[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7758-7759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2501]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Land Acquisitions; Elk Valley Rancheria, California

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 203.5 acres of land into trust 
for the Elk Valley Rancheria of California on January 4, 2008. This 
notice is published in the exercise of authority delegated by the 
Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by 
209 Departmental Manual 8.1.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Skibine, Office of Indian 
Gaming, MS-3657 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 January 4, 
2008, the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs decided to accept 
approximately 203.5 acres of land into trust for the Elk Valley 
Rancheria of California under the authority of the Indian 
Reorganization Act of 1934, 25 U.S.C. 465. The 203.5 acre parcel is 
located in Del Norte County, California. The parcel will be used for 
construction and operation of a class II and class III gaming facility. 
The real property situated in the County of Del Norte, State of 
California, is described as follows:

Parcel One

    That portion of Section 35, Township 16 North, Range 1 West, 
Humboldt Meridian, described as follows:
    PARCEL 2 as shown on the Parcel Map filed in the office of the 
County Recorder of Del Norte County, California, on December 28, 1979, 
in Book 4 of Parcel Maps, page 75.
    EXCEPT therefrom those portions thereof conveyed to the County of 
Del Norte, by deeds recorded October 18,1979, in Book 237, Official 
Records, page 609, and May 19, 1986, in Book 310, Official Records, 
page 444.

Parcel Two

    A 30-foot wide easement for road and utility purposes lying 30 feet 
westerly of and adjacent to the following described line:
    BEGINNING at a point on the west line of Parcel 3 of the land 
conveyed to Del Norte County by OWEN W. BAUER by deed dated August 31, 
1979, said point being North 185.0 feet from the most southwesterly 
corner of said Parcel 3, and running; thence northerly along westerly 
lines of Parcels 3 and 2 of the land conveyed to the County of Del 
Norte by OWEN W. BAUER to the south line of Parcel 1 as said parcel is 
shown on the parcel map filed for OWEN W. BAUER on December 28, 1979 in 
Book 4 of Parcel Maps, pages 75 through 78, in the office of the County 
Recorder of Del Norte County, California.

Parcel Three

    An easement for water removal purposes on the following described 
parcel of land.
    BEGINNING at a point S 32 degrees 00 minutes 20 seconds W (equals S 
30 degrees 36 minutes 09 seconds W true meridian) a distance of 1607.35 
feet from the northeast corner of section 34, Township 16 North, Range 
1 West, Humboldt Meridian, and running:
    (1) Thence South 60 degrees East, 45.21 feet;
    (2) Thence South 30 degrees West, 70.00 feet;
    (3) Thence North 60 degrees West, 150.00 feet;
    (4) Thence North 30 degrees East, 70.00 feet;
    (5) Thence South 60 degrees East, 104.79 feet to the point of 
beginning.
    The bearings and distances contained in this easement description 
are based upon the California Coordinate System, Zone 1, multiply 
distances by 0.9999742 to obtain ground level distances.

Parcel Four

    An easement for water pipe lines, said easement to be 20.0 feet in 
width, lying

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10.0 feet on each side of the following described centerline:
    BEGINNING at a point S 32 degrees 00 minutes 20 seconds W (equals S 
30 degrees 36 minutes 09 seconds W true meridian) a distance of 1607.35 
feet from the northeast corner of Section 34, Township 16 North, Range 
1 West, Humboldt Meridian, and running:
    (1) Thence South 76 degrees 39 minutes 35 seconds East, 153.58 
feet;
    (2) Thence South 76 degrees 46 minutes 42 seconds East, 206.05 
feet;
    (3) Thence South 72 degrees 25 minutes 39 seconds East, 153.79 
feet;
    (4) Thence South 81 degrees 07 minutes 49 seconds East, 162.47 
feet;
    (5) Thence North 84 degrees 03 minutes 26 seconds East, 158.59 
feet;
    (6) Thence North 36 degrees 54 minutes 36 seconds East, 75 feet, 
more or less, to Parcel ``2'' as said parcel is shown on the parcel map 
filed for OWEN W. BAUER on December 28, 1979 in Book 4 of Parcel Maps, 
pages 75 through 78 inclusive, in the office of the County Recorder of 
Del Norte County, California. The sidelines of this easement shall 
coincide with the boundary of the land described in Easement ``B'' 
hereinabove described on the west and Parcel 2 of said Bauer map on the 
east.
    The bearings and distances contained in this easement description 
are based upon the California Coordinate System, Zone 1, multiply 
distances by 0.9999742 to obtain ground level distances. APN: 115-02-28

    Dated: February 1, 2008.
Carl J. Artman,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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