[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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