89 FR 125 pgs. 53938-53946 - Chippewa National Forest; Minnesota; Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction to Lands To Be Held in Trust by the United States for the Benefit of the Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Pursuant to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act

Type: NOTICEVolume: 89Number: 125Pages: 53938 - 53946
FR document: [FR Doc. 2024-14086 Filed 6-27-24; 8:45 am]
Agency: Agriculture Department
Sub Agency: Forest Service
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 53938, 53939, 53940, 53942, 53943, 53944, 53945

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Chippewa National Forest; Minnesota; Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction to Lands To Be Held in Trust by the United States for the Benefit of the Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Pursuant to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act

AGENCY:

Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION:

Notice of transfer of administrative jurisdiction to land.

SUMMARY:

Pursuant to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act (Act), the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary), with the publication of this Notice, transfers administrative jurisdiction to approximately 11,760 acres of land (Federal land), located in the Chippewa National Forest in Cass County, Minnesota, to the Secretary of the Interior to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, referred to in the Act as the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (LLBO or Tribe). A table containing the legal descriptions of the lands to which administrative jurisdiction is hereby transferred, along with accompanying Exhibit A, identifying existing public roads, and Exhibit B, identifying existing Forest roads and a Forest trail that the Forest Service will continue to operate pursuant to the terms of reserved easement rights approved by the Tribe, are provided at the end of this notice.

DATES:

The transfer of administrative jurisdiction will be effective upon the publication of this Notice.

ADDRESSES:

The boundaries of the Federal land are depicted on maps and in legal descriptions available for inspection at the Chippewa National Forest Supervisor's Office and at the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Minnesota Agency.

Chippewa National Forest Supervisor's Office: Chippewa National Forest, 200 Ash Avenue NW, Cass Lake, MN 56633.

BIA Minnesota Agency:

Mailing/Physical Address: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2225 Cooperative Court NW, Room 300, Bemidji, MN 56601.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Stansberry, Forest Supervisor, Chippewa National Forest, 200 Ash Avenue NW, Cass Lake, MN 56633, 218-335-8600 (ph), 218-335-8637 (fax), or email at SM.FS.ChipNFpublic@usda.gov.

Heidi Gordon, Superintendent, BIA Minnesota Agency, 2225 Cooperative Court NW, Room 300 Bemidji, MN 56601, 218-751-2011 Ext. 1401 (ph), 218-751-4367 (fax), or email at Minnesota_Agency@bia.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction: The right, title, and interest of the United States to the approximately 11,760 acres of Federal land described below in this notice, including improvements and appurtenances, subject to valid existing rights, is transferred as provided in the Act (Pub. L. 116-255, 134 Stat. 1139) from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior upon the publication of this Notice. After transfer, the land will be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the LLBO. The Act provides that the LLBO will respect existing utility easements, rights of way for roads, and flowage and reservoir rights. Existing public roads, and the Forest roads and Forest trail that the Forest Service will continue to operate, are further discussed later in this Notice at Exhibit A and Exhibit B, respectively. This Notice does not undertake to specifically list currently existing public utility easements, flowage or reservoir rights, or other valid existing rights to which the transfer of jurisdiction is subject.

National Environmental Policy Act Analysis: The Forest Service, Chippewa National Forest, has undertaken environmental review of this transfer pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and found that the transfer of administrative jurisdiction falls under the Categorical Exclusion (CE) in 36 CFR 220.6(7), "Sale or exchange of land or interest in land where resulting land uses remain essentially the same." Although not required for actions under this CE, the Chippewa National Forest elected to document its decision in a Decision Memo, available at https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64623 or by contacting the Chippewa Forest Supervisor as listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.

Legal Description & Ongoing Surveys: The legal description of the Federal land to which administrative jurisdiction is hereby transferred is provided in the Table below, under the heading "Legal Descriptions of Federal Land Transferred." A small percentage of the Federal land (approximately 4 percent) is currently being surveyed by the Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The Federal lands still being surveyed are identified below by a notation of "Estimated Acreage" in the below Table. The transfer of administrative jurisdiction of all the Federal land in the Table is effective upon the date of publication of this Notice; however, to the extent any updates to the acreage of any parcels being surveyed are needed, they will be published by the Forest Service in a supplementary Federal Register Notice upon approval and the official filing of the surveys with the BLM, Eastern States Office.

Existing Public Roads and Forest Easement Roads: Existing public roads and Forest Service roads will continue to be respected after transfer as provided in the Act. As to the existing public roads, Federal law defines a "public road" as "any road or street under the jurisdiction of and maintained by a public authority and open to public travel." 23 U.S.C. 101(a)(23). A "public authority" is defined by Federal law as "Federal, State, county, town, or township, Indian tribe, municipal or other local government or instrumentality with authority to finance, build, operate, or maintain toll or toll-free facilities." 23 U.S.C. 101(a)(22). Existing public roads that are the responsibility of public authorities other than the Forest Service, such as the BIA, the State of Minnesota, and Town, County, and municipal entities, are listed in Exhibit A. The list of existing public roads is not exhaustive.


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As to Forest Service roads, after transfer of the Federal land, the Forest Service will continue to operate the Forest roads and Forest trail identified in Exhibit B pursuant to the terms of reserved easement rights enumerated below, as approved by the Tribe (Forest Easement Roads). Forest road or trail is defined by federal regulations as "[a] road or trail wholly or partly within or adjacent to and serving the National Forest System that the Forest Service determines is necessary for the protection, administration, and utilization of the National Forest System and the use and development of its resources." 36 CFR 212.1. All Forest Easement Roads and the terms under which the Forest Service will operate them are identified in Exhibit B.

