[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 32867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15011]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Land Acquisitions; The Chickasaw Nation
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs made
a final agency determination to acquire 30.05 acres, more or less, of
land near the Town of Terral, Jefferson County, Oklahoma (Terral Site)
in trust for the Chickasaw Nation for gaming and other purposes on
January 19, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of
Indian Gaming, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS-3657 MIB, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240, telephone (202) 219-4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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, and is
published to comply with the requirements of 25 CFR 151.12(c)(2)(ii)
that notice of the decision to acquire land in trust be promptly
provided in the Federal Register.
On January 19, 2017, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--
Indian Affairs issued a decision to accept the Terral Site, consisting
of approximately 30.05 acres, more or less, of land in trust for the
Chickasaw Nation (Nation), under the authority of the Indian
Reorganization Act, 25 U.S.C. 5108. The Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary--Indian Affairs determined that Nation's request also meets
the requirements of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act's ``Oklahoma
exception,'' 25 U.S.C. 2719(a)(2)(A)(i), to the general prohibition
contained in 25 U.S.C. 2719(a) on gaming on lands acquired in trust
after October 17, 1988.
The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, on behalf
of the Secretary of the Interior, will immediately acquire title to the
Terral Site in the name of the United States of America in trust for
the Nation upon fulfillment of Departmental requirements.
The 30.05 acres, more or less, are located in Jefferson County,
Oklahoma, and are described as follows:
A tract of land in the South Half (S/2) of the Southeast Quarter
(SE/4) of Section Four (4), Township Eight (8) South, Range Seven (7)
West, Indian Base and Meridian, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, being more
particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast Corner
of said Section 4;
Thence N. 89[deg]55'53'' W., along the South line of the Southeast
Quarter, a distance of 800.90 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; Thence
continuing N. 89[deg]55'53'' W., along the South line of the Southeast
Quarter, a distance of 923.58 feet to a point on the Easterly Right of
Way line of U.S. Highway No. 81 as filed in the Office of the County
Clerk, Jefferson County, Oklahoma on a Warranty Deed in Book 489 on
Page 289; Thence along said Easterly Right of Way line of U.S. Highway
No. 81 for the following Four (4) Courses,
1. Thence N. 00[deg]48'14'' E., a distance of 656.17 feet;
2. Thence N. 27[deg]10'10'' W., a distance of 164.04 feet;
3. Thence with a non-tangent curve, turning to the Left with an arc
length of 424.41 feet, with a radius of 2431.83 feet, with a chord
bearing of N. 21[deg]43'54'' W., with a chord length of 423.87 feet;
4. Thence N. 35[deg]29'11'' W., a distance of 156.29 feet to a
point on the North line of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter;
Thence S. 89[deg]58'49'' E., along the North line of the South Half of
the Southeast Quarter, a distance of 1233.24 feet; Thence S.
00[deg]09'38'' E., parallel with the West line of the Southeast Quarter
of the Southeast Quarter, a distance of 1323.74 feet to the POINT OF
BEGINNING, containing 30.05 Acres more or less. This legal description
was based upon True North as determined by GPS Observation. Prepared by
Obert D. Bennett, RPLS No. 1471 on December 19, 2013. SURFACE ONLY.
Dated: June 21, 2017.
Michael S. Black,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-15011 Filed 7-17-17; 8:45 am]
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