ACTION: AMENDED Notice of decision to acquire land into trust under 25 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 151.
SUMMARY: The Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, on the below date, has made a determination to acquire real property in trust for PORT GAMBLE S'KLALLAM TRIBE.
The land referred to as former Hansville Rd NE property, herein and is described as:
Tax Parcel numbers: 092702-1-019-2001 and 092702-1-020-2008
PARCEL I:
THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER AND THE NORTH HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER; EXCEPT THE EAST 50 FEET FOR HANSVILLE HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY, IN SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 27 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST, W.M., IN KITSAP COUNTY, WASHINGTON (ALSO KNOWN AS PARCEL A OF BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENT RECORDED UNDER AUDITOR'S FILE NO. 3024384).
PARCEL II:
THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER; EXCEPT THE EAST 50 FEET FOR HANSVILLE HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY, SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 27 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST, W.M., IN KITSAP COUNTY, WASHINGTON; (ALSO KNOWN AS PARCEL B OF BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENT RECORDED UNDER AUDITOR'S FILE NO. 3024384).
DATE: This determination was made on 05/22/2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BIA NORTHWEST REGIONAL OFFICE, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 911 NE 11TH AVENUE, PORTLAND, OR 97232, telephone (503) 231-6702.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published to comply with the requirement of 25 CFR § 151.12(d)(2)(iii) that notice be given of the decision by the authorized representative of the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land in trust.
A copy of the determination is available [at the following website: n/a AND/OR from the office identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of this notice]. Any party who wishes to seek judicial review of the Regional Director's decision must first exhaust administrative remedies.
The Regional Director's decision may be appealed to the Interior Board of Indian Appeals (IBIA) in accordance with the regulations in 43 C.F.R. 4.310-4.340.
NOTICE OF RIGHT TO FURTHER APPEAL
This decision may be appealed by any person or entity who is adversely affected by the decision of the Regional Director. A notice of appeal shall be in writing, signed by the appellant or by their attorney of record or other qualified representative as provided by 43 CFR § 1.3, and filed with the Interior Board of Indian Appeals at 801 N. Quincy Street, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22203, ibia@oha.doi.gov, in accordance with 43 CFR § 4.310 and the Office of Hearings and Appeals ("OHA") Standing Orders on Contact Information and the OHA Standing Orders on Electronic Transmission, found on the Department of the Interior OHA website: https://www.doi.gov/oha. The IBIA will be the reviewing official, and your appeal will be governed by the IBIA regulations at 43 CFR Part 4.
Deadline for Appeal.
The notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days of the date you receive notice of the Regional Director's decision. A copy of your notice of appeal must simultaneously be sent to the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs and the Associate Solicitor, Division of Indian Affairs. If you do not file a timely notice of appeal, you will have failed to exhaust administrative remedies, and this decision will become effective at the expiration of the appeal period. A notice of appeal not timely filed shall be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
Service of a notice of appeal is considered effective on the date it is electronically transmitted, mailed, or hand-delivered in accordance with 43 CFR § 4.310(c).
Appeal Contents and Packaging.
Both the notice and envelope in which it is mailed should be clearly labeled "Notice of Appeal." If submitting by electronic filing, "Notice of Appeal" must appear in the subject line of the email submission. Your notice of appeal must my certify that you have sent copies to all interested parties; this office; the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs; and the Associate Solicitor of Indian Affairs, Office of the Solicitor. (See OHA Standing Orders for current AS-IA and Office of the Solicitor contact information.)
A notice of appeal must include:
1. A full identification of the case.
2. A statement of the reasons for the appeal and of the relief sought; and
3. The names and addresses of all additional interested parties, Indian tribes, tribal corporations, or groups having rights or privileges which may be affected by a change in the decision, whether or not they participated as interested parties in the earlier proceedings.
43 CFR § 4.332(a).
Publication Dates
LBKS0537868