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Fifth Principal Meridian, Minnesota Acres Twp. acres
T. 141 N., R 27 W.,
Sec. 29, Lots 8 and 10 37.85
Total Twp. Acres 37.85
T. 142 N., R 27 W.,
Sec. 16, Lot 3 29.5
Sec. 17, Lot 1, SE 14 NE 14 , NE 14 SE 14 112.34
Sec. 28, Lot 6 and 13, the West 20 Acres of Lot 7, NE 14 SW 14 , NE 14 NW 14 , NW 14 NW 14 192.75
Sec. 30, Lot 13 23.65
Total Twp. Acres 358.24
T. 144 N., R 27 W.,
Sec. 5, Lots 13 thru 17 204.81
Sec. 6, Lots 10 thru 12 94.57
Sec. 8, Lot 7 34.69
Total Twp. Acres 334.07
T. 146 N., R 27 W.,
Sec. 21, NE 14 SW 14 , SE 14 SW 14 Submerged Lands Attached 38.80
Sec. 29, Lots 4 and 5 Partition Lands-Estimated Acreage 62.45
Sec. 31, Lot 1 32.30
Sec. 32, Lot 1, SW 14 NW 14 79.60
Total Twp. Acres 213.15
T. 141 N., R 28 W.,
Sec. 4, Lot 1, E 12 SW 14 SE 14 , W 12 SW 14 SE 14 , SE 14 SW 14 , E 12 SW 14 SW 14 149.53
Sec. 8, Lots 1 and 2, NE 14 NW 14 , NW 14 NW 14 157.92
Sec. 9, NW 14 NE 14 41.77
Sec. 10, NE 14 NW 14 , NW 14 NW 14 85.65
Sec. 11, W 12 NE 14 NW 14 , NW 14 NW 14 64.56
Sec. 14, Lots 8 and 9, S 12 SE 14 NE 14 93.17
Sec. 23, Lot 1 40.72
Sec. 24, Lots 3 and 4, NW 14 SE 14 , SE 14 SW 14 , SW 14 SW 14 184.24
Sec. 27, Lot 3, N 12 NW 14 SW 14 52.84
Total Twp. Acres 870.40
T. 142 N., R 28 W.,
Sec. 24, Lot 4 38.83
Sec. 27, SE 14 SW 14 42.33
Sec. 34, Lot 2, NE 14 NW 14 , N 12 SE 14 NW 14 95.79
Sec. 35, Lots 1 and 2, NE 14 SE 14 123.57
Total Twp. Acres 300.52
T. 143 N., R 28 W.,
Sec. 32, Lot 2 Less the North 200 feet 11.60
Total Twp. Acres 11.60
T. 145 N., R 28 W.,
Sec. 18, SE 14 SE 14 , SW 14 SE 14 Submerged Lands Attached 61.82
Sec. 19, Lots 1 and 2, NE 14 NE 14 , SE 14 NE 14 , SW 14 NE 14 , NW 14 NE 14 , SE 14 SE 14 , SW 14 SE 14 , SE 14 SW 14 , NE 14 NW 14 , SE 14 NW 14 440.24
Sec. 20, NW 14 SW 14 , SW 14 NW 14 , NW 14 NW 14 Submerged Lands Attached 113.79
Sec. 21, SW 14 SE 14 , SE 14 SW 14 , SW 14 SW 14 120
Sec. 28, SE 14 NE 14 , SW 14 NE 14 , NW 14 NE 14 , NE 14 NW 14 , SE 14 NW 14 200
Sec. 34, NW 14 SE 14 , NE 14 SW 14 80
Total Twp. Acres 1,015.85
T. 141 N., R 29 W.,
Sec. 3, Lots 7 thru 9, N 12 NE 14 SE 14 , NW 14 SE 14 160.27
Sec. 8, Lot 3 48.32
Sec. 10, Lots 1 and 3 33.31
Sec. 17, N 12 SE 14 NE 14 19.28
Sec. 23, Lot 3 34.4
Total Twp. Acres 295.58
T. 142 N., R 29 W.,
Sec. 2, Lots 8, 11, and 14, SE 14 SE 14 SW 14 , W 12 NE 14 SE 14 SW 14 61.75
Sec. 11, Lot 3, SW 14 NE 14 53.53
Sec. 14, Lot 8 31.54
Total Twp. Acres 146.82
T. 144 N., R 29 W.,
Sec. 1, SE 14 NE 14 , SW 14 NE 14 , NE 14 SE 14 , SE 14 SE 14 , SW 14 SE 14 , NW 14 SE 14 , SE 14 NW 14 280
Sec. 12, Lots 2 and 6 42.05
Sec. 27, Lots 1 thru 5, including the attached lands to Lots 1, 2, and 4 between the original meander line and the actual shoreline of Leech Lake. 429.15
Sec. 28, Lot 1, including the attached lands to Lot 1 between the original meander line and the actual shoreline of Leech Lake. 92.94
Sec. 30, South 962 feet of Lot 3, Lot 4, SW 14 SE 14 , NW 14 SE 14 , SE 14 NW 14 80.41
Sec. 31, Lot 2, except that part of Lot 14 of Ottertail Homesite as portrayed on Certificate of Survey No. 7704, recorded in Cass County on August 6, 2001, Lot 3, and the NW 14 NW 14 of Lot 4 71.71
Sec. 33, Lots 1 thru 4, including the attached lands to Lots 1 thru 4 between original meander line and the actual meander shoreline of Leech Lake. 333.63
Total Twp. Acres 1,329.89
T. 145 N., R 29 W.,
Sec. 2, SE 14 SE 14 Submerged Lands Attached 12.99
Sec. 11, NE 14 NE 14 Submerged Lands Attached 38.13
Sec. 12, Lot 2, Lot 5, NW 14 SW 14 , SW 14 NW 14 , NW 14 NW 14 Partition Lands-Estimated Acreage 132.06
Sec. 23, Lot 2, SE 14 SW 14 70.75
Sec. 24, SW 14 NE 14 , NW 14 NE 14 80
Sec. 25, NW 14 NW 14 40.88
Sec. 26, Lots 1 thru 3, NE 14 NE 14 125.20
Total Twp. Acres 500.01
T. 146 N., R 29 W.,
Sec. 29, Lots 17 and 18 49.43
Sec. 31, Lot 5 35.42
Sec. 32, Lots 2, 3, and 7, SE 14 NE 14 , SW 14 NE 14 , NW 14 NE 14 215.32
Sec. 33, Lots 5 thru 7, SW 14 NW 14 151.03
Sec. 34, Lots 5, 7, and 13, NW 14 SW 14 Partition Lands-Estimated Acreage 139.16
Total Twp. Acres 590.36
T. 141 N., R 30 W.,
Sec. 1, SW 14 SW 14 38.99
Sec. 4, Lot 4, N 12 SW 14 SW 14 , NW 14 SW 14 , SW 14 NW 14 138.27
Sec. 5, SW 14 SE 14 , SE 14 SW 14 , SW 14 SW 14 119.7
Sec. 6, Lots 4 thru 6 120.46
Sec. 8, NW 14 NE 14 , NE 14 NW 14 , NW 14 NW 14 121.94
Sec. 12, S 12 NE 14 SE 14 20.57
Total Twp. Acres 559.93
T. 142 N., R 30 W.,
