Indian child custody proceedings; jurisdiction reassumption petitions: Native Village of Barrow,

[Federal Register: November 4, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 213)]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Receipt of Petition for Reassumption of Jurisdiction From the Native Village of Barrow

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice is published in exercise of authority delegated by the Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8.

The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-608) provides, subject to certain specified conditions, that Indian tribes may petition the Secretary of the Interior for reassumption of jurisdiction over Indian child custody proceedings.

This is notice that the petition has been received by the Secretary from the Native Village of Barrow for the reassumption of jurisdiction over Indian child custody proceedings. The petition is under review and may be inspected at the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Social Services, 1849 C Street, NW, Room 4603 MIB, Washington, D.C. 20240.

Dated: October 23, 1998. Kevin Gover, Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 98-29556Filed11-3-98; 8:45 am]

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