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Refuges, be divested. These Refuges 

include Bone Hill, Camp Lake, 

Cottonwood Lake, Lake Patricia, 

Sheyenne Lake, and School Section 

Lake. This divestiture decision was 

based on the best available science and 

expert opinions, both by managers and 

biologists within the Service. This 

information was then evaluated by a 

divestiture model developed by a 

regional team. These six, for various 

reasons, were finally proposed for 

divestiture consideration. The 

justifications included State or other 

Federal agency ownership of the lands, 

extensive habitat loss, or lack of 

desirable habitat that would warrant 

such federal protection. This is the first 

step in the divestiture process. 

Implementation will require a proposal 

that will be sent to the Migratory Bird 

Conservation Commission for 

concurrence and then to Congress. No 

Refuge will be divested until an Act of 

Congress is signed. The remaining 33 

Refuges will be managed in cooperation 

with the current landowners. At a 

minimum, landowners will receive an 

annual newsletter describing 

opportunities for receiving additional 

compensation for added habitat 

protection. These Refuges will be given 

priority for such programs as grassland 

and wetland easements, while the 

Service actively works with other 

conservation partners on mutual 

interests on these Refuges. These lands 

will also be given additional 

consideration as projects are submitted 

for land acquisition dollars available to 

the region. In order to implement this 

part of the CCP, the managing stations 

will first prioritize their individual 

Refuges by developing a greater 

understanding of the habitat types that 

occur and which types need added 

protection. The CCP states that highest 

priority will be given to native prairie 

habitat on all Refuges. 

Under the preferred alternative, the 

Service will post all boundaries with a 

unique sign that will identify these 

refuges as private lands. As part of 

implementation, compatibility 

determinations (CD) will be completed 

for all proposed Service-controlled 

activities that occur on the uplands and 

water. These CDs could not be 

completed as part of the Final CCP. A 

significant part of implementation will 

be to work with over 200 landowners to 

determine their willingness to grant 

access for public use as the Service 

never acquired the right to control 

public access. Until the Service has 

worked out these negotiations, no CD 

can be completed. The Service will 

work with the State and willing 

landowners to determine if any 

additional public use opportunities are 

available including hunting, fishing, 

wildlife observation, wildlife 

photography, environmental education 

and interpretation. Trapping will 

continue on a permit-only basis for the 

purposes of protecting nesting migratory 

birds (including waterfowl and 

songbirds) and increase survival rates of 

young birds. Trappers will be required 

to provide annual reports of harvest and 

follow State regulations. 

The Service is furnishing this notice 

to advise other agencies and the public 

of the availability of the Final CCP, to 

provide information on the desired 

conditions for the North Dakota 

Limited-interest Refuges, and to detail 

how the Service will implement 

management strategies. Based on the 

review and evaluation of the 

information contained in the 

environmental assessment, the Regional 

Director has determined that 

implementation of the Final CCP does 

not constitute a major Federal action 

that would significantly affect the 

quality of the human environment 

within the meaning of Section 102(2)(c) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act. Therefore, an Environmental 

Impact Statement will not be prepared. 

Future site-specific proposals discussed 

in the Final CCP will be addressed in 

separate planning efforts with full 

public involvement. 

Dated: April 23, 2006. 

James Slack, 

Deputy Regional Director, Region 6, Denver, 

CO. 

Editorial Note: This document was 

received at the Office of the Federal Register 

on March 27, 2007. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Proclaiming Certain Lands as 

Reservation for the Jena Band of 

Choctaw Indians of Louisiana 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Reservation 

Proclamation. 

SUMMARY: This notice informs the public 

that the Principal Deputy Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs proclaimed 

approximately 63.52 acres, more or less, 

as the Jena Band of Choctaw Reservation 

for the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians of 

Louisiana (Jena Band). 

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: This 

notice is published in the exercise of 

authority delegated by the Secretary of 

the Interior to the Principal Deputy 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs by 

part 209 of the Departmental Manual. 

A proclamation was issued, according 

with section 7 of the Act of June 18, 

1934 (48 Stat. 986; 25 U.S.C. 467), for 

the land described below. The land was 

proclaimed to be the Jena Band of 

Choctaw Reservation for the exclusive 

use of Indians on that reservation who 

are entitled to reside at the reservation 

by enrollment or tribal membership. 

Jena Band of Choctaw Indian 

Reservation 

Grant and LaSalle Parishes, Louisiana 

Parcel 1: No. 5 Pollock, Grant Parish, 

consisting of 40.49 acres, more or less. 

