[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 3154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1334]



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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 notice 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 
Gabrielino/Tongva Indians of California Tribal Council, 5450 Slauson 
Avenue, Suite 151, Culver City, California 90230, 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 August 14, 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, NW, Washington, D.C. 20240. Phone: (202) 208-
3592.

    Dated: January 12, 1998.
Hilda A. Manuel,
Deputy Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 98-1334 Filed 1-20-98; 8:45 am]
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