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level in the IRR program, transportation,
or transit areas. Incomplete nominations
will not be considered.
To be considered, nominations must
be received by the close of business
February 28, 2005, at the location
indicated in the ADDRESSES section.
Dated: December 29, 2004.
David W. Anderson,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 05–727 Filed 1–12–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
List of Additional Lands Affected by
White Earth Reservation Land
Settlement Act of 1985
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice publishes a list of
additional allotments or interests on the
White Earth Chippewa Reservation in
Minnesota. The Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, have
determined that certain additional
allotments or interests fall within the
scope of sections 4(a), 4(b), or 5(c) of the
White Earth Reservation Land
Settlement Act of 1985. Under section
7(e) of the Act, as amended, any
determination made by the Secretary to
include an allotment or interest is
required to be published in the Federal
Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gene Virden, Superintendent,
Minnesota Agency, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, 522 Minnesota Avenue, NW.,
Bemidji, Minnesota 56601, Telephone
(218) 751–2011.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The White
Earth Reservation Land Settlement Act
of 1985, Public Law 99–264 (100 Stat.
61), as amended by Public Law 100–153
(101 Stat. 886), Public Law 100–212
(101 Stat. 1433), and Public Law 101–
301 (104 Stat. 210), provides for
alternative methods of resolving
disputes relative to the title to certain
allotments for which trust patents were
issued to White Earth Chippewa
Indians. Sections 4(a) and 4(b) of the
Act define circumstances by which the
title to an allotment may have been
taken or transferred through a
questionable means during the trust
period. The Act authorizes the Secretary
of the Interior to:
(1) Identify the allotments or interests
which were taken or transferred under
identified circumstances;
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(2) Determine the individuals entitled
to compensation under the Act; and
(3) Ascertain the amount of
compensation to which each such
individual is entitled.
In addition, section 5(c) of the Act
provides that the White Earth Band of
Chippewa Indians shall be compensated
for allotments which were granted to
individuals who had died prior to the
selection dates of their respective
allotments. Under section 8(a) of the
Act, the compensation for the taking or
transfer of an allotment or interest is to
be based on the fair market value of the
allotment or interest therein as of the
date of such taking or transfer, less any
consideration actually received at the
time. The compensation to be paid
under the Act shall include interest
compounded annually at 5 percent from
the date of the questionable taking or
transfer, until March 24, 1986, and at
the general rate of interest earned by
Department of the Interior funds
thereafter. The Secretary is authorized
to issue written notices of compensation
determination to the allottees or heirs
entitled to it. Such notice will describe
the basis for the Secretary’s
determination, the process whereby
such compensation was determined, the
method of payment, and the applicable
time limits for judicial review of the
determination. Any individual who has
already elected to file suit in the Federal
District Court for the District of
Minnesota to seek the recovery of title
to an allotment or interest therein, or
damages, is barred under section 6(c)
from receiving any compensation under
the Act.
The Secretary was authorized, under
section 7(a) of the Act, to publish a first
list of allotments or interest that fall
within the provisions of sections 4(a),
4(b), or 5(c) of the Act. The first list of
allotments and interests affected by the
Act was published in the Federal
Register on September 19, 1986 (51 FR
33348). The Secretary was also
authorized, under section 7(c) of the
Act, to publish a second list of
allotments and interests affected by the
Act, including additions to those
appearing on the first list. The
amendment contained in Public Law
100–212 authorized the Secretary to
include and publish, as part of the
second list, corrections to the first list.
The list published in the Federal
Register on March 10, 1989 (54 FR
10216), constitutes the second list of
allotments and interests which was
determined by the Department of the
Interior to fall within the provisions of
sections 4(a), 4(b), or 5(c) of the Act.
The Secretary is also authorized, at
any time, under section 7(e)(1) of the
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Act, as amended, to add allotments or
interests to the second list if the
Secretary determined that the additional
allotments or interests fall within the
provisions of sections 4(a), 4(b), or 5(c).
The first list of such additions was
published in the Federal Register on
March 27, 1991 (56 FR 12818), and a
second list of such additions was
subsequently published on April 11,
1994 (59 FR 17174). The Secretary has
determined that certain additional
allotments or interests fall within the
provisions of sections 4(a), 4(b), or 5(c).
The list included in this notice contains
these additions.
