[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 36391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Approval of Petition for Reassumption of Exclusive Jurisdiction 
by the Chevak Traditional Council of Chevak, Alaska Over Indian Child 
Custody Proceedings Involving Indian Children Who Are Enrolled or 
Eligible for Enrollment With the Chevak Traditional Council of Chevak, 
Alaska and Who Reside or are Domiciled within the Native Village of 
Chevak, State of Alaska

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior, DOI.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Chevak Traditional Council of Chevak, Alaska 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 the 
Chevak Traditional Council of Chevak, Alaska and who reside or are 
domiciled within the Native Village of Chevak, Alaska.
    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 Chevak Traditional 
Council of Chevak's petition by the Department of the Interior.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The Chevak Traditional Council of Chevak reassumes 
exclusive jurisdiction September 7, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The principal author of this document 
is Larry Blair, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Social Services, 
1849 C Street, NW, room 4603 MIB, Washington, DC 20240, (202) 208-2479.

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 62, No. 71, page 
1478, on January 10, 1997. 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 Chevak Traditional Council of Chevak, Alaska is the 
Native Village of Chevak.

    Dated: June 28, 1999.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 99-16994 Filed 7-2-99; 8:45 am]
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