[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 103 (Thursday, May 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 29147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13960]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Receipt of Petition for Federal Acknowledgment of Existence as an 
Indian Tribe

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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    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 83.9(a), notice is hereby given that the Coastal 
Gabrieleno/Diegueno Band of Mission Indians, 1226 West Third Street, 
Santa Ana, California 92703, has filed a letter of intent to 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 March 18, 1997, and was signed by members of 
the group's governing body.
    This is a notice of receipt of a letter of intent to 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 83.9(a) 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, 1849 C Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240, Phone: (202) 
208-3592.

    Dated: May 20, 1997.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 97-13960 Filed 5-28-97; 8:45 am]
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