[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 211 (Wednesday, November 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 55588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27036]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Receipt of Petitions for Reassumption of Jurisdiction from the 
Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, Gardnerville, NV; the Red Cliff 
Band of Lake Superior Chippewas, Bayfield, Wisconsin; and the Forest 
County Potawatomi Community, Crandon, WI

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice is published in exercise of authority delegated by 
the Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary - Indian 
Affairs by 209 DM 8.
    The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-608) provides, 
subject to certain specified conditions, that Indian tribes may 
petition the Secretary of the Interior for reassumption of jurisdiction 
over Indian child custody proceedings.
    This is notice that petitions have been received by the Secretary 
from the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, Gardnerville, Nevada; 
the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewas, Bayfield, Wisconsin; and 
the Forest County Potawatomi Community, Crandon, Wisconsin, for the 
tribal reassumption of jurisdiction over Indian child custody 
proceedings. The petitions are under review and may be inspected at the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Social Services, 1849 C St., NW., 
room 310 SIB, Washington, D. C. 20240.

    Dated: October 25, 1995.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 95-27036 Filed 10-31-95; 8:45 am]
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