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72 FR 63 pgs. 15899-15901 - Public Notice of Lands Previously Conveyed Into Trust and Proclaimed as Reservation For Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians by Act of Congress

Type: NOTICEVolume: 72Number: 63Pages: 15899 - 15901
FR document: [FR Doc. E7-6143 Filed 4-2-07; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: Bureau of Indian Affairs
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Public Notice of Lands Previously Conveyed Into Trust and Proclaimed as Reservation For Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians by Act of Congress

AGENCY:

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is giving public notice of the act of Congress which has conveyed certain fee properties into trust and proclaimed reservation status for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ben Burshia, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Real Estate Services, Mail Stop 4639-MIB, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240, Telephone (202) 208-7737.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The original reservation proclamation establishing the Mississippi Choctaw Indian Reservation was issued December 23, 1944 (9 FR 14907), by virtue of the authority of the Act of June 21, 1939 (53 Stat. 573), and section 7 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 986). Pursuant to section 1(a)(2) of the Act of June 29, 2000, Public Law 106-228 (114 Stat. 228), certain lands then held in fee by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians were placed into federal trust status. The Act provided:

"All land held in fee by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians located within the boundaries of the State of Mississippi, as shown in the report entitled "Report of Fee Lands owned by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians," dated September 28, 1999, on file in the Office of the Superintendent, Choctaw Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, is hereby declared to be held by the United States in trust for the benefit of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; * * *."

Section 1(a)(1) of Public Law 106-228 also provided that "all lands taken in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians on or after December 23, 1944, shall be part of the Mississippi Choctaw Indian Reservation." This Act was amended by section 811 of the Act of December 27, 2000, Public Law 106-568 (114 Stat. 2868), which provided:

Section 1(a)(2) of Pub. L. 106-228 (an Act to make technical corrections to the status of certain land held in trust for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, to take certain land into trust for that Band, and for other purposes) is amended by striking "September 28, 1999" and inserting "February 7, 2000."

The February 7, 2000, report referenced in section 811 of Public Law 106-568 added lands to those originally identified in the September 28, 1999, report referenced in section 1(a)(2) of Public Law 106-228. All of those lands were placed into trust and made a part of the reservation. Revised legal descriptions for some of those lands were approved by Congress by section 107 of the Act of March 2, 2004, Public Law 108-204 (118 Stat. 542), as reflected in a Report of May 17, 2002, on file at the Choctaw Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs. Legal descriptions for all parcels initially placed into trust and reservation status for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians by Public Law 106-228, as amended by Public Law 106-568, as amended by Public Law 108-204, are referenced in Appendix I to this Notice.

Additional lands have been taken into trust by the United States for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 465 after December 23, 1944, and before June 29, 2000. All such lands were made part of the Mississippi Choctaw Indian Reservation by section 1(a)(1) of Public Law 106-228. The legal descriptions for those other tracts are not set out in this notice.

Pursuant to section 1(a)(1) of Public Law 106-228, if and when additional lands are taken into trust by the United States for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 465 or by other authority, each such additional land parcel shall automatically become a part of the Mississippi Choctaw Indian Reservation without the need for any other formal declaration to that effect pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 467.

All of the Choctaw reservation lands referenced in this notice constitute Indian Country under 18 U.S.C. 1151(a).

Dated: March 24, 2007.

Carl J. Artman,

Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs.

APPENDIX I

Lands placed into trust and reservation status for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians within the State of Mississippi by Public Law 106-228, 114 Stat. 462, Act of June 29, 2000, as amended by Title VIII, Sec. 811 of Public Law 106-568, Act of December 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2868 and Sec. 107 of Public Law 108-204, Act of March 2, 2004, 118 Stat 542. The reference numbers shown below are from Exhibit A to the report of May 17, 2002, on file at the Choctaw Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Philadelphia, Mississippi, as referenced in Sec. 107 of Public Law 108-204, Act of March 2, 2004, 118 Stat. 542.

