[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 1779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-816]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Approval of Petition for Reassumption of Exclusive Jurisdiction 
by the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California Over Indian Child Custody 
Proceedings Involving Indian Children Who Are Enrolled or Eligible for 
Enrollment With the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California and Who 
Reside or are Domiciled on Washoe Held or Occupied Trust Lands, 
Inclusive of any Public Domain Trust Allotments, in the State of 
California Within the County of Alpine, Commonly Known as the Woodsford 
Indian Community (Colony), the Wade Property, and the Sacramento Public 
Domain Trust Allotments

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California has filed a petition 
with the Department of the Interior to reassume exclusive jurisdiction 
over Indian child custody proceedings involving Indian children who are 
enrolled or eligible for enrollment with the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and 
California and who reside or are domiciled on Washoe-held or occupied 
Trust Lands, inclusive of any public domain trust allotments, in the 
State of California within the County of Alpine, commonly known as the 
Woodsford Indian Community (Colony), the Wade Property, and the 
Sacramento Public Domain Trust Allotments.
    The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs has reviewed the petition 
and determined that tribal exercise of jurisdiction is feasible and 
that the tribe has a suitable plan for exercising such jurisdiction. 
This notice constitutes the official approval of the Washoe Tribe of 
Nevada and California's petition by the Department of the Interior.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California reassumes 
exclusive jurisdiction March 25, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The principal author of this document is Betty B. Tippeconnie, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of 
Social Services, 1849 C St., N.W., Mail Stop 310 SIB, Washington, D.C., 
20240. (202) 208-2721.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The authority for the Assistant Secretary--
Indian Affairs to publish this notice is contained in 25 CFR 13.14 and 
209 DM 8. Section 108 of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, Pub. L. 
95-608, 92 Stat. 3074, 25 U.S.C. 1918, authorizes Indian tribes that 
occupy a reservation as defined in 25 U.S.C. 1903(10) over which a 
state asserts jurisdiction over Indian child custody proceedings, 
pursuant to Federal statute, to reassume jurisdiction over such 
proceedings.
    To reassume such jurisdiction, a tribe must first file a petition 
in the manner prescribed in 25 CFR Part 13. Notice of receipt of this 
petition was published in the Federal Register, Vol. 60, No. 211, page 
55588, on November 1, 1995. The petition is then reviewed by the 
Department of the Interior using criteria set out in 25 CFR 13.12. If 
the Department finds that the tribe has submitted a suitable plan and 
that tribal exercise of jurisdiction is feasible, the petition is 
approved by publication in the Federal Register.
    The geographic area subject to the reassumption of exclusive 
jurisdiction by the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California is on Washoe 
held or occupied Trust Lands, inclusive of any public domain trust 
allotments, in the State of California within the County of Alpine, 
commonly known as the Woodsford Indian Community (Colony), the Wade 
Property, and the Sacramento Public Domain Trust Allotments.

    Dated: December 13, 1995.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 96-816 Filed 1-22-96; 8:45 am]
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