Sec. 17, NE 14 NE 14 , N 12 SE 14 NE 14 , S 12 SE 14 NE 14 , N 12 SW 14 NE 14 , NW 14 NE 14 137.2
Sec. 19, Lot 5 1.74
Sec. 20, Lot 1 and 5, N 12 SW 14 SE 14 36.97
Sec. 29, SE 14 SW 14 , SW 14 SW 14 80.47
Sec. 31, Lots 3 and 4, NE 14 NE 14 , SE 14 NE 14 , S 12 SW 14 NE 14 , N 12 SW 14 NE 14 , E 12 NW 14 NE 14 , W 12 NE 14 SE 14 , NW 14 SE 14 , S 12 SE 14 NW 14 301.73
Sec. 32, SW 14 SE 14 EXCEPT the South 208.71 feet of the West 208.71 feet thereof, NW 14 NW 14 77.64
Sec. 35, Lots 4 and 14 70.01
Sec. 36, S 12 NE 14 SW 14 , S 12 NW 14 SW 14 , S 12 S 12 N 12 NW 14 SW 14 44.86
Total Twp. Acres 750.62
T. 143 N., R 30 W.,
Sec. 1, Lot 5, SE 14 SW 14 61.9
Sec. 7, Lots 9 and 10 78.17
Sec. 12, Lots 3 and 4, NE 14 NW 14 94.61
Sec. 18, Lots 2 thru 5 and 7 thru 9, SE 14 NW 14 , NE 14 NW 14 365.01
Total Twp. Acres 599.69
T. 144 N., R 30 W.,
Sec. 1, Lots 2 and 3 58.33
Sec. 36, Lot 1, EXCEPT the lands of the Plat of Hedin Habor on Leech Lake recorded Cass County in Vol. H of Plats, Page 51 on May 13, 1960 and also the lands of Hedin Harbor on Leech Lake First Addition recorded in Cass County in Vol. J of Plats, Page 41 on December 31, 1970. Including, however, those portions of said Lot 1 described as Lots 2, 3, and 4 in the Plat of Hedin Harbor on Leech Lake First Addition. 18.19
Total Twp. Acres 76.52
T. 145 N., R 30 W.,
Sec. 1, Lots 5 and 6 64.92
Sec. 8, Lot 2 39.65
Sec. 12, Lots 1 and 2, SW 14 NE 14 129.98
Sec. 19, Lots 1 thru 3 104.61
Sec. 36, Lot 8 5.63
Total Twp. Acres 344.79
T. 141 N., R 31 W.,
Sec. 13, Lots 1 and 2 75.58
Total Twp. Acres 75.58
T. 142 N., R 31 W.,
Sec. 1, SE 14 SW 14 39.46
Sec. 3, Lot 1 6.37
Sec. 4, Lots 3 thru Lot 4, Lot 5 EXCEPT the right of way of the Great Northern Railway Company 77.34
Sec. 5, SE 14 NE 14 , NE 14 SE 14 , EXCEPT the right of way of the Great Northern Railway Company 78.67
Sec. 6, Lot 8 39.75
Sec. 10, Lot 1 22.22
Sec. 11, Lot 1, EXCEPT that part depicted in the Plat of Survey by R.F. Schneider, amended June 7, 1984, recorded in the offices of the U.S. Forest Service, more particularly described as: Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 1, said corner being a U.S. G. L. O. brass cap monument; thence on an assumed bearing of North 88 degrees 30 minutes 16 seconds West, 445.46 feet along the south line of said Government Lot 1 to the point of beginning of the tract to be described; thence North 35 degrees 02 minutes 33 seconds West, 73.43 feet; thence North 88 degrees 30 minutes 16 seconds West, 315 feet more or less to the water's edge of Leech Lake; thence Southerly 60 feet more or less along said water's edge to the intersection with the south line of said Government Lot 1; thence South 88 degrees 30 minutes 16 seconds East, 339 feet more or less, along the south line of said Government Lot 1 to the point of beginning. NE 14 NE 14 , SE 14 NE 14 , E 12 SW 14 NE 14 , NW 14 NE 14 , NE 14 SE 14 , SE 14 SE 14 , SW 14 SE 14 , NW 14 SE 14 , NE 14 NW 14 , S 12 SE 14 NW 14 , NW 14 NW 14 421.38
Sec. 12, Lots 2 and 4 and 9 thru 11, SW 14 SW 14 , N 12 NW 14 SW 14 , W 12 NE 14 NW 14 , SW 14 NW 14 236.53
Sec. 14, Lots 4 thru 5 and 8 thru 9, NE 14 NE 14 , SE 14 NE 14 Partition Lands-Estimated Acreage 194.80
Sec. 23, Lot 1 0.27
Sec. 24, Lot 2 31.57
Total Twp. Acres 1,148.36
T. 143 N., R 31 W.,
Sec. 11, Lots 3 and 4, NE 14 SE 14 , SE 14 SE 14 146.01
Sec. 12, SW 14 SW 14 , NW 14 SW 14 78.91
Sec. 14, Lot 1, NE 14 NE 14 , SE 14 NE 14 Except the S 12 SW 14 SE 14 NE 14 , NE 14 SE 14 , SW 14 SE 14 210.35
Sec. 23, NE 14 NE 14 , SE 14 NE 14 , SW 14 NE 14 , NW 14 NE 14 , NE 14 SE 14 , SE 14 SE 14 , SW 14 SE 14 , NW 14 SE 14 , NE 14 SW 14 , SE 14 SW 14 , SE 14 NW 14 439.73
Sec. 25, Lot 2, NW 14 NE 14 , NE 14 NW 14 103
Sec. 26, Lot 6 and 9, NE 14 NE 14 , SW 14 NE 14 , NW 14 NE 14 , NE 14 NW 14 , SE 14 NW 14 Partition Lands-Estimated Acreage 279.76
Total Twp. Acres 1,257.76
T. 144 N., R 31 W.,
Sec. 12, Lots 6 and 7 78.26
Sec. 13, Lots 1 thru 3, NE 14 SE 14 152.53
Sec. 36, Lot 1, NW 14 NE 14 , NE 14 NW 14 116.31
Total Twp. Acres 347.1
T. 145 N., R 31 W.,
Sec. 2, Lots 3 and 4 75.63
Sec. 12, Lot 1 8
Sec. 13, Lots 1 thru 5, and 7 Partition Lands-Estimated Acreage 209.25
Sec. 14, Lot 6, NE 14 NE 14 60.5
Sec. 22, Lots 2 and 5, SW 14 SW 14 , NW 14 SW 14 , SW 14 NW 14 , NW 14 NW 14 Partition Lands-Estimated Acreage 202.1
Sec. 36, Lot 2 Partition Lands-Estimated Acreage 57.96
Total Twp. Acres 613.44



