[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: 25CFR151.9]

[Page 427]
 
                            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 Part B--Discretionary Acquisitions of Title On-Reservation
 
Sec. 151.9  What information must be provided in a request involving land inside a reservation or inside an approved Tribal Land Acquisition Area?


    A request from an individual Indian or a tribe asking that the 
United States accept title to land inside a reservation boundary or to 
land inside an approved TLAA must include:
    (a) A complete description, or a copy, of the federal statute that 
authorizes the United States to accept the land in trust and any 
limitations contained in the authority.
    (b) An explanation of why the individual Indian or tribe needs land 
to be in trust and how the land will be used.
    (c) If the applicant is a tribe, an explanation of whether the 
tribe:
    (1) Already owns an undivided fractional trust or restricted 
interest in the land; and
    (2) Maintains jurisdiction over the land.
    (d) If the applicant is an individual Indian, an explanation of:
    (1) Whether the applicant already owns an undivided fractional trust 
or restricted interest in the land;
    (2) The amount of land that the applicant already owns and the 
status of the land (fee, restricted, or trust); and
    (3) Whether the applicant needs assistance in handling real estate 
affairs. For example, tell us if the applicant is a minor or has been 
declared legally incompetent.
    (e) Title insurance or an abstract of title that meets the Standards 
for the Preparation of Title Evidence in Land Acquisitions by the United 
States, issued by the U. S. Department of Justice. Copies of the 
standards 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.
    (f) Documentation that we need to comply with 516 DM 6, Appendix 4, 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Revised Implementing 
Procedures, and 602 DM 2, Land Acquisitions: Hazardous Substances 
Determinations. (For copies of these directives, write to the Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail 
Stop: 4513-MIB, Washington, DC 20240). Include a record of consultation 
with appropriate authorities regarding environmental, endangered 
species, water quality, fish and wildlife, wetlands, transportation, air 
quality, cultural, historical value, hazardous waste, and toxic material 
issues.