee Meridian, Liberty County, Florida; The N\1/2\ of Sec. 29 lying N. and NE. of New River and W. of River Road, T. 5 S., R. 5 W., Tallahassee Meridian, Liberty County, Florida; The S\1/2\ of Sec. 28 lying W. of River Road, T. 5 S., R. 5 W., Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; The S\1/2\ of Sec. 29 lying E. of New River and W. of River Road, T. 5 S., R. 5 W., Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; The S\1/2\ of Sec. 30 lying N. of New River, if any; T. 5 S., R. 5 W.; Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; That portion of Sec. 32 lying NE of New River and SW of River Road, T. 5 S., R. 5 W., Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; That portion of Sec. 33 lying north of New River and West of River Road, T. 5 S., R. 5 W., Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; All portions of Sec. 9 lying E. of Billy's Road, T. 6 S., R. 5 W., Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; That portion of Sec. 10 lying between New River on the E. and Billy's Road, T. 6 S., R. 5 W., Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; All of Sec. 14 lying W. of New River and E. of County Road, T. 6 S., R. 5 W., Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; That portion of Sec. 3 lying between River Road on the East and the New River on the West, less and except that portion bounded by New River on the W., Juniper Creek on the N., River Road on the E., and the section line of Sec. 3; T. 6 S., R. 5 W., Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; Those portions of the following sections lying between the New River on the E. and the county road on the W.: Sec. 15, 21, 22, 27, 28, and 34 in T. 6 S., R. 5 W.; and Sec. 3 and 4; T. 7 S., R. 5 W.; Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; Those portions of the following sections lying between River Road on the E. and the New River on the W.: Sec. 4, 10, 11, 14, 15, 21, 22, 27 and 38; T. 6 S., R. 5 W.; Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; All of Sec. 34 lying E. of New River and W. of River Road, and W. of that portion of #3 Road that extends from intersection of River Road and #3 Road S. to the S. Section line of Sec. 34; T. 6 S, R. 5 W.; Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; That portion of Section 3 lying between New River on W. and #3 Road on E.; T. 7 S., R. 5 W.; Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; That portion of Section 4 lying Southeast of New River; T. 7 S., R. 5 W.; Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; That portion of Section 10 lying Northwest of #3 Road; T. 7 S., R. 5 W.; Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; That portion of Sec. 9 bounded on the West and South by New River and on the East by #3 Road; T. 7 S., R. 5 W.; Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; That portion of Sec. 9 bounded on the East by New River and on the West and South by County Road and #3 Road; T. 7 S., R. 5 W.; Tallahassee Meridian, Franklin County, Florida; Containing 6,863 acres, more or less, and being adjacent to the Apalachicola National Forest. These lands are well suited for watershed protection and meet requirements of the Weeks Act of March 1, 1911, as amended. Dated: August 12, 1994. Adela Backiel, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment. [FR Doc. 94-21276 Filed 8-26-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-11-M