[Federal Register: March 24, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 56)]
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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 
Nehantic Tribe and Nation, Inc., 231 West Main Street, Chester, 
Connecticut 06412, 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 
September 5, 1997, 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, Room 3427--MIB, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240, 
(202) 208-3592.

    Dated: March 11, 1998.
Hilda Manuel,
Deputy Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 98-7549 Filed 3-23-98; 8:45 am]
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