[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 231 (Thursday, December 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 67585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31274]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

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 
following groups have each filed a letter of intent to petition for 
acknowledgment by the Secretary of the Interior that the group exists 
as an Indian tribe. Each letter of intent was received by the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs (BIA) on the date indicated, and was signed by members 
of the group's governing body.

Juaneno Band of Mission Indians, c/o Sonia Johnston, P.O. Box 25628, 
Santa Ana, California 92799, withdrew from Juaneno Band of Mission 
Indians. (See, 47 FR 56184, 12/15/1982). March 8, 1996.
Ani Yvwi Yuchi, c/o Joe Lenwood Henderson, 58757 Santa Barbara Drive, 
Yucca Valley, California 92284. July 31, 1996.
Loyal Shawnee Tribe, c/o Don Greenfeather, P.O. Box 948, Tahlequah, 
Oklahoma 74465. October 14, 1998.
Lost Cherokee of Arkansas & Missouri, c/o W.K. Maxwell, Jr., 108 South 
Fisher, Jonesboro, Arkansas 72401. February 10, 1999.
Cherokee Nation of Alabama, c/o Winfred H. Watts, Jr., 4901 Clairmont 
Avenue, Birmingham, Alabama 35222. February 16, 1999.
Knugank, c/o Dennis Olson, P.O. Box 571, Dillingham, Alaska 99576. 
January 7, 1999.
Pequot Mohegan Tribe, Inc., c/o Van Thomas Green, 387 High Street, 
Suite 3-B, Middleton, Connecticut 06457. April 12, 1999.
The Yamassee Native American Moors of the Creek Nation, c/o Malachi 
York, P.O. Box 707, Milledgeville, Georgia 31061. April 27, 1999.
Sierra Foothill Wuksachi Yokuts/Tribe, c/o Marie Dominguez, 34845 Maxon 
Road, #108, Sanger, California 93657. May 11, 1999.
Costanoan Tribe of Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista Missions, c/o 
Quirina Cynthia Luna, 704 Wessmith Way, Madera, California 93638-2172. 
May 11, 1999.
Lipan Apache Band of Texas, Inc., c/o Daniel Castro Romero, Jr., 109 
Clifford Court, San Antonio, Texas 78210. May 26, 1999.
Pee Dee Indian Nation of Beaver Creek, c/o Leroy Lewis, P.O. Box 396, 
Neeses, South Carolina 29107. June 16, 1999.
Poquonnock Pequot Tribe, c/o Paul A. Davis, P.O. Box 250, Ledyard, 
Connecticut 06339. July 7, 1999.
The Wilderness Tribe of Missouri, c/o Dophes Barton, Route 2, Box 2232, 
Alton, Missouri 65606. August 16, 1999.
Tuscarora Nation East of the Mountains, c/o Robert Michael Chavis, 780 
Andrews Farm Road, Rowland, North Carolina 28383-8080. September 8, 
1999.
The Old Settler Cherokee Nation of Arkansas, c/o Joe Bagby, P.O. Box 
82, Timbo, Arkansas 72680. September 17, 1999.

    This is a notice of receipt of these letters of intent to petition 
and does not constitute notice that the petitions are 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 and/or legal arguments in support of or in opposition to 
each group's petition and may request to be kept informed of all 
general actions affecting the petition. Third parties should provide 
copies of their submissions to the petitioner. Any information 
submitted will be made available on the same basis as other information 
in the BIA's files. The petitioner will be provided an opportunity to 
respond to such submissions prior to a final determination regarding 
the petitioner's status.
    The petitions may be examined, by appointment, in the Department of 
the Interior, BIA, Branch of Acknowledgment and Research, MS: 4660-MIB, 
1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240, Phone: (202) 208-3592.

    Dated: November 10, 1999.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 99-31274 Filed 12-1-99; 8:45 am]
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