[Federal Register: April 3, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 63)] [Notices] [Page 15899-15901] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr03ap07-73] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Book & page Reference Nos. Choctaw reservation Township Range Section County from county community 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 [[Page 15900]] 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 [[Page 15901]] 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] BILLING CODE 4310-W7-P