[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 3 (Thursday, January 5, 1995)]
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Department of the Interior





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Bureau of Indian Affairs



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25 CFR Part 151



Land Acquisitions; Proposed Rule

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

25 CFR Part 151

RIN 1076-AD11


Land Acquisitions

Agency: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

Action: Notice of Petition.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior requests comments on a petition 
for rulemaking concerning Alaska Native land acquisitions. This 
petition recommends amending regulations to bring federally recognized 
Alaska Native Tribes within the scope of federal regulations 
authorizing the acquisition of land in trust status.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 6, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed or hand carried to the 
Chief, Branch of Technical Services, Division of Real Estate Services, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street, N.W., MS-4522-MIB, Washington, 
D.C. 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the petition may be obtained 
by contacting Alice A. Harwood, Chief, Branch of Technical Services, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 4522, Main Interior Building, 1849 C 
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240; Telephone number (202) 208-3604; 
or by mail at the address listed above.

SUPPLEMENTRY INFORMATION: Petitioners include three federally 
recognized tribes in Alaska: Chilkoot Indian Association (Haines), the 
Native Village of Larsen Bay, and the Kenaitze Indian Tribe. They 
request the Secretary to amend the existing regulation which excludes 
the acquisition of land in trust status in the State of Alaska for 
Alaska Natives and tribes, except for the Metlakatla Indian Community 
of the Annette Island Reserve and its members. Specifically, the 
petitioners request the Secretary to: (1) remove the portion of the 
existing regulation that prohibits the acquisition of land in trust 
status in the State of Alaska for Alaska Native villages other than 
Metlakatla and (2) include in the definition of ``tribe'' those Alaska 
Native villages listed on the Department of the Interior's list of 
federally recognized tribes.

    Dated: November 29, 1994.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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