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Legal descriptions of the Federal land are based on the Land Description Review Certificate prepared for the purposes of implementing this transfer by the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Midwest Region, relying in part on research provided by the U.S. Forest Service, Eastern Region, said Certificate to be retained in the official case file by each agency.

Exhibit A

Existing Public Roads Operated by Public Authorities Other Than the Forest Service

Certain existing public roads are identified in the following table.

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Township range Section Legal sub-division Road ID Road name
T146N R27W 29 Gov't Lot 5 FR-2163 Tamarack Point Drive Northeast.
T141N R28W 4 Gov't Lot 1 CAS-127 72nd St NE.
4 E 12 SW 14 SE 14 MN-200 Minnesota State Highway 200.
4 E 12 SW 14 SW 14 MN-200 Minnesota State Highway 200.
4 SE 14 SW 14 MN-200 Minnesota State Highway 200.
4 W 12 SW 14 SE 14 MN-200 Minnesota State Highway 200.
8 Gov't Lot 2 FR-2311 Cass Co. 125-Three Island.
8 NE 14 NW 14 FR-2311 Cass Co. 125-Three Island.
8 NE 14 NW 14 MN-200 Minnesota State Highway 200.
8 NW 14 NW 14 MN-200 Minnesota State Highway 200.
11 NW 14 NW 14 CAS-126 County 126 NE.
11 NW 14 NW 14 MN-200 Minnesota State Highway 200.
14 Gov't Lot 9 CAS-126 County 126 NE.
14 S 12 SE 14 NE 14 FR-2894 Haskell Road Northeast.
24 Gov't Lot 3 FR-2894 Fahrenholz Road Northeast.
24 NW 14 SE 14 FR-2894 Fahrenholz Road Northeast.
24 SE 14 SW 14 FR-2894 Fahrenholz Road Northeast.
24 SW 14 SW 14 FR-2894 Fahrenholz Road Northeast.
T142N R28W 27 SE 14 SW 14 CAS-8 Cass County 8
34 N 12 SE 14 NW 14 CAS-8 Cass County 8.
34 NE 14 NW 14 CAS-8 Cass County 8
T145N R28W 19 Gov't Lot 1 FR-2167 Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
19 NE 14 NW 14 FR-2167 Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
19 SE 14 NW 14 FR-2167 Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
19 SE 14 SE 14 FR-2167 Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
19 SW 14 NE 14 FR-2167 Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
28 SE 14 NE 14 US-2 US Highway 2
28 SE 14 NW 14 US-2 US Highway 2
28 SW 14 NE 14 US-2 US Highway 2
34 NE 14 SW 14 CAS-8 Cass County 8
T141N R29W 3 Gov't Lot 7 MN-200 Minnesota State Highway 200
3 Gov't Lot 8 MN-200 Minnesota State Highway 200
3 Gov't Lot 9 TWP-Pine Lake FR-2485 Fairbanks Drive Northwest
3 Gov't Lot 9 MN-200 Minnesota State Highway 200
3 N 12 NE 14 SE 14 TWP-Pine Lake FR-2485 Fairbanks Drive Northwest
8 Gov't Lot 3 MN-200 Minnesota State Highway 200
8 Gov't Lot 3 TWP-Pine Lake Unk3 Whipholt Beach Rd
T144N R29W 1 SE 14 NW 14 FR-2131 Sunset Beach Road Northwest
30 SE 14 NW 14 FR-2132F Bay Shore
30 NW 14 SE 14 FR-2132G Senecs Road
31 Gov't Lot 2 FR-2917 West Shores Road Northwest
31 Gov't Lot 3 FR-2917 West Shores Road Northwest
31 NW 14 NW 14 of Gov't Lot 4 FR-2917 West Shores Road Northwest
T145N R29W 12 NW 14 SW 14 FR-2167 Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
23 SE 14 SW 14 US-2 US Highway 2
T146N R29W 32 SE 14 NE 14 FR-2167 Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
32 SW 14 NE 14 FR-2167 Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
33 Gov't Lot 6 FR-2167 Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
33 Gov't Lot 7 FR-2167 Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
33 SW 14 NW 14 FR-2167 Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