A certain piece, parcel or lot of ground 

together with all improvements thereon, 

rights, ways and privileges thereunto 

belonging or in any way appertaining, 

being, lying and situated in the 

northeast quarter of the southwest 

quarter of Section 5, Township 5 North, 

Range 1 West, Grant Parish, Louisiana; 

being more particularly described as 

follows, to wit: 

Commencing at a bolt and 3′′ iron pipe 

marking the southeast corner of the northeast 

quarter of the southwest quarter, Section 5, 

Township 5 North, Range 1 West; said corner 

also being the POINT OF BEGINNING of the 

tract to be described; thence proceed North 

89 degrees 38 minutes 42 seconds West, 

bearing assumed, a distance of 1328.33 feet 

to a 1⁄2′′ iron rod; thence turn right and 

proceed North 00 degrees 20 minutes 34 

seconds East, a distance of 1329.18 feet to a 

1⁄2′′ iron rod; thence turn right and proceed 

South 89 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East, 

a distance of 1329.11 feet to a 4′′ x 4′′ 

concrete post; thence turn right and proceed 

South 00 degrees 22 minutes 35 seconds 

West, a distance of 1325.81 feet to the POINT 

OF BEGINNING. 

The above described tract contains 

40.49 acres, more or less, and is more 

particularly indicated on Certificate of 

Survey by William J. Wood, Jr., dated 

February 8, 2001. 

Parcel 2: No. 6 Hennigan/Jena, La 

Salle Parish consisting of 14.67 acres, 

more or less. A certain piece, parcel or 

lot of ground together with all 

improvements thereon, rights, ways and 

privileges thereunto belonging or in any 

way appertaining, being, lying and 

situated in the Southeast Quarter of the 

Northwest Quarter and the Northeast 


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Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of 

Section 10, Township 8 North, Range 3 

East, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana, as 

shown on a Certificate of Survey 

prepared by Clarence N. Bruce, N & A, 

Inc., under Project Number 236.289 

dated December 26, 2000, and revised 

February 2, 2001, and more particularly 

described as follows, to wit: 

Commencing at a two inch iron pipe at the 

Southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of 

the Northwest Quarter, Section 10, Township 

8 North, Range 3 East, LaSalle Parish, 

Louisiana, run north 00 degrees 17′40′′ west 

with the west line of said Southeast Quarter 

of the Northwest Quarter a distance of 661.08 

feet to a half inch rod and being the POINT 

OF BEGINNING of the herein described tract; 

thence continue north 00 degrees 17′40′′ west 

with the west line of said Southeast Quarter 

of the Northwest Quarter and the Northeast 

Quarter of the Northwest Quarter a distance 

of 1058.83 feet to a half inch iron rod; thence 

run south 83 degrees 30′30′′ east a distance 

of 24.11 feet to a half inch rod; thence run 

north 00 degrees 15′40′′ east a distance of 

151.58 feet to the south right-of-way line of 

U.S. Highway Number 84; thence run with 

said south right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 

Number 84, south 83 degrees 30′30′′ east a 

distance of 390.57 feet to a half inch rod in 

the center line of Andra Drive; thence run 

with the center line of Andra Drive, south 04 

degrees 32′51′′ west a distance of 50.82 feet 

to a half inch iron rod; thence run south 04 

degrees 44′11′′ west a distance of 50 feet to 

a half inch iron rod; and thence run south 08 

degrees 05′00′′ west a distance of 406.97 feet 

to a half inch iron rod on the north line of 

said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest 

Quarter; thence run with the said north line 

of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest 

Quarter south 89 degrees 50′11′′ east a 

distance of 322.95 feet to a half inch iron rod; 

thence run south 00 degrees 17′42′′ east a 

distance of 659.22 feet to a half inch rod; 

thence run north 89 degrees 59′43′′ west a 

distance of 668.23 feet back to the POINT OF 

BEGINNING. 

