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northwestern pond turtle (Actinemys 

marmorata) and the western spadefoot 

(Spea hammondii). All species included 

on the ITP would receive assurances 

under the Service’s ‘‘No Surprises’’ 

regulations at 50 CFR 17.22(b)(5). 

National Environmental Policy Act 

Compliance 

The draft amended EA was prepared 

to analyze the impacts of issuing an 

amended ITP based on the draft 

amended HCP and to inform the public 

of the proposed action, alternatives, and 

associated impacts, and to disclose any 

irreversible commitments of resources. 

The proposed action presented in the 

draft amended EA will be compared to 

the no-action alternative. The no-action 

alternative represents estimated future 

conditions to which the proposed 

action’s estimated future conditions can 

be compared. Other alternatives were 

not considered or addressed in the draft 

amended EA, because they did not 

fulfill the purpose and need of the 

project. 

No-Action Alternative 

Under the no-action alternative, the 

amended HCP would not be 

implemented, and the proposed 

amended ITP would not be issued. 

There would be no take of federally 

listed species as a result of the project. 

This alternative assumes that existing 

wind power production facilities and 

approved repowering wind production 

facilities in the APWRA would continue 

to operate into the future. 

Environmental Review and Next Steps 

As described in our amended EA, we 

have made the preliminary 

determination that approval of the draft 

amended HCP and issuance of the 

permit would qualify as finding of no 

significant impact (FONSI) under NEPA 

(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), as provided by 

Federal regulations (40 CFR 1500.5(k), 

1507.3(b)(2), and 1508.13) and the 

Department of the Interior Manual. Our 

amended EA articulates the project 

effects on all potential resources that 

could be adversely affected, including 

aesthetics, air quality and climate 

change, biological resources, cultural 

resources, geology, hazardous materials 

and public safety hazards, hydrology 

and water quality, noise, and traffic and 

transportation. It also includes an 

analysis of alternatives and other 

required analysis such as unavoidable 

adverse effects, irreversible and 

irretrievable commitments of resources, 

and, finally, short-term uses versus 

long-term productivity and cumulative 

effects. 

Public Comment Procedures 

All comments and materials we 

receive in response to these requests 

will be available for public review at 

https://www.regulations.gov (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Next Steps 

Issuance of an amended ITP is a 

Federal proposed action subject to 

compliance with NEPA. The FWS will 

evaluate the application, associated 

documents, and any public comments 

we receive to determine whether the 

application meets the requirements of 

NEPA regulations and section 10(a) of 

the ESA. If the FWS determines that 

those requirements are met, we will 

issue a permit to the applicant for the 

incidental take of the covered species 

from the implementation of the covered 

activities described in the amended 

HCP. A permit decision will be made no 

sooner than 30 days after the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. 

Authority 

We issue this notice pursuant to 

section 10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.) and its implementing 

regulations (50 CFR 17.22 and 17.32), 

and the National Environmental Policy 

Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its 

implementing regulations (40 CFR 

1506.6 and 43 CFR 46.305). 

Michael Fris, 

Field Supervisor, Sacramento Fish and 

Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Sacramento, California. 

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BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[256A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900] 

Indian Gaming; Approval of the TribalState Class III Gaming Compact 

Amendment Between the Confederated 

Tribes of the Warm Springs 

Reservation of Oregon and the State of 

Oregon 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the 

approval of the Amendment to the 

Amended and Restated (Highway 26) 

Tribal-State Compact for Regulation of 

Class III Gaming between the 

Confederated Tribes of The Warm 

Springs Reservation of Oregon and the 

State of Oregon, which governs the 

operation and regulation of class III 

gaming activities. 

DATES: The Amendment takes effect on 

December 13, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian 

Gaming, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs, Washington, 

DC 20240, IndianGaming@bia.gov; (202) 

219–4066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

section 11 of the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act (IGRA), Public Law 100– 

497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., the 

Secretary of the Interior shall publish in 

the Federal Register notice of approved 

Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of 

engaging in Class III gaming activities 

on Indian lands. As required by 25 CFR 

293.4, all compacts and amendments are 

subject to review and approval by the 

Secretary. The Amendment makes 

changes to the scope of gaming and adds 

technical regulations to support those 

changes. The Amendment is approved. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[256A2100DD/AAKE200000/ 

A0A501010.000000] 

Land Acquisitions; Prairie Island 

Indian Community, Elk Run Site, City 

of Pine Island, Olmstead County, 

Minnesota 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 


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ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary— 

Indian Affairs made a final agency 

determination to acquire in trust 397.77 

acres, more or less, of land known as the 

Elk Run Site in the City of Pine Island, 

Olmstead County, Minnesota for gaming 

and other purposes. 

