[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27315-27316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13080]


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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: 
Chi-cau-gon Band of Lake Superior Chippewa of Iron County, 32 West 
Minkler, Iron River, Michigan 49935, 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 February 12, 1998, 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 other 
interested parties at the appropriate time.
    Under Section 83.9(a) of the Federal regulations, third parties may 
submit factual 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., MS 4603-MIB, Washington, DC 20240, (202) 
208-3592.

    Dated: May 11, 1998.
Nancy Jemison,
Acting Deputy Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 98-13080 Filed 5-15-98; 8:45 am]
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