The list describes additional
allotments and interests, whether the
takings or transfers apply to the allottees
or the heirs of inherited interests. The
lists characterized in the September 19,
1986, and March 10, 1989, publications
as those of Partial Interests are no longer
being published. All allotments and
interests determined by the Secretary to
be affected by sections 4(a), 4(b), or 5(c)
of the Act are contained in what had
been characterized as the Master List in
previous publications and in this
addition. Some of the allotments
contained on the list include herein may
represent partial interests only. The
failure to include a Partial Interest List
does not mean that there are no partial
interests.
The inclusion of an allotment or
interest on this list may be judicially
reviewed under the provisions of the
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C.
701, et seq. Any such action must be
filed in Federal District Court for the
District of Minnesota and shall be
barred unless it is filed within 90
calendar days of this publication.
This notice is published in the
exercise of authority delegated by the
Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8.
Dated: December 23, 2004.
David W. Anderson,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
Instruction Sheet
Each questionable taking or transfer
has been assigned a 10, 11 or 12
character Issue Number. In every
instance, the first six characters,
F53408, are identical and denote the
Midwest Regional Office, Minnesota
Agency and White Earth Indian
Reservation. The last four, five and six
characters identify the specific taking or
transfer. The list contains information
regarding allotments and inherited
interests, in addition to those listed in
previous publications, affected by the
Act, including the following
subheadings:
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Issue Number: The 10, 11 or 12 the letter O (Original Allotment) or A Ojibway Name: The name of the
character number, explained above, (Additional Allotment). allottee in Ojibway, the native language
which identifies the Regional Office, CO: The county in which the tract of the White Earth Band of the White
Agency, Reservation and specific taking involved in the taking or transfer is Earth Band of Chippewa Indians. The
or transfer affected by the Act. Where located. These are identified as Becker names are shown with phonetic
there are multiple tracts of land, there (B), Clearwater (C) or Mahnomen (M) spellings.
has occasionally been the need to add County.
one or more letters to the Issue Number Legal Sub, SEC, TWP, and RNG: The Tracts which fall within the
in order to distinguish among such legal description of the tract which is provisions of section 5(c) of the Act,
tracts. Also, where a tract of land has involved with the taking or transfer by where the claimant is the White Earth
been the subject of multiple takings or legal Subdivision, Section (SEC), Band, appear on the list with the White
transfers by interest holders, letters have Township (TWP), and Range (RNG) Earth Band listed under the sub-heading
been added to the Issue Number to numbers. Where a metes and bounds of English Name.
distinguish between such takings and description is required for the legal If you wish further information about
transfers. subdivision, it is described as MB allotments or interests which are
Allot #: The number assigned, at the (Metes and Bounds). Further contained in this list, call or write the
time of the allotment section, to the information concerning such tracts can WELSA Project office in care of the
allotment comprising the tract of land be obtained from the WELSA Project Bureau of Indian affairs. The address
which was involved in the taking or office in Bemidji, Minnesota. and telephone number are indicated in
transfer. Many White Earth allottees, English Name: All known English
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
after receiving an original allotment, names of the allottee, including given
were granted an additional allotment, name, middle initial, middle name, section of this document. Be sure to
with different numbers assigned to each. maiden name, and other English names include the complete Issue Number in
To distinguish between the two which have been identified for the any correspondence with the Bureau of
allotments, the numbers are preceded by allottee. Indian Affairs.

LIST OF ADDITIONAL LANDS AFFECTED BY THE WHITE EARTH RESERVATION LAND SETTLEMENT ACT OF 1985
Issue number Allot No. CO Legal sub SEC TWP RNG English name Ojibwe name

F53–408–0066B A–2999 .. M ........ NESE ................ 14 146 40 Nancy Pine .................................. Ahgwahdaushee.
F53–408–0133 ... O–0596 .. B ......... Lot 4 & SESW .. 7 142 39 Dan Brown ................................... Kah we tah waush.
F53–408–0135B O–0613 .. B ......... LOT 1 & SENE 23 142 41 ...................................................... Ke way gah bow e quay.
F53–408–0492 ... O–0577 .. B ......... LOTS 1 & 2 ...... 7 142 40 Mrs. Joseph Charette .................. Ayn dus.
F53–408–0493B A–0507 .. B ......... E2SW ................ 16 141 39 Sophia Bellanger Benais.
F53–408–0713D A–3051 .. M ........ NENW ............... 25 145 42 ...................................................... Nay tah o say quay.
N2NWNW ......... 25 145 42
S2NWNW ......... 24 145 42
F53–408–0812 ... O–2614 .. B ......... E2SW ................ 21 142 37 ...................................................... Pugenaygeshhigoquay.
F53–408–0968 ... O–4682 .. M ........ NWSW .............. 13 145 40 John/Charles LaRose .................. Omin way way ge shig.