DATES: This final determination was 

made on December 10, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian 

Gaming, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs, Washington, 

DC 20240, IndianGaming@bia.gov; (202) 

219–4066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On the 

date in the DATES section of this notice, 

the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs 

made a final agency determination to 

acquire the Elk Run Site, consisting of 

397.77 acres, more or less, in trust for 

the Prairie Island Indian Community 

under the authority of the Indian 

Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934, 25 

U.S.C. 5108. 

The Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs, on behalf of the Secretary of the 

Interior, will immediately acquire title 

to the Elk Run Site in the name of the 

United States of America in trust for 

Prairie Island Indian Community upon 

fulfillment of all Departmental 

requirements. The legal descriptions for 

the Elk Run site are as follows: 

Legal Description of Property 

The part of the Southwest Quarter of the 

Southeast Quarter and the Southeast Quarter 

of the Southeast Quarter, of Section 1, 

Township 108 North, Range 15 West, 

Olmsted County, Minnesota, lying northerly 

and easterly of the following described line: 

Commencing at the northwest corner of 

said Section 1; thence on an assumed bearing 

of South 00 degrees 54 minutes 41 seconds 

East along the west line of said Section 1 a 

distance of 778.98 feet; thence South 44 

degrees 55 minutes 49 seconds East 764.84 

feet to the north line of said Southwest 

Quarter of the Northwest Quarter to the point 

of beginning of the line to be described; 

thence South 44 degrees 55 minutes 49 

seconds East 5121.99 feet; thence 

southeasterly 389.04 feet to the south line of 

said Section 1 along a tangential curve 

concave to the southwest having a radius of 

1083.65 feet and a central angle of 20 degrees 

34 minutes 11 seconds and there terminating. 

AND 

That part of the Southwest Quarter of the 

Southeast Quarter, and Southeast Quarter of 

the Southeast Quarter, of Section 1, 

Township 108 North, Range 15 West, 

Olmsted County, Minnesota, lying southerly 

and westerly of the following described line: 

Commencing at the northwest corner of 

said West Half of the Northwest Quarter; 

thence on an assumed bearing of South 00 

degrees 54 minutes 41 seconds East along the 

west line of said West Half of the Northwest 

Quarter 778.98 feet to the point of beginning 

of the line to be described; thence South 44 

degrees 55 minutes 49 seconds East 5886.83 

feet; thence southeasterly 389.04 feet to the 

south line of said Section 1 along a tangential 

curve concave to the southwest having a 

radius of 1083.65 feet and a central angle of 

20 degrees 34 minutes 11 seconds and there 

terminating. 

LESS: 

That part of the Southwest Quarter of the 

Southeast Quarter of Section 1, Township 

108 North, Range 15 West, Olmsted County, 

Minnesota, described as follow: 

Commencing at the northwest corner of 

said Section 1; thence on an assumed bearing 

of South 00°54′41′′ East along the west line 

of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 1 for 

a distance of 778.98 feet; thence South 

44°55′49′′ East 4566.75 feet to the point of 

beginning; thence continuing South 

44°55′49′′ East 755.78 feet; thence South 

88°57′41′′ West 1033.47 feet to the west line 

of said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast 

Quarter; thence North 01°13′47′′ West along 

said west line of the Southwest Quarter of the 

Southeast Quarter 515.04 feet; thence easterly 

a distance of 74.28 feet along a curve concave 

to the south and not tangent with the last 

described line, said curve has a radius of 

22818.32 feet, a central angle of 00°11′11′′, 

and the chord of said curve bears South 

89°57′15′′ East 74.28 feet; thence South 

89°51′39′′ East tangent to said curve 7.10 feet; 

thence North 00°09′26′′ East 40.00 feet; 

thence South 89°51′39′′ East 429.10 feet to 

the point of beginning. 

AND 

That part of the Southeast Quarter of the 

Southwest Quarter of Section 1, Township 

108 North, Range 15 West, Olmsted County, 

Minnesota, which lies easterly of the easterly 

right of-way line of State Highway 52. 

LESS: 

That part of the Southeast Quarter of the 

Southwest Quarter and that part of the 

Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 

all in Section 1, Township 108 North, Range 

15 West, Olmsted County, Minnesota, 

described as follows: 

