[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 64 (Friday, April 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17444-17445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7463]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA-930-5420-EU-B173; CACA 44409]


Disclaimer of Interest in Lands; California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians has applied for the 
United States to issue a recordable disclaimer of interest in certain 
lands which were held in trust. The interest proposed to be disclaimed 
is fee title and not a right-of-way filed under the auspices of RS 
2477. The cumulative acreage of these lands is 1.34 acres.

DATES: Comments should be received by May 3, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments or objections should be sent to: Chief, Branch of 
Lands Management, 2800 Cottage Way, Rm. W-1834, Sacramento, California 
95825.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Alex, BLM California State 
Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825; 916-978-4674.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Tribe and the United States agree the 
following property is not held by the United States in trust for 
Indians. The lands are outside the surveyed boundary of the Santa Ynez 
Reservation. Nonetheless, Santa Barbara County records still show it 
held in trust. The Tribe filed application requesting the United States 
to issue a recordable disclaimer of the United States' interest 
pursuant to section 315 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1745) for the following described lands:
    That parcel delineated by courses 101 to 102 to 103 to 104 to 101B 
to 101A back to 101, and that parcel delineated

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by courses 104 to 105 to 106 to 107 to 108 to 104B to 104A back to 104, 
as shown on the BLM Dependent Resurvey and Survey for the boundaries of 
the Santa Ynez Indian Reservation, T. 6 N., R. 31 W., San Bernardino 
Meridian, approved September 14, 1977.
    The lands described above were used and occupied by certain Indian 
families outside the reservation. In 1903, the lands were deeded to the 
United States in trust for those particular Indians with a reverter. By 
1940, the Tribe and the Solicitor for the Department of the Interior 
found that the lands described above reverted back to the grantor's 
successors in interest. Although disclaimers were executed at that 
time, they were never recorded with the County Recorder, causing the 
impression that the United States still holds the lands in trust. The 
United States proposes to issue a disclaimer of interest to remove this 
cloud on title.
    For a period of 30 days from the date of publication of this 
notice, all persons who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or 
objections in connection with the proposed disclaimer may present their 
views in writing to the undersigned officer at the above address.

    Dated: November 25, 2003.
Howard K. Stark,
Chief, Branch of Lands Management.
[FR Doc. 04-7463 Filed 4-1-04; 8:45 am]
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