2012-25811. Land Acquisitions: Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians

AGENCY:

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of transfer of federally owned lands.

SUMMARY:

The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) accepted the transfer of approximately 163.48 acres from the Director, Real Property Division, Atlanta Regional Office, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), without reimbursement, to be held in trust for the benefit and use of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Choctaw Reservation, Mississippi (Tribe). This notice announces that the Secretary took the approximately 162.48 acres into trust for the Tribe on the dates set forth in this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Randall Trickey, Regional Realty Officer, Eastern Region, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 545 Marriott Dr., Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37214; Telephone: [phone], Email: [e-mail].

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 230 Departmental Manual 2. Pursuant to authority contained in the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended by Public Law 93-599 dated January 2, 1975 (88 Stat. 1954), the below described property was on the dates set out below transferred by the Director, Real Property Division, Atlanta Regional Office of GSA to the Secretary, without reimbursement, to be held in trust for the benefit and use of the Tribe, and were taken into trust for the Tribe on the dates set forth as follows:

Mississippi Choctaw Reservation Community	County records book and page of recorded deed originally conveying the title to the U.S.	Date of original deed to U.S. for Choctaw school lands and acreage	Date of GSA transfer to U.S. to be held in trust for the tribe	Township	Range	Section
Boque Chitto	NESHOBA LLL/241	2/22/30 (15.00 ac)	10/27/97	11N	13E	2
Conehatta	NEWTON 52/206	6/29/27 (5.40 ac)	10/27/97	07N	10E	15
Conehatta	NEWTON 70/101	6/12/39 (0.88 ac)	10/27/97	07N	10E	10
Conehatta	NEWTON 114/377	5/3/57 (2.65 ac)	10/27/97	07N	10E	10
Conehatta	NEWTON 114/377	5/3/57 (1.85 ac)	10/27/97	07N	10E	15
Pearl River	NESHOBA YY/254	8/13/20 (65.00 ac)	4/3/95	11N	10E	25
Pearl River	NESHOBA A61/107	6/11/64 (15.00 ac)	4/3/95	11N	10E	25
Red Water	LEAKE 21/143	5/25/23 (20.00 ac)	10/27/97	11N	07E	36
Standing Pine	LEAKE 15/149	9/2/19 (30.00 ac)	4/3/95	10N	08E	35
Tucker	NESHOBA YY/231	1/30/20 (7.70 ac)	10/27/97	10N	12E	22

Dated: October 11, 2012.

Kevin K. Washburn,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.