Commencing at the northwest corner of 

said Section 1; thence on an assumed bearing 

of South 00°54′41′′ East along the west line 

of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 1 for 

a distance of 778.98 feet; thence South 

44°55′49′′ East 4566.75 feet; thence 

continuing South 44°55′49′′ East 755.78 feet; 

thence South 88°57′41′′ West 1033.47 feet to 

the east line of said Southeast Quarter of the 

Southwest Quarter and the point of 

beginning; thence North 01°13′47′′ West 

along said east line of the Southeast Quarter 

of the Southwest Quarter 515.04 feet; thence 

westerly a distance of 78.47 feet along a 

curve concave to the south and not tangent 

with the last described line, said curve has 

a radius of 22818.32 feet, a central angle of 

00°11′49′′, and the chord of said curve bears 

South 89°51′15′′ West 78.47 feet; thence 

South 89°45′20′′ West tangent to said curve 

239.41 feet; thence North 00°14′38′′ West 

35.00 feet; thence South 89°45′20′′ West 

267.50 feet; thence southwesterly a distance 

of 466.08 feet along a tangential curve 

concave southerly having a radius of 1844.86 

and a central angle of 14°28′30′′; thence 

South 14°43′05′′ East not tangent to said 

curve 5.00 feet; thence southwesterly a 

distance of 389.36 feet along a curve concave 

southeasterly and not tangent with the last 

described line, said curve has a radius of 

1839.86 feet, a central angle of 12°07′31′′, and 

the chord of said curve bears South 69°13′05′′ 

West 388.64 feet; thence South 27°44′48′′ 

West not tangent to said curve 56.31 feet; 

thence South 27°00′55′′ East 356.65 feet; 

thence North 88°57′41′′ East 1283.97 feet to 

the point of beginning. 

AND 

That part of the West Half of the Northeast 

Quarter of Section 12, Township 108 North, 

Range 15 West, Olmsted County, Minnesota, 

described as follows: 

Commencing for a place of beginning at the 

northwest corner of the Northeast Quarter of 

said Section and running thence East along 

the north line of said Section a distance of 

1304.2 feet to the northeast corner of said 

West Half of the Northeast Quarter; thence 

South along the east line of said West Half 

a distance of 2101 feet to the northerly rightof-way line of U.S. Trunk Highway Number 

52; thence Northwesterly along said 

northerly right-of-way line a distance of 

1816.68 feet to the west line of said Northeast 

Quarter; thence North a distance of 871.6 feet 

to the place of beginning. 

AND 

That part of the East Half of the Northwest 

Quarter of Section 12, Township 108 North, 

Range 15 West, Olmsted County, Minnesota, 

described as follows: 

Commencing for a place of beginning at the 

northeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of 

said Section 12 and running thence West 

along the north line of said Northwest 

Quarter a distance of 921.1 feet to a point in 

the northerly right-of-way line of U.S. Trunk 

Highway Number 52; thence southeasterly 

along said northerly right-of-way line a 

distance of 1264.65 feet to the east line of 

said Northwest Quarter thence North along 

the east line of said Northwest Quarter a 

distance of 871.6 feet to the place of 

beginning. 

AND 

That part of the East Half of the Northeast 

Quarter of Section 12, Township 108 North, 

Range 15 West, Olmsted County, Minnesota, 

lying and being north and east of Highway 

Number 52 and south and west of that certain 

Township Road, formerly known as State 

Highway Number 20, running northwesterly 

and southeasterly through said East Half of 

the Northeast Quarter. 

AND 

That part of the East Half of the Northeast 

Quarter of Section 12, Township 108 North, 

Range 15 West, Olmsted County, Minnesota, 

lying north and east of the Township Road. 

AND 

The Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 

Quarter of Section 6, Township 108 North, 

Range 14 West, Olmsted County, Minnesota. 

AND 

The Southwest Quarter of the Southwest 

Quarter of Section 6, Township 108 North, 

Range 14 West, Olmsted County, Minnesota. 

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The Southeast Quarter of the Northwest 

Quarter and the North Half of the Southwest 

Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 

7, Township 108 North, Range 14 West, 

Olmsted County, Minnesota. 

AND 

The North Half of the Northwest Quarter of 

Section 7, Township 108 North, Range 14 

West, Olmsted County, Minnesota. 

AND 

The South Half of the Southwest Quarter 

of the Northwest Quarter of Section 7, 

Township 108 North, Range 14 West, 

Olmsted County, Minnesota. 

AND 

That part of the Southwest Quarter of the 

Southeast Quarter of Section 1, Township 

108 North, Range 15 West, Olmsted County, 

Minnesota, described as follow: 

Commencing at the northwest corner of 

said Section 1; thence on an assumed bearing 

of South 00°54′41′′ East along the west line 

of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 1 for 

a distance of 778.98 feet; thence South 

44°55′49′′ East 4566.75 feet to the point of 

beginning; thence continuing South 

44°55′49′′ East 755.78 feet; thence South 

88°57′41′′ West 1033.47 feet to the west line 

of said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast 

Quarter; thence North 01°13′47′′ West along 

said west line of the Southwest Quarter of the 

Southeast Quarter 515.04 feet; thence easterly 

a distance of 74.28 feet along a curve concave 

to the south and not tangent with the last 

described line, said curve has a radius of 

22818.32 feet, a central angle of 00°11′11′′, 

and the chord of said curve bears South 

89°57′15′′ East 74.28 feet; thence South 

89°51′39′′ East tangent to said curve 7.10 feet; 

thence North 00°09′26′′ East 40.00 feet; 

thence South 89°51′39′′ East 429.10 feet to 

the point of beginning. 