34 Gov't Lot 7 FR-2167 Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
34 NW 14 SW 14 FR-2167 Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
T141N R30W 1 SW 14 SW 14 MN-200 Minnesota State Highway 200
4 Gov't Lot 4 FR-3782 39Th Avenue Northwest
4 Gov't Lot 4 FR-3782A Fr 3782 Spur A
4 N 12 SW 14 SW 14 FR-3782 39Th Avenue Northwest
4 N 12 SW 14 SW 14 MN-200 Minnesota State Highway 200
4 N 12 SW 14 SW 14 TWP-Turtle Lake 50 Township Rd 50
4 NW 14 SW 14 FR-3782 39Th Avenue Northwest
4 SW 14 NW 14 FR-3782 39Th Avenue Northwest
5 SW 14 SE 14 CAS-13 Onigum Road-Cass County 13
5 SE 14 SW 14 MN-200 Minnesota State Highway 200
5 SW 14 SE 14 MN-200 Minnesota State Highway 200
5 SW 14 SW 14 MN-200 Minnesota State Highway 200
6 Gov't Lot 4 TWP-Shingobee 37 Breezy Point Road Northwest
6 Gov't Lot 5 TWP-Shingobee 37 Breezy Point Road Northwest
6 Gov't Lot 6 TWP-Shingobee 37 Breezy Point Road Northwest
T142N R30W 17 N 12 SE 14 NE 14 BIA-1002 Traders Bay Road Northwest
17 N 12 SW 14 NE 14 BIA-1002 Traders Bay Road Northwest
17 NE 14 NE 14 BIA-1002 Traders Bay Road Northwest
20 Gov't Lot 1 CAS-13 Onigum Road-Cass County 13
20 Gov't Lot 5 CAS-13 Onigum Road-Cass County 13
29 SE 14 SW 14 CAS-13 Onigum Road-Cass County 13
32 SW 14 SE 14 FR-2461 North Turtle Lake-Twp #24 East
35 Gov't Lot 4 FR-2657C Rocky Point Road Northwest
35 Gov't Lot 14 FR-2657C Rocky Point Road Northwest
36 S 12 NE 14 SW 14 FR-2657B Bluewater Beach Road NW
T143N R30W 1 Gov't Lot 5 FR-2917 West Shores Road Northwest
12 Gov't Lot 3 FR-2132 Sucker Bay Road
12 Gov't Lot 4 FR-2132 Sucker Bay Road
12 NE 14 NW 14 FR-2132 Sucker Bay Road
18 Gov't Lot 2 FR-3743 Camper Landing Road Northwest
18 Gov't Lot 3 FR-3136 Oak Point Road IRR 4
18 Gov't Lot 3 FR-3743 Camper Landing Road Northwest
18 Gov't Lot 4 FR-3136 Oak Point Road IRR 4
18 Gov't Lot 9 FR-3136 Oak Point Road IRR 4
18 NE 14 NW 14 FR-3743 Camper Landing Road Northwest
T144N R30W 1 Gov't Lot 2 FR-2135 Ketchum Road
1 Gov't Lot 3 FR-2135 Ketchum Road
36 Gov't Lot 1 FR-2917 West Shores Road Northwest
T141N R31W 13 Gov't Lot 1 FR-3764 64Th Street Northwest
13 Gov't Lot 2 MN-371 Minnesota State Highway 371
T142N R31W 4 Gov't Lot 5 MN-371 Minnesota State Highway 371
5 NE 14 SE 14 MN-371 Minnesota State Highway 371
5 NE 14 SE 14 TWP-Shingobee Unk7 N Kabekona Dr NW
6 Gov't Lot 8 MN-200 Minnesota State Highway 200
12 Gov't Lot 2 CAS-72 Pine Point Drive NW
12 Gov't Lot 9 CAS-72 Pine Point Drive NW
12 Gov't Lot 11 CAS-72 Pine Point Drive NW
24 Gov't Lot 2 BIA-22 Onigum Marina Dr NW
24 Gov't Lot 2 CAS-13 Onigum Road-Cass County 13
T143N R31W 12 SW 14 SW 14 FR-3136 Oak Point Road IRR 4
14 NE 14 NE 14 FR-3136 Oak Point Road IRR 4
14 SE 14 NE 14 FR-3136 Oak Point Road IRR 4
23 Gov't Lot 3 FR-3136 Oak Point Road IRR 4
23 Gov't Lot 4 FR-3136 Oak Point Road IRR 4
23 NE 14 SW 14 FR-3136 Oak Point Road IRR 4
23 SE 14 NW 14 FR-3136 Oak Point Road IRR 4
25 NE 14 NW 14 FR-3136 Oak Point Road IRR 4
25 NW 14 NE 14 FR-3136 Oak Point Road IRR 4
26 Gov't Lot 6 FR-3136 Oak Point Road IRR 4
26 Gov't Lot 9 FR-3136 Oak Point Road IRR 4
26 SE 14 NW 14 FR-3136 Oak Point Road IRR 4
26 SW 14 NE 14 FR-3136 Oak Point Road IRR 4
T144N R31W 36 NW 14 NE 14 FR-3136 Oak Point Road IRR 4
T145N R31W 13 Gov't Lot 3 US-2 US Highway 2
13 Gov't Lot 4 US-2 US Highway 2
13 Gov't Lot 5 US-2 US Highway 2
13 Gov't Lot 6 US-2 US Highway 2
14 Gov't Lot 6 FR-2073 IRR 1014-Stony Point Cass Lk
14 Gov't Lot 6 US-2 US Highway 2
14 NE 14 NE 14 FR-2073 IRR 1014-Stony Point Cass Lk
14 NE 14 NE 14 US-2 US Highway 2


