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 Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs
 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 records1
Bogue Chitto
14N
15E
16
NOXUBEE
553/5032
Bogue Chitto
11N
14E
7
KEMPER
268/2203
Bogue Chitto
11N
14E
18
KEMPER
280/1934
Bogue Chitto
12N
14E
32
KEMPER
A222/8455
Bogue Chitto
12N
13E
2
NESHOBA
A223/66
Bogue Chitto
11N
14E
17
KEMPER
280/1937
Bogue Chitto
11N
14E
7
KEMPER
270/718
Bogue Chitto
11N
14E
5
KEMPER
A222/8459
Bogue Chitto
11N
14E
7
KEMPER
274/1410
Bogue Chitto
11N
13E
10
NESHOBA
A221/25811
Bogue Chitto
12N
13E
36
NESHOBA
A217/34612
Bogue Chitto
12N
14E
30
KEMPER
A222/84513
Bogue Chitto
11N
13E
1
NESHOBA
A217/34314
Bogue Chitto
11N
13E
2
NESHOBA
A219/26915
Bogue Chitto
11N
13E
13
NESHOBA
A221/25816
Bogue Chitto
11N
13E
12
NESHOBA
A217/34317
Bogue Chitto
11N
13E
1
NESHOBA
A217/34618
Bogue Chitto
12N
13E
25
NESHOBA
A222/84519
Bogue Chitto
11N
14E
27
KEMPER
228/4722
Bogue Chitto
11N
14E
28
KEMPER
228/47( print page 15900)23
Bogue Chitto
12N
13E
1
NESHOBA
A223/624
Bogue Chitto
11N
14E
21
KEMPER
228/4725
Bogue Chitto
12N
14E
31
KEMPER
A222/84526
Conehatta
07N
10E
28
NEWTON
262/69227
Conehatta
07N
10E
3
NEWTON
267/47428
Conehatta
07N
10E
9
NEWTON
266/16729
Conehatta
07N
10E
9
NEWTON
252/3332
Conehatta
07N
10E
10
NEWTON
252/3335
Conehatta
07N
10E
21
NEWTON
262/69236
Crystal Ridge
14N
13E
35
WINSTON
218/22037
Bogue Chitto
12N
13E
3
WINSTON
238/37538
Bogue Chitto
12N
13E
2
WINSTON
230/20639
Bogue Chitto
11N
12E
30
NESHOBA
A228/89741
Bogue Chitto
11N
12E
30
NESHOBA
A93/14443
Pearl River
11N
10E
28
NESHOBA
A217/9044
Pearl River
11N
11E
20
NESHOBA
A239/44845
Pearl River
11N
10E
33
NESHOBA
A239/77946
Pearl River
11N
11E
29
NESHOBA
A239/27047
Pearl River
11N
11E
2
NESHOBA
A227/10048
Pearl River
11N
10E
34
NESHOBA
A226/87949
Pearl River
11N
10E
33
NESHOBA
A239/77750
Pearl River
11N
10E
28
NESHOBA
A239/77951
Pearl River
11N
11E
29
NESHOBA
A230/82352
Pearl River
11N
11E
1
NESHOBA
A227/10053
Pearl River
11N
11E
9
NESHOBA
A227/10054
Pearl River
11N
11E
4
NESHOBA
A227/10055
Pearl River
11N
11E
3
NESHOBA
A227/10056
Pearl River
11N
11E
10
NESHOBA
A227/10057
Pearl River
11N
11E
28
NESHOBA
A230/82358
Pearl River
11N
10E
14
NESHOBA
A223//65059
Pearl River
11N
11E
30
NESHOBA
A146/50160
Pearl River
11N
11E
29
NESHOBA
A238/40661
Pearl River
11N
10E
18
NESHOBA
A228/46562
Pearl River
11N
09E
13
LEAKE
A228/46564
Pearl River
11N
11E
29
NESHOBA
A151/70465
Pearl River
11N
11E
29
NESHOBA
A150/57766
Pearl River
11N
11E
6
NESHOBA
A235/12467
Pearl River
11N
11E
29
NESHOBA
A151/2268
Pearl River
11N
11E
29
NESHOBA
A151/2469
Pearl River
11N
11E
20
NESHOBA
A220/84270
Pearl River
11N
10E
28
NESHOBA
A217/25571
Pearl River
11N
11E
30
NESHOBA
A216/71672
Pearl River
11N
11E
30
NESHOBA
A239/27073
Pearl River
11N
10E
36
NESHOBA
A161/52874
Pearl River
11N
11E
29
NESHOBA
A150/58175
Pearl River
11N
11E
29
NESHOBA
A232/76476
Pearl River
11N
11E
30
NESHOBA
A201/13877
Pearl River
11N
11E
18
NESHOBA
A140/14278
Pearl River
11N
11E
19
NESHOBA
A140/14279
Pearl River
11N
11E
31
NESHOBA
A239/27080
Pearl River
11N
11E
29
NESHOBA
A231/1581
Pearl River
11N
11E
29
NESHOBA
A238/40883
Pearl River
11N
10E
11
NESHOBA
A223/65084
Pearl River
11N
11E
20
NESHOBA
A219/55085
Pearl River
11N
11E
30
NESHOBA
A146/22186
Pearl River
11N
11E
32
NESHOBA
A239/27087
Red Water
10N
07E
2
LEAKE
228/62788
Red Water
10N
07E
2
LEAKE
228/63089
Red Water
11N
07E
36
LEAKE
235/54990
Red Water
11N
07E
35
LEAKE
235/69691
Red Water
11N
07E
36
LEAKE
163/44092
Red Water
11N
07E
26
LEAKE
233/42493
Red Water
10N
08E
6
LEAKE
235/48396
Standing Pine
10N
08E
34
LEAKE
154/62497
Standing Pine
10N
09E
29
LEAKE
221/61498
Standing Pine
09N
08E
2
LEAKE
143/72699
Standing Pine
10N
09E
30
LEAKE
221/614100
Standing Pine
09N
08E
3
LEAKE
221/633101
Standing Pine
10N
09E
9
LEAKE
221/616102
Tucker
10N
12E
28
NESHOBA
A229/665103
Tucker
10N
12E
21
NESHOBA
A229/665105
Red Water
13N
7E
36
ATTALA
607/612( print page 15901)106
Red Water
13N
7E
25
ATTALA
607/612107
Red Water
12N
7E
1
LEAKE
607/612108
Red Water
12N
7E
2
LEAKE
607/612109
Red Water
13N
7E
35
ATTALA
607/612110
Bogue Chitto
11N
14E
5
KEMPER
294/568


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