AND 

That part of the Southeast Quarter of the 

Southwest Quarter and that part of the 

Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 

all in Section 1, Township 108 North, Range 

15 West, Olmsted County, Minnesota, 

described as follows: 

Commencing at the northwest corner of 

said Section 1; thence on an assumed bearing 

of South 00°54′41′′ East along the west line 

of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 1 for 

a distance of 778.98 feet; thence South 

44°55′49′′ East 4566.75 feet; thence 

continuing South 44°55′49′′ East 755.78 feet; 

thence South 88°57′41′′ West 1033.47 feet to 

the east line of said Southeast Quarter of the 

Southwest Quarter and the point of 

beginning; thence North 01°13′47′′ West 

along said east line of the Southeast Quarter 

of the Southwest Quarter 515.04 feet; thence 

westerly a distance of 78.47 feet along a 

curve concave to the south and not tangent 

with the last described line, said curve has 

a radius of 22818.32 feet, a central angle of 

00°11′49′′, and the chord of said curve bears 

South 89°51′15′′ West 78.47 feet; thence 

South 89°45′20′′ West tangent to said curve 

239.41 feet; thence North 00°14′38′′ West 

35.00 feet; thence South 89°45′20′′ West 

267.50 feet; thence southwesterly a distance 

of 466.08 feet along a tangential curve 

concave southerly having a radius of 1844.86 

and a central angle of 14°28′30′′; thence 

South 14°43′05′′ East not tangent to said 

curve 5.00 feet; thence southwesterly a 

distance of 389.36 feet along a curve concave 

southeasterly and not tangent with the last 

described line, said curve has a radius of 

1839.86 feet, a central angle of 12°07′31′′, and 

the chord of said curve bears South 69°13′05′′ 

West 388.64 feet; thence South 27°44′48′′ 

West not tangent to said curve 56.31 feet; 

thence South 27°00′55′′ East 356.65 feet; 

thence North 88°57′41′′ East 1283.97 feet to 

the point of beginning. 

Excepting Therefrom the Following 

Described Parcels 

(1) That part of the Southeast Quarter of 

the Northeast and the Northeast Quarter of 

the Southeast Quarter of Section 12, 

Township 108 North, Range 15 West, 

Olmsted County, Minnesota, described as 

follows: 

Commencing at a surveyor’s monument 

located at the northeast corner of the 

Southeast Quarter of said Section 12; thence 

on an assumed bearing of South 00°36′36′′ 

East along the East line of said Section 12 a 

distance of 172.31 feet to the north right-ofway line of Minnesota Trunk Highway 

Number 52; thence North 65°39′04′′ West 

626.00 feet along said right-of-way line; 

thence North 22°10′09′′ East 633.60 feet to the 

centerline of the Township Road presently 

known as 59th Avenue; thence South 

31°41′17′′ East 246.86 feet along said 

centerline; thence southeasterly a distance of 

337.05 feet along a tangential curve concave 

to the northeast having a radius of 2600.00 

feet and a central angle of 07°25′39′′ to the 

east line of the Southeast Quarter of the 

Northeast Quarter of said Section 12; thence 

South 01°24′13′′ East along the east line of 

the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast 

Quarter of said Section 12, not tangent to said 

curve, 188.00 feet to the point of beginning. 

AND 

(2) That part of the Southwest Quarter of 

the Northwest Quarter of Section 7, 

Township 108 North, Range 14 West, 

described as follows: 

Commencing at a Surveyor’s monument 

located at the southwest corner of the 

Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter 

of said Section 7; thence on an assumed 

bearing of the North 1°24′13′′ West a distance 

of 188.00 feet along the West line of said 

Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; 

thence South 32°52′02′′ East 221.13 feet to 

the South line of said Southwest Quarter of 

the Northwest Quarter; thence South 

88°54′04′′ West 115.42 feet to the point of 

beginning. 

