April 27, 2007

Notice of Establishment of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site

SUMMARY: Under Public Law 106-465, the Sand Creek Massacre Site Establishment Act of 2000, the Secretary of the Interior hereby announces that sufficient lands have been acquired to establish the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in Kiowa County, Colorado. Public Law 106-465 called for the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site once the Secretary had determined that sufficient lands had been acquired by the federal government to provide for the preservation, memorialization, commemoration, and interpretation of the Sand Creek Massacre. The Act authorized the National Park Service to acquire up to 12,500 acres from willing sellers for this purpose.
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[Federal Register: April 27, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 81)]
[Notices]               
[Page 21048-21049]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

 
Notice of Establishment of the Sand Creek Massacre National 
Historic Site

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under Public Law 106-465, the Sand Creek Massacre Site 
Establishment Act of 2000, the Secretary of the Interior hereby 
announces that sufficient lands have been acquired to establish the 
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in Kiowa County, Colorado. 
Public Law 106-465 called for the Secretary of the Interior to 
establish the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site once the 
Secretary had determined that sufficient lands had been acquired by the 
federal government to provide for the preservation, memorialization, 
commemoration, and interpretation of the Sand Creek Massacre. The Act 
authorized the National Park Service to acquire up to 12,500 acres from 
willing sellers for this purpose. Between 2002 and 2004 the United 
States acquired 920 acres within the authorized boundaries. On 
September 9, 2006, pursuant to Public Law 109-45, the Sand Creek 
Massacre National Historic Site Trust Act of 2005, the Cheyenne and 
Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma conveyed to the United States title to 1465 
acres within the authorized boundaries to be held in trust for the 
purposes of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site. With this 
conveyance, the United States has acquired a sufficient amount of the 
nationally significant resources that are integral to the preservation, 
commemoration and interpretation of the Sand Creek Massacre.

DATES: This action is effective April 27, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Requests for information should be sent to Sand Creek 
Massacre National Historic Site. P.O. Box 249, Eads, Colorado 81036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexa Roberts, Superintendent, Sand 
Creek Massacre National Historic Site. P.O. Box 249, Eads, Colorado, 
81036.


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    Dated: April 23, 2007.
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-8057 Filed 4-26-07; 8:45 am]

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