[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7925-7926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2383]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Notice of Ratification of Decision To Take 90.94 Acres of Land, 
More or Less, Into Trust for the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of Indians of 
South Dakota

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of ratification of decision.

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SUMMARY: This publication provides notice that the decision of the 
Department of the Interior published on May 18, 2000, in the Federal 
Register, 65 FR 31594, to acquire 90.94 acres of land, more or less, in 
trust for the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of Indians of South Dakota is 
hereby ratified. This ratification incorporates the entire record of 
decision supporting the Department's April 6, 2000, decision to acquire 
land in trust for the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of Indians of South 
Dakota and incorporates the Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding 
of No Significant Impact (FONSI) issued on December 14, 2000, into the 
administrative record. This notice of ratification will be considered 
final no sooner than thirty days after this notice is published. 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 8.1 and pursuant to 25 CFR 151.12(b), 61 FR 18082, April 24, 
1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terrance L. Virden, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Director, Office of Trust Responsibilities, MS-4513-MIB, 1849 
C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240; telephone (202) 208-5831.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 6, 2000, the Assistant Secretary--
Indian Affairs made a final determination that

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the United States will accept 90.94 acres of land, more or less, in 
trust for the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of Indians of South Dakota. It 
was determined that the acceptance of the 90.94 acres in trust, 
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 465, would be in the best interest of the Lower 
Brule Sioux Tribe of Indians of South Dakota. On December 14, 2000, the 
Bureau issued an EA and FONSI for the trust acquisition of the Lower 
Brule Sioux Tribe and the construction of the Native American Scenic 
Byway. Based on the additional environmental information contained in 
the EA, the Department ratifies its April 6, 2000, decision to take 
90.94 acres of land in trust for the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of Indians 
of South Dakota.

    Dated: January 18, 2001.
Michael J. Anderson,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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