Also Less and Except the Following 

Described Parcels 

Parcel C–1 Land Description 

That part of the South Half of the Southeast 

Quarter of Section 1, Township 108 North, 

Range 15 West, Olmsted County, Minnesota, 

described as follows: 

Commencing at the southwest corner of 

said Southeast Quarter of Section 1; thence 

on an assumed bearing of South 89°01′27′′ 

East along the south line of said Southeast 

Quarter 1501.93 feet to the point of 

beginning; thence continuing South 

89°01′27′′ East along the south line of said 

Southeast Quarter 250.81 feet; thence 

northwesterly 741.40 feet along a nontangential curve, concave to the southwest, to 

the west line of the Southeast Quarter of said 

Southeast Quarter, said curve has a radius of 

1151.74 feet, a central angle of 36°52′58′′, and 

the chord of said curve bears North 38°20′36′′ 

West 728.67 feet; thence North 15°38′02′′ 

West not tangent to said curve 663.34 feet; 

thence South 84°45′43′′ West 1022.66 feet; 

thence southeasterly 490.48 feet along a nontangential curve concave to the northeast, 

said curve has a radius of 501.97 feet, a 

central angle of 55°59′02′′, and the chord of 

said curve bears South 37°44′18′′ East 471.20 

feet; thence South 65°43′49′′ East tangent to 

said curve 720.38 feet; thence southeasterly 

647.74 feet along a tangential curve, concave 

to the southwest, said curve has a radius of 

921.74 feet, a central angle of 40°15′49′′, and 

the chord of said curve bears South 45°35′55′′ 

East 634.49 feet to the point of beginning. 

The above-described parcel contains 16.85 

acres and is subject to any easements, 

covenants and restrictions of record. 

Parcel D–1 Land Description 

That part of the East Half of the Northeast 

Quarter of Section 12, Township 108 North, 

Range 15 West, Olmsted County, Minnesota, 

described as follows: 

Commencing at the northwest corner of 

said Northeast Quarter of Section 12; thence 

on an assumed bearing of South 89°01′27′′ 

East along the north line of said Northeast 

Quarter 1501.93 feet to the point of 

beginning; thence continuing South 

89°01′27′′ East along the north line of said 

Northeast Quarter 250.81 feet; thence 

southeasterly 83.97 feet along a nontangential curve, concave to the southwest, 

said curve has a radius of 1151.74 feet, a 

central angle of 04°10′39′′, and the chord of 

said curve bears South 17°48′48′′ East 83.95 

feet; thence South 15°43′28′′ East tangent to 

said curve 972.20 feet; thence South 

29°45′39′′ East 103.08 feet; thence South 

13°44′23′′ East 564.60 feet; thence South 

30°55′39′′ East 552.38 feet; thence 

southeasterly 219.09 feet along a tangential 

curve, concave to the northeast, said curve 

has a radius of 2206.83 feet, a central angle 

of 05°41′18′′, and the chord of said curve 

bears South 33°46′17′′ East 219.00 feet to the 

east line of said East Half of the Northeast 

Quarter and to a point that lies 334.93 feet 

north of the southeast corner of said East Half 

of the Northeast Quarter; thence South 

00°38′43′′ East not tangent to said curve and 

along the east line of said East Half of the 

Northeast Quarter 146.96 feet; thence 

northwesterly 336.64 feet along a nontangential curve, concave to the northeast, 

said curve has a radius of 2600.00 feet, a 

central angle of 07°25′07′′, and the chord of 

said curve bears North 34°38′12′′ West 336.40 

feet; thence North 30°55′38′′ West tangent to 

said curve 246.86 feet; thence South 

22°55′47′′ West 117.64 feet; thence North 

30°55′39′′ West 384.85 feet; thence 

northwesterly 278.59 feet along a tangential 

curve, concave to the northeast, said curve 

has a radius of 1049.93 feet, a central angle 

of 15°12′10′′, and the chord of said curve 


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bears North 23°19′34′′ West 277.77 feet; 

thence North 15°43′28′′ West tangent to said 

curve 186.13 feet; thence North 33°43′44′′ 

West 210.30 feet; thence North 09°33′15′′ 

West 372.16 feet; thence North 15°43′28′′ 

West 652.20 feet; thence northwesterly 

156.73 feet along a tangential curve concave 

to the southwest, said curve has a radius of 

921.74 feet, a central angle of 09°44′32′′, and 

the chord of said curve bears North 20°35′44′′ 

West 156.54 feet to the point of beginning. 

The above-described parcel contains 11.93 

acres and is subject to any easements, 

covenants and restrictions of record. 

Parcel E–1 Land Description 

That part of the Southwest Quarter of the 

Northwest Quarter of Section 7, Township 

108 North, Range 14 West, Olmsted County, 

Minnesota, described as follows: 

Commencing at the southwest corner of 

said Southwest Quarter of the Northwest 

Quarter of Section 7; thence on an assumed 

bearing of North 89°39′37′′ East along the 

south line of said Southwest Quarter of the 

Northwest Quarter 115.42 feet to the point of 

beginning; thence continuing North 

89°39′37′′ East along the south line of said 

Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter 

185.96 feet; thence northwesterly 452.55 feet 

along a non-tangential curve concave to the 

northeast, said curve has a radius of 2206.83 

feet, a central angle of 11°44′58′′, and the 

chord of said curve bears North 42°29′26′′ 

West 451.76 feet to the west line of said 

Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter 

and to a point that lies 334.93 feet north of 

the southwest corner of said Southwest 

Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; thence 

South 00°38′43′′ East along the west line of 

said Southwest Quarter of the Northwest 

Quarter 146.96 feet; thence South 32°06′48′′ 

East 221.10 feet to the point of beginning. 