Parcel 3: No. 7 La Salle Parish 

consisting of 3.18 acres, more or less. A 

certain piece, parcel or lot of ground 

together with all improvements thereon, 

rights, ways and privileges thereunto 

belonging to or in any way appertaining, 

being, lying and situated in the 

Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 

Quarter of Section 5, Township 8 North, 

Range 3 East, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana, 

as shown on a Certificate of Survey 

prepared by Clarence N. Bruce, N & A, 

Inc., under Project Number 236.273 

dated September 14, 2000, and more 

particularly described as follows, to wit: 

Commencing at a railroad steel marking the 

Southeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of 

the Southwest Quarter of Section 5, 

Township 8 North, Range 3 West, LaSalle 

Parish, Louisiana, run north 01 degrees 

54′45′′ west with the east line of said 

Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter 

a distance of 469.48 feet a half inch iron rod 

and the point of beginning of the herein 

described tract; thence run north 86 degrees 

03′09′′ west a distance of 477.55 feet to a half 

inch rod; thence run north 08 degrees 25′31′′ 

east a distance of 309.68 feet to a cotton 

picker spindle in the center line of U.S. 

Highway Number 84; thence run with the 

center line of said Highway Number 84 south 

85 degrees 02′38′′ east 33.04 feet to a point; 

thence south 85 degrees 46′04′′ east a 

distance of 89.56 feet to a point; thence south 

85 degrees 58′22′′ east a distance of 96.08 feet 

to a point; thence south 86 degrees 06′13′′ 

east a distance of 203.06 feet to a cotton 

picker spindle on the east line of said 

Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; 

thence run south 01 degrees 54′45′′ east with 

the east line of said Southeast Quarter of the 

Southwest Quarter a distance of 309.37 feet 

back to the POINT OF BEGINNING. 

Parcel 4: No. 8 Grant Parish consisting 

of 1.89 acres more or less. A certain 

piece, parcel or lot of ground, together 

with all improvements thereon, rights, 

ways and privileges thereunto belonging 

or in any way appertaining, being, lying 

and situated in Lot 6 of Pine Heights 

Subdivision, located in the northwest 

quarter of Section 9, Township 5 North, 

Range 1 West, Grant Parish, Louisiana; 

being more particularly described as 

follows, to wit: 

Commencing at a cotton picker spindle 

marking the northwest corner of Section 9, 

Township 5 North, Range 1 West; thence 

proceed North 89 degrees 16 minutes 40 

seconds West, a distance of 83.41 feet to a 

point; thence turn left and proceed South 28 

degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds East, a 

distance of 789.73 feet to a 1⁄2′′ iron rod; 

thence turn right and proceed South 28 

degrees 21 minutes 19 seconds East, a 

distance of 1200.00 feet to a 1⁄2′′ iron rod; 

thence turn left and proceed North 61 

degrees 38 minutes 41 seconds East, a 

distance of 130.59 feet to a 1⁄2′′ iron rod 

located on the eastern required right of way 

line for LDOTD State Project Nos. 023–01–

0049 and 023–02–0014, U.S. Hwy. 167; said 

point also being the POINT OF BEGINNING 

of the tract to be described; thence continue 

North 61 degrees 38 minutes 41 seconds East, 

a distance of 391.19 feet to a 1⁄2′′ iron rod; 

thence turn right and proceed South 28 

degrees 21 minutes 19 seconds East, a 

distance of 208.71 feet to a 1⁄2′′ iron rod; 

thence turn right and proceed South 61 

degrees 38 minutes 41 seconds West, a 

distance of 396.52 feet to a 1⁄2′′ iron rod 

located on the eastern required right of way 

line for LDOTD State Project Nos. 023–01–

0049 and 023–02–0014, U.S. Hwy. 167; 

thence turn right and proceed North 28 

degrees 18 minutes 33 seconds West, along 

said required right of way line, a distance of 

53.84 feet to a 1⁄2′′ iron rod; thence turn right 

and proceed North 26 degrees 24 minutes 01 

seconds West, along said required right of 

way line, a distance of 154.96 feet to the 

POINT OF BEGINNING. 

The above described tract is more 

particularly indicated on Certificate of 

Survey by William J. Wood, Jr., dated 

September 10, 2003. 

Parcel 5: No. 9 LaSalle Parish 

consisting of 2.00 acres, more or less. A 

certain piece, parcel or lot of ground 

together with all improvements thereon, 

rights, ways and privileges thereunto 

belonging or in any way appertaining, 

being, lying and situated in the 

Northwest Quarter of the Southeast 

Quarter of Section 7, Township 8 North, 

Range 4 East, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana, 

as shown on a Certificate of Survey 

prepared by Charles N. Bruce, N & A, 

Inc., under Project Number 236.298 

dated February 5, 2001, and more 

particularly described as follows, to wit: 

From the Southwest corner of the 

Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter 

of Section 7, Township 8 North, Range 4 

East, run north 00 degrees 17′41′′ east a 

distance of 987.90 feet to the POINT OF 

BEGINNING; from the POINT OF 

BEGINNING run north 00 degrees 37′25′′ east 

a distance of 295.38 feet to a point; thence 

run south 89 degrees 55′00′′ east a distance 

of 295.11 feet to a point; thence run south 00 

degrees 41′34′′ west a distance of 294.68 feet 

to a point; thence run south 89 degrees 56′49′′ 

west a distance of 294.76 feet back to the 

POINT OF BEGINNING. 

