INDIAN AFFAIRS: LAWS AND TREATIES

Vol. VII, Laws     (Compiled from February 10, 1939 to January 13, 1971)

Washington : Government Printing Office

PART IV
EXECUTIVE AND DEPARTMENTAL ORDERS PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER
Vol. 20—1955

Bureau of Indian Affairs—Delegations of Authority
Order Designating Reservation for Indians of Hydaburg, Alaska—Notice of Invalidation
Fort Peck Indian Reservation—Withdrawing Lands in Aid of Proposed Legislation; Partially Revoking      Departmental Orders of March 14, 1913, and November 27, 1917, Which Withdrew Lands for      Reclamation Purposes
Solicitor and Chief Clerk—Delegations of Authority Pertaining to Enrollment of Indians and Contracts for      Supplies and Services
Commissioner of Indian Affairs—Delegation of Authority with Respect to Contracts for Services of      Engineering and Architectural Firms
Bureau of Indian Affairs—Delegations of Authority
Oahe Dam and Reservoir Project, South Dakota—Ratification and Approval of Act for Acquisition of      Lands
Bureau of Indian Affairs—Authority Under Specific Acts
Alabama and Coushatta Tribes of Indians of Texas, and Individual Members Thereof—Proclamation      Regarding Termination of Federal Supervision Over Property
Bureau of Indian Affairs—Delegation of Authority
Montana—Partially Revoking Departmental Order of February 6, 1911, Establishing Babb Townsite and      Restoring Released Lands to Ownership of Blackfeet Tribe of Indians
Bureau of Indian Affairs—Delegations of Authority
Trust Periods Expiring During Calendar Year 1956

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VOLUME 20—1955
May 25, 1955 | [Order 2508, Amdt. 11]

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
Authority Under Specific Acts
Section 29

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A new section 29 and reading as follows, is added to Order No. 2508, as amended (14 F. R. 258; 16 F. R. 473, 11620, 11974; 17 F. R. 1570, 6418; 19 F. R. 34, 1123, 4585; 20 F. R. 167, 552):

SEC. 29.

Authority under specific acts. (a) The Commissioner of Indian Affairs, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, is authorized to perform the functions and exercise the authority now or hereafter vested in the Secretary of the Interior by:

(1) The act of June 17, 1954 (Pub. Law 399, 83d Cong., 2d session; 68 Stat. 250),

(2) The act of August 13, 1954 (Pub. Law 587, 83d Cong., 2d session; 68 Stat. 718),

(3) The act of August 13, 1954 (Pub. Law 588, 83d Cong., 2d session; 68 Stat. 724),

(4) The act of August 23, 1954 (Pub. Law 627, 83d Cong., 2d session; 68 Stat. 768),

(5) The act of August 27, 1954 (Pub. Law 671, 83d Cong., 2d session; 68 Stat. 868),

(6) The act of September 1, 1954 (Pub. Law 762, 83d Cong., 2d session; 68 Stat. 1099).

(b) The authority granted in paragraph (a) of this section shall not include:

(1) The authority to dispose of enrollment appeals,

(2) The issuance of documents for publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER as required by the acts cited in paragraph (a),

(3) The issuance of additions to or amendments of the Code of Federal Regulations.

DOUGLAS MCKAY,
Secretary of the Interior.

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