[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 79 (Thursday, April 24, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19927-19928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10590]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
25 CFR Part 151
Land Acquisitions
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of final agency determination to take land into trust.
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs made a final agency
determination to acquire approximately 480.32 acres, more or less, of
land into trust for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan on
April 14, 1997. 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.
DATES: This determination is effective April 14, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George T. Skibine, Director, Indian
Gaming Management Staff, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS 2070-MIB, 1849 C
Street NW, Washington, D.C. 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 April 14,
1997, the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs decided to accept
approximately 480.32 acres, more or less, of land into trust for the
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan pursuant to the Indian
Reorganization Act (IRA) of June 18, 1934, (48 Stat. 884; 25 U.S.C.
465). The Secretary shall acquire title in the name of the United
States in trust for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan for
the following parcels of land described below no sooner than 30 days
after the date of this notice.
A parcel of land being part of the N\1/2\ of Section 18, T14N, R3W,
described as beginning at a point on the E-W\1/4\ line of said Section
which is East 2281.0 feet from the W\1/4\ corner of said Section thence
N 0 deg.07' E, 2382.19 feet; thence S 89 deg.42'45'' E, 969.86 feet;
thence S 0 deg.08'08'' W, 175.22 feet; thence S 89 deg.43'52'' E,
266.42 feet; thence S 0 deg.08'08'' W, 2201.12 feet; thence N
89 deg.59' W, 932.84 feet along the E-W\1/4\ line to the interior \1/4\
corner of said Section; thence West 302.56 feet along said E-W\1/4\
line to the point of beginning; EXCEPT a part of the SW\1/4\ of the
NE\1/4\ of Section 18, T14N, R3W, described as beginning at a point on
the E-W\1/4\ line of said Section which is S 89 deg.59' E, 150.0 feet
from the Interior \1/4\ corner, thence N 0 deg.07' E, 450 feet, thence
S 89 deg.59' E, 425 feet, thence S 0 deg.07' W, 450 feet, thence N
89 deg.59' W, 425 feet to the point of beginning, Chippewa Township,
and
Part of the NW\1/4\ of Section 18, T14N, R3W, described as
beginning at a point on the West Section line which is N 0 deg.23'50''
W, 208.7 feet from the W\1/4\ corner of Section 18; thence N 0 deg.
23'50'' W, 1011.3 feet; thence N 89 deg.29'10'' E, 1625.0 feet parallel
with the E-W\1/4\ line; thence S 0 deg.23'50'' E, 873.5 feet; thence S
89 deg.29'10'' W, 377.15 feet; thence S 0 deg.23'50'' E, 137.8 feet;
thence S 89 deg.29'10'' W, 1247.85 feet to the point of beginning,
Chippewa Township, AND
A parcel of land being part of the NW\1/4\ of Section 18, T14N,
R3W, described as beginning at a point on the West line of Section 18
which is North 1220.0 feet from the W\1/4\ corner of Section 18; thence
North 680.07 feet along the West Section line; thence East 495.0 feet
parallel with the E-W\1/4\ line of Section 18; thence North 483.3 feet
parallel with the West Section line to a point which is 165.0 feet
South of the South right of way line of M-20 (Pickard Road); thence
East 1386.0 feet parallel with the South right of way line of M-20;
thence South 1164.19 feet parallel with the West Section line; thence
West 1881.0 feet parallel with the E-W\1/4\ line of Section 18, to the
point of beginning, Chippewa Township, AND
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The N\1/2\ of the N\1/2\ of the NE\1/4\ of Section 19, T14N, R3W,
EXCEPT the North 40 rods of the East 20 rods thereof, Chippewa
Township, AND
The E\1/2\ of the NE\1/4\ of Section 18, T14N, R3W, EXCEPT the
North 20 rods, AND EXCEPT the South 20 rods of the W\1/2\ thereof,
Chippewa Township, AND
The SE\1/4\ of Section 18, T14N, R3W, EXCEPT the North 16 rods of
the West 12 rods, 2 feet thereof, Chippewa Township, AND
The North 10 acres of the SW\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\ of Section 17,
T14N, R3W, Chippewa Township, AND
The S\1/2\ of the NW\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\ of Section 17, T14N, R3W,
EXCEPT the plat of Greencrest Park, according to the plat recorded in
Liber 6 of Plats, Page 351, Isabella County Records; AND EXCEPT a
parcel commencing 65 feet East of the SW corner of Lot 49 of Greencrest
Park, according to the plat recorded in Liber 6 of Plats, Page 351,
thence East along the South line of said Plat 311 feet, thence South 25
feet, thence West 311 feet, thence North 25 feet to the point of
beginning, Chippewa Township, AND
Commencing at the SE corner of Lot 50 of Greencrest Park, according
to the plat recorded in Liber 6 of Plats, Page 351, thence S
00 deg.14'15'' E 25 feet, thence S 89 deg.45'03'' E 66 feet, thence N
00 deg.14'15'' W 25 feet to the SW corner of Lot 51 of said Plat,
thence N 89 deg.45'03'' W 66 feet to the point of beginning, AND
A parcel of land being part of the W\1/2\ of the NE\1/4\ of Section
18, T14N, R3W, described as beginning at a point on the E-W\1/4\ line
which is S 89 deg.59' E, 932.85 feet from the interior \1/4\ corner of
said Section 18, thence N 0 deg.08'08'' E, 2201.12 feet, thence S
89 deg.43'52'' E, 400 feet, S 0 deg.08'08'' W, 2199.36 feet along the
East N-S \1/8\ line of Section 18, thence N 89 deg.59' W, 400.0 feet
along the E-W\1/4\ line of Section 18 to the point of beginning, EXCEPT
the East 8 rods of the South 20 rods thereof, Chippewa Township, AND
A parcel of land being part of the NW\1/4\ of Section 18, T14N,
R3W, described as beginning at a point on the E-W\1/4\ line which is
East 1881.0 feet from the W\1/4\ corner of said Section; thence N
0 deg.07' E, 2384.19 feet; thence S 89 deg.42'45'' E, 400.0 feet;
thence S 0 deg.07' W, 2382.19 feet; thence West 400.0 feet along the E-
W\1/4\ line to the point of beginning, Chippewa Township.
Title to the land described above will be conveyed subject to any
valid existing easements for public roads, highways, public utilities,
pipelines, and any other valid easements or rights-of-way now on
record.
Dated: April 14, 1997.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 97-10590 Filed 4-23-97; 8:45 am]
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