NESE ................ 14 146 40
F53–408–0968D A–2298 .. M ........ NWSW .............. 13 145 40 John/Charles LaRose .................. Omin way way ge snig.
NESE ................ 14 145 40
F53–408–0995 ... O–3455 .. M ........ NESE & SENW 16 143 39 Viola Snider Saign.
F53–408–0995A A–1921 .. M ........ NWSE & SWNE 16 143 39 Viola Snider Saign.
F53–408–1007 ... A–3055 .. M ........ Lots 2, 7 & 8 ..... 1 146 40 Dorothy Day Dodge ..................... Kah gay ge shig o quay.
F53–408–1223A O–2945 .. M ........ Lots 3 & 9 ......... 30 143 42 Jack Papio ................................... In de baince.
F53–408–1223B O–2945 .. M ........ Lots 3 & 9 ......... 30 143 42 Jack Papio ................................... In de baince.
F53–408–1809A A–1224 .. M ........ E2SW ................ 33 145 41 Joseph Jourdain.
F53–408–1823 ... O–1836 .. B ......... Lots 3 & 4 ......... 18 142 39 ...................................................... Ayenub.
F53–408–1824 ... O–3548 .. M ........ E2SW ................ 27 145 40 James Staples ............................. Nay wah je ke shig.
F53–408–1824A O–3548 .. M ........ E2SW ................ 27 145 40 James Staples ............................. Nay wah je ke shig.
F53–408–1869A O–2110 .. B ......... E2NW ............... 25 141 37 ...................................................... Ahbetahwahcumigoke.
F53–408–2006H A–1663 .. M ........ W2NW .............. 26 146 39 ...................................................... Obim way way ge shig o quay.
F53–408–2176 ... O–4312 .. M ........ S2NE ................ 15 146 42 ...................................................... Nah ah bun way.
F53–408–2178 ... O–3162 .. M ........ E2SE ................. 30 144 42 Joseph M. Turpin.
F53–408–2180 ... O–3963 .. M ........ N2SW ............... 20 146 40 Nellie Strong ................................ Ke che wauzh.
F53–408–2180A O–3963 .. M ........ N2SW ............... 20 146 40 Nellie Strong ................................ Ke che wauzh.
F53–408–2181 ... O–4784 .. M ........ E2SE ................. 35 143 40 ...................................................... Oge mah we gah bow.
F53–408–2182 ... O–0744 .. B ......... S2NW ............... 17 141 40 Henry Mason.
F53–408–2183 ... A–0656 .. B ......... W2NE ............... 35 142 39 Philomene Santwire.
F53–408–2184 ... O–3868 .. B ......... E2SE ................. 26 142 39 Frank Badboy .............................. Odinegon.
F53–408–2184A O–3868 .. B ......... E2SE ................. 26 142 39 Frank Badboy .............................. Odinegon.
....... SWSE Less 2.
F53–08–2185 ..... A–2102 .. C ........ acres ................. 8 145 38 Scott LaPrairie ............................. Dewayayay.
....... SWNW .............. 9 145 38
F53–408–2187 ... O–2688 .. B ......... NENE ................ 15 142 38 ...................................................... Aydowahcumigoquay.
....... Lot 4 .................. 14 142 38
F53–408–2188 ... O–0741 .. B ......... SWNW .............. 16 141 40 Catherine Mason.
....... Lot 1 .................. 16 141 40
F53–408–2189 ... A–2982 .. M ........ NWNE & SENW 22 144 39 ...................................................... Mahgaid.
F53–408–2189A A–2982 .. M ........ NWNE & SENW 22 144 39 ...................................................... Mahgaid.
F53–408–2189B A–2982 .. M ........ NWNE & SENW 22 144 39 ...................................................... Mahgaid.

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[FR Doc. 05–748 Filed 1–12–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–W7–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO–01–134–1220–241A]
McInnis Canyons National
Conservation Area Advisory Council
Meeting
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
SUMMARY: The McInnis Canyons
National Conservation Area (MCNCA)
Advisory Council will hold its first bi-
monthly meeting of 2005 on February 2,
2005. The meeting will begin at 3 p.m.
and will be held at the Mesa County
Administration Building; 544 Rood
Avenue, Grand Junction, CO. Additional
meetings will also be held on April 6
and June 1 of 2005 at the same location
and the same time. Additional meetings
for 2005 will be determined at the
February 2 meeting and published in
the Federal Register.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
February 2, 2005.