Exhibit B

Reserved Easement Rights for Forest Easement Roads

The Forest Service and the Tribe have executed an agreement that the below reserved easement rights would be published in this Notice and govern ongoing Forest Service access to and maintenance of the Forest Easement Roads after the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of the Federal land containing those road and trail segments.

Reserved Forest Service Easement Rights Approved by Tribe


[top] Pursuant to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act (Pub. L. 116-255, 134 Stat. 1139) ("the Act"), the Secretary of Agriculture, acting by and through the Forest Service ("Forest Service"), is publishing this Notice of Transfer ("Notice") transferring administrative jurisdiction to the Federal land, as defined by the Act, to the Secretary of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs to hold in Trust for the benefit of the Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, also known as the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe ("LLBO" or "Tribe"). page 53944

This Easement is reserved by the Forest Service, with agreement by the Tribe, for the below-indicated Forest road and Forest trail sections pursuant to federal authorities under the Act. Upon publication of the Notice affecting the Federal land containing the below-identified roads and trail ("Forest Easement Roads"), the Forest Service will continue to operate such roads and trail pursuant to the terms herein. The Forest Service or the Tribe may record this Easement in the Office of the County Recorder for Cass County. The Tribe shall ensure this Easement is recorded or processed as necessary to establish its effectiveness in the land records maintained by the Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs.

The locations of the Forest Easement Roads are listed in the table below and shown approximately on the maps available for inspection at the Chippewa National Forest Supervisor's Office. If a conflict arises between the table below and the maps available for inspection, the table below shall control.

Unless agreed to by the Forest Service and the Tribe in writing for a particular road, the Easement shall be 33 feet on each side of the centerline with such additional width as required for accommodation and protection of cuts and fills. The centerline of the roads and trail as present on the ground shall be considered the true centerline of the Easement reserved. This Easement includes the following terms and conditions to be held by the Forest Service:

A. Except as hereinafter limited, the Forest Service reserves the right to utilize, reconstruct, and maintain the Forest Easement Roads within the easement without further consideration for all purposes deemed necessary or desirable by the Forest Service.

The Forest Service reserves the right to extend rights and privileges for use of the Forest Easement Roads to other Federal, State, and local authorities, as well as other users including contractors, purchasers of forest products, and others including the public. The Forest Service shall manage, control and maintain the Forest Easement Roads subject to applicable law and regulation including but not limited to the Forest Roads and Trails Act of 1964 (16 U.S.C. 532-538), 23 U.S.C. 204-205, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1715), and applicable federal regulations, including 36 CFR part 212, all as amended, which management shall include required consultation with the Tribe. Such maintenance shall be to the specifications of the Forest Easement Roads at the time of the publication of the Notice of Transfer for the Federal lands containing the below Forest Easement Roads, or to such changed specifications later set by Forest Service management decisions pursuant to applicable law, including increasing or decreasing maintenance schedules or levels.

Pursuant to such management decisions under applicable law, the Forest Service may, following consultation with the Tribe, reconstruct or maintain the Forest Easement Roads to higher specifications. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all maintenance or reconstruction shall be performed consistent with Forest Service needs and funding, and nothing herein shall be construed to constitute a promise of payment in advance of or in excess of appropriations in violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act, 31 U.S.C. 1341.

Public access to the Forest Easement Roads listed in this Exhibit B shall be determined by the Forest Service in accordance with its regulations, including consultation with the LLBO, unless and until the Regional Forester determines in writing that the easement or any segment thereof are no longer needed as provided below. After such termination, access to the affected easement segments shall be determined solely by the LLBO.

B. The Forest Service may cut timber and remove obstructions within the easement to the extent the Forest Service deems necessary for utilizing, reconstructing, and maintaining the roads and trail. Timber so cut shall, unless otherwise agreed to, be decked along the road or trail for disposal by the Tribe.

