[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 170 (Thursday, September 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 48190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22852]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Land Acquisitions; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians of 
Michigan

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 agency 
determination to acquire approximately 5 acres, more or less, of land 
into trust for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians of 
Michigan on August 27, 1999. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy J. Pierskalla, Indian Gaming 
Management Staff Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS 2070-MIB, 1849 C 
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240, telephone (202) 219-4066.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published to comply with the 
requirement of 25 CFR 151.12(b) that notice be given to the public of 
the Secretary's decision to acquire land in trust at least 30 days 
prior to signatory acceptance of the land into trust. The purpose of 
the 30-day waiting period in 25 CFR 151.12(b) is to afford interested 
parties the opportunity to seek judicial review of final administrative 
decisions to take land in trust for Indian tribes and individual 
Indians before transfer of title to the property occurs. On August 27, 
1999, the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs decided to accept 
approximately 5 acres, more or less, of land into trust for the Little 
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians pursuant to Section 1300k-4(b) and 
(d) of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and Little River 
Band of Ottawa Indians Act, Public Law 103-324, 25 U.S.C. 1300k--1300k-
7(1994). The Secretary shall acquire title in the name of the United 
States in trust for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians for 
the following parcel of land described below no sooner than 30 days 
after the date of this notice. A parcel of land containing 5 acres, 
more or less, situated near the City of Petoskey, in Emmet County, 
Michigan, and is more particularly described as follows:

    commencing at the South \1/4\ corner of Section 7, Township 34 
North, Range 5 West; thence North 01 deg.02'30'' East 133.03 feet to 
a T-iron stake which is the Point of Beginning; thence West 425.07 
feet to a T-iron stake; thence North 05 deg.08'30'' East 120.16 feet 
to a T-iron stake; thence North 03 deg.06'30'' East 408.43 feet to a 
T-iron stake; thence South 89 deg.54'30'' East 401.67 feet to a T-
iron stake; thence South 01 deg.02'30'' West 526.91 feet to the 
Point of Beginning; being a part of the Southeast \1/4\ of the 
Southwest \1/4\ of said Section 7 in the Township of Bear Creek, 
Emmet County, Michigan.

    Subject to all easements, restrictions, covenants, reservations, 
responsibilities and requirements of record.

    Dated: August 27, 1999.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 99-22852 Filed 9-1-99; 8:45 am]
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