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Part V





Department of the Interior





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Bureau of Indian Affairs



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25 CFR Part 11




Law and Order on Indian Reservations: Courts of Indian Offenses; 
Jurisdiction; Correction; Rule
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

25 CFR Part 11

RIN 1076-AC78

 
Law and Order on Indian Reservations

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects the list published on October 21, 1993, 
in the Federal Register, 58 FR 54412 to include those courts that were 
inadvertently omitted.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 21, 1993.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bettie Rushing, Chief, Branch of 
Judicial Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C St., NW., Mail Stop 
2611-MIB, Washington, D.C. 20240-4001, telephone number (202) 208-4400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The authority to issue this correction is 
vested in the Secretary of the Interior by 5 U.S.C. 301 and 25 U.S.C. 2 
and 9, and 25 U.S.C. 13 which authorizes appropriations for ``Indian 
judges.''
    The final rule amending the regulations contained in 25 CFR Part 11 
to add the Muskogee Area Tribes (Eastern Oklahoma) to the list of 
tribes in Section 11.100(a) became effective January 28, 1992. Notice 
of a proposed rule amending the regulations contained in 25 CFR Part 11 
to add the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (Colorado), was published April 26, 
1993. The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe should have been included on the list 
contained in the revision of 25 CFR Part 11, published October 21, 
1993, at 25 CFR 11.100(a). The final rule, 25 CFR Part 11, listing 
tribes located in the former Oklahoma Territory, published October 21, 
1993, did not contain the Ponca Tribe (Oklahoma). These additions to 25 
CFR Part 11, Sec. 11.100, Listing of Courts of Indian Offenses, were 
inadvertently omitted from the list in the final rule, published 
October 21, 1993.
    Inclusion in Sec. 11.100, Listing of Courts of Indian Offenses, 
does not defeat the inherent sovereignty of a tribe to establish tribal 
courts and exercise jurisdiction under tribal law. Tillett v. Lujan, 
931 F.2d 636, 640 (10th Cir. 1991) (C.F.R. courts ``retain some 
characteristics of an agency of the federal government'' but they 
``also function as tribal courts''); Combrink v. Allen, 20 Indian L. 
Rep. 6029, 6030 (Ct. Ind. App., Tonkawa, Mar. 5, 1993) (C.F.R. court is 
a ``federally administered tribal court''); Ponca Tribal Election Board 
v. Snake, 17 Indian L. Rep. 6085, 6088 (Ct. Ind. App., Ponca, Nov. 10, 
1988) (``The Courts of Indian Offenses act as tribal courts since they 
are exercising the sovereign authority of the tribe for which the court 
sits.''). Such exercise of inherent sovereignty and the establishment 
of tribal courts shall comply with the requirements set forth in 25 CFR 
Part 11, Sec. 11.100(c).
    The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs is in receipt of the Fallon 
Paiute-Shoshone Law and Order Code which was adopted in accordance with 
the Tribes' constitution and by-laws and approved by the Area Director 
of the Phoenix Area Office on August 26, 1986. The Assistant 
Secretary--Indian Affairs further recognizes that the Fallon Paiute-
Shoshone Tribal Court was established in 1986 in accordance with the 
Tribes' constitution and by-laws; however, the Tribe was inadvertently 
left on the list of Courts of Indian Offenses. This correction will 
delete Fallon Paiute-Shoshone from the list.
    Having reconsidered earlier Departmental opinions interpreting the 
constitution of the Minnesota Chippewa, the Assistant Secretary--Indian 
Affairs also recognizes the court of the Bois Forte Band of the 
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe as established in accordance with the Tribes' 
constitution. This correction will delete Bois Forte Band of the 
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe from the list.
    The Department has certified to the Office of Management and Budget 
that these final regulations meet the applicable standards provided in 
Sections 2(a) and 2(b)(2) of Executive Order 12778.
    The Department of the Interior has determined that this document is 
not a significant rule under Executive Order 12866 and, therefore, will 
not require the approval of the Office of Management and Budget.
    This rule will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
    In accordance with E.O. 12630, the Department has determined that 
