Statement of Findings: Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians Settlement Act of 2008, 72968 [2011-30440]
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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 228 / Monday, November 28, 2011 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
2983 (Settlement Act). The publication
of this notice causes certain waivers and
releases of claims to become effective as
required by the Settlement Act.
DATES: Effective Date: In accordance
with section 10(a) of the Settlement Act,
the waivers and releases of claims
described in section 8(a) of the
Settlement Act, as well as those
described in article 5 of the Settlement
Agreement ratified by the Settlement
Act, are effective on November 28, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Address all comments and requests for
additional information to Robert
Laidlaw, Senior Policy Analyst, United
States Department of the Interior, 1849
C Street NW., Room 3517, Washington,
DC 20240.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Settlement Act approves, ratifies, and
confirms the Settlement Agreement
entered into by the settlement parties,
including the United States on behalf of
the Tribe, the Tribe, the Metropolitan
Water District of Southern California,
Eastern Municipal Water District, and
Lake Hemet Municipal Water District.
The Settlement Act, which Congress
enacted on July 31, 2008, determines the
Tribe’s water rights; resolves the Tribe’s
claims for interference with the water
resources of, and damages to, the Tribe’s
Reservation; provides for construction
of certain water projects to facilitate
exercise of the Tribe’s water rights
secured by the Settlement Act; and
resolves outstanding litigation.
Section 10(b) of the Settlement Act
and article 3.3 of the Settlement
Agreement provide that the Settlement
Act and the Settlement Agreement shall
be null and void if certain conditions
are not fulfilled on or before March 1,
2012. The publication of this notice and
the Statement of Findings below
confirm that the conditions required by
section 10(a) of the Settlement Act and
article 3 of the Settlement Agreement
have been fulfilled. Accordingly, the
waivers and releases executed pursuant
to section 8(a) of the Settlement Act and
article 5 of the Settlement Agreement
are effective as of November 28, 2011.
Office of the Secretary
Statement of Findings
Statement of Findings: Soboba Band
˜
of Luiseno Indians Settlement Act of
2008
In accordance with section 10(a) of
the Settlement Act and article 3.1 of the
Settlement Agreement, I find as follows:
1. The Settlement Act was enacted on
July 31, 2008.
2. To the extent that the Settlement
Agreement conflicted with the Act, the
Settlement Agreement has been revised
to conform to the Act.
3. The Settlement Agreement, revised
as necessary, and the waivers and
releases described in article 5 of the
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension of an existing information
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application by Refugee for Waiver of
Grounds of Excludability.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form I–602;
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS).
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. The Application by Refugee
for Waiver of Grounds of Excludability,
Form I–602, is necessary to establish
eligibility for waiver of excludability
based on humanitarian, family unity, or
public interest.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 2,500 responses at 15 minutes
(.25) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 625 annual burden hours.
If you need a copy of the information
collection instrument, please visit the
Web site at: https://www.regulations.gov.
If additional information is required
contact: USCIS, Regulatory Products
Division, Office of the Executive
Secretariat, 20 Massachusetts Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20529–2020,
telephone (202) 272–8377.
Dated: November 22, 2011.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office
of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Secretary of the Interior
is publishing this notice as required by
section 10(a) of the Soboba Band of
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Luiseno Indians Settlement Act of 2008,
Public Law 110–297, 122 Stat. 2975,
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Settlement Agreement and section 8(a)
of the Settlement Act have been
executed by the parties and by the
Secretary.
4. Warranty deeds for the property to
be conveyed to the Tribe described in
article 4.6 of the Settlement Agreement
have been placed in escrow and, in
accordance with the Settlement
Agreement, shall be delivered to the
Tribe on the first business day following
the Effective Date (i.e., publication of
this notice).
5. The Tribe and the Secretary have
approved the Water Management Plan
developed pursuant to article 4.8.A of
the Settlement Agreement.
6. A judgment and decree
substantially the same as Exhibit H to
the Settlement Agreement has been
approved by the United States District
Court, Eastern Division of the Central
District of California, and that judgment
and decree has become final and nonappealable.
Dated: October 27, 2011.
Ken Salazar,
Secretary of the Interior.
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ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), have issued
the following permits to conduct certain
activities with endangered species,
marine mammals, or both. We issue
these permits under the Endangered
Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA).
ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, Division of
Management Authority, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax
Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA 22203;
fax (703) 358–2280; or Email
DMAFR@fws.gov.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104
(telephone); (703) 358–2280 (fax);
DMAFR@fws.gov (email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On the
dates below, as authorized by the
provisions of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.), as amended, and/or the MMPA,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
Statement of Findings: Soboba Band of Luise[ntilde]o Indians
Settlement Act of 2008
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior is publishing this notice as
required by section 10(a) of the Soboba Band of Luise[ntilde]o Indians
Settlement Act of 2008, Public Law 110-297, 122 Stat. 2975, 2983
(Settlement Act). The publication of this notice causes certain waivers
and releases of claims to become effective as required by the
Settlement Act.
DATES: Effective Date: In accordance with section 10(a) of the
Settlement Act, the waivers and releases of claims described in section
8(a) of the Settlement Act, as well as those described in article 5 of
the Settlement Agreement ratified by the Settlement Act, are effective
on November 28, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Address all comments and requests for
additional information to Robert Laidlaw, Senior Policy Analyst, United
States Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Room 3517,
Washington, DC 20240.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Settlement Act approves, ratifies, and
confirms the Settlement Agreement entered into by the settlement
parties, including the United States on behalf of the Tribe, the Tribe,
the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Eastern
Municipal Water District, and Lake Hemet Municipal Water District. The
Settlement Act, which Congress enacted on July 31, 2008, determines the
Tribe's water rights; resolves the Tribe's claims for interference with
the water resources of, and damages to, the Tribe's Reservation;
provides for construction of certain water projects to facilitate
exercise of the Tribe's water rights secured by the Settlement Act; and
resolves outstanding litigation.
Section 10(b) of the Settlement Act and article 3.3 of the
Settlement Agreement provide that the Settlement Act and the Settlement
Agreement shall be null and void if certain conditions are not
fulfilled on or before March 1, 2012. The publication of this notice
and the Statement of Findings below confirm that the conditions
required by section 10(a) of the Settlement Act and article 3 of the
Settlement Agreement have been fulfilled. Accordingly, the waivers and
releases executed pursuant to section 8(a) of the Settlement Act and
article 5 of the Settlement Agreement are effective as of November 28,
2011.
Statement of Findings
In accordance with section 10(a) of the Settlement Act and article
3.1 of the Settlement Agreement, I find as follows:
1. The Settlement Act was enacted on July 31, 2008.
2. To the extent that the Settlement Agreement conflicted with the
Act, the Settlement Agreement has been revised to conform to the Act.
3. The Settlement Agreement, revised as necessary, and the waivers
and releases described in article 5 of the Settlement Agreement and
section 8(a) of the Settlement Act have been executed by the parties
and by the Secretary.
4. Warranty deeds for the property to be conveyed to the Tribe
described in article 4.6 of the Settlement Agreement have been placed
in escrow and, in accordance with the Settlement Agreement, shall be
delivered to the Tribe on the first business day following the
Effective Date (i.e., publication of this notice).
5. The Tribe and the Secretary have approved the Water Management
Plan developed pursuant to article 4.8.A of the Settlement Agreement.
6. A judgment and decree substantially the same as Exhibit H to the
Settlement Agreement has been approved by the United States District
Court, Eastern Division of the Central District of California, and that
judgment and decree has become final and non-appealable.
Dated: October 27, 2011.
Ken Salazar,
Secretary of the Interior.
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