The above-described parcel contains 0.83 

acres and is subject to any easements, 

covenants and restrictions of record. 

Parcel B–2 Land Description 

That part of the East Half of the Southwest 

Quarter and the West Half of the Southeast 

Quarter, all in Section 1, Township 108 

North, Range 15 West, Olmsted County, 

Minnesota, described as follows: 

Commencing at the southeast corner of 

said East Half of the Southwest Quarter of 

Section 1; thence on an assumed bearing of 

North 00°28′22′′ West along the east line of 

said East Half of the Southwest Quarter 

1088.11 feet to the point of beginning; thence 

North 89°29′55′′ West 1331.51 feet to the west 

line of said East Half of the Southwest 

Quarter; thence North 00°18′49′′ West along 

the west line of said East Half of the 

Southwest Quarter 815.48 feet; thence South 

84°34′51′′ East 1180.79 feet; thence South 

89°24′53′′ East 1298.60 feet; thence South 

89°06′04′′ East 164.90 feet to the east line of 

said West Half of the Southeast Quarter; 

thence South 00°17′44′′ East along the east 

line of said West Half of the Southeast 

Quarter 610.13 feet; thence North 89°06′04′′ 

West 175.51 feet; thence South 84°45′43′′ 

West 1022.66 feet; thence North 89°29′55′′ 

West 112.27 feet to the point of beginning. 

The above-described parcel contains 42.98 

acres and is subject to any easements, 

covenants and restrictions of record. 

Parcel C–2 Land Description 

That part of the East Half of the Southeast 

Quarter, Section 1, Township 108 North, 

Range 15 West, Olmsted County, Minnesota, 

described as follows: 

Commencing at the southeast corner of 

said East Half of the Southeast Quarter of 

Section 1; thence on an assumed bearing of 

North 00°07′07′′ West along the east line of 

said East Half of the Southeast Quarter 

1201.60 feet to the point of beginning; thence 

continuing North 00°07′07′′ West along the 

east line of said East Half of the Southeast 

Quarter 610.10 feet; thence North 89°06′05′′ 

West 1309.09 feet to the west line of said East 

Half of the Southeast Quarter; thence South 

00°17′44′′ East along the west line of said East 

Half of the Southeast Quarter 610.13 feet; 

thence South 89°06′05′′ East 1307.21 feet to 

the point of beginning. 

The above-described parcel contains 18.32 

acres and is subject to any easements, 

covenants and restrictions of record. 

Parcel D–2 Land Description 

That part of the Northwest Quarter of the 

Southwest Quarter and the South Half of the 

Southwest Quarter and the Southwest 

Quarter of the Southeast Quarter all in 

Section 6, Township 108 North, Range 14 

West, Olmsted County, Minnesota, described 

as follows: 

Commencing at the southwest corner of 

said Southwest Quarter of Section 6; thence 

on an assumed bearing of North 00°07′07′′ 

West along the west line of said Southwest 

Quarter 1201.60 feet to the point of 

beginning; thence continuing North 

00°07′07′′ West along the west line of said 

Southwest Quarter 610.10 feet; thence South 

55°42′31′′ East 737.89 feet; thence South 

00°10′16′′ East 80.00 feet to the north line of 

said South Half of the Southwest Quarter; 

thence North 89°35′26′′ East along the north 

line of said South Half of the Southwest 

Quarter 1930.47 feet to the northeast corner 

of said South Half of the Southwest Quarter; 

thence North 89°33′39′′ East along the north 

line of said Southwest Quarter of the 

Southeast Quarter 522.17 feet to the 

centerline of the Township Road; thence 

South 36°29′59′′ East along said centerline 

416.88 feet; thence South 89°33′13′′ West 

768.56 feet to the west line of said Southwest 

Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence 

North 00°16′06′′ West along the west line of 

said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast 

Quarter 161.54 feet; thence northwesterly 

652.55 feet along a non-tangential curve, 

concave to the southwest, said curve has a 

radius of 2211.83 feet, a central angle of 

16°54′14′′, and the chord of said curve bears 

North 81°57′27′′ West 650.18 feet; thence 

South 88°41′02′′ West not tangent to said 

curve 1896.57 feet to the point of beginning. 

The above-described parcel contains 14.83 

acres and is subject to any easements, 

covenants and restrictions of record. 

