[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63136-63137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22088]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[201A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A51010.999900]


Land Acquisitions; Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold 
Reservation, North Dakota

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs has made a final 
determination to acquire 9,303.79 acres, more or less, into trust for 
the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North 
Dakota.

DATES: This determination was made on May 22, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sharlene M. Round Face, Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, Division of Real Estate Services, 1001 Indian School 
Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104, telephone (505) 563-3132, 
[email protected].

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 part 209 of the Departmental Manual, and 
is published to comply with the requirement of 25 CFR 151.12(c)(2)(ii) 
that notice of the decision to acquire land in trust be promptly 
published in the Federal Register.
    On May 22, 2019, the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs issued a 
decision to accept land in trust for the Three Affiliated Tribes of the 
Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota under the authority of Section 
5 of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 (48 Stat. 984).

Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota 
Dunn and McKenzie Counties, North Dakota Legal Description Containing 
9,303.79 Acres, More or Less

Dunn County

Township 148 North, Range 95 West, 5th P.M.
    Section 4: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, S\1/2\NW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\
    Section 5: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, S\1/2\N\1/2\, S\1/2\
    Section 6: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/
4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\
    Section 7: Lots 2, 3, 4, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/
2\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, Lot 1, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, 
SW\1/4\NE\1/4\
    Section 8: N\1/2\S\1/2\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\
    Section 9: Lot 4, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\
    Section 17: SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\
    Section 18: Lots 1, 3, 4, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/
2\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\
    Section 19: NW\1/4\, Lots 3, 4, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, 
SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\
    Section 20: SW\1/4\SW\1/4\
    Section 28: Lots 3, 4, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\
    Section 29: SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, 
W\1/2\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, less lands taken by the United States 
of America, and less a tract of land situated in the SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ 
more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the 
south line of said section 29, said point being 3,301.65 feet west 
of southeast corner of said section 29, thence westerly along the 
said south line, 658.35 feet; thence north, 400.00 feet, thence east 
300.00 feet, thence southeasterly to the point of beginning.
    Section 30: Lot 4, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\
    Section 30: Lot 5, less a tract more particularly described as 
follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of lot 5, thence westerly 
along the south line of said lot 5,732.95 feet thence northeasterly 
to a point 455.08 feet north and 400.00 feet west of the said 
southeast corner, thence easterly parallel with the said south line 
to the east line of said lot 5; thence southerly along the said east 
line to the point of beginning.
    Section 31: Lot 3, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\
    Section 32: NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\N\1/2\NE\1/4\, being 
parts of Lots 1, 2, and 3, less a tract of land in lot 3, more 
particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point 660.00 feet 
south and 3,100.00 feet west of the northeast corner of said section 
32, thence west 200.00 feet, thence north, to the north line of said 
lot 3, thence southeasterly to the point of beginning.
    Section 33: Lot 1, N\1/2\NW\1/4\
Township 148 North, Range 96 West, 5th P.M.
    Section 1: Lots 1, 2, 3, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\
    Section 2: SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\
    Section 12: NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/
4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\
    Section 13: SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/
4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\, 
NW\1/4\SE\1/4\
    Section 14: SE\1/4\SE\1/4\
    Section 23: N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\
    Section 24: NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/
4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\
    Section 25: E\1/2\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, Lots 1, 2, W\1/2\NW\1/
4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\
    Section 26: Lots 5, 6, 10, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\

McKenzie County

Township 149 North, Range 95 West
    Section 25: Lot 4
    Section 26: SE\1/4\SE\1/4\
    Section 33: S\1/2\
    Section 34: S\1/2\, less all that portion of the S\1/2\SE\1/4\ 
of said section 34, lying within a strip of land, said strip being 
80 feet wide, lying 40 feet on each side of the following described 
center line: Beginning at a point on the east line of the said S\1/
2\SE\1/4\ of section 34, 305.2 feet from the SE corner thereof, said 
point being on the centerline of the state highway as surveyed and 
staked over and across the said S\1/2\SE\1/4\, section 34, thence 
running S 25[deg]31' W 339.8 feet to the south line of the said S\1/
2\SE\1/4\, section 34, excepting all that portion lying within 33 
feet of the section line.
    Section 35: S\1/2\, less all that portion of the SW\1/4\ of said 
section 35, lying within a strip of land, said strip being 80 feet 
wide, lying 40 feet on each side of the following described center 
line: Beginning at a point on the west line of the said SW\1/4\ of 
Section 35, 305.2 feet from the SW corner thereof, said point being 
on the center line of the state highway as surveyed and staked over 
and across the said SW\1/4\ of Section 35, thence running N 
25[deg]31' E 315 feet, excepting all that portion lying within 33 
feet of a section line.
    Section 35: NE\1/4\