Parcel 6: No. 10 LaSalle Parish 

consisting of 1.29 acres, more or less. A 

certain piece, parcel or lot of ground 

together with all improvements thereon, 

rights, ways and privileges thereunto 

belonging or in any way appertaining, 

being, lying and situated in the 

Southeast Quarter of the Northwest 

Quarter of Section 24, Township 8 

North, Range 2 East, LaSalle Parish, 

Louisiana, as shown on a Certificate of 

Survey prepared by Clarence N. Bruce, 

N & A, Inc., dated February 5, 2001, and 

more particularly described as follows, 

to wit: 

Commencing at the Northeast corner of the 

Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter 

of Section 24, Township 8 North, Range 2 

East, run south 00 degrees 28′ west a distance 

of 121.41 feet to a point; thence run south 89 

degrees 52′32′′ west a distance of 314.66 feet 

to the POINT OF BEGINNING; from the 

POINT OF BEGINNING run south 00 degrees 

36′55′′ east a distance of 272.90 feet to a 

point; thence run south 89 degrees 51′08′′ 

west a distance of 205.87 feet to a point; 

thence run north 00 degrees 38′25′′ west a 

distance of 272.97 feet to a point; thence run 

north 89 degrees 52′14′′ east a distance of 

205.99 feet back to the POINT OF 

BEGINNING. 

The above-described lands contain a 

total of 63.52 acres, more or less, which 

are subject to all valid rights, 

reservations, rights-of-way, and 

easements of record. 

This proclamation does not affect title 

to the land described above, nor does it 

affect any valid existing easements for 

public roads and highways, public 

utilities and for railroads and pipelines 


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and any other rights-of-way or 

reservations of record. 

Dated: March 20, 2007. 

Michael D. Olsen, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–W7–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk 

Indians Liquor Control Ordinance 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the 

Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk 

Indians Liquor Control Ordinance. The 

Ordinance regulates and controls the 

possession, sale and consumption of 

liquor within the Buena Vista Rancheria 

of Me-Wuk Indian’s tribal land. The 

tribal land is located on trust land and 

this Ordinance allows for the possession 

and sale of alcoholic beverages within 

the exterior boundaries. This Ordinance 

will increase the ability of the tribal 

government to control the distribution 

and possession of liquor within their 

tribal land strengthen the tribal 

government. At the same time, it will 

provide an important source of revenue 

and the improve delivery of tribal 

services. 

DATES: Effective Date: This Ordinance is 

effective April 2, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred 

Doka Jr., Tribal Operations Officer, 

Pacific Regional Office, 2800 Cottage 

Way, Sacramento, CA 95825, Telephone 

(916) 978–6067; or Ralph Gonzales, 

Office of Tribal Services, 1849 C Street, 

NW., Mail Stop 4513–MIB, Washington, 

DC 20240; Telephone (202) 513–7629; 

Fax (202) 208–5113. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Act of August 15, 1953, Public 

Law 83–277, 67 Stat. 586, 18 U.S.C. 

1161, as interpreted by the Supreme 

Court in Rice v. Rehner, 463 U.S. 713 

(1983), the Secretary of the Interior shall 

certify and publish in the Federal 

Register notice of adopted liquor 

ordinances for the purpose of regulating 

liquor transactions in Indian country. 

The Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk 

Indians Tribal Council adopted this 

Liquor Control Ordinance by Resolution 

No. 06–0017 on September 13, 2006. 

The purpose of this Ordinance is to 

govern the sale, possession and 

distribution of alcohol within the Buena 

Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians 

Tribal land. 

This notice is published in 

accordance with the authority delegated 

by the Secretary of the Interior to the 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—

Indian Affairs. I certify that this Liquor 

Control Ordinance of the Buena Vista 

Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians was duly 

adopted by the Tribal Council on 

September 13, 2006. 

Dated: March 22, 2007. 