This easement is reserved subject to the following rights of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe:

1. The right to use the Forest Easement Roads for all purposes deemed necessary or desirable by the LLBO. LLBO use shall be subject to construction, reconstruction, and maintenance costs commensurate with such use to the extent changes in its use of the below road and trail segments after the date of this Notice contribute to increased maintenance needs.

2. The right to access and cross the easement at any place by any means and manner that complies with the traffic-control regulations of the Forest Service and does not interfere unreasonably with the Forest Service use of the Forest Easement Roads.

3. The right to all timber now or hereafter growing on the easement subject to the Forest Service's right to cut such timber as hereinbefore provided.

This easement shall continue for the duration of time the below road segments remain Forest roads or, for the purposes of the Forest trail, a Forest trail, as defined under 36 CFR part 212, as amended. If the Regional Forester determines in writing that the easement or any segment thereof is no longer needed, the easement traversed thereby shall immediately terminate by operation of law, but shall be evidenced by a statement in recordable form furnished by the Regional Forester to the LLBO and the BIA.

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Township range Section Legal Sub-division Road ID Road name
T144N R27W 5 Gov't Lot 14 FR-2102 Old Six Mile Lake Road NE.
5 Gov't Lot 14 FR-2127 Six Mile Lake Road Northeast.
5 Gov't Lot 15 FR-2102 Old Six Mile Lake Road NE.
5 Gov't Lot 16 FR-2127 Six Mile Lake Road Northeast.
5 Gov't Lot 17 FR-2127 Six Mile Lake Road Northeast.
5 Gov't Lot 17 FR-3013 Mud Lake Spur 3013.
6 Gov't Lot 10 FR-2102 Old Six Mile Lake Road NE.
6 Gov't Lot 11 FR-2102 Old Six Mile Lake Road NE.
6 Gov't Lot 12 FR-2102 Old Six Mile Lake Road NE.
8 Gov't Lot 7 FR-2127 Six Mile Lake Road Northeast.
T146N R27W 21 NE 14 SW 14 FR-2163 Tamarack Point Drive Northeast.
21 SE 14 SW 14 FR-2163 Tamarack Point Drive Northeast.
29 Gov't Lot 4 FR-3001 South Highbanks Road Northeast.
29 Gov't Lot 5 FR-2163 Tamarack Point Drive Northeast.
29 Gov't Lot 5 FR-2219 North Highbanks Road NE.
31 Gov't Lot 1 FR-3001 South Highbanks Road Northeast.
32 Gov't Lot 1 FR-3001 South Highbanks Road Northeast
32 SW 14 NW 14 FR-3001A South Highbanks Spur A.
T141N R28W 4 E 12 SW 14 SW 14 FR-2868 MN 200 Spur 2868.
4 SE 14 SW 14 FR-2868 MN 200 Spur 2868.
4 E 12 SW 14 SE 14 FR-2872 Grazing Study Road.
4 SE 14 SW 14 FR-2868A FR 2868 Spur A.
4 W 12 SW 14 SE 14 FR-2868A FR 2868 Spur A.
8 Gov't Lot 1 FR-2876 Erwin Hills Drive Northeast.
8 Gov't Lot 1 FR-2876A Erwin Hills Drive Spur A.
8 Gov't Lot 2 FR-2876 Erwin Hills Drive Northeast.
4 Gov't Lot 2 FR-2876A Erwin Hills Drive Spur A.
9 NW 14 NE 14 FR-2872 Grazing Study Road.
10 NE 14 NW 14 FR-2599 West Football Lake Road.
14 S 12 SE 14 NE 14 FR-2875C 64Th Street Northeast.
24 NW 14 SE 14 FR-2884B Fahrenholz Road Spur B.
T142N R28W 27 SE 14 SW 14 FR-3099 Cass Co. 8 Spur 3099.
34 NE 14 NW 14 FR-3098 Cass Co. 8 Spur 3098.
34 NE 14 NW 14 FR-3100 Cass Co. 8 Spur 3100.
35 Gov't Lot 2 FR-3102 Grouse Pines Lane Northeast.
35 NE 14 SE 14 FR-3102 Grouse Pines Lane Northeast.
T145N R28W 19 Gov't Lot 1 FR-3025 West Winnie Spur 3025.
19 SE 14 SE 14 FR-2074 Richards Drive Northeast.
19 NE 14 NW 14 FR-3025 West Winnie Spur 3025.
20 NW 14 SW 14 FR-2074 Richards Drive Northeast.
20 SW 14 NW 14 FR-2074 Richards Drive Northeast.
28 SE 14 NW 14 FR-2129 Boulder Hill.
28 SE 14 NW 14 FR-3033 Bena Old Dump.
34 NE 14 SW 14 FR-3032 Canadien John.
34 NW 14 SE 14 FR-3032 Canadien John.
