Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 118.djvu/1820

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118 STAT. 1790 PUBLIC LAW 108–374—OCT. 27, 2004 ‘‘(VIII) The date by which the owner’s written comments or objections must be received, which shall not be less than 90 days after the date that the notice is mailed under this clause or last pub lished under clause (ii)(II). ‘‘(IX) The address for requesting copies of the appraisal and for submitting written comments or objections. ‘‘(X) The name and telephone number of the official to be contacted for purposes of obtaining information regarding the proceeding, including the time and date of the auction of the land or the date for submitting sealed bids. ‘‘(XI) Any other information the Secretary deems to be appropriate. ‘‘(ii) MANNER OF SERVICE.— ‘‘(I) SERVICE BY CERTIFIED MAIL.—The Sec retary shall use due diligence to provide all owners of interests in the subject parcel, as evidenced by the Secretary’s records at the time of the deter mination under subparagraph (C), with actual notice of the partition proceedings by mailing a copy of the written notice described in clause (i) by certified mail, restricted delivery, to each such owner at the owner’s last known address. For pur poses of this subsection, owners shall be deter mined from the Secretary’s land title records as of the date of the determination under subpara graph (C) or a date that is not more than 90 days prior to the date of mailing under this clause, whichever is later. In the event the written notice to an owner is returned undelivered, the Secretary shall attempt to obtain a current address for such owner by conducting a reasonable search (including a reasonable search of records main tained by local, State, Federal and tribal govern ments and agencies) and by inquiring with the Indian tribe with jurisdiction over the subject parcel, and, if different from that tribe, the Indian tribe of which the owner is a member, and, if successful in locating any such owner, send written notice by certified mail in accordance with this subclause. ‘‘(II) NOTICE BY PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall give notice by publication of the partition proceedings to all owners that the Secretary was unable to serve pursuant to subclause (I), and to unknown heirs and assigns by— ‘‘(aa) publishing the notice described in clause (i) at least 2 times in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties where the subject parcel of land is located or, if there is an Indian tribe with jurisdiction over the parcel of land and that tribe publishes a tribal newspaper or newsletter at least once every month, 1 time in such newspaper of Newspaper. Deadline.