[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 25CFR151.15]

[Page 430-431]
 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 151--ACQUISITION OF TITLE TO LAND IN TRUST--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart D--Mandatory Acceptance of Title
 
Sec. 151.15  What information must be provided in a request to process a mandatory transfer of title into trust status, and how will BIA process the request?


    (a) To help us determine whether we are mandated by legislation to 
accept trust title to a specific tract of land, we require submission of 
the following documentation:
    (1) A complete description, or a copy of, the statutory authority 
that directs the Secretary to place the land in trust, and any 
limitations contained in that authority;
    (2) Title insurance or an abstract of title that meets the Standards 
for the

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Preparation of Title Evidence in Land Acquisitions by the United States, 
issued by the U. S. Department of Justice (copies are available from the 
U.S. Department of Justice, Environmental and Natural Resources 
Division, Land Acquisition Section, Room 6136, 601 Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20004); and
    (3) Any additional information that we may request.
    (b) If we determine that the transfer of title into trust status is 
mandatory, we will publish that determination along with a notice of 
intent to take the land in trust in the Federal Register or in a 
newspaper of general circulation serving the affected area.