this rule does not have significant takings implications. The 
Department has determined that this rule does not have significant 
federalism effects.
    The Department of the Interior has determined that this correction 
does not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the 
quality of the human environment and that no detailed statement is 
required pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
    This correction does not contain information collection 
requirements which require the approval of the Office of Management and 
Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
    The primary author of this document is Scott Keep, Office of the 
Solicitor, Division of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior. 
List of Subjects in 25 CFR Part 11 
    Courts, Indians--law, Law enforcement and penalties.
    For reasons set out in the preamble, 25 CFR Part 11 is corrected by 
making the following correcting amendments: 
PART 11--LAW AND ORDER ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS 
    1. The authority citation for Part 11 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; R.S. 463, 25 U.S.C. 2; R.S. 465, 25 
U.S.C. 9; 42 Stat. 208, 25 U.S.C. 13; 38 Stat. 586, 25 U.S.C. 200. 
Subpart A--Application; Jurisdiction 
    2. In Sec. 11.100, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows: 
Sec. 11.100  Listing of Courts of Indian Offenses. 
    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the regulations 
under this part are applicable to the Indian country (as defined in 18 
U.S.C. 1151) occupied by the following tribes:
    (1) Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe (South Dakota).
    (2) Yankton Sioux Tribe (South Dakota).
    (3) Shoshone and Arapahoe Tribes of the Wind River Reservation 
(Wyoming).
    (4) Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians (Minnesota).
    (5) Cocopah Tribe (Arizona).
    (6) Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians (Arizona).
    (7) Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation (Nevada).
    (8) Lovelock Paiute Tribe (Nevada).
    (9) Te-Moak Band of Western Shoshone Indians (Nevada).
    (10) Yomba Shoshone Tribe (Nevada).
    (11) Duckwater Shoshone Tribe (Nevada).
    (12) Kootenai Tribe (Idaho).
    (13) Shoalwater Bay Tribe (Washington).
    (14) Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (North Carolina).
    (15) Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (Mississippi).
    (16) For the following tribes located in the former Oklahoma 
Territory (Oklahoma):
    (i) Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
    (ii) Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
    (iii) Caddo Tribe of Oklahoma
    (iv) Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma
    (v) Citizen Band of Potawatomi Indians of Oklahoma
    (vi) Comanche Tribe of Oklahoma (except Comanche Children's Court)
    (vii) Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma
    (viii) Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
    (ix) Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
    (x) Kaw Tribe of Oklahoma
    (xi) Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma
    (xii) Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma
    (xiii) Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma
    (xiv) Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
    (xv) Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma
    (xvi) Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma
    (xvii) Wichita and Affiliated Tribes of Oklahoma
    (17) Hoopa Valley Tribe, Yurok Tribe, and Coast Indian Community of 
California (California) (Jurisdiction limited to special fishing 
regulations).
    (18) Louisiana Area (Includes Coushatta and other tribes in the 
State of Louisiana which occupy Indian country and which accept the 
application of this part;
    Provided that this part shall not apply to any Louisiana tribe 
other than the Coushatta Tribe until notice of such application has 
been published in the Federal Register).
    (19) For the following tribes located in the former Indian 
Territory (Oklahoma):
    (i) Chickasaw Nation
    (ii) Choctaw Nation
    (iii) Thlopthlocco Tribal Town
    (iv) Seminole Nation
    (v) Eastern Shawnee Tribe
    (vi) Miami Tribe
    (vii) Modoc Tribe
    (viii) Ottawa Tribe
    (ix) Peoria Tribe
    (x) Quapaw Tribe
    (xi) Wyandotte Tribe
    (xii) Seneca-Cayuga Tribe
    (xiii) Osage Tribe
    (20) Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (Colorado).
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    Dated: July 1, 1994.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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