Parcel C–3 Land Description 

That part of the South Half of the 

Southwest Quarter and the Northwest 

Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 

1, Township 108 North, Range 15 West, 

Olmsted County, Minnesota, described as 

follows: 

Commencing at the southwest corner of 

said South Half of the Southwest Quarter of 

Section 1; thence on an assumed bearing of 

North 00°09′22′′ West along the west line of 

said South Half of the Southwest Quarter and 

along the west line of said Northwest Quarter 

of the Southwest Quarter 1625.14 feet to the 

northeasterly right of way line of Trunk 

Highway No. 52 per the Minnesota 

Department of Transportation Right of Way 

Plat No. 55–30 and to the point of beginning; 

thence southeasterly 480.53 feet along a nontangential curve, concave to the southwest, 

and along said northeasterly right of way line 

of Trunk Highway No. 52, said curve has a 

radius of 3999.88 feet, a central angle of 

06°53′00′′ and the chord of said curve bears 

South 50°48′44′′ East 480.24 feet; thence 

southeasterly along said northeasterly right of 

way line of Trunk Highway No. 52 and along 

a Euler Spiral Curve which falls 100.00 feet 

northeasterly of and parallel with the Euler 

Spiral Curve on the existing right of way 

acquisition line per said Minnesota 

Department of Transportation Right of Way 

Plat No. 55–30, the chord of said Euler Spiral 

Curve bears South 46°37′48′′ East 153.59 feet; 

thence South 46°15′24′′ East along said 

northeasterly right of way line of Trunk 

Highway No. 52 a distance of 1768.30 feet to 

the south line of said South Half of the 

Southwest Quarter; thence South 89°47′24′′ 

East along the south line of said South Half 

of the Southwest Quarter 160.50 feet; thence 

North 22°45′42′′ West 1188.39 feet; thence 

North 89°29′55′′ West 129.21 feet to the east 

line of the Southwest Quarter of said 

Southwest Quarter; thence North 00°18′49′′ 

West along the east line of said Southwest 

Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and along 

the east line of said Northwest Quarter of the 

Southwest Quarter 815.48 feet; thence North 

84°34′51′′ West 1335.50 feet to the west line 

of said Northwest Quarter of the Southwest 

Quarter; thence South 00°09′22′′ East along 

the west line of said Northwest Quarter of the 

Southwest Quarter 406.41 feet to the point of 

beginning. 

The above-described parcel contains 35.52 

acres and is subject to any easements, 

covenants and restrictions of record. 

Parcel D–3 Land Description 

That part of the Northeast Quarter of the 

Northwest Quarter, Section 12, Township 

108 North, Range 15 West, Olmsted County, 

Minnesota, described as follows: 

Commencing at the northwest corner of 

said Northwest Quarter of Section 12; thence 

on an assumed bearing of South 89°47′24′′ 

East along the north line of said Northwest 

Quarter 1756.95 feet to the northeasterly right 

of way line of Trunk Highway No. 52 per the 

Minnesota Department of Transportation 

Right of Way Plat No. 55–15 and to the point 

of beginning; thence South 46°15′24′′ East 

along said northeasterly right of way line of 

Trunk Highway No. 52, a distance of 1012.61 

feet; thence North 39°13′29′′ West 903.04 feet 

to the north line of said Northeast Quarter of 

the Northwest Quarter; thence North 

89°47′24′′ West 160.50 feet to the point of 

beginning. 

The above-described parcel contains 1.28 

acres and is subject to any easements, 

covenants and restrictions of. 


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101040 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 240 / Friday, December 13, 2024 / Notices 

(Olmsted County Parcel IDs: 

850131079584, 850143079564, 

850134079589, 850132079567, 

851221079590, 851212038600, 

851214079569, 850144078534, 

850144078533, 850144079565, 

850144079566, 840633079595, 

840634079597, 840634078541, 

840633078539, 851211079570, 

840721039660, 840724039662, 

851214079571, 840723079573) 

(The ‘‘Subject Property’’). 

Authority: This notice is published in 

the exercise of authority delegated by 

the Secretary of the Interior to the 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs by 

209 Departmental Manual 8.1, and is 

published to comply with the 

requirements of 25 CFR 151.12 (c)(2)(ii) 

that notice of the decision to acquire 

land in trust be promptly provided in 

the Federal Register. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29440 Filed 12–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4337–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

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DP61201; DS61200000] 

Notice of Adoptions of a Categorical 

Exclusion Under Section 109 of the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Interior (Department) is notifying the 

public and documenting the adoption of 

a National Park Service (NPS) 

categorical exclusion (CE) for invasive 

species management by seven other 

Department bureaus or offices (adopting 

bureaus). NPS and the adopting bureaus 

manage or provide funding to manage 

invasive species, which the NPS CE 

facilitates. These adopting bureaus are: 

the Bureau of Land Management, the 

Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, the U.S. 

