[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3310]




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Part VIII





Department of the Interior





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Bureau of Indian Affairs



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Grand River Band Ottawa Council; Receipt for Federal Acknowledgment of 
Existence as an Indian Tribe; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Grand River Band Ottawa Council; Receipt of Petition for Federal 
Acknowledgment of Existence as an Indian Tribe

    This is published in the exercise of authority delegated by the 
Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by 
209 DM 8.
    Pursuant to 25 CFR 83.8(a)(formerly 25 CFR 54.8(a)) notice is 
hereby given that the Grand River Band Ottawa Council, 1391 Terrace 
Street, Muskegon, Michigan 49442, has filed a petition for 
acknowledgment by the Secretary of the Interior that the group exists 
as an Indian tribe. The petition was received by the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs (BIA) on October 16, 1994, and was signed by members of the 
group's governing body.
    This is a notice of receipt of petition and does not constitute 
notice that the petition is under active consideration. Notice of 
active consideration will be sent by mail to the petitioner and other 
interested parties at the appropriate time.
    Under Section 83.8(d)(formerly 54.8(d)) of the Federal regulations, 
interested parties may submit factual and/or legal arguments in support 
of or in opposition to the group's petition. Any information submitted 
will be made available on the same basis as other information in the 
BIA's files. Such submissions will be provided to the petitioner upon 
receipt by the BIA. The petitioner will be provided an opportunity to 
respond to such submissions prior to a final determination regarding 
the petitioner's status.
    The petition may be examined, by appointment, in the Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Branch of Acknowledgment and 
Research, Room 1362-MIB, 1849 C Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240, 
Phone: (202) 208-3592.

    Dated: January 24, 1995.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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