    Better described as:

Dunn County

Township 148 North, Range 95 West, 5th Principal Meridian
    Section 4: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\
    Section 5: ALL
    Section 6: ALL
    Section 7: Lots 2, 3, 4, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/
2\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, Lot 1, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, 
SW\1/4\NE\1/4\
    Section 8: N\1/2\S\1/2\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\
    Section 9: Lot 4, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\
    Section 17: SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\
    Section 18: Lots 1, 3, 4, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/
2\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\
    Section 19: NW\1/4\, Lots 3, 4, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, 
SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\
    Section 20: SW\1/4\SW\1/4\
    Section 28: Lots 3, 4, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\
    Section 29: S\1/2\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, LOT 1 
and the SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ EXCEPT a tract of land described as follows: 
Beginning at the Southwest corner of Section 29, thence north on the 
West line of Lot 1 a distance of 662.13 feet, thence N 
89[deg]53'25'' E on an assumed bearing a distance of 1317.08 feet to 
the East line of Lot 1, thence S 0[deg]08'33'' E on said East line 
of Lot 1 for distance of 261.6 feet, thence N 89[deg]52'02'' E a 
distance of 300 feet, thence Southeasterly to a point on the South 
line of Section 29, said point being 658.35 feet easterly of the 
W\1/16\ corner common to sections 29 and 32, thence S 89[deg]52'02'' 
W a distance of 658.35 feet to said W\1/16\ corner, thence continue 
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89[deg]52'02'' W on the Section line a distance of 1316.70 feet to 
the point of beginning.
    Section 30: Lot 4, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, Lot 5 EXCEPT a tract more particularly described 
as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of Lot 5, thence North 
on the East line of Lot 5 a distance of 455.08 feet, thence westerly 
parallel to the South line of Lot 5 a distance of 400 feet, thence 
southwesterly to a point on the South line of Lot 5, said point 
being 732.95 feet westerly of the Southeast corner of Lot 5, thence 
East along the South line of Lot 5 a distance of 732.95 feet, to the 
point of beginning.
    Section 31: Lot 3, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\
    Section 32: A portion of Lots 1, 2 and 3, more particularly 
described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of Section 
32, thence S 0[deg]31'31'' E on an assumed bearing on the East 
section line a distance of 660.00 feet, thence S 89[deg]50'38'' W a 
distance of 3100.00 feet, thence northwesterly to a point on the 
North line of Section 32, said point being located 3300 feet 
westerly of the Northeast corner of Section 32, thence N 
89[deg]52'02'' E on the north line of Section 32 a distance of 
3300.00 feet, to the point of beginning.
    Section 33: Lot 1, N\1/2\NW\1/4\
Township 148 North, Range 96 West, 5th Principal Meridian
    Section 1: Lots 1, 2, 3, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\
    Section 2: SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\
    Section 12: ALL
    Section 13: SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/
4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\, 
NW\1/4\SE\1/4\
    Section 14: SE\1/4\SE\1/4\
    Section 23: N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\
    Section 24: NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/
4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\
    Section 25: E\1/2\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, Lots 1, 2, W\1/2\NW\1/
4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\
    Section 26: Lots 5, 6, 10, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\

McKenzie County

Township 149 North, Range 95 West, 5th Principal Meridian
    Section 25: Lot 4
    Section 26: SE\1/4\SE\1/4\
    Section 33: S\1/2\
    Section 34: S\1/2\ SUBJECT TO a road right of way for McKenzie 
County Road #53, said right of way being 80 feet wide, lying 40 feet 
on each side of the centerline of said county road.
    Section 35: NE\1/4\ and the S\1/2\ SUBJECT TO a road right of 
way for McKenzie County Road #53, said right of way being 80 feet 
wide, lying 40 feet on each side of the centerline of said county 
road.

    Property contains 9,303.79 surface acres, more or less.

Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020-22088 Filed 10-5-20; 8:45 am]
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