Geological Survey, the Office of Insular 

Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

and the Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement. In 

accordance with section 109 of the 

National Environmental Policy Act, this 

notice identifies the types of actions to 

which the adopting bureaus will apply 

the CE; the considerations that the 

adopting bureaus will use in 

determining the applicability of the CE; 

the consultation between and among the 

Department, the adopting bureaus, and 

NPS on the use of the CE; and the 

application of extraordinary 

circumstances. 

DATES: The adoptions are effective 

December 13, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Hilary Smith, Senior Advisor for 

Invasive Species, Office of Policy 

Analysis, at hilary_smith@ios.doi.gov or 

202–763–3118. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Program Background 

The Department, through its bureaus, 

has been managing invasive species on 

Federal lands for more than 70 years. 

The bureaus also provide Federal 

financial assistance to Tribal, 

Territorial, State, and local governments 

for invasive species control and 

eradication outside of lands managed by 

the bureaus. However, significant 

challenges remain in addressing both 

established and newly arriving invasive 

species. Currently, less than one percent 

of invasive plant populations and about 

10 percent of invasive animal 

populations on Department-managed 

lands are under control. The impacts of 

invasive species are likely to increase in 

the coming decades. This is due in part 

to the growing global movement of 

people and materials and increased 

tourism and trade. In addition, a 

changing climate alters weather 

patterns, precipitation, and extreme 

weather events. Those changes disrupt 

ecosystems and make them more 

susceptible to biological invasions. 

In some areas managed by the 

Department’s bureaus, invasive species 

have become dominant, leading to 

significant ecosystem degradation. 

Controlling these species is one of the 

greatest challenges in land management. 

Left unmanaged, invasive species can 

create dense infestations that degrade 

soil productivity, reduce livestock 

forage quality, harm water quality and 

availability, reduce native species 

diversity, and negatively impact wildlife 

habitat quality. These changes can also 

lower wilderness values and impact 

recreational opportunities. 

The Department is adopting a NPS CE 

for invasive species management for use 

by the Bureau of Land Management, the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of 

Reclamation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, the Office of Insular Affairs, the 

U.S. Geological Survey, and the Office 

of Surface Mining Reclamation and 

Enforcement to support the adopting 

bureaus’ efforts to more effectively and 

efficiently control and eradicate 

invasive species. NPS is a bureau within 

the Department. NPS actions and best 

practices related to invasive species 

management are similar to those actions 

and best practices conducted by the 

adopting bureaus in the Department. In 

addition, like NPS, other adopting 

bureaus’ implementation of proposed 

actions would need to be consistent 

with the Department’s Invasive Species 

Policy (part 524 of the Departmental 

Manual chapter 1, (524 DM 1)), and 

Integrated Pest Management Policy (517 

DM 1). 

National Environmental Policy Act and 

Categorical Exclusions 

The National Environmental Policy 

Act, as amended, at 42 U.S.C. 4321– 

4347 (NEPA), requires all Federal 

agencies to consider the environmental 

impact of their proposed actions before 

deciding whether and how to proceed. 

42 U.S.C 4321, 4332. The NEPA aims to 

ensure agencies consider the 

environmental effects of their proposed 

actions in their decision-making 

processes and inform and involve the 

public in that process. 42 U.S.C. 4331. 

The NEPA created the Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ), which 

promulgated NEPA implementing 

regulations, 40 CFR parts 1500 through 

1508 (CEQ NEPA regulations). 

Under the NEPA and CEQ’s NEPA 

regulations, a Federal agency can 

establish CEs—categories of actions that 

normally do not have significant effect 

on the human environment, 

individually or in the aggregate, and 

therefore do not require the preparation 

of an environmental assessment (EA) or 

an environmental impact statement 

(EIS)—in their agency NEPA 

procedures. 42 U.S.C. 4336(e)(1); 40 

CFR 1501.4, 1507.3, 1508.1(e). If an 

agency determines that a CE covers a 

proposed action, it then evaluates the 

proposed action for extraordinary 

circumstances in which a normally 

excluded action may have a significant 

effect. 40 CFR 1501.4(b). If no 

extraordinary circumstances exist, the 

agency may apply the CE to the 

proposed action without preparing an 

EA or EIS. 42 U.S.C. 4336(a)(2), 40 CFR 

1501.4. 

Section 109 of the NEPA, enacted as 

part of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 

2023, allows a Federal agency to 

‘‘adopt’’ or rely on another agency’s CE 

for a category of proposed agency 

actions. 42 U.S.C. 4336(c). To use 

another agency’s CEs under section 109, 

the adopting agency must identify the 

relevant CEs listed in another agency’s 

(‘‘establishing agency’’) NEPA 

procedures that cover the adopting 

agency’s category of proposed actions or 

related actions; consult with the 

establishing agency to ensure that the 


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