[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 126 (Friday, June 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 33764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16000]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Land Acquisitions

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of final agency determination to take land into trust 
under 25 CFR Part 151.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs made a final decision 
to acquire approximately 165 acres of land into trust for the 
Mashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe of Connecticut on May 22, 1996. This 
notice is published in the exercise of authority delegated by the 
Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by 
209 DM 8.3A.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alice A. Harwood, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Division of Real Estate Services, Chief, Branch of Technical 
Services, MS-4522/MIB/Code 220, 1849 C Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 
20240, telephone (202) 208-7737.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Interior established a 
procedure to ensure the opportunity for judicial review of 
administrative decisions to acquire title to lands in trust for Indian 
tribes and individual Indians under section 5 of the Indian 
Reorganization Act (IRA) (Public Law 73-383, 48 Stat. 984-988, 25 
U.S.C. 465 and other federal statutes). This notice is issued according 
to the Final Rule establishing a 30-day waiting period after final 
administrative decisions to acquire lands into trust. The Final Rule 
was published in the Federal Register on April 24, 1996, 61 FR 80 
18082-83, 25 CFR Sec. 151.12(b). On May 22, 1996, the Assistant 
Secretary--Indian Affairs decided to accept approximately 165 acres of 
land into trust for the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe of 
Connecticut. The Secretary shall acquire title in the name of the 
United States in trust for the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe for the 
five tracts of land described below no sooner than 30 days after the 
date of this notice.

New London County, Connecticut

Lot #101  Town of North Stonington
Lot #3  Town of North Stonington
Lot #30  Town of Ledyard
Lot #58  Town of Ledyard
Lot #72  Town of Ledyard
Lot #76  Town of Ledyard
Lot #82  Town of Ledyard

    Title to the land described above will be conveyed subject to any 
valid existing easements for public roads, highways, public utilities, 
pipelines, and any other valid easements or rights-of-way now on 
record.

    Dated: May 22, 1996.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 96-16000 Filed 6-27-96; 8:45 am]
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