T141N R29W 10 Gov't Lot 3 FR-2834 Lauer Road Northwest.
17 N 12 SE 14 NE 14 FR-2108 Whipholt Tower Road NW.
23 Gov't Lot 3 FR-2835 West Mud Lake Road.
T144N R29W 1 NW 14 SE 14 FR-2941 Rabbits Cemetery.
1 SE 14 NW 14 FR-2941 Rabbits Cemetery.
1 SW 14 SE 14 FR-2941 Rabbits Cemetery.
T145N R29W 12 NE 14 SW 14 FR-2010 Snapping Turtle Lane Northwest.
23 Gov't Lot 2 FR-2175A Portage Lake Drive Spur A
23 SE 14 SW 14 FR-2175A Portage Lake Drive Spur A.
24 NW 14 NE 14 FR-2972 Converse Road.
24 SW 14 NE 14 FR-2972 Converse Road.
24 NW 14 NE 14 FR-3024A Alimi Road Spur A.
T146N R29W 33 SW 14 NW 14 FR-2348 Finn.
T141N R30W 1 SW 14 SW 14 FR-2657F Smokey Point Road Spur F.
5 SE 14 SW 14 FR-3780 MN 200 Spur 3780.
5 SW 14 SE 14 FR-3781 MN 200 Spur 3781.
5 SW 14 SE 14 FR-3992 Onigum Gravel Pit.
6 Gov't Lot 4 FR-2658C Breezy Point Road Spur C.
6 Gov't Lot 4 FR-2658D Breezy Point Road Spur D.
6 Gov't Lot 5 FR-2658B Breezy Point Road Spur B.
6 Gov't Lot 6 FR-2658A Breezy Point Road Spur A.
8 NE 14 NW 14 FR-3780 MN 200 Spur 3780.
8 NW 14 NW 14 FR-3780 MN 200 Spur 3780.
8 NW 14 NE 14 FR-3781 MN 200 Spur 3781.
T142N R30W 31 Gov't Lot 4 FR-2658D Breezy Point Road Spur D.
32 SW 14 SE 14 FR-2461A North Turtle Lake Spur A.
T143N R30W 18 Gov't Lot 4 FR-3136O East Oak Point Road Spur O.
T144N R30W 1 Gov't Lot 2 FR-2135Z Elmers Trail.
1 Gov't Lot 3 FR-2135Z Elmers Trail.
T145N R30W 1 Gov't Lot 5 FR-2958 Lydick Road.
1 Gov't Lot 6 FR-2958 Lydick Road.
12 Gov't Lot 1 FR-2958 Lydick Road.
12 SW 14 NE 14 FR-2352 Norich.
12 SW 14 NE 14 FR-2958 Lydick Road.
19 Gov't Lot 1 FR-2137 Pike Bay Loop Northwest.
19 Gov't Lot 2 FR-2137 Pike Bay Loop Northwest.
19 Gov't Lot 3 FR-2137 Pike Bay Loop Northwest.
T142N R31W 1 SE 14 SW 14 FR-2639 Pine Point.
11 NE 14 NE 14 FR-2644 Cedar Point/IRR 1715.
11 NE 14 NW 14 FR-2644 Cedar Point/IRR 1715.
11 NW 14 NE 14 FR-2644 Cedar Point/IRR 1715.
11 NW 14 NW 14 FR-2644 Cedar Point/IRR 1715.
11 SE 14 NE 14 FR-2644 Cedar Point/IRR 1715.
12 Gov't Lot 4 FR-2639 Pine Point.
12 Gov't Lot 10 FR-2639 Pine Point.
12 Gov't Lot 11 FR-2639 Pine Point.
12 N 12 NW 14 SW 14 FR-2639 Pine Point.
12 SW 14 NW 14 FR-2639 Pine Point.
12 W 12 NE 14 NW 14 FR-2639 Pine Point.
12 N 12 NW 14 SW 14 FR-2644 Cedar Point/IRR 1715.
12 SW 14 NW 14 FR-2644 Cedar Point/IRR 1715.
14 Gov't Lot 4 FR-2123 Cedar Point Road Northwest.
14 Gov't Lot 5 FR-2123 Cedar Point Road Northwest.
14 Gov't Lot 8 FR-2123 Cedar Point Road Northwest.
14 Gov't Lot 9 FR-2123 Cedar Point Road Northwest.
24 Gov't Lot 2 FR-2123 Cedar Point Road Northwest.
T143N R31W 14 SW 14 SE 14 FR-3600 Beartrap.
23 NE 14 NE 14 FR-3600 Beartrap.
25 NE 14 NW 14 FR-3136C Oak Point Road Spur C.
25 NW 14 NE 14 FR-3136C Oak Point Road Spur C.
T144N R31W 36 NW 14 NE 14 FR-3734 Crooked Lake Road Northwest.
T145N R31W 13 Gov't Lot 4 FR-2174 Strawberry Point Road NW.
13 Gov't Lot 5 FR-2174 Strawberry Point Road NW.
13 Gov't Lot 6 FR-2174 Strawberry Point Road NW.
22 Gov't Lot 2 FR-2138 Bayview Loop Northwest.
22 Gov't Lot 3 FR-2138 Bayview Loop Northwest.
22 NW 14 NW 14 FR-2138 Bayview Loop Northwest.
22 SW 14 NW 14 FR-2138 Bayview Loop Northwest.


Township range Section Legal sub-division Trail ID Trail name
T145N R30W 19 Gov't Lot 1 34674A Migizi Bike-Spur A.
19 Gov't Lot 2 34674A Migizi Bike-Spur A.
19 Gov't Lot 3 34674A Migizi Bike-Spur A.
T145N R31W 13 Gov't Lot 3 34674 Migizi Bike Trail.
13 Gov't Lot 4 34674 Migizi Bike Trail.
13 Gov't Lot 5 34674 Migizi Bike Trail.
13 Gov't Lot 7 34674 Migizi Bike Trail.
14 Gov't Lot 6 34674 Migizi Bike Trail.
36 Gov't Lot 2 34674A Migizi Bike-Spur A.

Dated: June 21, 2024.

Antoine L. Dixon,

Regional Forester.

[FR Doc. 2024-14086 Filed 6-27-24; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3411-15-P