[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 44714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22297]


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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, Interior.

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 Chilkoot 
Kaagwaantaan Clan, P.O. Box 275, Haines, Alaska 99827 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 April 22, 1997, 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 
interested parties at the appropriate time.
    Under Section 83.9(a) of the Federal regulations, 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. Third 
parties are required to submit copies of their comments directly to the 
petitioner. 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 3427-MIB, 1849 C Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240, 
Phone: (202) 208-3592.

    Dated: July 31, 1997.
Hilda Manuel,
Deputy Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 97-22297 Filed 8-21-97; 8:45 am]
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