Michael D. Olsen, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs. 

The Buena Vista Rancheria of MeWuk Indians Liquor Control Ordinance 

reads as follows: 

Liquor Ordinance of the Buena Vista 

Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians 

Ordinance No. 05–0001 

Chapter I—Introduction 

Section 1.1. Title. This ordinance 

shall be known as the ‘‘Liquor 

Ordinance of the Buena Vista Rancheria 

of Me-Wuk Indians.’’

Section 1.2. Authority. This ordinance 

is enacted pursuant to the Act of August 

15, 1953 (Pub. L. 83–277, 67 Stat. 586, 

18 U.S.C. 1161) and the Constitution of 

the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk 

Indians (‘‘Buena Vista Constitution’’). 

Section 1.3. Purpose. The purpose of 

this ordinance is to regulate and control 

the possession and sale of liquor on the 

Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk 

Indians (‘‘Buena Vista Rancheria’’ or 

‘‘Tribe’’). The enactment of a tribal 

ordinance governing liquor possession 

and sale on the Rancheria Land will 

increase the ability of the Tribal 

government to control Tribal liquor 

distribution and possession, and at the 

same time will provide an important 

source of revenue for the continued 

operation and strengthening of the 

Tribal government and the delivery of 

the tribal government services. 

Chapter II—Definitions 

Section 2.1. As used in this 

ordinance, the following words shall 

have the following meanings unless the 

context clearly requires otherwise. 

Section 2.2. ‘‘Alcohol’’ means that 

substance known as ethyl alcohol, 

hydrated oxide of etyhl, or spirit of wine 

which is commonly produced by the 

fermentation or distillation of grain, 

starch, molasses, or sugar, or other 

substances including all dilution of this 

substance. 

Section 2.3. ‘‘Alcoholic Beverage’’ is 

synonymous with the term ‘‘Liquor’’ as 

defined in Section 2.7 of this Chapter. 

Section 2.4. ‘‘Bar’’ means any 

establishment with special space and 

accommodations for sale by the glass, 

can or bottle and for consumption on 

the licensed premises of liquor, as 

herein defined. 

Section 2.5. ‘‘Beer’’ means any 

beverage obtained by the alcoholic 

fermentation of an infusion or decoction 

of pure hops, or pure extract of hops 

and pure barley malt or other 

wholesome grain of cereal in pure water 

containing not more than four percent of 

alcohol by volume. For the purposes of 

this section, any such beverage, 

including ale, stout, and porter, 

containing more than four percent of 

alcohol by weight shall be referred to as 

‘‘strong beer.’’

Section 2.6. ‘‘Licensed Premises’’

means any store at which liquor is sold 

and, for the purposes of this ordinance, 

includes stores only a portion of which 

are devoted to sale of liquor or beer, any 

bar, or any public place designated by 

the Tribe as a licensed premises for the 

sale of alcoholic beverages. 

Section 2.7. ‘‘Liquor’’ includes the 

four varieties of liquor herein defined 

(alcohol, spirits, wine and beer), and all 

fermented spirituous, vinous, or malt 

liquor or combination thereof, and 

mixed liquor, or otherwise intoxicating; 

and every liquor or solid or semisolid or 

other substance, patented or not, 

containing alcohol, spirits, wine and 

beer, and all drinks or drinkable liquids 

and all preparations or mixtures capable 

of all human consumption and any 

liquid, semisolid, solid, or other 

substances, which contain more than 

one percent of alcohol by weight shall 

be conclusively deemed to be 

intoxicating. 

Section 2.8. ‘‘Malt Liquor’’ means 

beer, strong beer, ale stout, and porter. 

Section 2.9. ‘‘Package’’ means any 

container or receptacle used for holding 

liquor. 

Section 2.10. ‘‘Public Place’’ includes 

tribal roads; buildings and grounds used 

for school purposes; public dance halls 

and grounds adjacent thereto; soft drink 

establishment, public buildings, public 

meeting halls, lobbies, halls and dining 

room of hotels, restaurants, theater, 

gaming facilities, entertainment centers, 

store garages, and filing stations which 

are open to and/or are generally used by 

the public and to which the public is 

permitted to have unrestricted access; 

public conveyances of all kinds of 

character; and all other places of like or 

similar nature to which the general 

public has unrestricted right to access, 

and which are generally used by the 

public. For the purposes of this 

ordinance, ‘‘Public Place’’ shall also 

include any premises other than a single 

family home which is designed for or 


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