ADDRESSES: For further information or
to provide written comments, please
contact the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), 2815 H Road, Grand Junction,
Colorado 81506; (970) 244–3000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Colorado Canyons National
Conservation Area was established on
October 24, 2000 when the Colorado
Canyons National Conservation Area
and Black Ridge Wilderness Act of 2000
(the Act) was signed by the President.
The Act required that the Advisory
Council be established to provide advice
in the preparation and implementation
of the CCNCA Resource Management
Plan. The name was congressionally
change at the end of 2004 from Colorado
Canyons National Conservation Area to
McInnis Canyons National Conservation
Area.
The MCNCA Advisory Council will
meet on Wednesday, February 2, 2005 at
the Mesa County Administration
Building; 544 Rood Avenue, Grand
Junction, CO, beginning at 3 p.m. The
agenda topics for this meeting are:
(1) The re-election of council officials;
(2) MCNCA Resource Management
Plan implementation and monitoring
strategy;
(3) Budgetary requirements for
upcoming fiscal years;
(4) Public comment period;
(5) Agenda for next meeting;
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Beginning February of 2005, the
MCNCA Advisory Council meetings
will be held bi-monthly on the first
Wednesday of every other month
through June at the same time and
location. The dates for these meetings
are February 2, 2005; April 6, 2005; and
June 1, 2005. Additional meetings for
2005 will be determined at the February
meeting.
Topics of discussion for future
meetings will include completion of an
implementation/business plan,
refinement of a monitoring strategy,
partnerships, interpretation, adaptive
management, socioeconomics, and other
issues as appropriate.
All meetings will be open to the
public and will include a time set aside
for public comment. Interested persons
may make oral statements at the
meetings or submit written statements at
any meeting. Per-person time limits for
oral statements may be set to allow all
interested persons an opportunity to
speak.
Summary minutes of all Council
meetings will be maintained at the
Bureau of Land Management Office in
Grand Junction, Colorado. They are
available for public inspection and
reproduction during regular business
hours within thirty (30) days following
the meeting. In addition, minutes and
other information concerning the
MCNCA Advisory Council, can be
obtained from the MCNCA Web site at:
http://www.co.blm.gov/gjra/mcnca/
mcncahome.htm, which will be updated
following each Advisory Council
meeting.
Dated: January 6, 2005.
Paul H. Peck,
Manager, McInnis Canyons National
Conservation Area.
[FR Doc. 05–683 Filed 1–12–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY–100–05–1310–DB]
Notice of Meeting of the Pinedale
Anticline Working Group’s
Reclamation Task Group
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (1976) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (1972), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Pinedale
Anticline Working Group (PAWG)
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Reclamation Task Group
(subcommittee) will meet in Pinedale,
Wyoming, for a business meeting. Task
Group meetings are open to the public.
DATES: The PAWG Reclamation Task
Group will meet February 16, 2005,
from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meetings of the PAWG
Reclamation Task Group will be held in
the Lovatt Room at the Sublette County
Library. The Sublette County Library is
located at 155 South Tyler Avenue, in
Pinedale.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dessa Dale, BLM/Reclamation TG
Liaison, Bureau of Land Management,
Pinedale FO, 432 E. Mill Street, PO Box
768, Pinedale WY 82941; 307–367–
5321.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Pinedale Anticline Working Group
(PAWG) was authorized and established
with release of the Record of Decision
(ROD) for the Pinedale Anticline Oil
and Gas Exploration and Development
Project on July 27, 2000. The PAWG
advises the BLM on the development
and implementation of monitoring plans
and adaptive management decisions as
development of the Pinedale Anticline
Natural Gas Field (PAPA) proceeds for
the life of the field.
After the ROD was issued, Interior
determined that a Federal Advisory
Committees Act (FACA) charter was
required for this group. The charter was
signed by Secretary of the Interior, Gale
Norton, on August 15, 2002, and
renewed on August 13, 2004. An
announcement of committee initiation
and call for nominations was published
in the Federal Register on February 21,
2003, (68 FR 8522). PAWG members
were appointed by Secretary Norton on
May 4, 2004.
At their second business meeting, the
PAWG established seven resource-or
activity-specific Task Groups, including
one for Reclamation. Public
participation on the Task Groups was
solicited through the media, letters, and
word-of-mouth.
The agenda for this meeting will
include information gathering and
discussion related to developing a
reclamation monitoring plan to assess
the impacts of development in the
Pinedale Anticline gas field, and
identifying who will do and who will
pay for the monitoring. Task Group
recommendations are due to the PAWG
in February, 2005. At a minimum,
public comments will be heard just
prior to adjournment of the meeting.
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