Reference Nos. Choctaw reservation community Township Range Section County Book page from county records
1 Bogue Chitto 14N 15E 16 NOXUBEE 553/503
2 Bogue Chitto 11N 14E 7 KEMPER 268/220
3 Bogue Chitto 11N 14E 18 KEMPER 280/193
4 Bogue Chitto 12N 14E 32 KEMPER A222/845
5 Bogue Chitto 12N 13E 2 NESHOBA A223/6
6 Bogue Chitto 11N 14E 17 KEMPER 280/193
7 Bogue Chitto 11N 14E 7 KEMPER 270/71
8 Bogue Chitto 11N 14E 5 KEMPER A222/845
9 Bogue Chitto 11N 14E 7 KEMPER 274/14
10 Bogue Chitto 11N 13E 10 NESHOBA A221/258
11 Bogue Chitto 12N 13E 36 NESHOBA A217/346
12 Bogue Chitto 12N 14E 30 KEMPER A222/845
13 Bogue Chitto 11N 13E 1 NESHOBA A217/343
14 Bogue Chitto 11N 13E 2 NESHOBA A219/269
15 Bogue Chitto 11N 13E 13 NESHOBA A221/258
16 Bogue Chitto 11N 13E 12 NESHOBA A217/343
17 Bogue Chitto 11N 13E 1 NESHOBA A217/346
18 Bogue Chitto 12N 13E 25 NESHOBA A222/845
19 Bogue Chitto 11N 14E 27 KEMPER 228/47
22 Bogue Chitto 11N 14E 28 KEMPER 228/47
23 Bogue Chitto 12N 13E 1 NESHOBA A223/6
24 Bogue Chitto 11N 14E 21 KEMPER 228/47
25 Bogue Chitto 12N 14E 31 KEMPER A222/845
26 Conehatta 07N 10E 28 NEWTON 262/692
27 Conehatta 07N 10E 3 NEWTON 267/474
28 Conehatta 07N 10E 9 NEWTON 266/167
29 Conehatta 07N 10E 9 NEWTON 252/33
32 Conehatta 07N 10E 10 NEWTON 252/33
35 Conehatta 07N 10E 21 NEWTON 262/692
36 Crystal Ridge 14N 13E 35 WINSTON 218/220
37 Bogue Chitto 12N 13E 3 WINSTON 238/375
38 Bogue Chitto 12N 13E 2 WINSTON 230/206
39 Bogue Chitto 11N 12E 30 NESHOBA A228/897
41 Bogue Chitto 11N 12E 30 NESHOBA A93/144
43 Pearl River 11N 10E 28 NESHOBA A217/90
44 Pearl River 11N 11E 20 NESHOBA A239/448
45 Pearl River 11N 10E 33 NESHOBA A239/779
46 Pearl River 11N 11E 29 NESHOBA A239/270
47 Pearl River 11N 11E 2 NESHOBA A227/100
48 Pearl River 11N 10E 34 NESHOBA A226/879
49 Pearl River 11N 10E 33 NESHOBA A239/777
50 Pearl River 11N 10E 28 NESHOBA A239/779
51 Pearl River 11N 11E 29 NESHOBA A230/823
52 Pearl River 11N 11E 1 NESHOBA A227/100
53 Pearl River 11N 11E 9 NESHOBA A227/100
54 Pearl River 11N 11E 4 NESHOBA A227/100
55 Pearl River 11N 11E 3 NESHOBA A227/100
56 Pearl River 11N 11E 10 NESHOBA A227/100
57 Pearl River 11N 11E 28 NESHOBA A230/823
58 Pearl River 11N 10E 14 NESHOBA A223//650
59 Pearl River 11N 11E 30 NESHOBA A146/501
60 Pearl River 11N 11E 29 NESHOBA A238/406
61 Pearl River 11N 10E 18 NESHOBA A228/465
62 Pearl River 11N 09E 13 LEAKE A228/465
64 Pearl River 11N 11E 29 NESHOBA A151/704
65 Pearl River 11N 11E 29 NESHOBA A150/577
66 Pearl River 11N 11E 6 NESHOBA A235/124
67 Pearl River 11N 11E 29 NESHOBA A151/22
68 Pearl River 11N 11E 29 NESHOBA A151/24
69 Pearl River 11N 11E 20 NESHOBA A220/842
70 Pearl River 11N 10E 28 NESHOBA A217/255
71 Pearl River 11N 11E 30 NESHOBA A216/716
72 Pearl River 11N 11E 30 NESHOBA A239/270
73 Pearl River 11N 10E 36 NESHOBA A161/528
74 Pearl River 11N 11E 29 NESHOBA A150/581
75 Pearl River 11N 11E 29 NESHOBA A232/764
76 Pearl River 11N 11E 30 NESHOBA A201/138
77 Pearl River 11N 11E 18 NESHOBA A140/142
78 Pearl River 11N 11E 19 NESHOBA A140/142
79 Pearl River 11N 11E 31 NESHOBA A239/270
80 Pearl River 11N 11E 29 NESHOBA A231/15
81 Pearl River 11N 11E 29 NESHOBA A238/408
83 Pearl River 11N 10E 11 NESHOBA A223/650
84 Pearl River 11N 11E 20 NESHOBA A219/550
85 Pearl River 11N 11E 30 NESHOBA A146/221
86 Pearl River 11N 11E 32 NESHOBA A239/270
87 Red Water 10N 07E 2 LEAKE 228/627
88 Red Water 10N 07E 2 LEAKE 228/630
89 Red Water 11N 07E 36 LEAKE 235/549
90 Red Water 11N 07E 35 LEAKE 235/696
91 Red Water 11N 07E 36 LEAKE 163/440
92 Red Water 11N 07E 26 LEAKE 233/424
93 Red Water 10N 08E 6 LEAKE 235/483
96 Standing Pine 10N 08E 34 LEAKE 154/624
97 Standing Pine 10N 09E 29 LEAKE 221/614
98 Standing Pine 09N 08E 2 LEAKE 143/726
99 Standing Pine 10N 09E 30 LEAKE 221/614
100 Standing Pine 09N 08E 3 LEAKE 221/633
101 Standing Pine 10N 09E 9 LEAKE 221/616
102 Tucker 10N 12E 28 NESHOBA A229/665
103 Tucker 10N 12E 21 NESHOBA A229/665
105 Red Water 13N 7E 36 ATTALA 607/612
106 Red Water 13N 7E 25 ATTALA 607/612
107 Red Water 12N 7E 1 LEAKE 607/612
108 Red Water 12N 7E 2 LEAKE 607/612
109 Red Water 13N 7E 35 ATTALA 607/612
110 Bogue Chitto 11N 14E 5 KEMPER 294/568

[FR Doc. E7-6143 Filed 4-2-07; 8:45 am]

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