PREFACE This volume of Decisions of the Department of the Interior covers the period from January 1, 1975 to December 31, 1975. It includes the most important administrative decisions and legal opinions that were rendered by officials of the Department during the period. The Honorable Rogers C. B. Morton, Stanley K. Hathaway and Thomas S. Kleppe served as Secretaries of the Interior, during the period covered by this volume; Mr. Kent Frizzell served intermittently as Solicitor, Acting Secretary, and Under Secretary; Messrs Jack Carlson, James T. Clarke, Jack O. Horton, Royston C. Hughes, John Kyl, Nathaniel P. Reed served as Assistant Secretaries of the Interior; Mr. H. Gregory Austin served As Solicitor. Mr. James R. Richards, served as Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals. This volume will be cited within the Department of the Interior as "82 I.D." Secretary of the Interior. ERRATA: Page 55-Topical Subject Heading No. 1 should read-Indian Probate: Judicial Review: Generally-300.0 Page 147-Left Col., Footnote 1, line 5 should read-Charlene S. Baltzor, I-014128. Page 199-Left Col., Par. 1-Headnote, line 3, correct spelling the word is requiring. Page 338-Footnote 1, line 22 in legal citation, add 69-2 BCA par. 7807. Page 393-Left Col., line 15, add (s) to the word reason. Page 398-Par. 2, line 9, correct to read: to comply with this statutory. Page 414-Left Col., Par. 1—Headnote, line 1, correct to read: When the Government Contests. Page 447-Right Col., Par. 3, line 9, correct vol. no. of I.D.'s to 82 I.D. 264. Page 521-Right Col., line 3 from bottom, insert U.S.C. § 190 (1970). Page 532-Left Col., Ctr. correct to read Opinion by Administrative Judge Sabagh. Page 535-Right Col., signature should read Mitchell J. Sabagh. Appeal of Graham, W. J. B. and William S. Graham v. Area Director B.I.A., Billings, and All Other Interested Parties.. Administrative Appeal of Hopi Indian Tribe, The v. Commissioner, Bureau of Indian Affairs Administrative Appeal of Jackson, Paul N. v. Area Director, Anadarko, et al....... Administrative Appeal of Lewis, Ruth Pinto v. Superintendent of the Eastern Navajo Agency Administrative Appeal of McQueen, Jennifer Rae Minor), By Hazel McQueen (As Next Friend) v. Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Flathead Reservation, Montana Administrative Appeal of Mobley, Roy T. v. Commissioner of Indian Affairs and Jicarilla Apache Tribe Administrative Appeal of Not Afraid, Ethel H. v. Area Director, Billings, et al. Administrative Appeal of (A Pankratz, Sally and Aurelia Spencer v. Superintendent, Fort Belknap Agency; Area Director, Billings Area Office; Fort Belknap Com munity Council; and Arnold Allen .... Administrative Appeal of Sessions, Inc. (A California Corporation) v. Miguel, Richard Amado (Lessor), 184 Affinity Mining Company Akers, John J., Estate of........ Alabama By-Products Corporation (Maxine Mine), In the Matter of 568 Appeal of Coac, Inc. Appeal of Commonwealth Page 585 331 439 108 409 65 |